OBJECTIVE

Seeking a middle level manager position in an environment which will continuously challenge 7 years of my proven track record in driving operations excellence associated with Doctoral Level research in optimizing complex manufacturing operations

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Comprehensive hands-on experience in –

Developing and managing business alliances with key domestic and international suppliers, ensuring legal, schedule, cost, and contractual compliances on significant multi-year engagements

Leading, training, and motivating teams towards realistic goals in metric based fast paced environment, and releasing weekly/monthly/quarterly KPI reports

Planning, scheduling, procuring, and managing inventory, inbound-outbound logistics, and resources

Driving significant process improvement & productivity savings projects

Developing, executing, and communicating product design, development and documentation during NPI

Monitoring, tracking, and organizing of approved proposed new product samples and collect costs

Disposing material according to Quality, Engineering, and Excess & Obsolete reports

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Binghamton University, NY, May 2016

Dissertation: A Meta-heuristic Optimization Model for complex Global Manufacturing Outsourcing Process

Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt, Dartmouth College - Binghamton University, March 2012

Master of Science, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Binghamton University, NY, May 2011

Master’s Thesis: Estimating Product Assembly Cost Using an Activity-Based Costing Approach

Bachelor of Engineering, Industrial Production Engineering, Osmania University, India, May 2007

Senior Design Project: Fluid flow analysis over automotive geometry for different operational conditions like varying velocity, temperature, and pressure. Tools: Gambit, Fluent, Solidworks

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Strategic Sourcing Manager, Corporate Services, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York (USA)

Feb 2016 – Mar 2016

Supply Chain Manager, The TMI Group of Companies, Delaware (USA) Mar 2015 – Feb 2016

Provided analytics for all phases of contract administration, including implementation of new contracts and renewing of expired contracts

Helped develop and execute the strategic sourcing initiative for engineering and procurement contractors

Created, managed, and maintained key contractor relationships in North America

Implemented TCO model based contractor selection process

Developed and issued competitive bid packages using RFQ/RFP process and monitored changes

Negotiated price, terms & conditions, delivery, and contract changes with contractors in accordance with Supply Chain Policies and Practices, including changes to labor contracts, charges for termination, restocking, logistics, expediting, schedule changes, and monies due to warranty claims, faulty material or poor workmanship

Liaised with contractors and service providers on project/delivery schedule and engineering changes according to Master Service Agreements, ensuring timely resolution to issues and problems

Edited work scope, company terms and conditions, and monitored purchase orders from award to delivery for various projects

Negotiated, sourced, and procured direct material and services to support operations

Worked cross functionally with product management, manufacturing, engineering, and finance teams, executing value engineering opportunities

Outsourced HLA/TLAs enabling high level integration strategy

Developed AVL and led lean material programs to minimize daily working capital requirements

Managed Value Stream Low Cost Region entitlement and Best Region Sourcing techniques to insure optimal costs and inventory levels

Documented and implemented new procedures by training teams as necessary

Approved scrap, ECOs/ECNs, Product Release forms, Source Changes, Part and Assembly documentation, etc. as directed by functional procedures

Approved Material and CapEx requisitions according to the TMI Authority Approval Matrix

Research Associate, Integrated Electronics Engineering Center, Binghamton (USA) May 2014 – Mar 2015

Research Advancements in Additive (3D) Manufacturing and Microelectronics Packaging

Project Leader/QA Engineer, ThermoFisher Scientific, MA (USA) May 2013 – May 2014

Led $1.5 million 10 product line transfer projects from US to Shanghai (China) Facility

Achieved $200,000 cost savings in one year, leading 10 small scale kaizen events per month

Outsourced 40+ sub-assemblies, HLA/TLAs reduce manufacturing lead times and supply chain complexities

Performed risk evaluation and developed risk mitigation plans for NPI and procuring HLA/TLAs

Value Stream Mapped and Analyzed standardized and custom made TLAs

Slashed 20% direct material savings for a product line via new supplier identification and contract negotiations

Monitored Incoming Inspection and MRB areas daily, while issuing SCARs/CAPAs as needed

Established Quality Systems infrastructure (Hertzler Defect Tracking Process) to measure and report CFPY, DPU, Scrap, and Cost of Quality. Tools: SQL Server Management Studio Express, Gainseeker Designer software, Hertzler Enterprise Dashboard

Manufacturing Engineer, ThermoFisher Scientific, MA (USA) Oct 2012 – May 2013

Performed time studies, documentation audits, and corrective actions as needed.

Process Improvement Engineer, Indoshell Precision Technologies, IA (USA) July 2012 – Aug 2012

Performed time studies, VSM, machining cell layout design analysis, and initiated floor 5S implementation

Graduate Teaching Asst., Binghamton University, NY (USA) Jan 2012 – May 2012

Graduate Research Associate, Universal Instruments Corp., NY (USA) July 2011 – Dec 2011

Studied effects of solder joint size and interlaced twinning factors on hardness of lead free solder joints with the help of statistical analysis methods and their micro-structural properties.

Studied flow properties of different underfilling materials under constant temperature and pressure conditions.

Graduate Teaching Asst., Binghamton University, NY (USA) Jan 2011 – May 2011

Continuous Process Improvement Engineer, Marquardt Switches Inc., NY (USA) Jan 2010 – Jan 2011

Determined OEE and resource allocation for fabrication line to reduce line side inventory by 40%

Updated manual and electronic (SAP) kanban systems along with audit procedures

Reconfigured critical assembly lines to reduce line side inventory by 60%

Performed time studies and VSM, implemented 5S, reviewed and updated job routers and case quantities for purchased components

Analyzed warehouse capacity and implemented new storage strategy for fabricated and SMT components

Quality Assurance Engineer, Marquardt Switches Inc., NY (USA) Aug 2009 – Jan 2010

Reviewed 8000+ purchased components to verify conformance to EU 2000/53 EC and EU 2008/689/EG directives’ guidelines

Quality Assurance Engineer, Johnson Outdoors, NY (USA) Sep 2008 – Jan 2009

Created Master Vendor Routing Manual for 200+ customers to reduce customer returns from packing and shipping processes

Graduate Student, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY (USA) Aug 2008 – Dec 2012

Optimization of Inventory Storage Location in a Server Manufacturing Environment using Discrete Event Simulation model and Genetic Algorithm techniques.

Simulation based framework for Optimization of Hospital Emergency Department.

Reliability analyses of low and high volume solder paste dispensing process in Electronic Manufacturing.

Optimization of Stencil Printing Process for small stencil apertures.

Concrete Compressive Strength optimization using Genetic Algorithm and Simulated Annealing Techniques.

Solved Quadratic Assignment Problems, Branin rcos function, and Traveling Salesman Problems using Simulated Annealing, Simple Evolution Strategies, Tabu Search, Ant Colony, and Genetic Algorithms

Factor and Multiple (Step-wise) Regression Analyses of Medical and Psychology data sets.

New alternatives for improving efficiency of a Mexican restaurant in Binghamton, NY.

Graduate Student, Cleveland State University, OH (USA) Jan 2008 – May 2008

Lead time, setup time, and capacity optimization solutions for a food processing facility

Undergraduate Student, Osmania University, (India) Jan 2007 – May 2007

Analysis of super plastic formation of different materials over a conical die, using hydraulic pressure.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

IIE, SEMS, SMTA, APICS

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

3rd Industrial and Systems Engineering World Conference (2014)

Issues and challenges for global outsourcing efforts by manufacturing firms

Assembly line balancing for multi-model, small lot systems

2nd Industrial and Systems Engineering World Conference (2013)

Optimization of inventory pick-up time in a server manufacturing environment

Estimating product assembly cost in a multinational contract manufacturing firm using an activity-based costing approach

ITherm 2012

Improving the thermomechanical behavior of lead free solder joints by controlling the microstructure

SKILL SET

PFMEA, ISO procedures, ABC and Value Analysis, Factory Flow Analysis, Order Flow Tracking, MSA, Data Mining, MOST, Standards PRO, GD&T, Forecasting, PPAP and APQP, DVPR, DMAIC, ICS, QS9000/TS16949 quality requirements

Minitab 16.0, ExpertFit, Simio, AutoCAD, Image-J, ARENA, Google SketchUp, ANSYS3.0, PDM Solidworks, MS SQL Server, SAP (PLM & R3), MAPICS, SyteLine, Matlab, C#, HTML

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

Modeling & Simulation, DOE, Reliability, Adv. Topics in Integrated Manufacturing, QA for Engineers, Management Information Systems, Managerial Economics & Financial Analysis

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