Nikhil Shinde 682-***-**** acuwwa@r.postjobfree.com

Motivated graduate specializing in industrial engineering with more than three years of experience in process planning, productivity improvement, quality improvement, and new product introduction within the automobile manufacturing industry. Demonstrated ability to design for manufacturability and implement quality standards. Certified lean six sigma – Black belt with strong understanding of statistical analysis and lean implementation.

Industrial Engineering

Project Management

Root Cause Analysis

Manpower Planning

Factory Optimization

Project Scheduling

Production Planning

Resource Allocation

Equipment Installation

Facility Development

Inventory Management

Capital Budget Planning

Process Development

Design Validation Analysis

Lean Implementation

Tools and Technology

Software

Witness, TORA, MS Visio, MS Office, SAP (Purchase Modules)

Design Software

AutoCAD, Solid Works, CATIA

Manufacturing Tools

Lean Tools, 7 QC Tools, SMED, TPM, Kaizen, 5S, TQM, Value Stream

Mapping (VSM), SWOT, MOST, DFA, FMEA, JIT, A3 Problem Solving, CPM, PERT

Professional Experience

TMAC Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center May 2015 - May 2016

Research Assistant

Perform time studies and optimized pay variables, enabling cost savings of $0.2 Million per year

Successfully planned and implemented a new direct shipping concept to reduce delivery time by 35%

Utilized lean concepts for standardization effectively in order to drive reduction in packaging waste

Designed and introduced estimate sheets, providing routing cost for various shipping methods

TATA Motors, India Aug 2011 – Aug 2014

Assistant Manager

Provided engineering excellence for two new vehicle introductions, handling all phases of manufacturing from concept through production launch.

Functioned as the Lead Engineer for a capacity expansion project, from 45 Jobs Per Hour to 54

Directed Continuous Improvement Pillar under TQM initiative for the paint shop, which resulted

in the achievement of paint Incidence per Thousand Vehicles (IPTV) reduction by 41%

In-charge of Customer Product Audit(CPA) to improve product quality and performance

Review, modify and update PFMEA, for existing and upcoming models

Prepared WIS, SOP’s, and PDG as a part of Tata Motors Productions System methodology

Led the paint shop to win the British Safety Council Award as the department Safety Coordinator

Projects

Warehouse Redesign October 2015

Redesigned picking process, to support changes for ordering client profiles of distribution centers.

Warranty Department Simulation at Med Assist October 2015

Built a simulation model for the warranty department which was designed to analyze and enhance employee head count profiles, shift patterns, bottlenecks and constraints, and production control rules

Formal Education

Master in Industrial Engineering, (GPA: 3.92/4.0), University of Texas, Arlington, Arlington 2016

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, (GPA: 7.2/10), Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad 2011

Training and Honors

TMAC, Six Sigma Black Belt

Tata Motors: Word Class Quality, 3 Projects under Guidance of Dr. Kano

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