SHASHI KIRAN MURUGESAN

Boston, MA, ***** 857-***-**** adb005@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/shashi-kiran92

EDUCATION

Northeastern University, Boston, MA December 2019

Master of Science in Industrial Engineering

Relevant Courses: Lean Concepts, Deterministic Operations Research, Simulation Analysis, Engineering Probability and Statistics, Data mining in engineering.

Certifications: LAI Lean Academy

S.R.M University, Chennai, India May 2013

Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering

Achievements:

Placed 3rd in Supra SAE, a national level inter-college race car design competition.

TECHNICAL SKILLS/COMPETENCIES

Areas of Expertise:

7QC Tools, Time study, Continuous Improvement (KAIZEN), Mistake Proofing (POKA YOKE), Cross functional team activities, Design of Experiments.

Software Skills:

C/C++, Microsoft office suite, Simio, Lingo, @Risk, MS SQL, R programming, Regular expressions

Learning:

Python, MATLAB

EXPERIENCE

Conformis – Wilmington, Massachusetts July 2018 – December 2018

Manufacturing Engineer Co-Op

Accomplishments:

Introduced video based time study for studying a manual labor process.

Studied the current performance data collection process and improved upon the variables being collected and calculated for better evaluation of the performance

Started a project to reduce manufacturing costs by starting design discussions with various suppliers for injection molding a cost effective CNC support piece which would reduce manufacturing costs by $150,000 a year.

Learnt material testing of 3D printing powder and was involved in studying the quality of incoming material. Found discrepancies in the incoming material leading to standardization of incoming quality.

Supported core team members with their projects.

Golden Rock Granites PLC - Chennai, India May 2016 – April 2017

Lean Engineer

Accomplishments:

Reduced cycle time of the whole plant by 40% through time study projects.

Reduced manufacturing cost by 15% through yield improvement projects across the plant.

Analyzed current MTBF of block cutting machines and increased MTBF by 150 hours through Kaizen.

Asahi India Glass Ltd – Chennai, India July 2013 – April 2016

Process Engineer – Production Technology Department

Accomplishments:

Reduced cycle time of Black ceramic paint printing machine by 40% using Time study and Motion study techniques. Horizontally deployed in similar machines across other sister plants.

Installed two stage unloading system for final inspection line resulting in a reduction of 21 manpower per day.

Implemented barrel sealant dispensing system which reduced changeover time by 30%. Sealant procurement cost reduced by 40% due to bulk procurement.

Reduced Raw material consumption in a process by 5% with a savings of 80000$ annually

Leadership

Acted as interim department head for 8weeks and led a cycle time reduction implementation resulting in a 25% reduction in cycle time during the absence of my boss.

Volunteered with Bhumi-NGO in tree planting activity with 100 people to reduce soil erosion and ground water restoration. Planted 1000 trees as a team.

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