Nakarin Sumavong

Manufacturing engineer with 14+ years in high-volume precision electronics at Murata Electronics, including a 3-year assignment at Murata Japan HQ. Provides technical sourcing support for tooling and mold-part suppliers across 77 mold parts representing approx. THB 1.1M in tooling investment, covering supplier feasibility, DFM, specification alignment, tooling cost review, and NPI readiness.

Reduced NPI lead time by 50% and delivered approx. THB 1M cumulative savings through tooling and process optimization. TOEIC 725; JLPT N4.

Senior Officer — Design Engineering (Internal Transfer) at Murata Electronics (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (2026-04 – Present)

Technical Sourcing Support, Tooling Investment & Supplier Coordination

• Provide technical sourcing input for 4 FY2026 terminal-metal tooling programs, reviewing supplier/toolmaker feasibility, specifications, and cost for approx. THB 1.1M investment across 77 mold parts.
• Coordinate Procurement and external suppliers with Design, Quality, Manufacturing, and Japan Engineering to align drawings, tooling scope, technical risk, delivery, and launch-readiness actions.
• Reduced NPI lead time 50% from 6 weeks to 3 weeks through early Procurement and supplier involvement, DFM review, and faster closure of tooling requirements.

Senior Officer — Injection & Press Engineering at Murata Electronics (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (2023-10 – 2026-03)

Supplier Feasibility & Tooling Validation

• Validated mold qualification for 2 locally developed models using Japan HQ-approved methods, reviewing technical feasibility and prototype results before acceptance.
• Partnered with internal departments and toolmakers to correct dimensional and tooling defects, improve manufacturability, and stabilize supplier output.

Senior Staff 3 (Chief) — Injection Process Engineer at Murata Electronics (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (2021-05 – 2023-09)

Manufacturing Cost & Productivity Improvement

• Delivered approx. THB 200K annual cost savings through air-vent redesign and process-parameter optimization, reducing cycle time 15% and defects from 4.2% to 0.8%.
• Led technical problem-solving and engineer coaching for daily production issues, strengthening fact-based decisions on process, tooling, maintenance, and cost.

Senior Staff 2 (Chief) — Production Engineering at Murata Electronics (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (2019-07 – 2021-04)

Tooling Cost Control & Standardization

• Reduced lifecycle cost and supply risk through a mold-life monitoring and replacement-planning system that cut unplanned downtime 10% and extended mold life 15%.
• Delivered approx. THB 1M cumulative savings over 3 years through Lean/Kaizen, preventive-maintenance standardization, and capability development across 6 production lines.

Senior Staff 2 — Process Engineer at Murata Electronics (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (2017-10 – 2019-06)

Local Tooling Development & NPI

• Led local tooling development for 4 models and coordinated end-to-end NPI from prototype to mass production, scaling output from 0 to 400K pcs/month.

Process Engineer — International Technology Transfer Assignment at Murata Electronics — Japan HQ (Yasu / Sabae, Japan) (2014-10 – 2017-09)

• Coordinated cross-border technical requirements for 7 progressive-die tooling transfers from Japan HQ to Thailand, achieving zero quality escapes and 100% on-time delivery while aligning output with Japanese engineering standards.

Process Engineer at Murata Electronics (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (2011-11 – 2014-09)

Tooling Cost & Manufacturing Foundation

• Reduced tooling cost by THB 500K annually and scrap by 20% through process optimization and preventive maintenance across 42 high-precision tooling series.

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering – Chiang Mai University (2011)