HARSHADRAY A. GANDHI
Lake Forest, CA. 92630
Telephone: 949-***-****
E-Mail: ******.*******@*****.***
WORK EXPERIENCE:
*-**-**- ******* ******** International
Production Manager /Manufacturing Engineer
• Responsible for dc-dc power convertor production department
• Managing 29 employees as the head of the production department
o Hiring, scheduling, training, delegating and conducting performance appraisals
• Programming FUJI Pick and Place machines
• Supervising FUJI Pick and place surface mount machine(SMT) department
• Supervising Electro-Mechanical Assembly department.
• Responsible for process improvement and cycle time of operations
• Supervising preventive and break down maintenance of production machines
• Supervising tool and fixtures to help improve cycle time of operation.
• Making custom process routing programs for employees to follow
2/1998 - 1/11/99 Cal - Tronics
Production Manager
• In charge of process improvement and cycle time of operations
• Managing 22 employees as the head of the PCB manufacturing department
• Responsible for the payroll for employees
• Making sure of customer’s satisfaction by delivering quality products (printed circuit boards) on
time
• Taking care of the break down maintenance and preventive maintenance of production machines
10/1994 - 2/1998 Cherokee International
Supervisor/Process Engineer
• Supervisor of component prepping and Heat Sink Assembly Department
• Taking care of the break down maintenance and preventive maintenance of production machines.
• Taking care of process improvement by providing tools and fixture
1/1977-8/1994 Gujarat Steel Tubes Limited. (INDIA)
Tool Room Engineer/Safety Officer
• Supervising tool room, material cutting, and heat treatment department.
• In charge of routine plant maintenance work order preparation.
• Attending plant safety inspections with the government factory inspectors and taking corrective
measures where needed.
EDUCATION:
• Mechanical Engineering, (INDIA) 1976 With Metal cutting and Metal forming Major.
• Certificate course in fire prevention and protection training. (INDIA)
• Certificate course in Maintenance Engineering Management. (INDIA)
• Diploma in Industrial Safety Engineering. (INDIA)
• Certificate course in computer aided drafting. (AUTO CAD) 2D and 3D Irvine valley college,
1999
• Certificate in basic programming, Irvine Valley College, 2001.
• Certificate course in Lean Manufacturing.