LEI ZHAO

**** **** **** ****, *** B* • Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105

734-***-**** • xkim1d@r.postjobfree.com

INDUSTRIAL/MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

Lean Manufacturing • Production & Operations Management • Quality Control

Knowledgeable industrial engineer with in-depth experience enhancing factory performance through implementation of highly successful lean manufacturing initiatives.

• Demonstrated experience conducting shop floor management, designing key workflow and launching kaizen initiatives based on 5S, Six Sigma, and Lean best practices.

• Strong technical acumen, with hands-on mastery of key software packages including MS Excel, MS Access, AutoCAD, ProModel and Minitab.

• Reputable for building broad consensus for process improvements among team members, manufacturing workforce, and executive-level leadership.

5S • Standardization • JIT • Jidoka • TPM • Value Stream Mapping • Kaizen

Production Leveling • SMED • Shop Floor Control • Capacity Planning

Process Flow • Line Balancing • Factory Layout Design • Manpower Optimization • Cost Control

DAMIC Processes • Operations Analysis & Management • Supply Chain Management

Statistical Data Analysis • Simulation Modeling • Brainstorming • Team Leadership

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Industrial & Operations Engineering, Pending December 2012 (GPA 3.9)

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Bachelor of Engineering in Safety Engineering, 2011 (GPA 3.7)

University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ASIA PULP & PAPER CO., LTD., Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China • 2012

Industrial Engineer Intern / Team Leader: Played lead role in standardizing 2860-210 folding machine assembly line, promoting 5S methods and visual management factory-wide, and design 5S audit sheets to promote continued practice. Built consensus for key overhauls to by demonstrating effectiveness to other team members, plant employees, and corporate leadership.

• Reducing training time from 7 to 3 days by directing team in developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) for 2860-210 folding machine assembly line.

• Improved efficiency and reduced waste by performing time and motion studies to enhance working sequences and achieve more accurate standard time to guild production progress.

• Reduced assembly line cycle time 50% by implementing 5S methodology overhauling folding machine assembly workplaces and increasing cleanliness and safety of storage areas.

• Chosen to design layout of new plant, assuring optimal cost efficiency and improving plant capacity to satisfy customer expectations regarding paper processing technologies.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Manufacturing System Design Project

Led team in designing 2 optimized car assembly lines capable of producing 50,000 units per year with 90% and 100% reliability, as well as 1 assembly line raising production capacity to 75,000 units per year with 95% reliability. Developed process flow, balanced production line, established line layout, and designed strategies to optimize staff allocation. Applied lean principles and PAMS software to optimize production systems and reduce cost and waste.

Simulation Project

Developed complex simulation model of real restaurant environment using ProModel software; identified opportunities to streamline workflow and reduce customers’ waiting time, decrease staffing costs, and eliminate redundancies.

LANGUAGES (FLUENT)

Mandarin • English

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Access • MS SQL Server • MS Visual Studio • AutoCAD • ProModel

Minitab • PAMS • Visual Basic • C/C++ • C# • MATLAB • Ample

ACADEMIC AWARDS

Delong Scholarship

People’s Scholarship Grand Prize

Mathematics Modeling Contests: 2nd Prize

USTB National Encouragement Scholarship

Merit Student 2008, 2009, 2010

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