Abhiram Shantharam

adcnp5@r.postjobfree.com

313-***-****

Fairlane woods, Dearborn, Michigan,48126

Education:

Master’s Industrial and Systems Engineering from University of Michigan-Dearborn, Rackham Graduate School, Michigan, USA: 08/2018 – May 2020. (Currently holding I20 work authorization)

Bachelor’s in Mechanical engineering-Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology, 2009-13, Bangalore, India.

Skills:

●AutoCAD, Unigraphics-NX 10 (Design)

●Preactor (Advanced Planning and Scheduling), Teamcenter (Product Lifecycle Management)

●AutoCAD, Unigraphics-NX 10, SAP, AMRUT (Design AND ERP)

●PPAP, APQP, PFMEA, DFMEA, MSA

●Minitab (SPC, Gage R&R, Control charts, DOE, ANOVA)

●Supplier quality improvement, supplier technical assistance (STA)

●CNC programming FANUC Siemens

●JACK simulation software (Ergonomics and MODAPTS study)

●Proficient in Production engineering, Powertrain Production and assembly.

●Project engineering, Program budgeting and cost estimation (MS office, MS Visio)

●TPS (Toyota Production Systems) and TBP (Toyota Business Practices)

Work Experience:

CVS Health Distribution center, Novi, Michigan – Industrial engineer Intern (November 2019-February 2020)

●Identify and evaluate problems and develop improvements to production, layout, internal flows, utilization,

packaging material usage and methods of operations by using proven industrial engineering techniques

●Conducting feasibility studies of various projects to determine the value of an investment and provide an

economic justification for capital appropriations

●Create AutoCAD facility designs, excel templates, project Gantt charts, powerpoint, process flow charts and

preparation of the resulting data for use in presentations.

●Working with both blue-collared and brown collared workforce for increase in productivity.

CVS Michigan-Indy IE Benchmarking

●Establishing work center along with considering human and material flow. Developing work standards in new areas where non-standard activities at assembly areas are a lot in number.

●Recommended methods for improving worker efficiency and reducing waste of materials and utilities, such as restructuring job duties, reorganizing work flow, relocating & modifying work stations and equipment, and purchase of equipment

●Executing time studies to provide process information, develop standards and to identify trends

Snic Solutions, Dearborn, Michigan Supplier Quality intern (August 2019-October 2019)

●Carrying out Advanced planning and scheduling (APS) for production on Siemens Preactor.

●BOM analysis, Gantt chart analysis and changes according to dynamic changing needs and provide solutions. MRP integration with APS tool, material flow analysis

●Monitors production activity and analyses production data so that the follow of materials is timed to meet production requirements. Maintained operating metrics and cognizance details related to first time yield, on time delivery, and reduced cost of operation. Oversaw the entire plant and provided recommendations to increase resource utilization

●Keenly evaluating workflow, material availability, and production capacity to accurately plan and schedule customer orders.(Material allocation, E-Kanban, JIT, WPI/ELM Checklists, PFEP data, E-BOP and E-BOM data entry)

FTD Automation, Bangalore India-Application Engineer, Supplier Quality team (August 2016 – April 2018)

●Developed poka-yoke sensor method for wrong loading of tools, die saving more than 1.2 million$ on tool scrap, part scrap and machine damages.

●Study of Production line flow, Cycle time reduction, Process capability trials Cp-Cpk improvement on Production line by reducing Muda movement on machine door, tool movement.

●Utilize mathematical model simulations and statistics to drive efficient utilization of factory resources (facilities, personnel, materials, equipment) during NPI Process development and developed SOPs for maintaining tooling spare parts and checking procedures.

●Review RFP and RFQs for supplier parts and indulge in technical trials for quality and qualification of different suppliers. Also decreased cost by 30% for existing tooling. (PPAP, APQP, DFMEA, PFMEA)

●SKILLS: Process engineering, process study, productivity improvement and problem solving, Skills: Problem-solving tools (why-why, 5S, Cause-effect), Kaizen. Kanban flow and material flow study, tool and die process analysis.

Kennametal, Bangalore, India-Design Engineer (June 2015 – March 2016)

●Design project: (11-month timeline, 6 tooling sub projects)

Made responsible as a single point communication member for GM, Caterpillar, John Deere for submission of more than 340 tooling reports, designs and layouts for Custom tools project.

Toyota, Bangalore, India-Production Engineer (December 2013 – May 2015)

●Worked as a Production engineer in Production and Projects Engineering Dept for Toyota Powertrain, Engine and Auto-Parts Manufacturing Plant. Was responsible for Powertrain parts production, tool room coordination and tooling engineering & analysis for 9 production lines involving 100+ machines.

●Project EC60: Cost reduction project working with supplier teams for new tool introduction by localization ensuring better QMS standards through local suppliers. 6 new tools introduced and developed. Cost reduction of 10 mil$ executed for 5+ manufacturing after completion of project. Skills: Problem ownership, Supplier interaction, teamwork, Quality improvement and supplier development (PPAP, APQP,P&DFMEA)

●ECI Assignment with Mother plant Toyota Japan Team

Supported Engineering change revision (ECI) project on priority basis for an operation drawing revision for Op-10&20 by carrying out Tooling, Manufacturing, Quality, changes after successive and persistent trials. Scheduled Product verification, design verification and process regulation as a result of the engineering change. Took leadership for change implementation and ensured execution.

●Project Gemba: Handled one of the biggest supplier quality problem in plant by conducting investigation on supplier quality for a recurring gear rubbing and surface finish issue on part quality. 5-month timeline. Regulated standards for future operations on supplier plant.

Awards and recognition:

Letter of appreciation: From Toyota Head and Manager (Auto-parts and Powertrain Production Plant, India)

Best student-office member for SAE at bachelor’s degree (2 consecutive years)

Working on getting a certification for ASQ Green belt

Affiliations and projects in: FSAE electric racing team, ASME, Supply Chain Association.

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