Engineer Manufacturing

Vaishali Thakkar

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SUMMARY

Experienced in PCBA manufacturing operations, Lean Manufacturing, Process Improvement, Quality Control, Inventory Management, and Time Study- Work measurement technique.

Achieved cost savings of $275,000 by redesigning the material flow in a manufacturing facility.

Improved process and achieved cost savings by performing corrective actions in inventory management.

Well experienced in working with Agile (PLM), BaaN (ERP), Flex Flow (Product manufacturing record and history)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Flextronics International, Plano, Texas September 2012 – March 2015

PRODUCT ENGINEER

Responsible for Product and Process support for sustaining products and New product introduction (NPI).

Designed and developed process flow, Manufacturing Process Instructions (MPI) for Down -hole PCBA for Oil and gas drilling products, voting machine, Door lock security system, and integration level for customers Schlumberger, Dominion voting, Allegion, Pella Windows, Starbucks,

Coordinated with production team and customers in order to address engineering change orders (ECO) and manufacturing change orders (MCO).

Auditing technical documentation to ensure quality control and updating manufacturing documents based upon corrective action request (CAR).

Participated and provided on going support for continuous improvements and cost saving projects. Optimized manufacturing processes to meet the increase in customer demand.

Krypton Solutions, LLC, Plano, Texas May 2010 – August 2012

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER/QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST

Carrying out bills of material (BOM) based upon approved manufacturer list (AML) for quotations of printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) for clients including Texas Instruments, Quest Medical, and Intel.

Achieved cost savings in kitting and material flow operations using Lean manufacturing techniques and continuous process improvement.

Supervised inventory control activities including incoming material inspection, receiving, storage, and issuing of parts; provided training for five employees and managed their task assignments

Prioritizing and releasing work orders for kitting and assembly processes in order to ensure on-time delivery of the finished product.

Siemens Energy & Automation Inc., Infrastructure Logistics Division, Irving, Texas

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER INTERN / CO-OP June-December 2008

Optimized product flow utilizing Lean Manufacturing techniques to improve production of mail sorting machines for USPS, and achieved an annual cost savings of $275,000.

Performed time studies on spot welding, cabling operation, and various other processes to achieve continuous process improvement and successfully establish labor standards.

Coordinated with production shop floor to identify the causes for machine downtime and collected data to improve machine utilization.

University Of Texas at Arlington, Texas

GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT January–May 2008

Conducted statistical analysis to refine a “Data-Driven Optimization Prototype” that was developed to minimize the environmental impact of the De-icing activities at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.

Validated data received from the DFW airport authorities and updated database using MS Access.

EDUCATION

M.S. in Industrial Engineering from University of Texas at Arlington (GPA 3.9) 2008

B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Sardar Patel University, India (GPA 3.6) 2005

SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS

Certified In Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) – Basics of Supply Chain Management by APICS.

Proficient in Agile (PLM), BaaN (ERP), Flex Flow (Product manufacturing record and history), FileMaker Pro, SAP, AutoCAD, Pro-Engineer, and Microsoft Office Suite.

Conversant with Statistical Analysis Software (SAS), Minitab, Witness, and Solid Works.

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