ASHUTOSH AGARWAL
abi7ix@r.postjobfree.com Pella, IA 50218
OBJECT IVE
Seeking a full-t ime opportunity as an Engineer in the manufacturing field, particularly lean
manufacturing, to gain knowledge and build a lasting relationship with the company.
E DUCAT ION : P urdue University, West Lafayette, I N, December 2013
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
P roduction and Management Systems and Manufacturing emphasis area
COMPUTER SKILLS : CATIA V5, AutoCAD 2D, M icrosoft Word, M icrosoft Excel, M icrosoft Access,
M ATLAB
WORK EXPER IENCE :
Vermeer, I nc. A ugust 2014 - Current
M anufacturing Engineer
• Performed t ime study on the assembly and welding lines on the small navigator to
determine cycle t ime for each process and set up standard work to ensure Takt t imes and
weekly production goals are met.
• Backtracked the quality problems on the small navigator and found countermeasures
to i t, effectively implementing the countermeasures in place.
• Performed non-stop clock time studies; Effort-rated these studies to calculate the
d istance t ravelled by each person/parts picked in order to minimize movement while
maximizing parts picked which resulted in reduction of labor from 45 to 27 people.
• Focused on improving productivity by 20%, increasing space by 50%, throughput rate
by 20% and meet all TAKT t imes on the paint line.
• Redesigned the T-bar carts on AutoCad, resulting in an increase from 5 parts/bar to 8
parts/bar which led to increase in throughput rate by 30%.
Holt Sublimation, LLC, Burlington, NC
J une 2014-Aug 2014
Industrial Engineer
• Created a new layout for the production f loor by utilizing AutoCad and organizing materials
i n the warehouse and applications department.
Senior Capstone design, Purdue Dining Courts. A ug
2013 – Dec 2013
Project Manager
• Created a detailed project plan with well defined tasks, milestones, client sign offs and
specifications, which served to communicate project progress to management.
• Increased communication with Purdue students utilizing dining courts through social media
by analyzing the current social media outlets and proposing prototypes for potential solution.
• Analyzed the current 5 week rotation plan by conducting focus groups and interviews .
• Standardized the menu by performing a Cboard cost analysis and measured student
satisfaction by conducting taste testing and eliminating alternatives for a recipe.
Sage Metals Ltd. New Delhi, I ndia M ay 2013 – Aug
2013
Project Development and Optimization Intern
• Spearheaded a project to analyze the production process and the development of a successful
solution, resulting in an overall decrease of customer rejection by 3-4%.
• Ut ilized lean tools like Statistical Process Control, process control charts, fishbone
d iagrams,pareto chart analysis to do a root cause analysis and manufacture a low-cost product
to meet customer specifications.
• Performed t ime study on the production f loor to reduce bottlenecks in the process and create
p roduction and time standards for the company to measure performance against in the future.
Optimal Solution I nc. Bridgewater, New Jersey M ay
2012 – Aug 2012
Data Modeling /Optimization Intern
• Performed market research on disease modeling to identify future disease burden and
potential patient pool by collecting data from li terary articles and previous coursework
• Generated information to ultimately allow the company to create a feasible delivery platform
for disease models.
• Created and performed a presentation to the board members which answered all the
deliverables.
• Produced engineering drawings for all machines and applied the First-In First-Out Inventory
Concept on the majority of the plant.
• Organized the production f loor by allowing each work station to be optimized for various
machines for improved and efficient production.
L EADERSH IP AND ACT IV I T I ES
I nstitute of I ndustrial Engineers ( I I E), Member Jan 2011 –
Dec 2013
• Planned and executed various fundraisers in order to raise money for hosting Industrial
E ngineer specific job fairs.
• Purdue University Cricket Club, Captain of Desi Boys Team A ug
2012 – May 2013
Lead team through effective communication to motivate and allow for a higher level of
organization, overall leading to a higher level of cricket at the semi-finals