ASHWIN KRISHNAMOORTHY

*** ****** **. *** ***, College Station, TX-77840 acdpjg@r.postjobfree.com Mobile:979-***-****

OBJECTIVE

Seeking an entry level position in the field of Manufacturing

CORE SKILLS

Material Handling, Planning, Continuous Improvement, Lean, Production and Inventory control, Six Sigma,

Project management.

EDUCATION

Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas August 2014

Masters in Industrial Engineering GPA- 3.18/4.0

Sastra University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India May 2012

Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering GPA- 3.44/4.0

CERTIFICATION

APICS Certified Professional in Inventory Management April 2014

APICS, USA

Six Sigma Green Belt for Process Improvement

November 2012

Institute of Industrial Engineers, USA

CURRICULUM PROJECT

Texas A&M University MHI Design Competition Feb 2013-May 2013

• Analyzed the current warehouse of the company and redesigned based on given constraint.

• Prepared elevation sketched in AutoCAD and performed SKU data analysis effectively within a budget cap and

a five year planning horizon

• Increased pick location capacity by 4367 locations with mezzanine and multi-tier racks, with a 40% increase in

productivity.

Texas A&M University Formulation of Capacitated Facility Location Problem August 2012- Dec 2012

• Decreased the total cost associated for distribution network including fixed cost of facility addition and variable

transportation cost by 65%.

• Analyzed exact solutions for algorithms using CPLEX

• Discussed various heuristics used to find the optimal solution for Facility Location problem.

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE

Ashok Leyland Pvt Ltd, Chennai, Tamil Nadu Dec 2011 – May 2012

Process Improvement Intern

• Performed an Error Proofing (Poka yoke) project reducing lead time 16% at engine assembly

• Reduced the production of faulty engines and increase the production efficiency by 20%.

• Implemented a KanBan system with a min-max on each bin to eliminate materials from running out of stock.

• Identified shortages and ensured smooth flow of materials with a decline in inventory size

Rane (Madras) Ltd., Chennai, Tamil Nadu May 2011 – August 2011

Production Engineer Intern

• Monitored and analyzed Just-in-Time (JIT) strategy and Lean production techniques

• Performed time study analysis to map processes for new production facility

• Minimized takt time for assembly line by 62% in Work Study and Time study

• Optimized throughput and lowered warehouse costs by as much as 17%

Witzenmann India Pvt Ltd, Chennai, Tamil Nadu Dec 2010 – Feb 2011

Quality Analyst Intern

• Conducted evaluation analyses for detection and prevention of major defects by using Six Sigma tools

• Applied six sigma principles through DMAIC model by focusing on volume ramping of the fabrication line up to

50% and effect process improvements in bellow quality

• Studied the variation between every product manufactured, thereby ensuring a high quality production

TVS Sundram Fasteners, Chennai, Tamil Nadu May 2010 –

August 2010

Manufacturing Engineer Intern

• Evaluated availability, quality and production parameters of a fastener manufacturing machine.

• Completed a Kaizen project and facilities layout design for improved visual appearance

• Created macro sheets to record the inventory for better end user database needs

SKILLS

• Programming language – C, C++, CPLEX, HTML.

• Software – SAP, AutoCAD, Autodesk, ProE, MATLAB, MiniTab, SolidWorks, LINDO, LABVIEW, AnSYS,

Simatic STEP 7, Photoshop, MS Office (MS Project. MS Access, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word)

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