Supply Chain Engineer

Gowtham Velu

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**** ********* *****, ***.*, Los Angeles, California-90007, USA

Education University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA May 2015

Master of Science, Industrial and Systems Engineering GPA-3.66/4.00

Graduate Diploma in Optimization and Supply Chain Management, USC Marshall School of Business

Coursework: Engineering Project Management Production Planning and Scheduling Inventory

Systems Management of Engineering Teams Quality Management Financial Engineering Business

Intelligence Enterprise Wide Information Systems Logistic Management Lean Operations.

Anna University, Chennai, TN, India May 2013

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering GPA-8.82/10.00

Work Architectural Mailboxes LLC, Los Angeles, USA Feb 2015–Present

• Collecting and analyzing data to identify demand trends and forecast inventory needs and provid-

Experience

ing strategies for streamlining product lines to promote product line efficiency. Identifying new 3PL

opportunities, reviewing and providing recommendations for improving supply chain efficiency.

Wilhelmsen Ships Service, Houston, USA Jun 2014–Jan 2015

• Analyzed SKU metrics data on shipments, inventory levels, pricing, handing costs, manufacturing

trade funds, order frequency and the LTL movement between regions, identified obsolete stock and

slow movers and then forecasted and planned demand parameters.

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA Aug 2013–May 2014

• Preparing question papers, papers for publication in journals and administrative work.

GEDEE Weiler (P) Ltd., Coimbatore, India Sep 2012–Mar 2013

• Designed advanced jigs which led to a reduction of 37% in overall lead time and 54% in cost and

improved productivity. Supervised assembly lines, suggested recommendations on the quality control

processes, did end to end planning, direction and co-ordination of manufacturing processes.

Sri Steel Industries, Coimbatore, India Apr 2011–Oct 2011

• Conducted quality control including sample management, inbound and outbound delivery quality

check, and new product development in the molding and assembly department.

Academic “Mobile and Boston Cross Docking” for Wilhelmsen Ships Service

• Improved Supply chain network design resulting in reduced cost of inventory, warehouse and han-

Project

Experience dling cost and increased transparency in network with a total cost saving of $30,596.

Administered an Entire Business Process for Global Bike Inc. and HEC Montreal

• Forecasted demand, strategized procurement, production, sales and pricing using ERP systems and

analyzed the transactional data using reporting tools in SAP ECC to make business decisions.

“Theme Park Queuing Improvement using Simulation Models” for Universal Studios.

• Analyzed performance of a theme park using Arena simulation models and improved the queuing

system resulting in reduced wait times, better resource utilization, improved customer satisfaction

and business revenue.

Project Plan for Formula One Car

• Created and compiled the work breakdown structure, critical path analysis, resource analysis, work

summary analysis, cash flow analysis and a risk management plan for a Formula One car.

“Continuous Process Improvement using Lean tools” for USC Hospitality

• Optimized the cafeteria processes using 6S, process maps and value stream maps by identifying and

eliminating the non-value processes which reduced the lead time by 46% and improved the OEE.

“Design and Fabrication of an All Terrain Vehicle(ATV)” for SAE INDIA-BAJA 2012

• Modeled a single seater four wheeled off-road vehicle using CAD softwares and fabricated to test

for speed, maneuverability and durability characteristics in a competitive race involving 100 teams.

Distinctions Certifications: Six Sigma Green Belt for Process Improvement, Associate Business Foundation &

Integration with SAP ERP 6.0 EHP5 and CATIA V5 R19

Expertise Area: Supply Chain Management, Process Improvement, ERP Systems and Logistics.

Applications: SAP ERP, IFS ERP, MS Excel, MS Project, Arena, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Latex.

Positions of President, Adventure Gurus - University of Southern California. 2014 - 2015

Responsibility Head, Design and Marketing division of team “Mech Musketeers” in BAJA 2012. 2011 - 2012

Joint Secretary, Mechanical Engineering Association (SKCET Collegiate Chapter). 2010 - 2013

Academic “Vankatram Memorial Award- Outstanding Student 2009-13” - Anna University

Achievements Best Project Award for “Bio Mimicry in Automobile Design for Easy Maneuverability”

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