Quality Engineer II

Karthick PS

716-***-****, ********@*******.***, linkedin.com/in/karthickpetchia

EDUCATION

University at Buffalo, The State University of New York August 2015 - February 2017 Master of Science - Industrial and Systems Engineering, Concentration - Production Systems, 3.3/4.0 Anna University, India September 2009 - June 2013

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering, Concentration - Design and Quality Assurance, 8.2/10.0 Dean’s List 2012 and 2013, Overall Student of the Year 2013 for excellence in both academics & co-curricular activities CERTIFICATIONS

ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt - License # 18642 Valid through December 2021

Accredited Project Manager (APRMTM) from International Organization for Project ManagementTM (IO4PMTM) RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Quality Engineer II – Jabil Inc., Memphis, TN May 2017 – March 2018

Launched new work cell in the site by completing necessary Quality tasks as directed by various phases through AQP

Developed 4Q trend analysis for internal process defects to place control actions in driving down process DPM metrics

Brought down Process DPM from 40K to 1K in 6 months through process improvement and preventive actions

Organized weekly JOS QIC meeting and contributed for Quality data in daily CAC meetings

Served as liaison between Jabil and customer, Vendor for any quality related issues; conducted root cause analysis

Created work Instructions, Supervised 12-15 Jabil and Temp Quality Personnel during peak seasons in multiple shifts

Performed Internal site audits and driven CAPAs / 8Ds triggered through Internal (VDIA) & Divisional/Global ISO Audits Project Manager - UB Intramurals at Praxair Inc. Buffalo, NY January 2016 - August 2016

Initiated project charter and developed strategies to effectively load granular materials into pressure vessels achieving optimal uniform flow distribution of 150 lbs./min and reducing load time from 15 hours to 1 hour by automation

Oversaw a team of 3 multi-disciplined students to optimize the design and delivered best model within time frame Industrial Engineer - V.V Titanium Pigments Pvt. Ltd, India July 2013 - July 2015

Resolved production problems by controlling quality as per ISO 9001 certification standards and periodic Internal audits

Saved $45,000 annually, improved quality using Six Sigma Methodologies as a cross functional team of 12 members

Facilitated with sales team to deliver 14 technical presentations across the country expanding business circle by 10% Engineering Intern - Thoothukudi Thermal Power Station, India May 2011 - June 2011

Collaborated with engineers in the analysis of manufacturing drawings to cool processors using CATIA and PFMEA

Key contributor in the development of 28 necessary OSHA standards in the plant, reported the findings to safety officer SKILLS

Kaizen, 5S, Agile, 8D, Lean, Minitab, Gage R&R, Data Analysis, CAPA, ECN, AutoCAD, 4Q, CNC, GD&T, SolidWorks, AQP, SAP, Supply chain, and Professional skills in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Word), Project Management ENGINEERING PROJECTS

Lean and Value Stream Mapping in a Restaurant, Tonawanda, NY February 2016 - May 2016

Implemented a Supermarket model to minimize the inventory waste, 5S for effective utilization of the workplace

Achieved a reduction of 14% in lead time of the product using continuous flow of materials in the production line Healthcare Process Optimization through Simulation January 2016 - May 2016

Simulated Arena model to process 2 different types of patients to find total time, waiting time and Processing time

Performed sensitivity analysis to figure out the optimum number of resources in each department to serve the patients

Achieved a reduction of 25.5% in the avg. total time spent by the patients and increased the resource utilization by 5.4% Six Sigma Quality Project - Liberty Cabs, Buffalo, NY September 2015 - December 2015

Reduced the average call waiting queue length from 4.4 to 3.4 calls using DMAIC techniques and improved customer satisfaction index from 82% to 94% using KPI (Key Performance Indicators) and SPC (Statistical process control) reports

Spearheaded a proper customer feedback system through Kano analysis and improved operations by 32% through lean

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