Khoa Van, MS, MBA

As an executive leader, I bring full accountability for overseeing diverse aspects related to materials management. I drive the optimization of business practices and inventory tracking through the successful implementation of the ERP system - SAP B1, all while leading a team of highly talented professionals. My role involves the strategic formulation of procedures for purchasing, logistics, receiving, and inventory, aiming to enhance operational efficiency and reduce costs. Key Contributions: • Successfully managed inventory and deployed robust strategies, reducing inventory loss by 90% annually. • Leveraged superior leadership traits, while supervising 20 employees with duties to maintain/monitor production coverage, inventory accuracy, and materials traceability.

In this role, I effectively communicated the product vision and strategy to my team, ensuring alignment with the company's overarching goals. In addition to the above, I conducted extensive market research and analysis to discern market trends, identify customer needs, and assess the competitive landscape. By collaborating seamlessly with cross-functional teams, I played a key role in defining product roadmaps and prioritizing features to drive success. Further, I addressed client concerns proactively, by conducting weekly meetings to tackle process and quality issues, fostering a culture of continuous improvement. My facilitation extended across various cross-functional departments, including R&D, quality, and manufacturing engineering, ensuring a cohesive and efficient product development and delivery process. Key Contributions: • Supported annual revenue growth by revamping operations and expanding infrastructure. • Led a team of six line managers and over 70 employees, responsible for governing production of fibre optics. • Attained 50% reduction in production rejects by guiding a continuous improvement team in implementing Lean/Six Sigma techniques, such as root cause analysis and Pareto analysis.

collaborated closely with senior R&D scientists and facilitated the creation, testing, and evaluation of scale-up methodologies for new products, seamlessly transitioning from laboratory protocols to high-volume production. As a leader, I provided guidance to a team of eight individuals, ensuring they not only met but exceeded daily objectives in production and yield. Key Contribution: • Enhanced efficiency by 50% through the development and refinement of innovative procedures.

- Successfully designed and executed experiments to improve efficiency of extremely thin absorber solar photovoltaics. - Skillfully optimized synthesis and deposition of nanowire and thin film solar cells to increase process reliability. - Collected and analyzed comprehensive data of structure-performance in n-type and p-type semiconductors for solar applications.

- Effectively contributed to the ongoing study of fundamental concepts of acid dew point corrosion in a high-pressure engine. - Designed and executed progressive experiments on vapor-liquid equilibrium (VLE) of sulfuric acid solutions. - Accurately developed and validated materials for acid dew point corrosion tests.