Nikhil Kumar

716-***-**** aco8zu@r.postjobfree.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhilkumar18

SUMMARY:

Industrial Engineer having over 3 years of experience in Manufacturing production planning, Quality assurance, Project Management, design of

manufacturing process, production layout for assemblies, equipment installation, fabrication and Material handling.

EDUCATION:

University at Buffalo, the State University of New York Aug 2013 to Feb 2015

Master of Science in Industrial Engineering GPA: 3.23/4.0

KIIT University, Bhubaneshwar, India Aug 2006 to May 2010

Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering GPA: 3.76/4.0

Certification: Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB)

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Essar Steel India Limited – Production Engineer/Deputy Manager May 2013 to Aug 2013

Increased OEE of the static and rotary equipment by 20% and reducing cost through predictive and preventive maintenance.

Optimized Production flow through Time study techniques, Lean principles like VSM and 5S.

Managed a monthly operating budget of $20000, Procuring spare parts, Vendor selection.

Maintained good relation with suppliers and contractors increasing business relations and credit.

Communicated development findings and plant issues to senior management and project team.

Trained team members for critical production processes, record keeping, health safety procedures and maintained safe working conditions.

Initiated PFMEA for the RMHS operations and condensed the SOP’s for operator change-over time reducing the cycle time by 18%.

Developed checklists for operators to mistake-proof normal working operations and identification of operational hazards.

Essar Projects India Limited – Industrial Engineer/Assistant Manager Jun 2010 to Apr 2013

Responsible for project initiation activities, budget estimates, generate procurement request of materials and subcontracts.

Increased the OEE of constructional equipment increasing availability by 35% with improved maintenance.

Developed staged inspection protocol for fabricated Steel structures, which significantly reduced post completion defects & reworks.

Collaborating with project team to identify best means and methods of construction minimizing risk, project cost tracking.

Reinforced on-site work relationship with sub-contractors resulting in their routine compliances, reducing end of project claims.

Commissioned positive displacement Slurry pumps & Centrifugal Pumps assemblies, Motors, Vibratory Screens, and Agitators assemblies.

Achieved Zero Accident during structural steel Fabrication of over 4000 MT and structural Erection of 1400 MT as per ASME Sec IX and API 650 in

compliance with ISO 9001, resulting in 310000 incident free hours, in compliance with ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001.

Recovered $290000 worth of inventory in lost capital while auditing inventory of 3 suppliers in raw materials and scrap metal.

Led a project team for Retro-fit analysis to remanufacture an existing old scrap Stacker, saving $250000 for the company.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS:

Research Assistant at University at Buffalo Regional Institute (UBRI) under the guidance of Professor Paul Ray for an Alternative Analysis Study.

Performed gauge linearity and gauge R&R study on the measurement system and studie d the variability associated by Design of Experiment to

study the influencing factors to optimize performance and cost of a 9 Volt battery for Quality Assurance.

Six Sigma project to optimized service time of ‘Bubble Tea’ by 23% using DMAIC, 5S, Why-Why analysis & FMEA for a restaurant in Buffalo.

Performed value stream mapping (VSM), KANBAN calculation and Cell designing to make the manufac turing process LEAN and drafted A3.

Industrial accidents modelling using NTSB, Domino and Basic Energy models. Hazard analysis using Fault tree diagram and OSHA standards and

study of the Human Factors involved in accident causation.

SKILLS:

Tools: Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Value Stream Mapping, Just-In-Time Production Scheduling, SMED, TPM, OEE, KAIZEN, Risk

Assessment, Root Cause Analysis, Capacity Planning, Cost Benefit Analysis, Facility Layout, Design of Experiments, Quality Control, Statistical

Process Control, Demand Forecasting, Budget Estimation, Work Prioritising, Blue Print Reading, Mistake Proofing, Project Management.

Software: Minitab, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, @Risk, Arena, AutoCAD, Feature CAM.

Programming Languages: CNC Coding, Java, PLC Programming.

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