Mechanical Engineer · Ho Chi Minh City

Nguyen
Minh Phuoc

Mechanical Engineer

Nine years taking sanitary and automation products from 3D model to mass production — R&D, injection mold and fixture design, CNC programming, supplier management and production line troubleshooting.

Nguyen Minh Phuoc
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9
Years of experience · since 2017
03
Companies · YKK, Co May, Luxta
7.6
GPA / 10 · HCMUTE
02
Certifications · PM, Creo

01 — Career

Work experience

From product design at YKK, through machine projects at Co May Automation, to leading technical work at Luxta.

Luxta Company

May 2021 — Present

Current role

Technical Leader

Main responsibilities

  • Research and development of sanitary products (plastic, brass, stainless steel): from 3D model to mass production
  • Manage suppliers to make sure they are on time and the products are okay
  • Follow up production lines and solve problems when the line is not running smoothly
  • Support Sales & Marketing: export 3D and 2D drawings for customers, then revise the design from their feedback
  • Design mold (injection molding) and fixtures
  • CNC programming
  • Set up lines and machines for manufacturing
  • Repair injection molds
  • Troubleshooting for injection machines

Co May Automation

Dec 2018 — May 2021

Automation solutions

Project Manager

Machine projects, end to end

  • Discuss requests and ideas directly with the customer
  • Research the solution and the working principle of the machine following the customer's requests
  • Define project scope, schedule, cost, quality, resource requirements and project dependencies
  • Build the 3D concept of the machine and export 2D drawings
  • Make the BOM and schedule, estimate the cost to build the machine
  • Follow up the manufacturing process
  • Install the machine after manufacturing
  • Write the guideline to operate the machine

YKK Viet Nam

June 2017 — Dec 2018

First role

Mechanical Engineer

Zipper product development

  • Research and design products (plastic and zinc zippers)
  • Create the 3D model, then produce it as a 3D print
  • Design injection molds and fixtures
  • CNC programming
  • Create the samples

02 — Portfolio

Selected projects

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Luxta · R&D

Sanitary product line

Plastic, brass and stainless steel products developed from the first 3D model through to a stable mass-production line.

SolidworksInjection moldCNC
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Co May · Automation

Custom automation machine

Machine built to a customer's brief: working principle research, 3D concept, BOM and cost estimate, manufacturing follow-up and on-site installation.

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YKK · Product design

Zipper design & sampling

Plastic and zinc zipper components: 3D modelling, 3D printing, mold and fixture design, then physical samples.

Autocad3D printingFixture

03 — Capability

Skills & tools

Design & CAD

Solidworks Creo Parametric Autocad 3D modelling 2D drawing export 3D printing

Manufacturing

Injection mold design CNC programming Fixture design Line & machine set-up Injection machine troubleshooting Mold repair Sampling

Project & management

Project scope & schedule Cost estimation BOM Supplier management Resource planning Machine installation Technical documentation Microsoft Project Microsoft Office

Language

Vietnamese Native
English Working proficiency

04 — Background

Education, awards & certifications

Education

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education

GPA 7.6 / 10

Awards & certifications

Employee of the Year

Co May Automation

Project Management Professional

FMIT Academy

Creo Parametric Certification

PTC Creo — parametric 3D CAD

05 — Contact

Let's talk about your product

Open to product development, mold design, CNC and automation project roles in Ho Chi Minh City.

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