SATVIK NANDAGUDI

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Kansas City, MO 64106 ac5uma@r.postjobfree.com

Six Sigma Green Belt - Quality engineer with 4 years of New product launch experience & expertise in SCAR, PPAP, APQP, FMEA, CAPA, Gage R&R, SPC, DOE, IATF JIT environment, cost reduction, Lean six σ, continuous improvement & supplier management with objective of achieving zero quality defects whilst working with global suppliers from Japan, China, Mexico, Portugal and Canada EDUCATION

M.S, Industrial Engineering, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, NY, GPA: 3.83 June 2015 B.S, Industrial Engineering & Management, Visveswaraya Technological University, India, GPA: 3.75 June 2011 EMPLOYMENT

Adient,

Quality Engineer II / Supplier Quality Engineer II, Kansas City MO Dec 2016 - Present

Coordinated with tier 2, 3 suppliers and GM for new production trial runs (PTR) and design modification changes

Initiated Supplier containment actions and GP-12 containment process during product launch on Cadillac XT4

Initiated Supplier' monthly chargebacks, CAPA resolutions and validation of supplier implemented containment actions

Conducted supplier audits and internal process/safety audits as per Adient quality procedures

Established function tester control limits on all Seat connector motors obtained from capability studies

Validated PFMEA and Control plans with DFMEA for Poke Yoke verifications for new product launch to meet GM launch requirement

Reduced scrap by 30% ($50000) in one year by implementing permanent countermeasures using visual training, Q alerts, RCA, 5 Why analysis, trend analysis, 4M methodology

Visualized trend reports on MIRA system to analyze top 10 scrap components and helped improve cost of poor quality

Organized Production, Engineering and Continuous improvement teams to resolve customer issues within 10 days using 5 WHY analysis, 8D methods, RCA

Used Covisint software to keep track of all design modifications, 8D reports and product investigations from GM & Ford

Worked with Product Launch Team (PLT) to implement Poke Yoke's, Visual identifications for Cadillac launch

Executed monthly Capability studies and trend reports for all safety & critical characteristic products involved in complete seating systems per IATF requirement

Supported Adient sister plants on Jeep Cherokee, Camry, Lexus ES, Avalon, Camaro, Terrain, Cadillac CTS & XTS - product launches

Unipres Corporation,

Quality Engineer / Supplier Quality Engineer, Forest MS July 2015 – Nov 2016

Documented FMEA, RCA, control plans, PPAP, PSW, MSA, APQP and 8D for Nissan, Calsonic Kansei, Honda and Toyota

Prepared Quality Inspection reports, conducted ultrasound destruct and push out test to verify nut welded assembly parts panels

Submitted PPAP (level 5) to Nissan for Nissan Rogue and Altima launch & conducted capability studies, run at rate studies & gage R&R study on fortnightly basis during launch for quality and accuracy improvement activity

Resolved quality alerts & initiated 8D to suppliers not meeting Nissan Engineering standards & oversaw supplier process audits per TS 16949 and ISO 9001

Lead supplier PPAP evaluations and resolved quality problems for suppliers’ issues through RCA and error proofing methods

Saved $40000 in rework costs by identifying defects in Shoki Ryodu process and taking corrective actions using root cause analysis

Transplace,

Industrial Engineering Intern, Lowell AR May 2014-Aug 2014

Established benchmark for top 100 shipping volumes, origin and destination locations for carriers and saved $30000 in time and labor costs as Transplace used benchmark data to identify potential carriers instead of looking through each proposal

Extracted data from SOPs, RFQ's and Transplace Management System (TMS) to determine rates, quotes, FAK's, special conditions and volumes for all lanes and optimized routes for LTL and TL using Transplace Routing software

Performed capacity analysis, quality analysis and operational effectiveness using fuel rates based on FAK structure

Analyzed 3PL data using MS Access, Transplace Optimization software and Pivot tables to determine top hubs based on revenues, shipments and carrier capacity utilization Goodwill Industries of Western New York,

Six Sigma Green Belt Intern, Buffalo, NY Sept 2014 - Dec 2014

Constructed KPIV/KPOV matrix, process flow maps, DOE and VSM to improve overall efficiency and capacity rates within supply chain operations and implemented manual customer forecasting process to help increase revenues by $30000 per year at 6 Goodwill Stores

Headstrong India Ltd,

Quality Data Analyst, Bangalore, India July 2011- July 2013

Conducted data analytics project that used high volume data using Minitab, MS Access and Excel to reveal key information about factors that affected usage of end product for Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and DaVita Healthcare

Using QA tools, I improved quality by 20% in one year and saved 50000 Indian Rupees in rework & correction savings ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Quality - DOE Project, University at Buffalo, NY Jan 2015 - May 2015

Developed Gage linearity and gage R & R study to improve flight time of model helicopters

Used Minitab, time studies and Excel Pivot tables to determine outcome of experiment New York State Center for Engineering Design and Industrial Innovation(NYSCEDII) Jan 2015 - May 2015

Conducted Facility, process improvement and feasibility projects to study relocation allocation for NYSCEDII

Prepared objective survey using six sigma principles to identify feasibility of relocation versus status quo for project

NYSCEDII location was determined to be better off in current location than new one that saved up to $80000 Bosch India Limited, 5S Lean Intern, Bangalore, India Jan 2011- Apr 2011

Worked on Developing 5S standards for Diesel valve manufacturing stations within

Evaluated machines with low utilization percentage and low yields to make improvements

Conducted DMAIC process to identify the reasons for low yields and implemented 5S standards to improve capacity by 7 % and utilization by 3%

CERTIFICATIONS, SKILLS & MEMBERSHIP

Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB) from International Six Sigma Institute, Germany

Certified - Polyworks Inspector 3D scan and Quality Software

Supply Chain and Logistics Professional Certification from Government of India and Monster Inc.

Software Skills: Minitab, Covisint, MIRS DCS, Business Objects, Siemens NX, Visio, MS Project, AS400, MS Office,SQL, MS Access

Knowledge of DMAIC process, SPC, PPAP, APQP, FMEA, Control plans, 5S, Kanban, JIT, TQM, SPC, DOE, Supply chain optimization, Ergonomic design, Inventory planning, 3PL and ISO 9001 and TS 16949 auditing process

Member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), Lean.org and APICS ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Reduced trim scrap cost by $50000 (30 percent year on year) by executing continuous improvement projects on trim and armrest interior components in one year

Responsible for supplier chargebacks and approvals exceeding $95000 in one year

Launched New model years on Nissan Murano, Nissan Leaf, Nissan Altima and Chevrolet Malibu

Lead QE for Cadillac XT4 launch from PTR to SOP

Improved seat appearance on XT4 by initiating and coordinating design changes, running part trials from suppliers and initiation of design changes for customer end appearance improvements

Identify top 10 problems using Pareto charts on XT4 and formed a dedicated internal and supplier team to resolve issues within 30 days or less

Initiated new product rejection process by initiating cumulative monthly reject costs to suppliers thereby saving 6500$ on costs which were not accounted for at Adient Riverside

Was sole QE from GMBU that helped on smooth transition from TS to IATF certification audit process with zero major findings

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