ROHAN NADKAR
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5483
EDUCATION
Northeastern University, Boston, MA Jan 2011- Dec
2012
Master of Science in Industrial Engineering GPA 3.45/4.0
Related Coursework: Production Systems, Operations Research, Simulation, Lean concepts & Applications, Project Management
Rajiv Gandhi Technical University, Bhopal, India Sep 2004- Jun
2008
Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering GPA
7.2/10.0
CERTIFICATION
Lean Six Sigma Certificate LAI Academy (MIT) Dec 2012
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Industrial Engineer (Continuous Improvement) – L.L.Bean Inc. Freeport, Maine, USA April 2013 –
Present
• Led and established process improvement projects in the LL Bean distribution center resulting in efficiency improvement and annual
cost savings of $40,000.
• Executed planning and control methodologies and analyzed the feasibility of Just-In-Time production environment at LLBean’s
manufacturing facility for direct Ship/Retail service.
• Formulated cost savings by 10% reduction in the Work In Process (WIP) for the Just-In-Time project at LLBean manufacturing which
resulted in an annual cost savings of $175,000.
• Responsible for identifying the various non-value added tasks in all the processes related to direct ship/retail.
Continuous Improvement Analyst Intern –L.L.Bean, Inc. Freeport, Maine, USA Jan 2013 –
April 2013
• Implemented process improvements related to various inspection functions using DMAIC concepts, principles and structure followed
by L.L.Bean.
• Created various process maps and identified the non value added tasks pertaining to inspection processes.
• Enhanced the overall inspection process by surveying process inspectors, conducting time studies and incorporating
recommendations.
• Analyzed the observed data to assess the optimal labor utilization for various inspection functions in the distribution center.
• Identified various cost saving opportunities by eliminating potentially feasible non-value added tasks.
ASSISTANT SYSTEMS ENGINEER – TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED (TCSL), MUMBAI, INDIA
Nov 2008–Jan 2010
• Designed and developed a project for the development of Capital Market System for National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.
• Acted as the key liaison between the development, testing and the maintenance team along with regular client interactions for
troubleshooting purpose for optimizing the efficiency of the trading system.
• Lead several benchmark tests and managed a team of four members to ascertain the optimal performance of the application.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN TRAINEE ENGINEER- L&T Case Equipment Private Limited, MUMBAI, INDIA June 2007
–July2007
• Reduced costs in the design division through value improvement programs by developing a set of guidelines.
• Designed, developed and improved manufacturing and implemented effective production processes to improve the overall efficiency
of the process.
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
Lean Enterprise Value Simulation
Dec 2012
• Fabricated parts, processed engineering design jobs, assembled and supported a fleet of Lego Aircraft.
• Applied various Lean tools including re-engineering, Kanban and tracked the performance of the project.
COFFEE SHOP SERVICE SIMULATION- STARBUCKS & DUNKIN DONUTS Jan
-Apri2012
• Modeled and analyzed two High Volume Coffee shops by generating various performance measures using simulations.
• Performed a statistical analysis of the collected data in ARENA’s Input Analyzer by using various optimizing techniques.
• Laid stress on reducing the total costs of operation in a single day and also targeted to reduce the customer waiting time.
SKILLS
• Programming Language: C, PL/1, SQL.
• Application: Simulation Analysis with ARENA, AUTO-CAD, PRO/E.
• Microsoft Office, word, excel, power point, Visio, DMAIC, Process Improvement, Continuous Improvement, SPC
• Well versed with LEAN manufacturing, concepts and applications, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), 5S, Kaizen, JIT.
• Knowledge of OSHA, WMS and similar systems applicable and used at LLBean.