RISHIKESH REDDY NIMMA

+1-480-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/nimmarishikesh acwjdg@r.postjobfree.com Graduate lean six sigma green belt certified engineering professional, having expert skills in lean manufacturing, TQM, 5S and continues improvement. Proficient in fields of modelling & manufacturing simulation analysis, optimization, process improvement, statistical data analysis and statistical process control.

Core Competencies:

Arena Simulation Experimental Design DMAIC Technique Design of Experiments

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Manufacturing Engineering June 2016

Arizona State University, Mesa, Arizona GPA ? 3.7/4.0

Thesis: Comparing experimental designs for computer simulation using quantile regression metamodeling.

Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering May 2014

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India GPA ? 3.5/4.0

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software Tools: Arena Simulation, Simul8, MATLAB, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, MS Office, MS Visio, MS Project.

Data Analysis: R, SPSS, Minitab, JMP, Design-Expert, MS Excel-VBA, Macros, SAS.

Certifications: Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Autodesk Certified associate in AutoCAD @2012, C Programming.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Simulation Research Assistant, Dr. Jennifer Bekki, ASU, Mesa. (Master?s Thesis) January 2015 ? June 2016

Formulated methodology to determine optimum design from Mini Fab simulation model using meta-modeling.

Modeled complex semiconductor manufacturing Mini Fab simulation model involving batching, loading & unloading, rerouting, preventive & preemptive maintenance, multiple tool groups using Arena simulation tool.

Introduced new hybrid experimental-design based approach for effectively allocating simulation effort/budget.

Experimented with significant changes in the operating rules to reduce bottlenecks and total costs incurred.

Designed experimental design points in JMP and randomly selected prediction points in the same design region.

Predicted cycle times using quantile regression metamodeling at not-simulated points by utilizing R, MATLAB, Excel tools.

Compared and analyzed sphere packing, I-optimal and hybrid designs for prediction accuracy with MAPE values.

Project Management, EcoCAR 3, ASU, Mesa. August 2014 ? July 2015

Collaborated with various teams to redesign Chevrolet Camaro to an eco-friendly hybrid car improving fuel economy.

Encompassed project management tasks include project charter, consumer market research, and SWOT analysis.

Focused on quality while conducting cognitive study, applying lean techniques, optimizing the process of engineering.

Served as a schedule manager for maintaining weekly project updates, preparing Gantt charts and monthly status reports.

Manufacturing Engineering Intern, HMT Limited, India. May ? August 2013

Developed new product in coordination with engineering and applying DFMA / PFMEA methods to support manufacturing.

Optimized daily production efficiencies by implementing PMS, machine check sheets, for all production lines.

Implemented lean techniques to reduce the cycle time of machine by modifying cutting tools and parameters to improve material remove rate of machines.

Coordinated and supported different divisions of the industry like design, casting, fabrications and assembly.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, Regents on University Apartments, Tempe

Identified opportunities to reduce expenses of housing transportation system using value stream mapping, brainstorming.

Measured gasoline, maintenance cost of shuttle by utilizing data sheet, histogram, pareto chart, run charts, process map.

Analyzed total monthly expenses of shuttles by utilizing 5 why method, root cause analysis, control charts, backup charts.

Optimized scheduling system and introduced hybrid shuttle to reduce annual transportation expenses up to $40,000.

Deployed statistical process control (SPC) charts for monthly process monitoring.

Assisted two green belt teams in redesigning housing lightings & installation of solar panels to efficiently utilize electricity.

Design of Experiments, ASU, Tempe

Designed a comprehensive factorial model of an experiment by confounding to conduct analysis on the factors affecting the performance of laptop battery using the factorial design feature in JMP statistical tool.

Conducted statistical analysis using hypothesis testing and prediction profiles in JMP to identify the major factors affecting the performance and the optimum levels of these factors using principles of regression analysis.

Advanced Computer Integrated Manufacturing, ASU, Mesa

Redesigned manually operated bar cutting cell on the hydraulic press line into a fully integrated, automatic cell.

Planned a control architecture for communication between CNC, PLC, SCADA, ERP to automate production line.

Designed fixtures in SolidWorks and integrated the whole manufacturing cell, by implementing automated machines.

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