Engineer Quality Control

PRASHANT GANDHI

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WORK EXPERIENCE:

Axcelis Technologies Inc, Beverly, MA Dec 2011 - Present

Industrial Engineer – New Process Development & Optimization

Performed cost analysis to assess potential savings of $150K annually by in-sourcing an out-sourced product

Worked in a team to facilitate startup/introduction of new assembly line from project feasibility to

implementation

Drafted project’s budget requirements by estimating tooling, labor, material and capital equipment cost to fund

the development of the assembly line/new process

Formulated a detailed project plan in MS Project for timely project tracking and evaluation

Instrumental in building entire process design through application of Lean Manufacturing techniques to reduce

waste, optimize process flow and for efficient labor utilization

Partnered with Purchasing & Planning to implement 2 Bin KANBAN system for efficient material replenishment

Identified CTQ processes and incorporated in-process quality checks to increase product yield

Introduced an interactive, video enabled work instruction module as a training tool for current & future operator

Prepared 3 phased product qualification plan to gain overall Customer Acceptance

Industrial Engineer - Global Solutions Services July 2011 - Present

Utilized statistical analysis & problem solving techniques to identify and eliminate root cause of increase in

Supplier issues for company designed parts

Built deeper supplier relationship by promptly addressing fabrication issues to increase quality and reduce lead

time

Managed internal database to prioritize supplier issues and tracked progress to reduce response time

Evaluated cost out projects and generated robust solutions to increase profit margin and reduce inventory

Axcelis Technologies Inc, Beverly, MA May 2010 – May 2011

Industrial Engineer (Co-op) - Operations

Initiated a Kaizen event to plan a demand flow line by analyzing the existing process through Process mapping

Performed Time Study and process analysis to identify process wastes and implemented solutions to reduce

cycle time by 20%

Through Lean Line Balancing techniques, remodeled the process to meet the production rate

Redesigned facility floor layouts using AUTOCAD to improve floor efficiency

Successfully implemented 5S technique resulting in increase in operator efficiency

Demonstrated effective usage of Lean Six Sigma Methodologies to improve process quality by minimizing

variability to incur 20% cost benefit

Engineered a database layout to help ease the process of storing, retrieving and analyzing the information

received from various Supply Chain entities to speed up production and delivery process by 60%

Reduced variations in direct labor hours by building Standardized processes by documenting SOP’s, ECO’s and

Inspection procedures

Larsen & Toubro, Mumbai, India Nov 2008 –April 2009

Operations Engineer (Intern)

Introduced a Vendor Ownership Program to escalate purchased product quality by 35% by making necessary

improvements in their manufacturing process and production facility

Conducted root cause analysis using the concepts of Pareto Chart and Cause and Effect Di agram to identify main

cause of rejection of a product

Implemented process improvements resulting in reduction of rejection level from 75% to 8% using Statistical

Quality Control Tools like control charts

EDUCATION:

New York University, Brooklyn, NY Sept 2009 – May 2011

Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, GPA: 3.87/4.00

Relevant Courses: Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Production Planning and Control, Supply Chain Management,

Operations Management, Project Management

University of Mumbai, India July 2005 – June 2009

Bachelor of Engineering in Production Engineering GPA: 3.6/4.00

Relevant Courses: Operations Research, Total Quality Management, Applied Probability & Statistics, Economics-

Finance & Costing

ACADEMIC PROJECTS:

Quality Control and Improvement: Sept 2009 – Dec 2009

Developed a process which helped to reduce the time of commute between any two given locations using

Statistical Quality Control techniques

Target Costing: Jan 2010 – May 2010

Analyzed different market constraints to find out optimum target cost of a product with the help of market

feature table, conjoint analysis, experience curve and sub system matrix.

Factory Simulation: Sept 2010 – Dec 2010

Utilized SIM Process software to develop an efficient business model of a computer manufacturing company and

analyzed results generated through various iterations by changing the parameters like number of resources,

arrival time, service time, utilization and throughput

Facility Planning and Design: Jan 2011 – May 2011

Developed a strategic master site plan for a facility by calculating complete capacity requirements, designing

facility layout & facility management system, providing smooth material and man movement by using Microsoft

Excel and Visio based models

TECHNICAL SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS:

Six Sigma Green Belt Certified professional – PMI July 2012

Process Improvement & Optimization – Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S, KANBAN, Value Stream

Mapping

Structured Problem Solving – Root cause analysis, 5Whys, PDCA cycle

AutoCAD, Solid Works, NX 5.0, Festo Fluid Simulation, SIM Process, Minitab, SmarTeam, Glovia, Microsoft Office,

C+, C++

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Awarded increment in Merit Based Scholarship at Polytechnic University consistently for all the semesters

Member of cricket team at Polytechnic University, represented university at Regional level

Organized Innovative Product Design Workshops for Indian Society of Mechanical Engineer (ISME)

Headed the sponsorship and publicity committee for Indian Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIIE)

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