Raj Gandhi

Hayward, CA email: acy90h@r.postjobfree.com

Cell: 510-***-**** linkedin.com/in/rajtgandhi

Summary

Proven professional with career accomplishments in Engineering Project Specialist, Configuration Management, Change management and Document Control. Acknowledged for being detail-oriented, responsive and skilled at multi-task and work effectively in a fast-paced environment. Team player and strong work ethics to gain operational efficiency.

• Hardware Engineering Project specialist / Coordination, Document control, NPI Bill of material structure and sustaining products.

• Experience in new product introduction and revenue releases.

• ECR/ECO: Engineering Change Request/ Order using Agile tool for system and board level.

• Highly experienced working with Electrical, Mechanical and Packaging Engineering, Product Marketing, Operation and supply chain, Field repair / replace service team, Domestic and overseas vendors / manufactures.

• 4 years of Experience and understanding of Mfg. work flow and processes as a production supervisor, Responsible for all Production Floor activity, from PCB Assembly through Final system integrations.

• Familiar with industry compliance of the European Union RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU.

• Excellent track record of successfully managing and delivering multiple challenging new and sustaining projects.

Technological Skills:

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Oracle Open Office, Oracle Agile PLM tool, PC Design / JTS tool, I-Procurement tool, Sun-peak tool, AVL tool, U Tool, CIR Tool(Change Initiation request), BOM Utilities tool.

Professional Experience:

Oracle / Sun Microsystems, Santa Clara, CA

Senior Engineering Project Specialist March 1999 - Present

• Coordinate multiple NPI projects. (New Product Introduction) and sustaining from Pre-Production builds to Engineering release.

• Facilitating cross-functional project meetings.

• Proficient in Item types, AML’s, complex bill of material (BOM) structuring and managing from PC Boards, Mechanical, FRUs, ATO, XATOs, PTO, Outsource design models (ODM) And Joint Design Model (JDM), Verifying eCAD, mCAD and supplier Dwgs / Specs.

• Extensive background in change control from engineering development through Sustaining / End of Product Life cycle.

• Experienced in writing Product Change Notices (PCN's) and CIR (Change Initiation request) ECR/ECO: Engineering Change Request and Engineering Change Order using Agile tool. Engineering build deviation for prototype(NPI) and Production build deviation in sustaing life cycle.

• Generate purchase orders, Material tracking and allocations for all assigned projects.

• Review components spec. / Dwg’s for European Union RoHS (Restriction of Hazards substances) Directive 2011/65/EU, Validate and update status.

Scientific Technologies Inc., Fremont, CA

Buyer Planner

• Plan out the daily production load using MRP system and maintain the Kanban( Bin) system. 2

• Monitor New Orders, Daily shipment and sales backlog to help sales team to set / Schedule best possible ship date, expedite orders for customers.

• Monitor the production activities and forecast the monthly safety stock.

• Manage customer returns and repair inventory.

• Initiate the buying actions in response to the part shortages.

• Work with engineers in project development team to assign and order new parts required for Proto Build. Production Supervisor

• Supervised electrical and mechanical assembly line, established a daily / weekly production Plan using JIT Operation system.

• Designed and scheduled inventory re-stocking system.

• Implemented the quality system to the assembly line.

• Supported engineering for their prototype needs and input.

• Implemented Engineering change orders in factory production floor. Education:

S.B Garda College, South Gujarat University (India)

• Bachelor of Commerce in Business (Accounting major) Certificates: APICS (American Production and Inventory Control Society) Santa Clara Valley chapter

• Just in Time manufacturing

• Production Activity Control

• Inventory Management

• Material and Capacity Requirements Planning

• Total Quality Control

• Fundamentals of the manufacturing environment

• Master Planning

• How to Increase Production through Solid Scheduling

• Systems & technologies

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