Supply Chain Sales

SOUMIL GHALSASI

Address:

*** ***** ******* ******, ********* 510

Chicago, IL - 60607

Industrial Engineer 312-***-**** *******@***.***

Web: www.linkedin.com/pub/soumil-

ghalsasi/1b/328/b7a

Education

University of Illinois at Chicago Master of Science Industrial Engineering May 2014

(UIC) Supply Chain Management Statistical Quality Control Operations

Management Operations Research

GPA: 3.9 Production Planning and Inventory Control Plant Layout and Material

Chicago Handling Ergonomics and Human Factors Human Performance

Modelling Marketing Analytics Discrete Event Computer Simulation

University of Pune Bachelor of Engineering Mechanical Engineering May 2012

GPA: 3.5 Machine Design Finite Element Analysis Automobile Engineering

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Structure of Machines Design of

Pune, India

Machines

Employment History

Motorola Solutions Inc. Global Supply Chain Quality Intern May’13 – August’13

Schaumburg, IL

Battery Management

Traveled to McAllen, TX distribution center for data collection

Analyzed data and verified battery inventory

Validated FIFO of inventory in the warehouse

Performed root cause analysis

Carried out sample inventory and verified battery date codes

Created inventory reports

First Article Inspection

Analyzed the then current process of first article inspection

Designed a new work flow process using work flow charts

Implemented the FAI matrix using the DMAIC methodology

Stop Ship Cycle Time Reduction

Managed quality issue reports from customers

Redesigned and implemented the stop ship cycle process flow

Reduced the cycle time of stop ship by 20%

Reduced the impact on revenue caused because of the held inventory due to stop ships

Supplier Coordination

Coordinated with suppliers on quality issues

Tracked corrective actions using 8D methodology

Updated the system and higher management about quality issues and corrective actions

taken

Designed and implemented the Finders Meeting Matrix

Adon Engineering Manufacturing Engineer - Supply Chain May‘11 – August‘12

Pune, India

Material Flow Management

Applied Lean manufacturing methodologies to develop efficient material handling process

Developed and optimized assembly and storage layouts for efficient flow of materials

Developed and maintained Bill of Materials and packaging information

Conducted material flow analysis to identify potential bottlenecks

Validated First in First out (FIFO) of products to manage inventory.

Lean Manufacturing Implementation

Redesigned shop floor layout according to Lean Manufacturing standards

Implemented lean principles in the manufacturing assembly line

Improved the process flow thereby achieving an improvement in efficiency by 15%

Metal Casting Products

Implemented JIT manufacturing for metal casting products

Ensured optimum inventory stocking levels

Reduced production costs by 10%

Press Machines Project

Performed Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) on the pressing machines

Created a report of the possible failures in manufacturing using pressing machines

Proposed improvements which are being implemented in the manufacturing system

Supplier and Customer Relations

Managed relations with supplier and ensured on time part supply

Coordinated and escalated quality issues to higher management

Monitoring availability of material, appropriate arrangements for packaging and ensuring

timely deliveries

Assisted in production and inventory planning, sales forecasting

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Certifications

Six Sigma green Belt Institute of Industrial Engineers April ’13

USA

CPIM APICS (Ongoing)

USA

Academic Projects

Chemical Management Plant Layout and Material Handling January ’13 – May’13

System Designed a check sheet for the ordering system to avoid unaccounted inventory

(Inventory Management) Currently being implemented at Argonne

Argonne National Laboratory

HP Computers Supply Supply Chain Management August‘12 – December‘12

Chain Study Carried out a study project on the HP computers supply chain

UIC

Analyzed the supply chain in terms of Porters Five Forces principle

Sales Forecasting Statistical Quality Control August‘12 – December‘12

UIC

Created sales forecasting models for five products of a pharmaceutical company

Identified trends in the past sales

Used Auto Regressive Moving Average (ARMA) models to create sales forecast

Forecasted sales until January 2017

Lighting Ergonomics Ergonomics and Human Factors August‘12 – December‘12

UIC

Determined the factors affecting the lighting in a working environment

Measured these variables in four real working spaces in the university

Annual Project Pick and Place Robot August‘11 – March‘12

Pune, India

Project on the design and manufacturing a working model of a high precision Pick and Place

robot

Professional Skills/Additional Information

AutoCAD, Arena, CATIA, Photoshop, Google Sketch UP

Software

Packages MS Office Suite, MS Visio, MS Outlook, MS Visual Studio, MS Visual Basic, MS Project, MATLAB

Minitab, SAP

Personal Interests Graphology, Travelling, Movie Enthusiast, Music

Active member at Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), Pune Chapter

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