Engineer Supply Chain

Chaitra Hegde

*** ****** **** **** #**** • Draper • UT 84020

480-***-**** • *******.*******@*****.***

PROFILE

• Experience with new product introduction (NPI), ramp profile creation, next generation capital and capacity

requirement analysis for a fast paced semiconductor industry.

• Project Management Skills – 2 years experience in resource planning and process improvement projects to

reduce cost and cycle time.

• Excellent Presentation and Communication Skills – Leveraging technical and business skills to communicate

capital and process requirements to production, engineering, finance and leadership teams.

WORK EXPERIENCE

IM Flash Technologies Lehi, UT May 2013 – Present

Operations Improvement Industrial Engineer

• Develop and implement programs for standardization, cost, capital avoidance using lean and six sigma

methodologies.

• Develop availability, utilization and model deviation metrics reports to analyze and optimize the performance of the

factory using Excel, SQL, VBA and JMP.

• Develop linear programming models to optimize bottleneck caused by the automated material handling system

using ILOG.

• Design and optimize layout models for existing and new product introduction using AutoCAD and AutoMOD.

This is an escalated position that oversees the responsibilities of Area Planner below.

IM Flash Technologies Lehi, UT Jan 2012 – May 2013

Industrial Engineer, Area Planner

• Project Management Role:

o Design, implement and coordinate improvement projects for multi- disciplinary departments such as

process improvement, engineering and production.

o Influence the leadership team (including executive level and CEO) to approve capital for new tool

purchases using data driven presentations.

o Develop and deliver capacity and product adherence training to area coordinators.

• Technical Role:

o Perform FMEA (Failure Mode Effect Analysis) on scenarios reflecting changes in demand signal, process

and tooling.

o Experience in resource allocation, output and capacity analysis for the supply chain department, NPI, new

product ramp profile creation, end of product life planning and excess tool evaluation.

SPAN Systems – Bangalore, India June 2010 – Aug 2010

Software Quality Assurance Intern

• Played a key role in facilitating transition from traditional development and testing phase of a software lifecycle to a

quality focused Capacity Maturity Model Integration (CMMI).

• Learnt about the different models and phases in a Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

• Designed control charts for schedule adherence, effort deviation and project efficiency.

Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts – Bangalore, India June 2009 – Sep 2009

Supply Chain Intern

• Was responsible for supplier selection and negotiation using distribution systems model.

• Identification and Optimization of bottlenecks in the assembly line using Toyota Production System.

• Gained skills in kaizen philosophy training, including Heijunka and Ishikawa diagram.

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited – Bangalore, India Jan 2009 – May 2009

Research Intern

• Reduced material movement in an aircraft manufacturing industry using rank order clustering algorithm.

• Designed a fixed position layout with a separate disc and a shaft cell using AUTOCAD.

• Total material movement was reduced by 70% and cycle time was reduced by 50%.

EDUCATION

• MSE, Industrial Engineering (Statistics), Arizona State University. Dec 2011

• May 2009

BE, Industrial Engineering and Management, RVCE, Bangalore.

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