05 Apr Employee Spotlight: Andrew Nguyen

Name:

Andrew Nguyen

Began working at Blessings International:

January 2005

Role:

Production Manager

If you had to compare yourself to a TV-show character, who would you be, and why?

Chief Miles O’Brien from the Star Trek DS9 series. The production line is like the Space Station; always have to maintain it to keep it moving smoothly to meet deadlines.

Describe the part you play at Blessings:

-Manage the bottling production by maintaining the line to make sure it runs smoothly

-Verify all packaging areas to be compliant with the FDA

-Am a member of the quality control unit that signs off on pre-production and post production forms

-Supervise the import-for-export inventory

What is your favorite aspect of your job?

Each work day is different.

Where have you served in a missional capacity?

I have not served outside of the States.

Where/How would you like to serve in the future?

I would like to serve with Mercy Ships as support staff. Or serve in one of the Pacific nations such as Korea, Japan, Taiwan, or Vietnam.

What was your last staff devotional about?

Don’t forget about the great things God has done for us.

What is your best memory here at Blessings?

Being a part of the Blessings’ ground breaking for the new location.

Adding tablets to the medication repackaging service (MRS) machine

Ground-breaking for Blessings’ current building, 2009

Andrew (with Tonya and Bernie) after receiving an award for 15 years of service