Tran Dinh Thao
HCMC
Summary
More than 10 years' experience in chemical bonding, quality assurance, process engineering, applications support and production management for Footwear, Handbag and Soft Leather Goods.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager, Production Footwear
adidas Sourcing Ltd.
05.2021 - Current
- Manage all production, quality, production planning and SEA aspects of a factory with over 500K monthly capacity.
- Supervise T1's production and quality lead ensuring that quality is the paramount priority and focus
- Conducted daily production walkthroughs of first production or top models, reviewing processes and quality during transition from development to bulk production
- Developed relationships with factory top management (Head of Production & Head of QIP) to align production and quality goals
- Influenced factory production and quality middle management to implement changes that met production objectives
- Made daily decisions within defined scope
- Attended commercial trial activities on production lines to assess feasibility
- Conducting final AQL inspection, focusing on key markets
Senior Application Support Engineer
Bemis Associates
06.2014 - 04.2021
- Provide successful technical and application support for Handbag factories in VN region
- Delivered on-site technical support to Handbag factories across South East Asia, ensuring optimal application performance and issue resolution.
- Managed new application projects as the VN technical lead to support factory upgrades from wet glue to Bemis TPU film on SLG.
- Coordinate work with teams to fully understand and support factories manufacturing processes and applications of the products in handbag market
- Prepare, make presentations, and train operators on using TPU film on both existing & new application
- Perform application testing, analyse results and write clear reports outlining findings, make recommendation on best product and processing parameters for the application.
- Worked on different machinery, equipment, understanding customer capabilities and to upgrade manufacturing process to have better efficiency, time saving and reduce total cost
QA Manager
Yujin Kreves Vina Co., Ltd
01.2013 - 06.2014
- Review customer specifications and develop a quality plan for verification of product compliance
- Controlled, assigned, trained and supervised QA and QC teams to ensure compliance with quality standards
- Established the standard for each manufacturing process
- Random check online and AQL (Confirm the situation quality of product after QC passed) for making sure product's quality meets the standard from customers and report to QA director
- Resolved quality issues with customers through effective communication and collaboration
- Prepared documentation for quality weekly meetings and facilitated discussions with production and R&D teams on quality concerns
- Contributed to reducing ~5% of overall defective ratio for factory
- Conducted regular 5S audits to maintain cleanliness and organisation in the factory
Chemical Engineering Team Leader
TaeKwang Ind. Co., Ltd
09.2009 - 10.2012
- Aug 2010 - Jan 2012: Technical Team Leader - Chemical Engineer Team
- Supported and coached a group of chemical engineers, developed and made training schedules to promote performance in accordance with corporate policies and standards.
- Elevated product quality by developing team members through teamwork, integrity, and people development
- Control standard conditions in shoes manufacturing process: bonding at Stock-fit, Assembly, Nosew, Fuse, HF Welding...
- Support to create CTP - CTQ, QA file to control quality
- Ensuring that the new model go to mass production with minimize risk of hidden through determine lab test method for each material, each process
- Identified solutions and troubleshot issues in the production line
- Feb 2012 - Nov 2012: DCS Production Supervisor
- Created detailed production plans for DCS workshop operations
- Supported troubleshooting for online production issues
- Controlling quality and troubleshooting for color in mass production
- Tracking chemical, dye, finished product in stock, recycle chemical and dye
- Conducted trials for new colour projects and managed ramp-up
- Preparing for internal and customer's audit
- Oct 2009 - July 2010: Technical Staff - Chemical Engineer Team
- Researched fundamental concepts of footwear manufacturing
- Studying process to develop shoe at each trial stage (SAMM, RLF, GTM, MST, RFC, EXT, FST) and Mass Production
- Studied bonding processes for various materials, including adhesive pot-life and bonding protocols
- Developed BPFC, PTRSS, and CSS documentation
- Joining the trial for development new model of each stage
- Conducted laboratory tests and prepared detailed reports
- 2010: Got certification for good staff
- Aug 2010: Promoted to Technical Team Leader of Nike Sportswear and Young Athletes Category
- Mar 2011 to May 2011: Attending the professional career training at Busan province, Korea
- Ontime delivery the dyed airbag to workshop - Stock-fit & Assembly lines
Education
Chemical Engineering
Taekwang Vina's Headquarters
05-2011
Industrial Teamwork skills
Taekwang Vina
01-2011
Total Quality Management
QUATEST 3
01-2011
Six Sigma Implementation
QUATEST 3
01-2011
Bachelor's Degree - Chemical Engineering
Nong Lam University
01-2009
Skills
- Production management
- Quality control
- Process optimization
- Technical support
- Application testing
- Process optimisation
- Operational support
- Data analytics
Timeline
Manager, Production Footwear
adidas Sourcing Ltd.
05.2021 - Current
Senior Application Support Engineer
Bemis Associates
06.2014 - 04.2021
QA Manager
Yujin Kreves Vina Co., Ltd
01.2013 - 06.2014
Chemical Engineering Team Leader
TaeKwang Ind. Co., Ltd
09.2009 - 10.2012
Chemical Engineering
Taekwang Vina's Headquarters
Industrial Teamwork skills
Taekwang Vina
Total Quality Management
QUATEST 3
Six Sigma Implementation
QUATEST 3
Bachelor's Degree - Chemical Engineering
Nong Lam University