Senthil Sampath

E-mail: abmrnc@r.postjobfree.com Mob: 405-***-****

*** *********** **, *** #**, Ardmore, OK, 73401, United States

Summary Motivated, personable business professional with multiple

college degrees and a successful 6-year track record in small

and big organizations. Talent for quickly mastering required

skills, demonstrated history of successfully handling multiple

projects in timely manner. Poised and competent with

demonstrated ability to easily transcend cultural differences.

Skills Lean, Six Sigma, Manufacturing/Process Engineering, Quality

Control/Assurance, Design Engineering, Regulatory, ISO, Quality

systems audit, Supply chain, Inventory management, Biomedical

Engineering, Statistics, Project management, Multiple software

expertise, Financial analysis, CNC machine tools, Assembly,

Facility planning.

Experience Senior Industrial Engineer at 3M IMTEC

April 2008 - present

. Lead various Lean Six Sigma projects that save cost, create

cash flow and accommodate growth. Over a million dollar

generated in cash flow and cost savings.

. Provide necessary engineering support for all departments

across the organization.

. Part of design/manufacturing engineering team, which is

responsible for day to day support for quality and production of

parts.

. Support New Product Introduction Programs (NPI) with

appropriate use of Design for Six Sigma (DFSS).

. Conduct various studies and analysis on both business process

and products as necessary to help management make right decision

and make necessary improvements.

. Implement new software, technologies (Ex: Gagetrack, Barcode

system to stay competent in the market.

. Optimized inventory levels that resulted in increased

inventory turns, reduced finished goods inventory ($300K Worth)

and reduced backorder utilizing EOQ and Safety Stock

calculations.

. Improved performance of packaging process by reducing lead

time (9 days to 2 days) and also reducing variation in lead time

by implementing Kanban and rigid WIP control methods.

. Improved performance of several processes such as toothbrush

assembly, laser operation by time study, standard work and other

relevant performance metrics.

. Redesigned ILUMA assembly process utilizing proper facility

layout, appropriate Lean manufacturing systems that resulted in

reducing manufacturing lead time from 31 to 5 days.

. Designed and created Work Cells in Implant manufacturing to

help reduce manufacturing lead time (50%) and WIP ($100K Worth).

. Lead various projects involving process and floor layouts such

as created floor layout for new clean room, desinged process

flow, arrangements of equipments, verification and validation.

Biomedical/Quality Engineer at IMTEC Corporation

September 2005 - March 2008

. Part of quality engineering team in implementing several

quality measures including Statistical Process Control (SPC),

Acceptance Quality Level (AQL) and root cause analysis.

. Performed appropriate verification/validation processes,

capability studies and FMEA.

. Provided support to manufacturing engineering team in

designing and analyzing dental implants.

. Worked on several financial analyses in making decision of

buying new equipments.

. Conducted Dose audits every quarter, and clean-room testing

every six months.

. Performed any required validation testing such as cytotoxicity

and bioburden.

. Worked on preparing documents for 510(K) submissions and FDA

annual reports.

. Involved in internal audits, management review analysis, and

analysis on process ownership.

. Created numerous IFUs, SOPs, Technical reports and other

necessary quality documents.

. Worked on various foreign government registration processes

for IMTEC products.

Research Assistant at Oklahoma State University

January 2005 - July 2005

. Conducted a detailed design of experiment (DOE) on lapping

machine to reduce process time and cost while increasing product

quality.

. Modeled and analyzed complex manufacturing system using

advanced data modeling techniques to forecast system performance

for General Motors as part of a University Study.

. De-noised highly contaminated time-series sensor data gathered

from real world systems using dynamic data mining system.

. Research heavily involves use of statistical analysis, six

sigma methodologies, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Minitab,

and DOE.

CAD Application Engineer in India

August 2001 - June 2003

. Designed and analyzed mechanical products for leading

industries in India such as Hindustan Motors, and Ashok Leyland.

. Used 3D modeling software such as Pro/E, CATIA and AutoCAD.

. Effectively handled several projects at once by making use of

project management techniques.

. Extensive exposure to CNC machine tools such as lathe, milling

and drilling machines and process of transferring design to

manufacturing.

Education Industrial Engineering & Management at Oklahoma State University

Master of Science

August 2003 - July 2005

Alpha Pi Mu Honor Student

Production Engineering at Anna University

Bachelor of Technology

August 1997 - May 2001

Certificates . Six Sigma Green Belt - 3M

. Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) -

APICS

. Design Control: Requirements & Industry Practice - AAMI

. ISO 9001:2000 Lead Auditor with Medical Device - AQS

. Quality Process Analyst, Quality Improvement Associate - ASQ

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