Supply Chain Engineer

BHAVANIPRASAD HEGDE

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Phone: 858-***-****

Raleigh, NC 27610 E-

mail:*************@*****.***

OBJECTIVE:

Obtain a position in Industrial Engineering domain where I can utilize my

problem solving and business skills to drive results and maximize

profitability.

Areas of Interest: Supply Chain, Logistics, ERP Systems, Six-sigma, Lean

Manufacturing, Quality Management, Operation Management.

EDUCATION:

. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.

Master in Industrial & Systems Engineering, Dec 2008

GPA: 3.70

. RV College of Engineering, Bangalore, India

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, July 2007

95 Percentile

EXPERIENCE:

Quality Engineer, Bosch-Siemens Home Appliances, New Bern, NC (October 2009-

Present)

. Researching North American Refrigeration products of competitors of

BSH.

. Analyzed one of the upcoming product and found a technical problem

which helped the company save millions of dollars and goodwill of

customers.

. Analyzing and researching the field failures of our products and

negotiate with suppliers.

. Providing technical updates for products and secure effective

communication internal as well as in relation to co-developers and

suppliers.

. Internal Auditor Certificate in ISO 9001.

Working under Dr. Robert Handfield, NCSU as a Research Assistant (March

2009-December 2009)

Biogen Idec (May 2009-July 2009)

. Performed six-sigma analysis identifying major root causes in major

elements of the value stream.

. Recommended process improvements addressing issues relating to Plan,

Source, Make and Deliver phase.

. Developed scorecard showing impact of each recommendation on all the

phases.

. Recommendation was presented in the "Big Kaizen" event held in

September 2009 and cause & effect diagrams were posted on Company's

Wall naming it as "School of Fish".

Summer Internship, Kapstone Paper Corporation, Roanoke Rapids, NC (June

2008-September 2008)

. Developed strategies to optimize the productivity and flexibility of

plant operations.

. Worked on different ERP systems like Elixir and PPR and gained

knowledge on procurement to pay process.

. Gained experience in BOM, purchase orders, production order, material

documents etc.

. Developed and coordinated project plans with supply chain manager to

eliminate constraints in order to meet supply chain and operational

objectives. Reduced inventory by more than 50%.

Summer Work, Silver Eagle Distribution, Linwood, NC (July 2008-September

2008)

. Developed logistical model for arranging boxes in pallet using

software tools like MATLAB, visual basics with various constraints.

. Evaluated and recommended improvement processes based on lean-six

sigma principles.

Internship, ACE Super Auto Forge Limited, Bangalore, India (March 2007-May

2007)

. Designed logistics solutions improving productivity and enhancing

quality in a production line by time studies, ergonomics, process flow

and line balancing.

. Led a cross-functional team with several Lean Manufacturing projects,

Kanban, TPM and executed some projects as part of engineering

department.

. Improved productivity by 60% (fixture & tool holder) and quality by

70%.

PROJECTS:

Production & Manufacturing

John Deere Turf Care, Raleigh, USA (October 2007-December 2008)

. Identified the bottleneck in assembly line by conducting time studies.

. Researched & analyzed information related to real time applications on

machines. Advised use of Bluetooth technology to minimize set up time.

. Worked on another project, created a database system to allocate

workforce for each workstation(s) in line as per required skills and

number of workers for specific station. This system enables the

supervisor/manager in-charge to, automatically allocate workforce for

the specific work shift.

Lean Manufacturing & Six-Sigma

Determining the effect of Chemicals on Toxicity tests in Industrial Waste

Water Treatment (Jan 2008-May 2008)

. Implemented six-sigma methodology to analyze toxic chemicals.

Hodges wood products laboratory, NCSU, Raleigh, USA (Sept 2007-Nov 2007)

. Involved in several projects related to shop floor management, TPM,

application of lean principles and coordinating the activities of

maintenance department.

Supply Chain - Logistics

Research Engineer, NCSU (March 2009 - December 2009)

. Conducted market research on supplier relationship management for

Fortune 500 companies, in an effort to expand their database to

establish relationship between companies and core strategic suppliers.

. Developed basis for investors to apply in considering company's supply

chain management capabilities as predictor of financial performance.

Bank of America Construction Commodity, NC (August 2008-December 2008)

. Interviewed various Sourcing associates to design survey on sourcing

activities.

. Carried out extensive data analysis to compare various survey

responses.

. Identified potential risks and benefits of those commodity areas that

BAC Sourcing should begin to source directly, including mitigation

plans where appropriate.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

. Simulation Software: MATLAB, ARENA

. Statistical tools: SAS JMP 7, SAS, SPC.

. Language: C Programming,

. Others: AutoCAD, Solidworks, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Access, SQL,

Microsoft Visio.

ACTIVITIES:

Head of the organizing committee for the NCSU Cricket Club & playing

cricket for NCSU.

VOLUNTEER WORK:

Participated in various blood donations and fund raising camps including

Two Cents of Hope.

Samanthanam Trust for Disabled, Bangalore, India (Aug 2005-Sept 2006)

Spent time with students by reading them books, teaching them, and helped

the visually impaired students in their project

work etc.

REFERENCE:

Available upon request.

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