Six Sigma, reliability engineering, Lean engineering

PALLAVI KANGILA BHAT

Kalamazoo, MI, Ph.: 269-***-**** ***********.*@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/pallavikangilabhat

OBJECTIVE

A certified Six Sigma Green Belt with 1+ years’ experience in a manufacturing environment, dedicated to apply proven teamwork, analytical and management skills at your company. Specifically interested in lean implementation for quality control, supply chain, Material management and continuous Improvement.

SKILLS

MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio. C, C++, PSPICE, Eagle PCB, VBA, Minitab, Basic SAP ERP

Lean Principles: DMAIC, RCFA, 5S, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Kaizen, TPM, CAPA, A3, PDCA, FMEA, Standard Work, JIT, SMED, SPC, Regression Analysis, ANOVA

EDUCATION

Masters of Engineering Management Dec 2016

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan. GPA: 3.35/ 4.0

Bachelor of Electronics and Communication Engineering June 2013

Visveshwaraya Technological University Bangalore, India.

CERTIFICATION

Green belt certification in Six Sigma from the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IISE) Nov 2015

CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management) - Project Management Institute Jan 2016 – Jan 2021

EXPERIENCE

PaperWorks Industries, Inc. (Entry Level Process Engineer) Wabash, Indiana Feb 2017 – Present

Identified out of control metrics on test central to monitor CPK and analyzed special cause of variation.

Conducted Measurement System Analysis and SPC to identify Critical to Quality (CTQ) and set up KPIs.

Utilized 8D to perform Root cause analysis of delamination of paper and prevent complaints.

Applied Gage R&R, regression analysis and ANOVA study for various chartroom tests to improve OEE.

PaperWorks Industries, Inc. (Process & Control Engineering Intern) Wabash, Indiana May 2016 – Dec 2016

Developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) documentation for the raw stock area and shipping areas.

Performed Root Cause Failure Analysis and reduced machine downtime by identifying forming roll failure.

Coordinated regularly with crew and SMEs for data mining and analysis to track paper breaks.

Implemented Lean six sigma tools like Cause & Effect Diagram, DMAIC, 5 Whys, Fault tree Analysis, PFMEA, Pugh Matrix, Pareto analysis RACI matrix for process improvement and to ensure corrective actions.

Assisted to audit the plant by taking ‘Gemba’ in-person walks to facilitate Kaizen events.

Provided AAR (After Action Review) report and quality reviews for SOS Rebuild to support lessons learned.

Maintained value stream maps and flowcharts to streamline processes and eliminate waste.

Indian Institute of Science (Project Intern) Bangalore, India Jun 2014 - Dec 2014

Designed ultrasound transmitter and receiver schematic circuits, assisting motion capture in biomechanics.

Designed layout of the PCBs from the working circuits using Eagle PCB software and Winqsb.

Provided Bill of Materials (BOM) for the PCB circuit, and was updating it regularly.

PROJECTS

Abcor Industries, Inc. Holland, Michigan Feb 2016- Dec 2016

Used Six Sigma tools and Design of Experiments and investigated the factors causing the blistering and perforations on the powder-coated wood.

Operations Management in WMU Dining Services. Kalamazoo, Michigan Jan 2015- Apr 2015

Implemented Kanban System as a pull method to manage inventory and reduced wastage by 30%.

Established capacity planning techniques based on cycle counts to promote production efficiency.

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