PRATIK KESARIA

** ***** ***** ** *** ***, San Jose, CA, 95113 Cell: 510-***-**** Email: acfysx@r.postjobfree.com

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/pratikkesaria/

Objective

Seeking Full-Time opportunities in the field of Manufacturing Engineering with an aim to pro-actively employ my skill-set, make

significant efforts and contributions to the organization in terms of new ideas and techniques, achieve the set goals and beyond, while

learning new concepts.

Education

San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering December 2014

University of Pune – Nasik, India

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering August 2011

Relevant Coursework

Logistics for Supply Chain, Advanced Operations Research, Quality Assurance and Reliability, Management Lean Improvement

Programs, Advanced Operations Planning and Control, Leading the Six Sigma Improvement Project, Design and Analysis of

Experiments, System Simulation, Operations Planning and Control, Financial Methods for Engineers, Applied Statistics and

Probability.

Technical Skills

• Applications : Pro Model, Minitab, Design Expert Software, ANSYS 13.0, AutoCAD

• Computer Literacy: Windows Operating Systems, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, MS Project

• Languages : C, C++

• Tools : Lean, Six Sigma, Statistical Process Control, Design of Experiments, 5S, FMEA, 8D

Certifications

• Six Sigma Green Belt Certification (TOC / CCPM) May

2013

Projects

Implementation of Lean tools at Al Vacuum and Sewing Shop August 2013- December 2013

• Reduction in overall waste, Reduction in customer waiting time in the system, Decrease in back orders, Increase in sales of

vacuums, Improvised front floor display, Increase in employee motivation and interaction.

• Lean tools used: Cause and Effect Analysis, Customer Survey Questionnaire, Process Flow, Fishbone Diagram, Pareto Chart,

Visual Management, 5 S, EOQ, Inventory Management, Kanban, Poka-Yoke, Hypothesis Testing, Kanban cards for inventory

management, Forecasting using Fixed Order Quantity method were used.

Managing the Lean Enterprise Improvement Program August 2013- December 2013

• Increase in the sales of jeans by 20%, Reduction in the cycle time required to replenish the rack on average by 28%, Increase in

the number of denims per shelf from 6 to its maximum capacity. Implementation of standard procedures, visual signs and checklists

to improve the replenishment process and back inventory.

• Lean tools used: Poka-Yoke, 5 S, Value Stream Mapping, Plan Do Check Act (PDCA), DICE, and Visual Management.

Leading the Six Sigma Improvement project January 2013-May 2013

• Reduction in service time of the restaurant by 30%.

• Six Sigma tools used: Risk Management, Issue list, DMAIC breakdown, SIPOC, Kaizen, Critical to Quality (CTQ), Pareto

charts, Control charts, Lean Service System, Ishikawa Diagram, Root cause analysis validation, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis

(FMEA), Cause and Effect diagram.

Operations Planning and Control August 2012-December 2012

• Increase in the utilization and efficiency of the service stations (Machines), Reduction in the cost of inventory and backlog.

• Methodologies used: Forecasting, Planning, Capacity Requirements Planning, Materials requirement planning (MRP), Master

Production Schedule (MPS), Bill of Materials (BOM), Scheduling and System Simulation were used to enhance the model.

Simulation for Kanban Process August 2012- December 2012

• Reduction in the Kanban card size and variability, Increase in throughput, Optimized batch size, Minimized inventory levels.

• Simulation model was prepared and ProModel was used to simulate the flow of the process.

Drop Test, Simulation and Analysis of Cell Phone June 2010-June2011

• Cost economic and reliable solutions were provided, Feasibility of sustaining an impact on a cell phone was determined by

calculating Stress, Strain, and Maximum Velocity.

• Highly Explicit, Transient, Non-Linear code was used. ANSYS/LS-DYNA was used to perform simulation and analysis.

• The project in short was carried out to find the crashworthiness of the cell phone.

Presentations

Comparing Self-Directed Work Team (SDWT) with Lean Manufacturing December 2013

A case study was presented on the above topic in the class and given questions were answered through a presentation on the same topic.

PRATIK KESARIA

33 South Third St Apt 109, San Jose, CA, 95113 Cell: 510-***-**** Email: acfysx@r.postjobfree.com

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/pratikkesaria/

Determining Optimal Molding Process Parameters by Two Level Factorial Design with Center Points May 2013

With the help of the research paper, an analysis of the given data was carried on Minitab and the results were compared with that of the

data given in the research paper and a presentation was presented on the same in the class.

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