Project Manager Engineer

Arun Ashokan

**** * ****** *** #***, Memphis, TN 38125

Phone: 832-***-****. Email: ************@*****.***

EXPERIENCE

Smith & Nephew Inc ( medical devices company)

Supply Chain Sr. Analyst/Project Lead in Memphis, USA

Jun 2008 - Present

. Coached a team of five employees to provide analytical support and

improved the department's service levels

. Improved monthly KPI report accuracy and reduced the time to publish the

report from 5 days to 4 hours

. Identified and mitigated risks by leading the Failure Mode Effects

Analysis team in inventory relocation project

. Improved shipping accuracy from 50% to 90% by mistake-proofing the

transition shipping process

. Saved $40,000/yr in labor costs and improved on-time service level to 99%

by creating a monitoring tool

. Architected a service level agreement for the distribution center by

collaborating with other department directors and developed tools to

track conformance

. Created tools to track hourly performance of employees as part of lean

distribution initiative

. Created a tool to measure packing productivity to meet HR compliance

requirements

Katoen Natie (logistics service provider)

Project Manager in Houston, USA

Nov 2006 - May 2008

Design and Installation of Cold Storage Room

. Hired and led an offsite team of architect, engineer and contractor to

design and build the $300,000 facility

Rail yard Expansion

. Convinced executive management of project feasibility through a business

case. Created preliminary designs, financial and simulation models to

project costs and revenue. Achieved cost savings of $1.2 million/year

. Prepared a bid document, evaluated bids, negotiated and selected a

contractor, drafted the contract and successfully administered the

$750,000 contract within time and budget.

Logistic Project Manager in Antwerp, Belgium Aug

2004 - Oct 2006

. Launched startup operations of an apparel distribution center (DC) with

15,000 unique items (6 million pieces)

. Increased the number of items handled in the DC by 50% by implementing a

new layout and picking strategy

. Identified $700,000/yr savings through efficient handling and storage of

inventory for a chemicals manufacturer

. Convinced a Thailand based customer to explore the proposed hybrid

storage solution in a consulting assignment

. Prepared bid proposals up to $10 million to setup logistics platforms for

customers in Thailand and Canada

Management Trainee in Houston, USA Mar

2004 - Jul 2004

. Audited invoices and identified additional revenue of $300,000 /year

. Identified a profitable mix of customers and services through activity

based costing

. Reduced waiting time of trucks at distribution terminal by 50% through

pareto analysis and tracking tools

Roadrunner Shuttle (ground transportation)

Logistics Intern in Camarillo, CA May

2003 - Aug 2003

. Developed a decision support system for capacity planning, scheduling and

routing a fleet of 50 vehicles

UNIVERSITY PROJECTS

Facility Reorganization Project, FedEx Express, Indianapolis, IN

. Analyzed and identified potential cost savings of $500,000/year through

consolidation of two facilities

Design of milk routes for Delphi Delco Electronics Systems, Kokomo IN

Designed pick up routes for 100 suppliers based on order frequency and

route sequence

EDUCATION

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Dec 2003

Masters in Industrial Engineering

GPA = 3.8/4.0

Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, India

Jun 2000

Bachelors (Honors) in Mechanical Engineering

GPA = 8.5/10.0

Software Packages - SAP, Visual Basic, MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access,

Oracle, SAS, Minitab, Visio

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