Engineer Lean Manufacturing

ASHA LAKSHMI RAMAKRISHNA

https://www.linkedin.com/in/asha-lakshmi-ramakrishna ********@*******.***, 716-***-****

SUMMARY

•Strong self-motivated, inter-persoanal skills, problem solving capability, project management skills

•Masters and Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering with Black Belt in Six Sigma

•Well versed in continuous improvement and lean activities using Six Sigma methodologies

•Layout design: workstation layout design to maximize process efficiencies

SPECIALITIES

•Lean manufacturing- Lean tools implementation in manufacturing plant; Problem Solving- 8D, SWOT analysis

•Design For Six Sigma (DFSS), APQP, DMAIC, root cause & failure analysis and Statistical Process Control (SPC)

•Failure Mode Effect Analysis - Design (DFMEA) and Process (PFMEA)

•Process Flow and Process Control charting; 5S and visual control, Waste Elimination, Work standardization, time & motion study

•Visual management of processes to ensure sustainability

•Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

•Aggregate planning - Workforce level planning (Direct Labor, Indirect Labor)

EDUCATION

Master of Science – Industrial Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA; 3.3/4.0 Sep 2015- May 2017

Bachelor of Engineering – Industrial Engineering, M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, India; 3.54/4.0 Sep 2010- Jun 2014

CERTIFICATIONS

•ASQ (American Society for Quality) certified Six Sigma Black Belt

•Certified “ACE Associate (Lean Certification)” by UTC Aerospace Systems

SOFTWARE SKILLS

Microsoft Office suite, Visio, CATIA V5, SolidWorks, SQL, Minitab 16, Pro/E, Arena, PLC, Adobe Framemaker, Isodraw

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Teleplan Dallas, TX Process Engineer Dec 2016 – Dec 2017

•Conducted a kaizen event to reduce space utilization by 30% and enhance the visibility of the process by redesigning the plant layout; and improve efficiency by implementing 5S

•Managed projects involving New Product Introductions (NPI) starting from conceptual phase to execution phase

•Lead a new quality inspection introduction project, involving vision systems to reduce parts rejection by customers

•Developed IE pricing models with the help of time study analysis for the assembly process of a device

•Created visual aids to various processes capturing process deviations

•Facilitated a risk assessment audit adhering to OSHA regulations for the local site

•Developed process flows documentation/training materials for all the business units and for each sub- processes in the unit

Westminister Economic Development Initiative Buffalo, NY

Transactional Lean Six Sigma Project Trainee Sep 2015 – Jan 2016

•Utilized DMAIC, APQP and KPI’s methodology to identify food cart and bazaar bucks as priority issue because it was operating at a monetary loss

•With the help of moving average method in forecasting, proposals were made on the budgeting and material requirement planning

•Worked with the planning manager and implemented standard work and 5S to improve the efficiency of the manager’s office area with space constrain using lean manufacturing techniques

•Achieved annual cost savings of $20,000 using JIT concepts and working on the bazaar bucks issue

UTC Aerospace Systems Bangalore, India Process Engineer Oct 2014 – Aug 2015

•Conducted Kaizen event and achieved ACE Associate Certification

•Developed Standard Operating Procedures for various processes meeting the QMS ISO 9000 standards

•Monitored rating of the design team, for root cause analysis to continually improve customer satisfaction

•License management to ensure the softwares were meeting the current requirements by reviewing and renewing the policies

•Volunteered to take up team lead’s responsibilities which involves taking over a SBU’s (Strategic Business Unit) responsibility

•Used Pro/E to create CAD models and drawings for motor body assemblies and subassemblies 1/2

S&G Industries Bangalore, India

Process Improvement Consultant Jun 2014 – Oct 2014 • I Analyzed the bottleneck machines using DFSS and worked on the base plate thickness, increasing the tension in the belt of an I idler pulley and with the help of a maintenance schedule continuous improvement was achieved

•Used OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) for the measurement of overall utilization of the drilling machine and its operations & improved it from 65% to 87% thereby improving the efficiency

•Created training procedures for the maintenance schedule

ABB (ASEA Brown Boveri) Bangalore, India

Continuous Improvement Project Trainee Jan 2014 – June 2014

•Identified a systematic procedure to record, document, track and implement the lean practices that are to be followed at a low voltage motor assembly division using fuzzy logics based modeling

•Implemented lean, machine’s layout planning, materials handling and transportation system design, planned the sequence of operations on the location of the parts on the racks at the warehouse of the assembly line including the paint shop

•Improved the performance factor of the assembly plant from 36% to 48% thereby reducing the downtime

Kennametal Bangalore, India Industrial Engineer /Intern June 2013 – Aug 2013

•Edited standard operating process to prepare work instruction for the current operations. Explain and train up the technician. Check and correct the SOP to make it align with customer requirement and regulatory organization

•Performed Job Safety Analysis (JSA) to reduce the risk of potential accidents by analyzing the equipment and machinery

•Analyzed the material handling operations and various IE techniques like 5S, Statistical Quality Control, Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma followed at the plant

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Conceptual Design of a Compact Secure Key Support using Pro/E

•A conceptual model of a key support was developed that not just serves the purpose of a regular key chain, but can be used as a hex key, USB storage device, turn-screw, security tokens and various other add-ons depending on customer usage

•This model provides security to the parts attached to this key support by providing a 3 digit number lock for the safety of the components. Compactness of this model is appreciated

Quality Control in 3D Printing/ Additive Manufacturing

•Analyzed parameters influencing the errors in 3D printing

•Developed detection, correction and prevention methods to the defects that occur in additive manufacturing

•Understanding the analogy between 3D printers, Surface Mount Technology and CNC machines

Design of experiments to Transfer Electromagnetic bearings using SPC and Process Capability Analysis

•Designed an experiment to determine the best electromagnetic settings to maximize the number of ball bearings that can be transferred from a bulk container to final packaging by creating work instructions and standardizing the process

•Collected data to perform measurement systems analysis, Fractional Factorial design for statistical analysis

•Utilized quality assurance tools such as response surface modeling, statistical process control, gauge R&R and process capability analysis to achieve repeatable response variables

Design and Analysis of Experiments

•Analyzed the factors involved in the amount of foam created by dispensing a root beer

•Analyzed data for various factors influencing the height of the foam using ANOVA with Minitab Used Randomized Complete Block Design to remove variability between 2 operators

Lean Manufacturing Project

•A3 Process – Toyota Warranty Analysis and Corrective actions development -Developed an A3 clarifying link between true problems, root causes and countermeasures to eliminate the warranty claims against the production defects

•Value Stream Mapping -Developed a Current State and the Future State Map of TWI’s production and Acme’s stamping process using lean techniques, lead time was reduced to 11 days from 48 days and 4.5 days from 23.6 days respectively

PUBLICATIONS

Shobha R, Arpitha Muthanna, Asha Lakshmi R, Neha Deepak Gudi and Sneha Priya M. "IMPROVE THE 5S PERFORMANCE IN AN

ASSEMBLY PLANT USING FUZZY LOGIC BASED MODELING." International Journal for Scientific Research and Development 2.5 (2014): 172-175

HONORS AND AWARDS

•Secured first place for senior design project at the two day Exhibition “Pradarshana 2014”, M.S.Ramaiah Institute of Technology,

•Certified “ACE Associate (Lean Certification)” at UTC Aerospace Systems for several course completion and the Kaizen event “Datacenter.com and Server Optimization Standard Work Event” 2/2

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