KIRTESH DAVE

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US Citizen

Result-driven Senior Process/Manufacturing Engineer with wide range of experience involving small-to medium-sized manufacturing environments.

Track record of devising, evaluating and implementing continuous improvement to minimize waste and reduce costs while maximizing quality and yield.

Establishing effective Lean Quality improvements while encouraging proactive participation across the manufacturing floor.

Supervisory experience with up to 60 direct / 300 indirect reports

Six Sigma Black Belt

Project Management

Quality – SPC, COPQ

Continuous Improvement

Lean Manufacturing

Kaizen

Resource Optimization

Training

P & L Accountability

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sandvik 2005 – Feb 2017

Senior Process Engineer Sandvik, Inc, Westminster, SC Jan 2012 – Feb 2017

Methods Engineer/ Supervisor Mar 2007 - 2012

Methods Engineer/ Supervisor Sandvik Tooling, Fair Lawn, NJ 2005 – Jun 2006

Supported Production by way of Continuous Improvements, Process Design and Development and Troubleshooting in the areas of die repair, green machining of carbide, sintering, plasma coating, grinding and the tool crib.

Streamlined processes which reduced man-hours, improved quality and reduced lead-time for availability from 3 days to 1 day

Introduced New Technology EDM Machine for increased productivity

Improved Quality with the introduction of a Vision Microscope to reduce human error in the process

Reduced variable spending every year in all areas by implementing LEAN concepts

Improved productivity by designing/redesigning manufacturing processes; saving approximately 30%.

Managed the repair of equipment to reduce maintenance costs.

Re-engineered processes and improved productivity to 15% with reduced rejections

Reduced and sustained rejections level from 0.35% to 0.28% for the last 3 years

Achieved cost-savings of 10% and standardized the use of grinding wheels

Involved staff to participate in KAIZEN (Zero Investment Improvement) events

Developed & trained staff

Rutgers University Jun 2006 – Mar 2007

Studied Lean Manufacturing and obtained Six Sigma Black Belt certification

Pullmatic Manufacturing (Division of Magna Int’l), Markham, Canada 2003 – 2005

Manufacturer and assembly of automotive powertrain/transmissions

Process Improvement / CNC Machine Operator

Developed processes for mass production.

Responsible for training associates in CNC programming.

Reduced cycle times and holds.

Developed and implemented quality plans and measurement techniques to reduce cost of quality to 10%.

Implemented resource planning of machine, materials and methods.

Programmed CNC machines.

Consulting, India 1998-2003

. Yield, improvement on fabrication & Sheet Metal reduced waste by 18%

. Consolidation of foot print for precision manufacturing company

. Integrated single piece flow & reduced holds & quick response to the market demand

Atlas Copco, India 1993 – 1998

Manufacturer and assembly of compressors, vacuum solutions, air treatment systems, construction and mining equipment and power tools.

Manufacturing / Project Manager

Responsible for the daily manufacturing and transformation activities for a 3 shift operation

8 direct reports and over 300 indirect reports

P & L responsibility and capital budgeting

Created a flexible & open organization and developed a sense of ownership

Organized a program for the awareness of cost of poor quality, KAIZEN (ZII) events

Bosch Rexroth, Ahmadabad, India 1988 – 1993

Manufacturer of drive and control technology

Manufacturing Superintendent

Achieved cost savings and reduced rejection, customer complaints by 15%

Increased production and assembly line productivity time from 2 weeks to 3 days

Developed and implemented organization wide process improvement

Reduced rejections and improved delivery time by re-designing floor layout and eliminating movements to reduce holds

Transformed manufacturing facility to boost exports

Schlaforst Engineering (currently Integra Engineering), Baroda, India 1981 – 1988

Manufacturer of textile machinery

Manufacturing Shift Supervisor

EDUCATION

BS Mechanical Engineering MS University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat-India 1988

Diploma in Industrial Engineering & Management – Technical Examination Board, Gujarat-India

Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma Black Belt, Quality Management – Rutgers University

Building Better Work Relationships: Better Techniques for Result Oriented Communication - AMA

Minitab 16 Training

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