Six Sigma Management

ARUNACHALAM CHIDAMBARAM

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OBJECTIVE

An Industrial Engineering Graduate student seeking for an Internship/Co-op position starting summer 2015.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Eco CAR 3 Competition, Wayne State University, Detroit December 2014 – Present

Project Management

• Eco CAR 3 is an Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition sponsored by GM and US department of Energy.

• Prepared Gantt Charts to schedule and control the project.

• Using FMEA, working on a system for keeping track of main risks involved in risk management.

• Closely monitoring the cost of parts needed with the budget available for cost management.

ARZ Group, Chennai, India January 2013 –July 2014

Operations Engineer

• Using “DMAIC” methodology reduced the WIP.

• Performed 5S implementation to promote safe working environment and increased the productivity.

• Reduced Non-value added activities from 28% to 6% using Value Stream Mapping.

• Provide Engineering support to all manufacturing operations through the application of lean manufacturing /

Kaizen principles.

• Liaised with top management. Assisted in the development of strategic plans for operational activity.

• As a member of cross-functional team, worked with the marketing department to get feedback on market

requirements, quality and, suggested making different products and as a result increased the sales by 30%.

• Implemented the “First in through” program to improve the quality of the product.

DAHNAY Logistics Pvt. Ltd, Chennai, India August 2012– December 2012

Intern

• Performed price Bidding and Negotiations.

• Created Comparative spreadsheet for Buyer presentations.

• Handled supplier management.

• Used Excel to segregate data by creating pivot tables for reports and presentation purpose.

Integral Coach Factory, Chennai, India May 2009 – September 2009

Manufacturing Intern

• Performed Time studies, calculated Takt times, developed operator balance charts, Kanban’s, Value Stream

Maps and Spaghetti diagrams.

• Used SMED methodology to achieve quick changeovers in tooling.

• Analyzed Non conformity report using Root Cause Analysis and reduced the rate of NCR.

EDUCATION:

Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA August 2014 – Present

M.S. Industrial Engineering GPA: 3.67/4.0

Coursework: Applied engineering Statistics, Deterministic Optimization, Production Systems, Fundamentals of Lean

Six Sigma.

Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Chennai, India May 2008 – May 2012

Bachelors in Electrical and Electronics Engineering GPA: 3.2/4.0

Related Coursework: Operations research, Principles of Management, Lean Manufacturing.

SOFTWARE SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS:

• Lean Six Sigma “Green Belt” certification.

• MINITAB, QM for windows, AutoCAD, MS office (Word, Excel, Power point, Outlook, Access, Project, Visio),

LabVIEW (learning).

ACADEMIC PROJECTS:

• Optimization of the Billing system in a Telecom industry using Lean Six Sigma.

• Continuous improvement for a Semiconductor industry.

• Minimization of cost of Mobile phone manufacturing and transportation.

• Supply chain network optimization of a manufacturing firm.

• Inventory management at a Furniture store.

• MRP Decision Support System.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Six sigma Poka-yoke Kaizen 8D.5S.5M

FMEA Operations MS Excel Statistical Process Control

Shop Floor Control Value Stream Mapping Design of Experiments Continuous Improvement

NON ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE:

• Board member, Competitions committee, Ultimate Players Association of India August 2014 - Present

• Student Assistant, The Graduate School, Wayne State University November 2014 – Present

• Vice President, Lions Club of SVCE 2009 – 2012

• Captain of an Ultimate Frisbee Club, Airborne, which won 4 National championships in India.

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