Six Sigma Engineer
Resume:
Gautham SomiGaneshBabu
Email: *********@********.***
Address: **** ******** *****
City: Indianapolis
State: IN
Zip: 46254
Country: USA
Phone: 765-***-****
Skill Level: Entry
Salary Range: $60,000
Willing to Relocate
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GAUTHAM SOMI GANESH BABU
4928 Oakbrook Drive, Indianapolis, IN - 46254
*********@********.***
OBJECTIVE:
Seeking an Industrial/Manufacturing/Process Engineering full time position with a growing company that enables me to apply my creative problem solving skills to improve efficiency & make business competitive.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
United Health Care, Indianapolis, USA (February 2012 - Present)
Process Engineer
* Performing business process mapping to break down complex processes & conduct time studies to prepare gap analysis reports on worker productivity standards using MINITAB software
* Analyzing historical data using intelligence reporting systems to identify process improvement opportunities across different claims processing sites within the organization
* Headed the implementation of work productivity standards monitoring pilot project that enables proactive & rapid recalibration of standards enabling to bring down project lead times by 40%
* Leading a six sigma black belt project with global partnership to identify & eliminate the drivers of rework for the claims adjustment team
Motorola Solutions Inc., Schaumburg, Chicago, USA (May 2011 - August 2011)
Process Engineering Intern
* Performed time studies, calculated takt times, developed operator balance charts, kanbans, value stream maps & spaghetti diagrams for 50 product families
* Developed Excel (Macros) that resulted in 84% time savings for calculation of key performance indicators
* Organized Line Balancing activities & achieved a 26% increase in throughput for one of the value stream
* Created the concept design for a Pokayoke to prevent the occurrence of scratches on the plate surfaces
Rane TRW Steering Systems Limited, Tiruchirapalli, India (November 2009 - May 2010)
Lean Six-Sigma Intern
* Integrated Six Sigma "DMAIC" methodology with lean principles to identify major defects & find out their root causes for the power steering valves assembly line
* Reduced the valve defect rate & improved the First Time Right (FTR) percentage leading to an improvement in FTR from 98.2% to 99 % resulting in 3360 valves per year from being rejected
* Demonstrated reduction in machine down time, inventory, change over time and an increase in OEE
* Recommended a Future State Value Stream Map that led to a cost avoidance of $ 2000 per year
PROJECTS:
Quantitative Analysis on the Impact of RFID Technology on Inventory Estimation (Fall 2010)
Evaluated the percentage of human error beyond which Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system was profitable & demonstrated savings of up to $100,000 per year using (Q,r) inventory model
O'Hare airport security system simulation (Fall 2010)
Used ARENA simulation software package to produce tables giving the number of security channels needed to be open as a function of the passenger load expected per hour.
Application of Fuzzy Analytic Network Process (FANP) based Supplier Selection (Spring 2009)
Solved the multi criteria decision making problem & validated the results of the study using sensitivity analysis for evaluating the best supplier in an agile manufacturing environment (Published 2010)
EDUCATION:
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Graduated: December 2011
M.S. Industrial Engineering
GPA: 3.9/4.0
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli, India
Graduated: August 2010
Bachelor of Technology in Production Engineering
GPA: 3.65/4.0
SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS:
* Lean Six Sigma "Green belt" certification
* MINITAB, QI Macros, ARENA, @Risk, SAS, AUTO CAD, PRO-E, MS Office, VBA, MRP & ERP systems
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE:
* Associate Co-ordinator of the 'Organization' team at the inter college technical festival held at National
Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli.
* Led the college senior year Tennis team to win tournaments at the University level
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