Sathya B Karuveli ***, Thomas Street

ablivl@r.postjobfree.com Auburn, AL

36830

http://www.linkedin.com/in/sathyakb

Ph: 334-***-****

Summary

. Certified Six Sigma Green Belt from Institute of Industrial Engineers

. Masters project on 'Lean to Green' or applying lean practices to

achieve green results across the supply chain

. Experience in six sigma, statistical data analysis and Design of

Experiments

. Skilled in time studies, kaizen implementation and production capacity

estimation

. Experience in patenting and commercialization of inventions and ideas

Education

Master of Industrial & Systems Engineering

Auburn University, Auburn, AL

August 2010

Bachelor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Anna University, Chennai, India

May 2007

Professional Experience

Graduate Research Assistant

Industrial and Systems Engineering, Auburn University, AL

Aug 2008-Aug 2010

. Developed research project on Lean to Green manufacturing or

Environmentally friendly manufacturing techniques

. Authored chapter on "Lean to Green" for a book on Lean Engineering by

Dr. J T. Black (Professor emeritus, AU)

. Presented 'lean to green' in Korean-American Scientists and Engineers

association conference in Auburn in October,2009

Intern

AmTech, Alexander City, AL

Jun 2008 - Jul 2008

. Analyzed manufacturing processes and estimated optimum production

capacity after eliminating non value added activities

. Recommended plans to decrease the down time of machines which resulted

in improvement of production rate

. Participated in cell formation and process improvement project

Graduate Research Assistant

Thomas Walter Center for Technology Management, Auburn University, AL

Jan 2008-May 2008

. Conducted market research and formulated strategies for a chemical

plant to invest in new markets for ethanol

. Evaluated commercial feasibility and developed business plans for

technologies invented at Samuel Ginn

college of Engineering, Auburn University

. Managed cross functional teams for patenting and commercialization of

technologies

Intern

Super Auto Forge (P) Ltd., Chennai, India

Jul 2007- Sep 2007

. Actively participated in Poka Yoke projects and devised action plan

for reducing damage to machines in press shop

. Acquired hands on experience in kaizen implementation and statistical

analysis of time study & final inspection data

. Assisted Quality Assurance team in six sigma projects, maintaining ISO

standards and CAPA activities

Training

. Lean 101 training in HMMA followed by a plant tour of Hyundai Motor

Manufacturers, Montgomery, AL

. Automotive electronic equipment manufacturing and warehouse management

training in Continental Motors, Huntsville, AL

Relevant Course Work

Lean Manufacturing Simulation with Arena

Advanced Engineering Statistics (DOE)

Quality and Process Improvement Manufacturing System

Design Taguchi methods of Quality Control

Six Sigma Production Economics

Electronics manufacturing and packaging

Computer Knowledge

MS Office (Excel, Power Point, Word, Access, Outlook) ARENA

Solid Edge SQL

MINITAB VBA

SAS AutoCAD

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