NANDHINI VARADHARAJAN
*** ******** ******, *** # *, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
************.****@*****.*** 408-***-****
SUMMARY
Experienced Industrial & Systems Engineer primarily focused on Supply Chain & Logistics Engineering. Seeking a challenging summer 2018 Internship opportunity as Supply Chain/ Logistics/ Inventory / Operations / Manufacturing /Product/Systems Engineering position.
EDUCATION
MS Industrial and Systems Engineering (Supply Chain & Logistics Engineering),
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA May 2019
Related Coursework: Engineering Statistics, Operations Planning & Control, System Simulation, Analytics for Systems Engineering, Logistics for Supply Chains, Leading Six Sigma Improvement and Design & Analysis of Experiments.
B. Tech Textile Technology, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, India May 2011
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Technical: Minitab, Pro-model, Basics of (R, Python, CPLEX), Statistics, Supply Chain, Logistics, Manufacturing, Operations, Process, Production Planning & Scheduling, Inventory Management, Facility Planning & Layout, Optimization to minimize costs, Quality Center, Rational Tool Concert, Basics of Quick Test Professional.
Certificates: ISTQB, Software testing, General Insurance, Exigen Policy Core testing.
EXPERIENCE
Quality Control Engineer, Scorpion Knits, Tirupur, India May’15-Aug’16
Audited and Certified Outside Suppliers.
Maintenance of Quality Standards for Industrial Processes, Materials and Products.
Assisted production line in meeting all goals for each shift.
Programmer Analyst, Quality Engineering & Assurance, Cognizant, Coimbatore, India Aug’11- Apr’15
Proficient in creating Test Plans, Test Cases based on Business Requirements and Functional Requirement Specifications.
Identified many critical defects in Application Testing.
Appreciated from client for efficiently triaging & closing more number of Backlog defects.
Strong analytical skills, ability to understand applications from a technical as well as business perspective.
PROJECTS
Operations Planning & Control: Fall 2017(SJSU)
Led a team of four to establish Forecasting Model for Vikings Division.
Generated Aggregate plan, MPS, CRP, Scheduling & Sequencing for reduction in Operational Cost.
Validated the improvements using Simulation (Pro-Model Software).
Resulted in reduction of Production cost & Resources and project earned “A” grade.
System Simulation: Fall 2017(SJSU)
Developed and Experimented Agile and Waterfall approach for KMM Software Company.
Simulated both approach using Pro-model software.
Analyzed and recommended efficient approach for KMM future software development.
Leading Six Sigma Improvement: (Present) Spring 2018(SJSU)
Implementing the Six Sigma technique for wait-time reduction in Food & Beverage Hospitality Service.
Design & Analysis of Experiments: (Present) Spring 2018(SJSU)
Designing an experiment to study different factors affecting the Mileage (Miles Per Gallon) of cars.
ACTIVITIES
Member, Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE), September 2017-present