Engineering Six Sigma

PUNEETH KALAVAGUNTA

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Farmington Hills, MI-48336 +1-612-***-****

SUMMARY

Graduated with a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and two years of intermittent work experience

Six Sigma (Green Belt) Certified and proficient in Statistical Process Control (SPC) tools

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, August 2015

Clemson University, Clemson, SC GPA-3.61

Thesis: “Effect of procedural changes on the rate of clinical alarms in ICU”

Advisor: Dr. David Neyens

Master of Science in Economics, June 2013

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India GPA- 3.57 Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering June 2013

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India GPA-3.50

WORK AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Graduate Research Assistant May – August 2015

Ergonomics & Applied Statistics Lab, Advisor: Dr. David Neyens (http://myweb.clemson.edu/~iedept/east/)

Applied Statistical Process Control (SPC) Charts in Greenville Health System (GHS)

Developed excel (VBA-based) tool using for client that supported generating several types of quality control charts (Xbar & R, Xbar & S, I-MR, C, U, N and NP) and that was integrated into their clinical and operational business practices

Assisted hospital administrators and physicians to understand and interpret quality control charts

Conducted Statistical analysis to examine the effect of nurse work practices on clinical alarms in Greer Memorial Hospital’s (GHS group) ICU

Functional Data Analysis (FDA) was used to test the effectiveness of skin preparation administration in a regional South Carolina hospital.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) driving simulator study

Conducted driving simulator study to analyze the impact of vehicle to vehicle (V2V) communication technology on driver safety

Teaching Assistant of “Design and Analysis of Work Systems” course Clemson University

Lab Instructor January – May 2015

Taught a lab section of a sophomore-level work design and human factors course

Assisted students with learning how to compose lab reports, graded homework, lab reports, and exams

Frost & Sullivan Chennai, India Market

Research Intern July - December 2012

Performed primary and secondary market researched of Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) in European sector to identify market drivers and restraints.

Developed an economic model to forecast LCV sales 2013-2017 in the European market.

National Aluminum Company Ltd (NALCO) Damanjodi, India

Intern, Mechanical Engineering Department May - August 2010

Initiated time-motion and ergonomic tests to identify high risk jobs and tasks

Conducted Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA), capacity analysis, line balancing, line balancing, time and motion study and increased the efficiency of the production line by 12%

Identified opportunities to reduce workplace accidents and increase safety standards

RELEVANT ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Quality Project - Application of CUSUM chart in healthcare Clemson University

Term project for graduate level “Foundations in Quality Engineering” January – May 2014

Analyzed the applications of cumulative sum chart (CUSUM) in monitoring healthcare processes and assessing the quality of service provided.

Demonstrated how doctors can use CUSUM charts to achieve statistical process control of drug administration process.

Inventory Management Project Clemson University

Term project for graduate level “Design of Human-Machine Systems” August – May 2013

Assisted our client (Clemson University Publication Department) streamline their inventory management process to cut down costs and improve efficiency

Applied user-centered design principles (e.g., like identifying customer needs, target specifications, concept generation, concept screening and implementation) in a real workplace.

Developed a more efficient inventory management system that cut down the cost spent by our client on inventory management by 25%.

Usability Testing of Self-Checkout Machines Clemson University

Term project for graduate level “Usability Evaluation” January – May 2015

Developed user profiles, personas and scenarios after conducting interviews and focus groups.

Performed heuristic evaluation and cognitive walkthrough to identify usability problems.

Used wireframes and rapid prototyping to develop a user-friendly interface.

Website Design and Usability Testing Project Clemson University

Term project for graduate level “Design of Human-Computer Systems” January – May 2014

Designed and built user-friendly website (http://socgsa.cs.clemson.edu/) for Computer Science Graduate Students Association (CSGSA) of Clemson University

SKILLS

Minitab

SPSS

R

Statistical Process Control(SPC)

SAS

Six Sigma

FMEA

Kaizen

Design of Experiments(DOE)

TPM

SMED

SQL

Kanban

Value Stream Map

Microsoft Excel (VBA)

MS Office

APQP

5S

7 Quality tools

Lean

SolidWorks

PPAP

AutoCAD

Human factors

ISO 9000

HONORS and CERTIFICATIONS

Six Sigma (Green belt) certified by Centre for Excellence in Quality, Clemson University.

Awarded the 2015 Sunanth Anand Memorial Award from Clemson University’s Department of Industrial Engineering

Member of Alpha Pi Mu (Industrial Engineering honor society).

Member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE).

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