Assembly Line Management

A kshar Desai

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O BJECT IVE

To seek a Full t ime opportunity which could leverage my academic background, prior work experience,

superior aptitude, motivation & attitude in a relevant area to prepare me to join the workforce/your

team as a valuable contributing team member.

E DUCAT ION

Masters of Science in I ndustrial Engineering, U niversity of Houston, Texas, USA

M ay 2015

Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering, R GPV University, Bhopal, I ndia M ay

2012

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY:

• Design : Pro-E Wildfire, CatiaV5, AutoCAD, CREO 2.0, Solid Works.

• Analysis : F luent, ANSYS, StarCCM+, Abacus.

• MasterCam Softwares : CNC programming using G& M coding and Tool path simulation.

• Piping Software : PDMS, Orcaflex and Hysys.

• Control Software : M atlab, PLC Programming.

• Microprocessor Coding : PLC, Assembly level programming.

• GU I Software : Excel Solver, Adobe Photoshop, M icrosoft Visual Studio.

• Office use : M icrosoft Vista, Mac, Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint &

W indows7.

• I ndustrial Engineering : Lean Manufacturing, Simio, Arena, E rgonomics, Six Sigma

Certification(Green Belt), Time and motion studies, Kanban, Optimizing, Regression Analysis,

L ine Balancing, Cellular Manufacturing, Plant Layout, FEMA, Setup reduction strategies, Root

Cause Analysis.

PROFESSIONAL EXPER IENCE:

I nst ructional Tutor, U niversity of Houston.

A ugust ’14 – May’15

• Conducted Laboratory experiments for Fluid Mechanics Course, and taught Orcaflex to

offshore engg, class.

• Assisted professor in grading and correction.

• Tutored undergraduate students in Mathematics at Athletics and Alumni department.

Jan’ 14 – July’14

ACADEM IC PROJECTS:

Assembly Line Balancing using Simulation Techniques - T rafficware, Ltd. Houston.

Jan’14 – M ay ‘14

Ut ilized SIM IO to develop dynamic simulation model of manual assembly line to determine plant

capacity, worker utilization, cost estimation, cycle t ime, WIP, and throughput. Conducted PR-analysis,

s tudied plant layout, and performed t ime study.

- Analyzed system performance under CONWIP and Push control

- P resented staffing strategy, layout changes and queuing methodology to reduce WIP, and to increase

t hroughput by 10%.

O ptimum T ransshipment of Elect ric Power to Maintain Stability in Gr id System.

A ugust ‘13 – D ec’13

Different aspects of Ergonomics for School Children K-12. August ’14 – Dec’14

SUM MER I N TERNSH IP, Mercedes Benz, New Delhi, India.

May’10 – Aug ‘10

• Practical exposure to star vehicle diagnosis system for Mercedes Benz passenger vehicles.

• Became acquainted with software tools like AutoCAD, ANSYS, CATIA, Pro-E, Excel Solver and

Solid Edge.

• Learned Mechanical Fuel Injection System, EDC Fuel Injection System, CRS (Common Rail

F uel Injection System), MPFI Fuel Injection System, Auto Electricals, Basic Knowledge of Engine

M anagement.

Teaching Assistant in Fluids & Thermal Laboratory:

A ug 09 – May 10

I handled lab curriculum for Fluid mechanics & Heat t ransfer laboratory for diploma students. I was

responsible to bring about interactive curr iculum in imparting practical based knowledge to students.

RELEVENT COURSES

Finite Element Analysis, Entrepreneurship and Leadership Skills, Project Management, Operations

Research and Management, G roup Technology, Operations and Supply Chain Management.

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