JAIDEEP VITTHAL GAVADE
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SUMMARY
An Industrial Engineer with 3 years of hands-on experience in Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Industrial optimization and Quality Control. A self-motivated cross-functional team player with substantial experience in implementing Lean Six Sigma Principles, adept in overseeing bottle neck improvements areas and passionate about improving productivity and quality. EDUCATION
• Industrial Engineering, Master of Science (MS) GPA 3.88 Wayne State University, MI, USA August 2018 - April 2020
• Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) GPA 3.33 Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, MH, India July 2013 - May 2017 Skills: Time and Motion Study, Line balancing, Value Stream Mapping, OEE, Root Cause Analysis, NPD, FMEA, 8D, SPC, Control Plan, SAP, PPAP,ERP, MRP, CAPA,, Process mapping, Layout Planning, Pareto Charts, APQP, SQL, DOE, TQM, BOM, Kaizen, DMAIC, Process flow chart, 5S,Project management, Risk assessment, Process engineering, Operations, Communication, Problem Solving. Software: MS Excel, MS Office Suite, SIMUL8, ARENA, VISIO, LDW, AUTOCAD, CATIA V5, Minitab Certification: (CLSSBB) Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (from Quality America Inc.), (CLSSGB) Six Sigma Green Belt PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Engineering Co-Op, Panasonic Automotive, Georgia August 2019 – April 2020
• Successfully implemented Kaizen activities to improve the overall remanufacturing process of Chrysler infotainment systems, which resulted in reduction of cycle time of analysis process by 32.48%.
• Mapped out and implemented the efficient and optimized process flow with the help of VISIO and SIMUL8 simulation software for remanufacturing process of Chrysler infotainment systems.
• Improved the Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) of the initial analysis stations of Chrysler infotainment systems by 9%.
• Designed visual work instructions and service bulletin for repair process of Chrysler infotainment systems.
• Assisted service engineers in full production sequence and in creating PFMEA quality documents to evaluate potential failures on the line.
• Assisted supervisor in conducting process audits and analyzed current resources and added 10 technicians and 6 workstations to meet the customer orders, resulting in 35% increase in productivity.
• Used pareto chart to highlight frequent software update failures and created control plan to minimize the failure rate by 14%
• Responsible for analyzing weekly downtime, reports development and conducting biweekly meetings with supplier to meet end customer requirements.
Engineering Intern, Cooper Corporation, India March 2018 – May 2018
• Reduced the cycle time of engine assembly by 30% by conducting cycle time study technique to identify and analyze process bottlenecks thereby reducing them by 10%.
• Conducted work sampling, cycle time studies to identify bottlenecks and to improve labor and equipment utilization
• Assisted Quality Manager with PPAP, FMEA and provided manufacturing support by using DMAIC and APQP.
• Carried out continuous improvement projects to eliminate non-value adding process, found areas for improvement.
• Capacity planning & Risk analysis prior to launch of projects, involved in 5Why Analysis and 5S Manufacturing Assessment. Industrial Engineer, EDMRC Group, India May 2016 – December 2017
• Initiated & directed Kaizen activities for the plant using Value Stream Mapping to reduce waste & improve productivity.
• Successfully implemented cost saving methods to reduce production cost, worked with suppliers to reduce cost of poor quality.
• Statistically analyzed Suppliers, inventory, transportation components of Supply chain management.
• Role involved customer interaction, project KPI tracking & meetings with cross-functional team members.
• Assisted plant engineers in project launch activities and preparation of Bills of materials (BOM).
• Improved manufacturing methods and labor utilization using optimization tools to maximize efficient utilization.
• Enhanced safety standards and operator safety and achieved ergonomic standards on an operator interface. ACADEMIC PROJECTS
Design and implement efficient remanufacturing process flow for Chrysler infotainment system (Six Sigma Black Belt): Worked as a project manager to reduce cycle time of units by 32.48%, improved OEE by 9%, implemented new process flow with help of VISIO and SIMUL8 software resulting in 35% increase in productivity. Closed loop process using design for Six Sigma(Six Sigma Green Belt): Worked on the experience surveys of the customers of UnitedHealthcare Inc. Created a closed loop process using ARENA software, process flow charts, Pareto Charts, FMEA, Control plans. Reduced insurance claims processing time by 3 days.