Prasanna Deshpande

*** ***** ******, *** # *, Schenectady, NY 12308 ? 585-***-**** ?

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Career Summary:

. Demonstrated academic success across two disciplines of

engineering.

. Hands-on experience in continuous improvement, analysis and

improvement of processes, process capability studies, work flow

organization and design using AutoCAD, ProE and SolidWorks.

. Strong coop experience as a Manufacturing Engineer (at Cummins

Inc.) and 5S Program Manager.

Work Experience:

Gleason Works - Capstone Project

Rochester, NY Mar '10 - May '10

. Analyzed the order to cash cycle in the service department.

. Prepared current state value stream map and made recommendations

for reduction of lead time.

. Streamlined the invoicing process to reduce re-work and over

processing.

Cummins, Inc. - Manufacturing Engineer Coop

Jamestown, NY Sep '09 - Feb '10

. Designed and installed V-blocks for carts to make handling of

crankshafts easier and safer.

. Conducted time studies and plotted man-machine charts to enable

optimum utilization of man, machine and materials.

. Modeled and implemented a tool hanger for gauging operation,

improving operator safety and reducing process time.

. Designed and implemented a fixture improving the efficiency of the

camshaft-stamping process by 2%.

Complemar Packaging and Fulfillment - 5S Program Manager

Rochester, NY Jun '09 - Aug '09

. Designed the layout of the fulfillment department to reduce the

motion waste by 20%.

. Developed the plan for new workstations, conveyor and improved

flow of material and information.

. Designed the plan for implementing Automated Packaging System

reducing processing time and improving quality.

Rochester Institute of Technology - Graduate Assistant

Rochester, NY Sep '07 - May '09

. Developed a programming guide and power point presentations for

creating logistics models in ILOG OPL for the Logistics Management

course.

. Studied research papers and articles and recommended the ones to

be used for case study discussions in the Supply Chain Management

class.

. Teaching assistant for Linear Programming and Production Control

courses. Solved student queries and graded assignments.

Education and Projects:

Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

May '10

M.E. Industrial and Systems Engineering

GPA: 3.83/4.00

. Coursework: Lean Manufacturing I & II, Logistics Management,

Linear Programming, Design for Manufacture, Production Control,

Systems Simulation and Design of Experiments.

. Completed a KAIZEN event on an assembly line in the Toyota

Production Systems Lab at RIT and improved productivity by 50%,

using tools like standard work, parts presentation and line

balancing.

. Implemented the 2k Factorial Design to study the effect of

different factors on the absorption capacity of kitchen napkins.

The factors causing the variation in response were - type of

absorption liquid (31.72% variation) and brand of napkin (18.55%

variation).

. Developed a model to forecast the number of customers in the

school cafeteria. Made suggestions to reduce the wastage of food

by 5% by predicting the inventory levels required at different

times.

. Studied the transportation system of a beverage distribution

company and recommended an improved routing and scheduling plan

for trucks with an annual saving of $10,000.

. Performed Design for Assembly, FMEA and Fishbone Analysis of a CD

player. Developed an improved model using QFD, CVCA, Pareto

Analysis, Cost worth Analysis and Benchmarking.

Lakshmi Narain College of Technology, India

Jun '07

B.E. (Honors), Mechanical Engineering

GPA: 3.60/4.00

. Designed and manufactured a solar parabolic reflector to

concentrate the solar energy at the focus of the parabola. The

energy was used to produce steam to generate energy.

. Constructed a robotic mechanism designed to make the cleaning of

windows in high rise buildings easier and affordable.

Software Skills:

. MS Office, MS Visio, MS Project, Logware, Lotus Notes, Minitab,

ProE Wildfire 4.0, SolidWorks, AutoCAD 2007, C++, Arena 10.0,

LabView.

Honors and Affiliations:

. Awarded a full tuition scholarship and graduate assistantship at

RIT.

. Worked as a journalist for college and school magazines.

. Volunteered as the writer and editor for coverage of my annual

college festival in the local newspapers.

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