Engineer Management

Nayana Basur Shankarappa

*****, **** *** *, *** *32, Minneapolis, MN-55447 817-***-**** **********@*****.***

Summary of Qualifications

Industrial Engineer with 2 years of experience in apparel and medical industry with expertise in industrial engineering concepts and process improvement. Dedicated team player having led various Cross Functional Teams in various process improvement projects. Worked on projects to improve ergonomics, designed work aids to reduce operator fatigue, worked on managing the resources effectively and efficiently, designed layout to reduce man and material movement.

Education

Masters of Science in Logistics, materials and supply chain: GPA- 3.6/4 May 2015 University of Texas at Arlington, Texas.

Bachelors of Engineering in Industrial Engineering Management: GPA- 3.5/4 June 2011 Visvesvaraya Technological University, India.

Experience

Industrial Engineer: Medtronic, Inc. – Brooklyn Centre, MN for Populus Group Sep 2015

Value Stream map to identify value adding and non-value adding activities, A3 technique for problem solving, designed a visual board system to track the delay in the process, Establish Cell Operating System (Lean) subsystems, Time study and Standard work.

Logistics and Supply Chain Intern: Kaneka North America LLC - Houston, Texas June2014 - Aug 2014

Role: Optimize and Improve Raw Material Logistics- Truck, Rail and Pipeline

Analyzing existing scenario- Freight mode, Freight frequency, Order quantity, Freight quantity, Logistics Lead time, Inventory level, Inventory Policy and Chemical (Raw Material) Consumption trend.

Improvement idea generation- Changing the freight modes, Combined Freight modes, Combined Supplies, Milk run system, Chemical Feasibility constraints, Packaging constraints.

Project / Idea feasibility evaluation through cost comparison.

Cost Benefit analysis- Return on Investment, Net present value calculation considering Demurrage, Inflation, Depreciation, Labor costs, Investment, Maintenance, Utilities cost etc. for each scenario.

Scenario selected based on Profit i.e. Net Present Value / Payback period.

Executive Industrial Engineer: Silver Spark Apparel Ltd. - Bangalore, India Sep 2011 - July 2012

Role: Trouser Line Process Continuous Improvement to improve Productivity and Quality performance.

1)Cross Functional Team Rapid Improvement Projects:

Trimming Operation - Labor optimization (50% Reduction) by in built quality, CT reduction and Line balancing.

Capacity improvement -CT reduction (15%) by reducing non value added activities.

Ergonomics improvement- Fatigue reduction by providing work aids to reduce Material handling.

Lead time reduction- Raw material supply method improvement to reduce overall lead time.

2)Standardize changes- Cycle time, Sequence of operation documented and visualized for operators, Boundary sample creation and visualized in production line to reduce defects and standardize operations.

3)New Product Launch/ Style change: Process Flow/ Value Stream Mapping, Create Operation Bulletin, Design Layout based on the process flow, Resource Calculation and Allocation, Allocating manpower according to time study data, Low Volume trials to ensure production capacity and quality requirements, Creating SOPs.

4)Plant Performance Status Update: a) Data Collection from all stake holders, b) Summarizing production performance, c) Loss assessment, d) Status update e)Improvement activity based on top management inputs

Technical Skills

SAP (Logistics- Material Management, Sales and Distribution, Production Planning).

Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Visio, Microsoft Project 2010.

Solid Edge, ARENA, EXTENDSIM, ROBOSIM, SAS.

Lean Manufacturing- 5S, Fish bone diagram, A3, Line balancing, 5 Why, Value Stream Map, Boundary Sample, 7 QC Tools, FMEA, SPC, Production Analysis Board

Time study, Method Study, Process improvement, Layout design.

Academic Projects

Multiple Linear Regression: Fit a regression model for Rent of student apartment and factors affecting it, SAS.

SAP: Logistics- Materials Management, Sales and Distribution, Production Planning- Global Bike Inc.

Engineering Economy: Calculating NPV for one's life events and calculating payback period, ROI.

Project Management: Implementation of Conveyor Belt System using Microsoft Project 2010.

Contact this candidate