Thanh Cong Nguyen (Tom)
Supplier quality manager
Deckers brand (UGG,HOKA,TEVA)
Field of study
Chemical engineering
Years of professional experience
7

Why I want to become a Mentor?

For me, mentorship is a two-way street. While I am excited to share my knowledge and help someone build their skills, I also see this as a fantastic opportunity to sharpen my own leadership, active listening, and communication skills. Working with a mentee often brings fresh perspectives and new ideas that challenge my own way of thinking. I want to become a mentor to contribute to someone else's growth while continuing to grow myself.

My professional experience

​As a project manager, I have spent a lot of time to mentor our contractor and Process engineer on execution time. Then after complete project we also keep working on training and hand over it to mass production as also a big mentor experience. As a Supplier Quality Manager, my mentoring experience spans both internal teams and external partners. Internally, I coach junior quality engineers on mastering root-cause analysis tools like 8D, 5-Why, and PFMEA, helping them transition from reactive problem-solving to proactive risk mitigation. Externally, I act as a mentor to key suppliers—especially their quality and production leads. By guiding them through our quality standards, PPAP requirements, and continuous improvement frameworks, we've been able to significantly reduce defect rates and build stronger, more collaborative partnerships.
The mentoring project is a part of Welcome to Poland run under Polish Agency for Academic Exchange with no. BPI/WTP/2025/1/00031 "AGH Global Alumni – A comprehensive model for cooperation and relationship-building between AGH and its international alumni".The Welcome to Poland Programme is financed by the European Union under the European Funds for Social Development 2021–2027 (FERS)​ within the project"Support for higher education and research institutions in servicing foreign nationals and Poles going abroad" (project no. FERS.01.05.IP.08-0003/24).
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