Lean Engineer/Quality Engineer/Manufacturing/Industrial Engineer

Education:

Auburn University, Auburn, AL

Master of Industrial and System Engineering May 2016 Graduate Certificate: Automotive Manufacturing Systems Minor

University of Pune, Nashik, MH, India

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering May 2013

Key Achievements:

Utilized $250,000 worth plastic scrap material and made various recipes for future utilization of scrap.

Improved assembly time by 100% using Lean Manufacturing.

Worked towards implementing ISO/TS 16949 standards in Automotive Part Manufacturer.

Implemented FIFO system for raw materials.

Experiences:

CUMBERLAND PLASTIC SOLUTIONS, Auburn, Al, USA

Industrial Engineer Intern Jan 2016-May 2016

Worked to resolve and continually improve injection molding issues in coherence with the quality department by making Work Instructions, Final Inspection, Check sheets, Work Cell Layouts, Packaging Instructions, PPAP, 8D, Root Cause Analysis, 5 Why, Ishikawa Diagrams, Auditing based on ISO/TS 16949 standards.

Lead individual project to develop and implement FIFO system for all the assembly components, using puller racks and making controlled documents.

Implemented and developed controlled documents for Poka Yoke testing instruction.

Worked towards improving OEE by tacking quoted cycle time.

Assisted process engineers to carry out Statistical Analysis for improving productivity, standardizing cycle time other process parameters.

Developed a Material Purge Matrix for various materials like PP, TPE, POM, ABS, ASA, PC, PCABS, PA6/66 to avoid unnecessary use of expensive purge material.

CUMBERLAND PLASTIC SOLUTIONS, Auburn, Al, USA

Industrial Engineer Intern May 2015-Aug 2015

Gave solution to utilize 88000 Pounds of plastic regrind material in an injection molding company, this saved approximately $250,000. Also provided long term effective utilization of the waste (MUDA) or scrap parts of various materials like PP, ABS, PC, TPE, POM, PCABS, ASA, PA6/66.

Improved an assembly process by 100% using lean techniques like Bucket Brigade.

Applied lean techniques like 5S, 4M, Continuous Improvement, Poke Yoke, DMAIC.

Assisted Industrial Engineer on New Plant Layout, Time Study and Productivity.

Carried out trials for safety and dimension check with quality department.

ATLAS COPCO, Nashik, MH, India

Project Intern Jun 2012-May 2013

Developed and designed fixture for lifting and rotating undercarriage during assembly of Mark-2 in SDE (Surface Drilling Equipment).

Resulted in reduced time required for process from 16 hours to approximately 4 hours.

Maintained and improved safety to associates

Wear of work piece was nullified

Studied ANSYS and used for extracting design for fixtures

BOSCH, Nashik, MH, India

Project Intern Aug 2011-Apr-2012

Planned and designed assembly station required for installation of Back-Flow Tube in assembly line (Magnet Line, Station 2) of Fuel Injector.

Resulted in optimization and reduction of time required for assembly process

Minimized number of associates required

Using ergonomics, made the process effortless

Saved roughly 15 minutes per shift (or 45 minutes per day)

Designed chute according to the demands of the process

Implemented PLC programming

BAJA ASIA SAEINDIA, KKWIEER, Nasik, MH, India

Team Member Aug 2010-Mar-2011

Designed and presented all-terrain vehicles (ATV), ranked 18th in India.

Worked on Material Selection, Wheel and Wheel Assembly, Vehicle Dynamics

Successfully designed lightest vehicle (chromoly)

Designed Knuckle

Graduate Projects:

1)Future Vehicle. 2) Product development/innovation: Power up. 3) PLC for traffic signals in USA. 4) Warehouse activity profiling using database. 5) DOE on testing effect of alcohol on driving.

Software and Programming:

ANSYS, SolidWorks, MasterCAM, CNC(G-code, M-code), MS PowerPoint, MS Access, MS Excel, MS Word, C/C++, MATLAB, PLC, Minitab, Gurobi.

Activities and Affiliation:

President of Auburn University Indian Student Organization, 2015.

Kaizen implementation in Lego Lab (Lean Production), Auburn University

Seminar on Assembly Line of Vehicle, Mahindra & Mahindra Verito, Nasik, MH, India

Work Shop on BAJA ASIA SAEINDIA 2010 & FORMULA SAEINDIA DESIGN CHALLENGE 2009

References: (Available on request)

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