GAUTHAM SEKAR

716-***-**** ac7zap@r.postjobfree.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/gautham-sekar-b9035312b/ EDUCATION

University at Buffalo M.S., Industrial and Systems Engineering GPA: 3.77/4.0 Expected February 2019 SASTRA UNIVERSITY B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering CGPA: 7.7/10 Member of ISHRAE July 2013- May 2017 SKILLS

Tools Minitab, R, AutoCAD, MS (Access, Excel, PowerPoint), Gurobi Optimizer (Using Python), SQL Skills Process improvement, SPC, DMAIC, 5S, Lean Manufacturing, VSM, TPS, OEE, FMEA, JIT Certifications Six Sigma Green Belt, Design for Six Sigma, Project Management (Workshop) PUBLICATION: Co-Authored and presented the paper titled “Evaluation of effectiveness of Lean, Agile and Leagile techniques in a Supply Chain” in the 3rd North American International Conference at Washington DC. EXPERIENCE

Pfaudler Inc. Rochester, New York

Supply Chain Co-op – Using MS Excel (V-lookup), Infor M3 Fall ‘18

• Consolidating big data, preparing PFEP (Plan For Every Part) and Kanban cards to facilitate WIP limits.

• Training with M3 Infor ERP software and supporting inventory location changes in the warehouse.

• Evaluating CARs including Root Cause Analysis and proposal of short-term and long-term solutions.

• Assessing critical suppliers’ On-time performance (OTP) and communicating findings to the business unit. Sodexo Fort Wayne, Indiana

Intern (Facilities) – Used MS Excel, Go iLawn, IBM Maximo Summer ‘18

• Collaborated with client and assisted for the smooth transition to new CMMS Software Maximo.

• Performed time study, capacity analysis and inventory management of all MRO equipment.

• Proposed a model that helped the company identify right number of workforce to be deployed for each operation along with their productivity units leading to a 15% reduction in resource. Ceeyes Engineering Industries Pvt. Ltd. India

Intern (Supply Chain) – Used MS Excel (Pivot table), Value Stream Mapping Winter ‘16

• Designed current state Value Stream Map of 16-cylinder V-engine camshafts to identify potential pain points, bottlenecks, pacemaker process and scope to incorporate continuous flow.

• Introduced Cellular production to combine multiple operations, Supermarket pull systems to control upstream processes, Kanban posts, FIFO lanes in the future state map to reduce NVA time.

• Minimized WIP inventory by 24% and NVA time by 20% translating to a significant monetary benefit. RANE TRW Steering Systems Ltd. India

Intern (Process Improvement) – Used MS Excel (Gantt chart), Six Sigma Tools (Pareto Chart) Summer ‘16

• Worked with production coordinator to develop Standard Operating Procedure and suggest changes to eliminate bottlenecks for the new cam shaft assembly line in one of their SGDs (Steering Gear Divisions).

• Modeled cycle time graph, operator balance chart, standardized work table and Gantt chart for scheduling

• Decreased the idle time of two machines thereby creating a continuous flow and ultimately enhancing productivity by 20%.

COURSE PROJECTS:

Demand Forecasting and Production Scheduling for a Dairy Cooperative in Buffalo Spring ‘18

• Analyzed the inaccuracies in existing forecasting techniques and production schedule for five different dairy products to combat the problem of understocking and overstocking using Minitab.

• Assessed different forecasting methods (Moving Average, Regression Analysis, Holt’s Method and Winter’s method) and chose the one with least MAPE and MAD error values.

• Presented a production schedule considering appropriate shelf life using MRP and validated the accuracy of proposed forecasts to be more than 90% for all the products.

Contact this candidate