PRATIK NITIN SHINDE

+1-682-***-**** ac4h56@r.postjobfree.com

An Industrial Engineer with 3 years of experience in quality control, inventory control, material flow, time and motion study, cost analysis, lean manufacturing, and inventory management. A certified Six Sigma Green Belt with proven leadership skills in the field of Industrial and Mechanical Engineering. EXPERIENCE

Quality Improvement Intern UT Southwestern, Dallas - TX May 2017 – Present

• Reduced blood transfusion in CVT department by 3% while working on the project ‘Development of Audit and Feedback System to Reduce Blood Transfusion’

• Reduced cost by $75,000 by avoiding excess blood transfusion

• Project selected for Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)

• Conducted direct time study to measure the time required for arterial blood gas test

• Reduced time required to call for arterial blood gas turnaround by 2.3 mins by analyzing and utilizing the floor space for blood gas analyzer

• Implemented DMAIC to measure variation in transfusion practice

• Extracted and measured statistical baseline data for quality improvement and Six Sigma Analysis

• Created a dashboard for CVT department to keep track of surgeons’ and intensivists’ transfusion practice

• Assisted in time study and designed new floor space for surgery lab using simulation software Witness Operations Manager Texadelphia, Arlington - TX Aug 2016 – Jun 2017

• Led team of 6 team members to conduct effective and smooth operation, and increased customer satisfaction

• Performed direct time study at workplace and identified bottleneck to improve the process efficiency

• Reduced cycle time by 3.5 mins by organizing workstations by time and motion study

• Reduced labor cost by 7% per month by cross-training employees, and scheduling effectively

• Reduced wastage by 15% by standardizing portion bags

• Reduced inventory by implementing concepts like JIT, Kanban, and ordered inventory as per forecast

• Documented and standardized the process for smooth operation flow Associate Quality Engineer Asian Enterprise, Kolhapur - INDIA Aug 2014 – Dec 2015

• Achieved 40% improvement in sales goal over a target of $5000 in a month by Pareto analysis

• Reduced 20% transportation cost by implementing cross docking concept

• Negotiated and successfully completed deals worth $10,160 in a month

• Increased productivity by 11% by implementing Lean Manufacturing

• Reduced inventory cost by 6% by implementing pull system Kanban

• Reduced packaging error by 3% by implementing Poka Yoke

• Reduced defects and tool breakage by 2% by cross-training and changing production strategy

• Implemented FMEA, DMAIC and Root Cause Analysis to reduce losses

• Implemented and created process flow chart and performed value stream mapping

• Planned workforce utilization, space requirements, and equipment layout to optimize workflow

• Implemented 5S in warehouse and arranged the warehouse on First In First Out (FIFO) basis

• Developed standard operating procedure for production of brake drum for two-wheeler

• Implemented PPAP in design of brake drums for two-wheeler

• Assisted in Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) SKILLS MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint) MS Word, MS Project, Witness, Statistical Process Control, Control Chart, Process Capability, AutoCAD, Catia, SAP, ERP, Kanban, 5S, DMAIC, PDCA, Six Sigma, Project Management, Lean Manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma, Warehouse Management, Supply Chain Management, Time Study, Motion Study, Cost Reduction, JIT, Root Cause Analysis, FMEA, PDCA, Why-Why Analysis, Value Stream Mapping, APQP, PPAP EDUCATION

Master of Science Industrial Engineering, UT Arlington, USA Fall 2017 Bachelor of Engineering Mechanical Engineering, Shivaji University, INDIA Jun 2015