EDUCATION
Binghamton University, State University of New York, NY, USA May 2018
Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering (GPA 3.7)
Chitkara Institute of Engineering & Technology, Punjab Technical University, Chandigarh, India May 2014
Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering
TECHNICAL & RELEVANT SKILLS
Certificates: Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Python for Data Science, Introduction to python and Machine Learning
Other Skills: English, Hindi(Native), Punjabi(Native), Japanese (Basic Knowledge)
Computer: Superior proficiency with CATIA-V5, PTC Creo, AutoCAD, Minitab, Python, R, SAS, Microsoft Office Suite, SQL
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
U-Shin Pvt. Ltd., R&D Center, Hiroshima, Japan Mar. 2014 - May 2016
Design Engineer
Implemented DMAIC problem-solving method to reduce annual spending of Hiroshima plant by $600,000, a 250% ROI annually
Designed Backdoor latch assembly line layout in Catia and AutoCAD which increased productivity by 21%
Facilitated a Kaizen event and Lean six sigma tools (RCA, 5S, 5Whys) to improve worker productivity in keyset assembly line by 9%, gaining 17000 production hours annually
Modified existing Latch assembly line using Poka-Yoke which increased efficiency for the same by 35%
Conducted FMEA and DFMEA analysis for latch sub-assemblies and eliminated defects in internal resin parts
Eliminated 9 out of 48 Latch parts using Lean six sigma tools which reduced overall inventory by 25% and cost by $250,000
Cheema Boilers Ltd., Mohali, India Aug. 2013 - Nov. 2013
Intern
Designed an energy efficient and economical car parking system which could accommodate 4 times the number of cars as compared to normal parking system and hence got installed in 3 hospitals and 1 multiplex in New Delhi, India
Designed a statistical model in AutoCAD for the holes in stray tubes for boilers and hence improved the current model’s efficiency by 60%
Bhushan Power Steels Ltd., Chandigarh, India June 2012 – Oct. 2012
Intern
Suggested an improvement in work flow rate of the manufacturing plant which improved the overall manufacturing efficiency of the plant by 25%
Suggested and implemented a model for transportation of iron bars which helped in 15% cost reduction in transportation
Assessed the quality of finished iron bars and wires, prepared test cases and presented the reports
PROJECT EXPERIENCE Zillow’s Home Value Prediction May 2017 - present Team Leader
Successfully predicted log error in Zillow estimate prices for 1.4 million houses with an accuracy of 77%
Performed data imputation techniques, Variable reduction and addition for the housing data
Used predictive analytics techniques to forecast outcomes and pattern of housing data
Efficiency improvement for Boar’s Head Deli at Binghamton University Jan. 2017 – April 2017
Proposed a statistical model for reducing average wait times of Boar’s Head Deli during peak hours of operation
Validated the model through descriptive statistics and exploratory factor analysis
Increased efficiency of the sandwich place by 40%
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Binghamton University Student Ambassador- Represented Binghamton University in India and conducted Information sessions Dec. 2017
Binghamton Bhangra Dance Team- Managed a budget over $10,000 to allocate resources for annual dance competition, Bhangra fever which hosted audience of over 1,000 people Feb. 2017
Binghamton university – American Society for Quality (ASQ)-Member chair Feb. 2017