Supply Chain Manager

Akshay K Rao

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Skill Set

. Supply Chain Analysis (Implementing Supply chain concepts using Excel

such as demand forecasting)

. Procurement and Quality

. Product Management (PLM, Product Design)

. ISO 14001 standard and audit methods

. Project Management (Economic analysis, resource management, quality

management)

Computer Skills:

. Programming Languages: C, JAVA, Oracle database.

. Operating System : Windows 98, Windows XP Professional,

UNIX., Ms- Office package.

. Web Skills : Complete knowledge of usage of

internet applications, JAVA oriented.

Education

08/2008 to present San Jose, CA

San Jose State University

Master of Science in Engineering Management (current GPA

3.42, graduation expected May 2010)

Relevant Course work :

Advanced Supply Chain Management, Systems Engineering (Product

Management and Product Lifecycle Studies), Basic Management,Financial

methods for engineers, Technical writing,Engineering analysis,

Design for Manufacturability (Lean Manufacturing, Concurrent

Engineering, Product Design), Green Technology (ISO 14001 Standards)

, Managing in the Global Economy (World business environment studies)

.

Projects:

Designing a company from scratch using concepts of planning,

forecasting, organization, financial management, costing and risk

analysis taught in the Engineering Management subject.

Designing a "Portable car battery jump starter" using concepts taught

in the Systems Engineering subject using Product Management and

Product Life cycle principles.

Analysis and presentation of the pharmaceutical supply chain.

Undertaken various finance case studies which have included analyzing

projects, project selection and choosing good investment options.

An in depth analysis of Apple's manufacturing practices with respect

to Design for Manufacturability, Product Design, Suggestion of

improvements for supply chain optimization.

Write-ups on current market leader products and analysis of the first

mover/fast follower advantages, sustainability factors for companies,

head quarter location significance, market positions

Research on various procurement standards, supplier quality,

supplier audit methods etc.,

Currently pursuing course work related to the Six Sigma Improvement

Method (Project and Process Management Methods) and working a master's

project related to "Green Procurement".

06/2003 to 11/2007 Mahatma Gandhi Institute of

Technology Hyderabad, India

B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering

Projects:

Designed software to manage the human resources of an organization

using JAVA and Advanced JAVA concepts taught during the course.

Employment Experience

Hyderabad, India

7/2007 to 7/2008

Gameloft Software Pvt. Ltd.

Served as a Senior QA Engineer

Job profile includes :

Testing builds of various games.

Reporting bugs and errors and also sometimes suggestions for the given

build.

Communicating with the QA manager and Programmers regarding the

ongoing projects.

In absence of the team lead, assigning projects to other testers in

the team and keeping a track of the work schedule, keeping a track of

all bugs reported and maintaining contact with the QA manager Project

manager and programmers regarding the ongoing project.

Dealing with issues that programmer's and other testers in the team

face.

As a senior Tester at Gameloft I have worked on more than 50 project

ports and participated in 5 projects development life-cycles.

10/2009 to Present Access Growth

Innovation Analyst

References:

Ulrich Frantz (World QA Audio Manager, Gameloft Montreal) :

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