Balaji Lolla
Apartment No: *
Manhattan, KS 66502
******.*****@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
Seeking full time position as a Entry level Engineer
EDUCATION
. Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
June 2011
Master of Science in Industrial Engineering
G.P.A 4.0/4.0
. Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, India
May 2007
Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering
G.P.A: 8.85/10
WORK EXPERIENCE-
AVTEC Limited, Madhya Pradesh, India
September 2007-March 2009
Auto parts Manufacturer for GM, Ford, Hindustan Motors, and Tata
Motors
New Business Development Engineer
April 2008 - March 2009
. Handled RFQ's and quoted prices for auto components that resulted in
expansion of customer base and customization
. Estimated prices of parts (Gears, Shafts, Sleeves) to give RFQ quote
. Interacted with Manufacturing and Supply Chain departments to prepare
quotes for components
Quality Engineer (Client: Eaton)
September 2007 - April 2008
. Supervised production line for three months and has hands on
experience on CNC lathe (Fanuc)
. Developed training manual for new workers for CNC lathe
. Participated in PPAP submission for Sliding Clutch
. Enhanced sliding clutch quality which resulted in less defects and
increased volume of production
. Eliminated defects through Statistical Process Control techniques
which reduced the production line stoppages and increased daily
production
OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
January 2010-April 2010
Graduate Research Healthcare Project
. Developed and proposed 'medikiosk' concept in VA (Veteran Affairs)
hospital which resulted in reduction of waiting times for patients in
queues for admission
. Proposed techniques for recording patient data for the purpose of
patient tracking to improve process flow in VA hospital
Same-Deutz-Fahr, Tamil Nadu, India
May 2006-June 2006
International manufacturer and retailer of tractors
. Participated in company orientation and safety training
. Developed a working knowledge about business products and
production line basics of components manufacturing and shop floor
assembly of tractors
. Received an overview of production operations and maintenance
activities
Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Andhra Pradesh, India
December 2005
Manufacturer and retailer of raw forms of steel such as rods and
billets
. Worked in machine shop and got exposed to Lathe, Milling, and
Boring Machines
. Hands on experience to the process of converting Pig Iron to steel
and liquid steel to billets, wire rods
Bharath Heavy Electricals Limited, Tamil Nadu, India
June 2005
Manufacturer and retailer of mechanical components for boiler
auxiliaries for power plant
. Underwent orientation in plant safety, company business and product
lines
. Worked on the shop floor and trained in the manufacture of
components of boiler
. Learned the basics of six sigma which is essential for reducing
defects on the production line
TECHNICAL SKILLS
. Generic: Proficient in Microsoft Office, C language, SAS, Minitab
Design: Solid Works, Arena, AUTOCAD
ACADEMIC HONORS
. Mechanical Engineering Merit Certificate Recipient for Best
Academic Performance 2004-2005
. Mechanical Engineering Merit Scholarship Recipient
June 2003 -February 2005
SPECIAL PROJECTS
. Class project involving programming of conveyor using PLC (RSLogix5)
and programming of robotic arm was done
. Manufacturing technology : 'Design and manufacture of screw jack'
. Research project entitled 'MAGNETIC ABRASIVE FINISHING OF MILD STEELS
USING SILICON CARBIDE ABRASIVES' is focused on a new advanced process
for achieving submicron surface finish versus grinding process. Scored
9.0 GPA in this project
. Class project involving simulating patient flow and resource
allocation in a disaster scenario
CORE COURSES
. Manufacturing
Computer Aided Manufacturing, Advanced Production and Inventory
Control
. Supply chain management
Industrial Logistics Engineering
. Operations research
Advanced Engineering Economy, Methods of Operations Research,
Linear Programming, Simulation
. Statistics
Analysis of Variance, Regression and Correlation Analysis