Engineering Technical Support

VIVEK REDDY KODAKANDLA

**** ****** *****, **** **, DeKalb, IL 60115• 248-***-****• ***************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE

Graduate-level engineering student with strong skills in manufacturing, logistics, Quality and programming. Interested in internship or entry-level position.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

M.S., Industrial and Systems Engineering, Northern Illinois University (NIU), DeKalb, IL, May. 2018 (GPA-3.4)

Relevant coursework: Lean manufacturing, logistics & scheduling, facility and layout, Information system, Ergonomics, Quality control and engineering economics, Warehouse distribution, Six Sigma, Supply Chain, Design of Experiments, Simulation.

B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering (Mechatronics), Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, May 2016(GPA-3.2)

Relevant coursework: Production Technology, Kinematics of Machinery, Mechanical measurements and control systems, CAD/CAM, Microprocessors and Micro controllers, Motion Control Design, Operations Research, Machine Drawing, Robotics, Thermodynamics

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Auto CAD, Solid works, Minitab, MS Office suite, MS Visio, MS Access, MS Project, ARENA, MATLAB, ANSYS, Video Timer Pro, Tableau, C, R, Microsoft Windows OS, 3DSSPP, Heat Maps, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MySQL, Lean manufacturing, Warehouse Heat Map

WORK EXPERIENCE

Operations Analyst, Sunil Engineering & System, Hyderabad, India, May 2015-July 2016

Improved work methods by analyzing methods and achieved continuous improvement of the process using Lean principles

Worked to schedule the jobs of staff to meet the due dates of the services support

Provided technical support for material handling system improvement and establish methods

Worked for fast moving inventory through creative substitution and rework and maximum utilization of warehouse facilities and personnel.

Proposed cost reduction ideas for the process at the different development stages;

Support for the establishment of accurate labor standards using time study or equivalent techniques.

Designed and coordinated logistically the best optimal route for technician deliveries and optimized the material flow.

Assisted in the achievement of business goals and objective by coordinating with warehouse staff and customers.

Maintenance Engineering Intern, Grasim Industries (Aditya Birla Group), Nagda, India, April 2014-May 2014

Studied the working of the plant under maintenance; conducted thermal, stress and vibration analysis

Performed Non-destructive testing on the Equipment.

Devise strategic plans to maintenance operations and schedules, and administer equipment, lifecycles, and processes.

Worked on Predictive and preventive maintenance processes.

Manufacturing Engineering Intern Vizag steel plant Vishakhapatnam, India, June 2014-July 2014

Worked with manufacturing engineering and production teams to identify production constraints

Worked to prepare accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations and sketches associated with the resolution of routine technical problems.

Provided production support to manufacturing operation and actively involved in plant safety initiatives and projects.

Participated and lead root cause analysis of quality and build issues for assigned manufacturing areas of responsibility.

Provided strong technical support to the production floor for process throughout improvement.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Study on quality control charts in a pipe manufacturing Industry College of Engineering, NIU, May 2017-Oct 2017

Performed SQC to verify whether the process is in control

Considered two variables: Height (feet) and Diameter (Inch). Fifteen samples with sample size of five each

The X-bar R chart, S chart And EWMA chart used to check if the process is in control.

Study was helpful to improve the quality of the product and lower the product costs

Production of Two different Clocks, College of Engineering, NIU, Jan. 2017-May 2016

Addressed production problems ensuring manufacturing problems and planned the sequence of operations.

Implemented Continuous Improvement and reduced cycle time.

Used lean principles to make work easy for the workers at the stations.

Performed Value stream mapping for understand in the flow of the process.

Job Risk Assessment at a Healthcare Manufacturing Facility, College of Engineering, NIU, Jan. 2017-May 2016

Analyzed Risk Assessment (PFMEA) process

Used RULA Assessment tool to evaluate the exposure of individual workers to ergonomic risk factors associated.

REBA ergonomic assessment tool was used to evaluate whole body postural MSD and risks associate

Institute of industrial and Systems Engineers Event Management Information System College of Engineering, NIU, Jan. 2017- May 2016

Created a Data base for IISE NIU chapter for access of data of previous events using my SQL

To address the problems for storage of data manually.

Made the data available centrally and can be accessed easily.

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