Vivek Pabla

aczkpv@r.postjobfree.com 979-***-**** https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivek-pabla-25363b21 A demonstrated Industrial Operations and Business Excellence professional with over 4 years of technical and managerial experience. Motivated self-starter with extensive experience in OEM management in India and currently looking for Full Time/Co-op Opportunities starting April 2017 in the field of Industrial Operation Analysis, Supply Chain, Supplier Quality and Business Analysis. EDUCATION

University of Houston, Cullen College of Engineering, Houston, TX Masters, Major: Industrial Engineering, GPA 3.45/4.0 May 2017 Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, GPA 3.60/4.0 Aug 2007 - May 2011 ACADEMIC PROJECTS

• Provided consultancy services to Houston Intercontinental Airport to develop System using simulation and modeling software SIMIO and ARENA calculating workforce requirement for efficient functioning of all the departments such as Operations, Custodial, and Maintenance.

• Developed spreadsheet models for various organizations to perform business analysis, provide economic solution to problem related to business optimization using risk analysis, data analytics, predictive analysis, gap analysis, modelling trend curves, regression and simulation and proposed different alternatives to achieve the goals.

• Successfully developed business strategy using qualitative and quantitative metrics from SAP predictive analysis and R-Programming for muesli industry by analyzing HEC Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) simulation.

• Coursework- Quantitative Analysis (MS Excel), Operations Research, Global Supply Chain, Digital Simulation and Modeling, Business Modeling, ERP systems, Probability and Statistics, Business Intelligence, Data Analytics.

TECHNICAL SKILLS Business Process Redesign, ERP systems, Process Optimization, Lean Six Sigma, SIMIO, Spend analysis, R-Statistics, Auto CAD, Pro E, SQL, Tableau, Advanced MS Excel (Palisade Tools), SAP GUI, SAP Predictive analysis, PowerPoint, Poka Yoke, SPC, VA/VE, PLC, PPAP, APQP, QC Tools. PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

• Pro-E Wildfire, PTC, 2009

KEY WORDS

• Business Intelligence • Performance Management • Lean Six Sigma (DMAIC)

• Supplier Quality Assurance • Deciding Team KPI’s • Digital Simulation and Capacity Modeling

• Data and Statistical Analysis • Business Modeling • SAP ERP MM and QM Modules

• CIP • Supply Chain analyst • Labor Planning & Standards Budgeting EXPERIENCE

University of Houston, C. T. Bauer College of Business September 2015-Present Instructional Assistant for Advanced Excel Course

• Developed course content and instructed 120 students through weekly workshops Hero Motocorp (Honda) Limited, Gurgaon, India July 2014-July 2015

($ 3.6 Billion Global Leader Two-Wheeler Manufacturer) Deputy Manager, Vendor Development

• Prepared and analyzed statistical and productivity reports of 35 suppliers using the combination of SAP ERP and PowerPivot (Excel) achieving a target of 10% EBITDA and coordinated information management between two data tracking sources.

• Collaborated with suppliers, R&D and Vendor development team to develop annual business plan that included roadmap, strategy and revenues generated of the suppliers and incorporated the same in SAP system.

• Development of 3 New Hero Models using activities like APQP, PPAP using the 18-point methodology and reducing the New model launch time from 6 months to 3 months.

• Coordinated $30,000 Cost saving project undertaken by Mckinsey and Company as a project facilitator from Supply Chain side using Value Addition/Value engineering tools.

• Optimized vendor operations by analyzing 6-month run conditions, which increased rate of production by 15%

• Developed product wheel analysis, providing sequence for multiple products manufacturing, which minimized inventory requirements and maximized process responsiveness Hero Motocorp (Honda) Limited, Gurgaon, India July 2012-Jun 2014 Assistant Manager, Supplier Quality Assurance

• Demonstrated effective team leader skills and led the team of 10 to ensure Quality of bought out parts for defect free production of 7000 bikes/day.

• As a team leader, assisted in planning and assigning the yearly KPI’s and additional roles & responsibilities of the team members after collaboration with the senior management and other stake holders.

• Lead the execution of continuous improvement projects for reducing manufacturing quality defects at supplier end using structured problem solving techniques like Root Cause Analysis, DMAIC and GSTD.

• Liaise with Vendor Development and R&D teams to establish Direct On-line (DOL) suppliers for directly feeding supplied parts to assembly lines without being inspected at receipt end.

• Audited 40 suppliers through 5 Level Quality Audit Visit (QAV) for analyzing the systems and processes to prevent defect generation and outflow from the supplier end.

• Developed Vendor Quality Rating system by quantifying Quality, Production, Cost & Delivery parameters and deploying the same horizontally across all Hero plants.

• Involved in SMED activities to reduce changeover time in Injection molding process from 4 hours to 1 hour at Supplier End through Motion and Time Study analysis.

• Effectively used digital simulation software’s like SIMIO and ARENA to reduce parts waiting time by 15% and suggested changes in operator’s schedule to reduce the waiting time further by 20% along with verification with queuing theory results in all 3 Hero plants equivalent to 9 manufacturing and assembly lines.

Hero Motocorp (Honda) Limited, Gurgaon, India July 2011-Jun 2012 Graduate Engineer Trainee, Business Excellence

• Conducted Work & Time studies for bottleneck analysis of Engine Mounting process in a 250cc motorcycle assembly line resulting in a cycle time reduction of 15 mins.

• Successfully Implemented Kan-ban Inventory system by replacing Push type inventory system to increase the utility of each machine and manpower resulting in an overall cost saving of INR 10,000,000 annually.

• Designed and implemented a new Excel Costing model linked with SAP for the day by day tracking of contractual labor to achieve a reduction of 15% in the costs allocated to contractual labor.

• Trained 800 factory employees on DMAIC, GSTD, PFMEA, and 5S. Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., Chandigarh, India May 2010-July 2010

($11 Billion Leading Global Automotive Industry),

Intern, Manufacturing and Quality Engineering

• Resolution of Gear Fitment problem on Lay shaft of a 35BHP Tractor Model by improving Cp/Cpk using SPC techniques.

• Identifying failure modes in Clutches of tractors in collaboration with Quality Control Department and resulted in approx. INR 20mn savings.

ADDITIONAL

• UH Certificates: Business Modelling and Analysis.

• Director of Marketing: Graduate Indian Students Organization, UH Graduate Supply Chain Organization; APICS, Houston Chapter