Six Sigma Engineering

PRAGYAN SINGH

Email: ac2g99@r.postjobfree.com, Phone # 510-***-****

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OBJECTIVE: To obtain an industry position where I can utilize and build upon my engineering and management skills, and which provides opportunities in learning and career growth. SUMMARY QUALIFICATIONS

Self-motivated, energetic, and process oriented Quality Engineer with experience in manufacturing as well as R&D organizations in India and in US, for more than 8 years.

Current experience is in Hitech manufacturing environment with wide varieties of products like AR & VR, networking and cloud storage, for Big wig and startup OEM companies. Few of the current Roles includes:

o Work on NPI products starting from Engineering build to Mass production, driving the quality improvements during each phases of the build. o Coordinate and Maintain the action items tracker for the multidisciplinary team consisting of engineers and Operations.

o Drive engineering/process related cost reduction projects. o Create and maintain all production process, Control Plans and quality documentation o Good understanding of the entire supply chain of products including RMA process.

Experience in Creating and Managing BOMs and all kind of changes such as ECO, ECN and deviation in PLM software for new and sustaining projects.

Previous experiences include providing engineering support in manufacturing environment, optimization & process improvements using Six Sigma and Lean enterprise methodologies.

Also, have experience in performing competitive assessment and market research for different industries.

Exposure to all quality concepts including ISO, GMP and CAPA EDUCATION:

Master of Science: Industrial and Systems Engineering (Jan 2008-Dec 2009) GPA: 3.5 Specialization in Quality assurance and Reliability San Jose State University, CA, USA

Master of Engineering: Mechanical Engineering (2002-2004) GPA: 3.86 M.S. University Baroda, Gujarat, India

Master’s thesis from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India Bachelor of Engineering: Mechanical Engineering (1998-2002) Percentage: 70% National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India SKILLS:

Software’s: Agile PLM, PDM, Aegis FUSION analytics, Baan, Expandable (ERP system), Solid works, Mini Tab, Statistical Process and Quality Control, 8D, Lindo and Lingo (Linear and Integer programming), Log ware (Logistics & Supply Chain), SQL, Lotus Notes, SAP MM module, WMS

Desktop Applications: MS Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, Access CERTIFICATIONS:

Six Sigma Green Belt certified from San Jose State University.

IPC-A-610F certified from Flex.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Quality Engineer, Flex, Milpitas (Jan 2015-Current)

Develop and maintain Quality Metrics for various production lines, utilize metrics to prioritize projects to reduce defects and improve First Pass Yield.

Compile and write training material for IQC, IPQC, OQC and conducts training sessions on quality control activities.

Manage and address manufacturing quality related issues (FAI/OQC/ORT failure, Yield Spike) discovered during NPI and MP Phase.

Experience working with suppliers for PCB’s and its components driving design for manufacturability (DFM).

Support Manufacturing Engineers and Program Manager with customer interfaces as necessary on quality related issues.

Demonstrated knowledge and experience with ISO 9001, Lean Six Sigma, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Design of Experiments (DOE), FMEA, PFMEA, GD&T, AQL inspection, and Zero defects philosophy.

Initiate 8D corrective action requests(CAR) as needed and track to satisfactory completion.

Assist with development and implementation of quality audits and actively participate in internal as well as external Audit.

Responsible for developing, applying, revising and maintaining quality standards for processing materials into partially finished or finished products.

Design and implement methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and/or production equipment using GR&R.

Develop and implement methods and procedures for disposition of discrepant material and devise methods to assess cost and responsibility.

Performed spec relief discussions with industrial and product design teams to ensure good yield during mass production while maintaining quality.

Associate Technical Manager, HCL Technologies, Bangalore (Nov 2013-Aug 2014) Worked on business development and providing engineering services for different Semiconductor clients.

Well versed in the engineering lifecycle management & resourceful in preparation of technical documents & reports. Responsible for the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) measures & metrics for Project

Support overall effort to grow the Customer Account revenue and profit to emerge as a strategic partner.

Develop and support plans & proposals for new business services or customers to realize the revenue target from the account.

Coordinating with customers to define project objectives & develop business requirements.

Understanding business requirements and translating them into technical requirements for the team.

Take ownership and actively manage the customer relationship and identify other lateral business opportunities.

Assistant Manager, ASM Technologies, Bangalore (Nov 2011-Oct 2013) Worked for their client Applied Materials which provides Nano manufacturing Technology solutions for the global semiconductor, flat panel display, solar and related industries.

Improved ASM onboarding process by coordinating with recruitment team, PMO and client, which reduced the lead time by 50%.

Initiated a well-defined training program for the new joiners as well as existing employees which reduced the attrition by over 40%.

Monitor & report ECR/ECO performance within Engineering. Communicate projects issues including documenting project status and metrics.

Participate in Engineering Change Management (ECM) process & quality improvement initiatives.

Monitor team performance; generate reports, trends & dashboards. Manufacturing Engineer, Solyndra, Fremont, CA (July 2010- Dec 2010)

Developed Operational Method Sheets (OMS) to install and bring up solar equipment in two new Fremont facilities.

Developed detail schedules for the installation of Solyndra’s 2nd Factory using MS Project.

Reviewed and verified Bill of Materials (BOM) for every kit during installation and propose changes to the BOM if required.

Implemented ECO change activity by reviewing & disseminating build documentation to Manufacturing.

Conferred with vendors about product specifications, quality requirement and timely completion.

Conducted studies in operations to maximize work flow and spatial utilization.

Managed individual tool build team’s meetings to obtain status updates, ensure projects are progressing to the plan, and all issues/roadblocks are addressed. Process Engineer, NBS Corp, Santa Clara, CA (April 2010-July 2010)

Actively involved in cost reduction, process improvement and standardization procedure activities with engineering team.

Performed Post Built Analysis (PBA) for assemblies with high defect rates and used the analysis to minimize those defects in the next built.

Assisted the quality team in applying Six Sigma tools like fishbone diagram, Pareto chart, FMEA, to eliminate variation in processes and increase the assembly line yields.

Involved in OEM part procurement & Vendor development.

Developed Standard Work Instructions for several processes by observing and communicating directly with operators and creating instruction sheets that were easy to follow.

Review customer documentation (Gerber’s, CAD, BOM, Assembly drawings, Special instructions, etc.)

Ensure all processes specified in MPI and procedures are implemented. Engineer, General Electric, Bangalore (Jan 2005-Feb 2007) Design and Simulation projects:

Designed different fuel nozzles based on the variations in fuels, pressure ratio, and momentum ratio and analyzed their effect on the mixing of fuel and air. Performed wide range of scoping studies, which decreased the number of experiments by 70%. Conducted DOE, which enabled the selection of the best design.

Worked as Defect Prevention anchor and key player in implementing Six Sigma in these projects using Root Cause Analysis, Pareto Chart, FMEA and PDCA methodologies.

Implemented Lean Six Sigma methodologies in simulation projects by conducting studies for optimizing the size of model to run on optimum number of parallel machines.

Executed Conjugate heat transfer for a flow sleeve (combustor’s interiors) to estimate values of heat transfer coefficients. This was used for conducting thermal stress analysis and design modifications to improve product life.

Competitive assessment and IP related work:

Performed a comprehensive literature and patent search on the latest technologies in gas turbine combustors. Compared various techniques for carbon dioxide sequestration and mercury capturing from gas turbines, with competitors of GE as well as research organizations and universities and prepared design record books for future reference. Project Assistant, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (June 2004-dec 2004) Jet Impingement Cooling: This work involved simulations and design of experimental set up to control temperature rise in electronic equipments. For this, an in-depth numerical study of jet impingement was performed to quantify the heat transfer enhancement in a useful manner. Process Engineering Intern, Whirlpool of India Ltd, India (Jan 2001-June 2001)

Optimized batch size to decrease Work in Progress (WIP) and increase the visibility of defects.

Performed “Value Stream Mapping” of material handling process and prioritized process improvements.

Conducted Kaizen and 5S activities to eliminate waste on shop floor. Assisted in implementing Just in Time (JIT) manufacturing strategy for parts, which were manufactured inside the plant.

Studied the effect of restructuring the freezer section for their 160 L model, where the cooling capacity was maintained but there was a significant reduction in its manufacturing cost.

Performed competitive assessment of Whirlpool refrigerators with their competitors in the market and did pricing study of their different models. ACADEMIC PROJECTS (2008-2009)

Six Sigma:

1. Applied six sigma tools in a software development project for an IT company improving its process sigma from 2.35 to 3.40.

2. Applied Six Sigma tools to reduce the defects on the PCB boards from 18% to 5% during functional testing.

Design of Experiments (DOE): Optimized bowling game by identifying the best combinations of the factors, which significantly affect the score of the game.

Simulation: Minimized the production cycle time for satisfying the customer demand by developing a scheduling method using Promodel.

Operation research: Maximized the profits of different companies by formulating case studies on production planning and shipping using optimization techniques and sensitivity analysis.

Supply chain management: Recommended improvements to an agribusiness supply chain by efficiently categorizing agro products and providing transportation solutions based on them.

Financial Methods: Analyzed financial data and extracted relevant information, interpreted data for determining past financial performance and projected financial probability.

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