RAHUL N. KADAM

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Detroit, MI, 48201

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EMPLOYMENT OBJECTIVE

Internship or full time job opportunity in Industrial or Mechanical Engineering

EDUCATION

Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, May 2016 GPA: 4.0

University Of Pune, Pune, INDIA

Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering, June 2012 GPA: 3.65

Related Courses: Deterministic Optimization, Applied Engineering Statistics, Six Sigma, Supply Chain Management, Automotive Manufacturing Systems & Processes, Lean Operations and Manufacturing, Enterprise Resource Planning (SAP), Production Systems, Project Management, Systems Engineering

COMPUTER SKILLS

Applications: Minitab 17, Catia V5, MS Word, MS Access, MS Excel, MS Project, SAP, AutoCAD, Microsoft Power Point

Software Programming: Matlab

Lean Tools: Value Stream Mapping, Root Cause Analysis, Poka-yoke, OEE, JIT, Kaizen, 5S

Operating Systems: Windows 8, Windows XP, Mac OS

Social Media: LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter

WORK EXPERIENCE

Quality Assurance Engineer, Kundlik Automation Pvt. Ltd, Pune, India, Oct. 2013 – Sept 2014

Company Projects: American Axle Mfg. Ltd; DANA India; Mahindra Navistar Automotive Ltd.

-Conducted and Maintained PPAP (layouts/FMEA/Control plans/SPC/MSA)

-Led & Coordinated problem solving meetings & tracking of quality concerns through the use of 8Ds, 5Ys

-Assisted Quality department and maintained the quality system

-Assisted in Improvement activities to enhance the quality system.

-Participated in quality review meetings and presentations with customers

-Prepared quality reports /Analysis (PDIR/FIQP/LIP)

-Responsible for floor inspection and first piece approval process

-Initiated on-site containment at customer’s facilities as required in case of quality concerns

-Visited dealers and factories for failure analysis of units

Product Development Engineer, Achal Industries Ltd, Pune, India, Aug. 2012- Aug. 2013

Company Projects: John Deere India, ZF Steering’s India and Force Motor’s Ltd.

-Prepared Prototype quotations of Gears, shafts & engineering estimates

-validated and released automotive component designs Assisted Quality department and maintained the quality system

-Provided technical assistance to CAD designers in preparing process sheets.

-Conducted raw material analyses by determining piece cost, tooling cost & capital cost for project

-Coordinated cost savings issues with plant engineering, manufacturing engineers

-Prepared Timing plan and list of tools

-Implemented Value Engineering on shop floor

-Participated in Supplier Technical Reviews

-Participated in CFT Team meetings

Manufacturing Intern, Force Motor’s Ltd., Pune, India, July 2011- Dec 2011

Company Projects: Mercedes Benz AG India; MAN Trucks India

-Recorded Cycle time & tracked Downtime for manufacturing of gear, shafts, scrap rate & Calculated Overall Equipment Efficiency

-Prepared detail root cause reports & made recommendations for Improvement

-Prepared Production Schedules, Estimation & Analysis of Labor cost per part, tool cost & total Maintenance cost.

-Conducted & maintained reports of daily cutting tool consumption, tool inventory & Cost of tooling per part

-Implemented Kaizen, Fishbone Diag. to improve shop floor productivity

-Developed Value stream Maps & charts for manufacturing operations

-Maintained process documentation (PPAP/APQP)

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

PROJECTS

OPTIMIZATION PROJECT (FORD MOTOR seat testing cost optimization) Jan. 2015

-Developed a mixed integer programming model which would help the Ford Motor in reducing the seat testing cost

-Set up Binary Programming model by benchmarking the existing seat testing

-Studied the use of optimization tools beyond the field of minimizing and maximizing cost

Software: EXCEL SOLVER, QM FOR WINDOWS

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS PROJECT (Analysis of effect of avg. Start position over driver winning the race) Jan. 2015

-Analyzed factors which contribute in deciding the Winning Amount of a Nascar driver

-Studied the effect of average start position over average finish

-Analyzed the results with the help of statistical tools such as Box plot, Best Subset Regression, Stepwise Regression & Linear Regression Analysis

Software: Minitab 17, Microsoft Excel Solver

HONORS & ACTIVITIES

Employee of the Month of Achal Industries Ltd., Pune, India April 2013

Six Sigma GREEN BELT certified, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

REFERENCES

Abhay Nilakhe, IT Manager, Daimler Trucks North America

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