Summary
- Results driven professional with 2+years of demonstrated success in engineering, manufacturing, quality management, project management, operations and marketing.
- Led multitasking teams with emphasis on details & proven ability to complete projects within time constraints.
- Excellent quantitative, analytical and innovative problem solving skills with effective communication.
- Executed projects using principles of Kaizen, 5S, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and inventory control.
- Willing to relocate and travel
Objective:
Seeking fulltime position in engineering field
Work Experience:
ENGINEER INTERN Jamak Fabrication, USA 01/05-05/05
- Analyzed incoming logistics and proposed methods to increase shipment efficiency by 10% (saved $1 million).
- Developed and revised technical drawings on AutoCAD.
- Designed 2 new wiper profiles with unique characteristics and monitored PER of both.
- Created and updated work instructions, bill of material and routing for incoming automobile wipers.
- Validated Asian suppliers for molded plastic universal adapter.
- Improved customer service response to investigate warranty complaints.
- Conducted Gap Analysis of wiper assemblies in compliance with SAE J9303C standards.
- Developed experimental setup to measure contact angle and hydrophobic effect of silicone coating on glass.
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT Landmark Inc, USA 12/04-02/05
- Performed feasibility studies for setting up of an over $5 million green field manufacturing facility.
- Applied lean techniques like line balancing, value added analysis, workflow diagrams to design product cells.
- Executed capacity and bottleneck analysis using simulation software WITNESS.
PROJECT ENGINEER SKV International, India 02/03 — 07/03
- Handled projects for supplying heavy tire machinery and molds to top Indian companies.
- Supervised manufacturing, purchasing and quality assurance of plastic products for export to SKM, USA.
- Worked in a cross functional team of 5 people and performed FMEA for new product launches.
- Managed shipments from China, Mexico, Taiwan, USA and Korea with exposure to EXIM policies.
ASSISTANT ENGINEER Dewan Tyres Ltd, India 08/02 — 02/03
- Supervised tire production with effective multi tasking on a daily basis.
- Trained group of 15 workers to reduce scrap.
- Reduced lead time by 15% using Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) activities.
GRADUATE TRAINEE ENGINEER Forbes Marshal Ltd, India 04/02 — 08/02
- Analyzed process and recommended products to plant managers with cost saving reports.
- Monitored orders and provided after sales service for condensate flash vessels, flow meters etc.
- Prepared and updated bill of materials for high pressure stop valve.
INTERNSHIP Sandhu Industries, India 05/01-10/01
- Improved Supply Chain Management using JIT principles and ABC analysis as the key functions.
- Used Statistical Process Control SPC concepts to reduce rework and scrap.
INTERNSHIP Able Industries, India 05/00-08/00
- Developed process mapping of purchasing activities and coordinated in ISO 9000 documentation.
- Performed time and work study to identify non value added time.
Education & Certification:
MS Industrial Engineering May, 2005 University of Texas, Arlington, Texas GPA 3.93/4.00
- Awarded Fellowship for academic excellence.
- Research Assistant for Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center.
BS Mechanical Engineering May, 2002 University of Pune, India First class with distinction
- Extra coursework in Cost Accounting/Analysis, IDEAS8 Certification.
Engineering/technical Skills
- Statistical Analysis and Optimization tools: SAS, MINITAB, EXCEL, TORA.
- Drafting, Solid Modeling & FEA tools: AUTOCAD, I-DEAS8, ANSYS.
- Software tools: VB, C++, MS Office (WORD, EXCEL, ACCESS, POWERPOINT), SQLPlus, ORACLE9i.
- Process modeling tools: WITNESS, ARENA, MS PROJECT, MS VISIO, PROSIM 6 and IGRAFX.