Karanveer Singh Chawla

University Park, PA Phone: +1-814-****-*** Email: ad2tty@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/karanveersinghchawla EDUCATION

The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA M.S. in Industrial Engineering August 2022 – In Progress

• Current CGPA: 3.56 (Anticipated Graduation Date: May 2024)

• Relevant Courses Undertaken: Regression Methods, Supply Chain Engineering, Experimental Design in Engineering, Retail Services Engineering, Human Factors in Transportation Systems, Linear Programming, Predictive Analytics, Human-Centred Design. Manipal Institute of Technology Manipal, India

B.Tech. in Industrial and Production Engineering (minor in Business Management) August 2016 - July 2020

• CGPA: 8.65 (out of 10)

• Awards/Recognitions: Certificate of Merit - 3rd academic rank in the 2018-19 class of Industrial and Production Engineering. PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES

• Certified Scrum Product Owner Scrum Alliance – Issued: July 2022

• Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Benchmark Six Sigma - Issued: January 2022

• OneTrust Certified GRC Professional OneTrust - Issued: April 2021

• OneTrust Vendor Risk Management Expert OneTrust - Issued: April 2021 PROJECTS

• Technical Analysis of the Prospective Kroger-Albertsons Merger – Technological capability analysis on the current state of Kroger and Albertsons and an operational framework for the potential merged company. The revised model anticipated a 5.2% Return on Assets and lowered inventory expenses by more than 2.5%. A business venture named 'Cloud Farms' was introduced, estimating a Net Profit Margin exceeding 4.1%. Furthermore, a K-Means clustering algorithm was created using the Python GeoPy library to enhance localized procurement of products.

• Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy – Business and logistics plan for a mock grocery delivery company operating out of Dallas, TX. The plan incorporated strategies for sourcing, transportation, inventory, sales, warehousing, and distribution of the company’s products and devised a projected profit of 38.5%.

• Regression Model in R - Multiple Linear Regression model to analyze the data collected from Global School-based Student Health Survey

(GSHS), to understand the correlation of 16 independent variables from the research on the percentage of attempting suicide in adolescents. WORK EXPERIENCE

Volvo Construction Equipment North America Inc. Shippensburg, PA Logistics Analyst Intern May 2023 – August 2023

• Executed 'At-Risk' analysis of parts logistics data using Python and Advanced Excel for 20,000+ parts across 9 part groups and developed predictive models to optimize inventory management and reduce stock out risks. Created Power BI Dashboards using DAX expressions for visualization of At-Risk Analyses.

• Developed and presented periodic performance reports using the in-house Dealer Inventory Management Systems and Power BI Dashboards for real-time visibility on Back Orders, Order Lines Shipped, and Supplier Resiliency Impacts.

• Implemented a Robotic Process Automation (RPA) flow on Microsoft Power Automate to automate the creation, cleaning, and appropriate filing of Excess Stock Reports, reducing total process time by over 70%. Smeal College of Business, Penn State University University Park, PA Graduate Teaching Assistant January 2023 – May 2023

• Strategized course materials, weekly assignments and 10 case studies, in addition to evaluating capstone simulation projects for the course SCM450W (Capstone course for 104 Supply Chain & Information Systems Undergraduate students).

• Acted as instructor and held information sessions for Supplier Risk Management, Outsourcing, and Global Supply Networks topics. KPMG Assurance and Consulting Services LLP Bengaluru, India Associate Consultant April 2022 – July 2022

• Oversaw the execution of 10 Supplier Risk Assessments for vendors of an Australian consumer markets major, assessing 130+ controls across domains of governance, regulatory compliance, privacy, information security, operational security, subcontractor management, business continuity, etc.

• Created 5 service delivery proposals for clients in the financial services, pharmaceutical, and technology sectors, amounting to USD 250K in potential revenue for the firm.

• Awards/Recognitions: Received the ‘Super Team’ firm-wide recognition in March 2022 for the successful completion of a major client engagement that led to the firm being awarded a year-long extension of existing services delivered to the client. Analyst October 2020 – March 2022

• Conducted over 30+ Third-Party Risk Assessments for clients across sectors such as financial services, technology, and consumer markets in North America, Europe, and Australia, assessing over 130+ technology controls. Additional responsibilities included coordinating with the clients’ vendors and internal business units and presenting weekly results of the assessments.

• Organized a recurring townhall to facilitate informal interaction between 50+ team members and reported key business, people, and operations related updates every month.

• Awards/Recognitions: Received the ‘Kudos’ firm-wide recognition in June 2021, for excellent client delivery on 2 projects while leading 5 internal firm initiatives.

SKILLS & INTERESTS communication skills, ms office, product design, testing, validation, powerpoint, writing, production, simulation, solidworks, tableau Skills: Inventory Management, Demand Planning, Material Requirements Planning, Robotic Process Automation, Relational Database Management Systems (MySQL), SAP ERP, Supplier Risk Management, Data Analysis in R, Data Analysis in Python, Optimization Algorithms in Julia, Storyboarding, Stakeholder Management, Power BI, Jira, OneTrust, AutoCAD, ANSYS Workbench, German (A1). Interests: Supply Chain Operations, Supply Chain Management, Process Improvement, Logistics Management, Operations Management, Lean Six Sigma, Project Management, Risk Consulting, Statistical Analytics, Quality Control Engineering, Supplier Risk Management.

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