Engineer Plant

SAI SINDHU PEDDAPALLY

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An Experienced Engineer focused on bringing chaos into order. Handled various positions ranging from Industrial Engineer, Production Engineer, Design and manufacturing engineer in diverse fields of manufacturing, Supply chain and Logistics. Proven ability to create positive relationships with team, client, customer and management. Excels in identifying and overcoming risk during planning, execution phases of complex projects and can drive day to day process improvements, analyze performance metrics, mentor and coach lean concepts and execute projects

Power BI

AUTOCAD, Solid works, MS office Suite

SQL,JIRA,WMS

Quality Management system, Inventory Management

DMAIC, Six Sigma Green Belt, Continuous Improvement, Problem solving, Kaizen

RFID Yard Management system, Freight Management

Analytical Thinker

Forecast and Supply planning, SAP

Packaging, Simulation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Client Confidential (Appsboat) January 2020- Present

Plant Supply Chain and Logistics Lead Engineer San Antonio, TX

Responsible to maintain clear and consistent communication with suppliers, vendors, and shipping contacts throughout the procurement lifecycle

Responsible for negotiating contracts and rates with shipping lines, freight forwarders, custom house brokers, warehouse managers and related third-party logistical service providers

To develop and maintain various supply chain plans and strategies. Coordinate and oversee manufacturing operations in order to forecast orders and meet customer demands

To optimize operational resources while executing cost reduction and inventory controls

Conduct monthly capacity and performance analysis to ensure that forecasts and schedules are aligned and integrated

Maintain a total cost perspective with lean manufacturing mindset by identifying obsolescence drivers and effectively communicating solutions to 3rd party logistics providers

Responsible for generating Plant productivity and manpower management analysis and reports

Engages and motivates Assistant Managers, Group Leaders, Team Leaders and Team Members to follow and adhere to company policies and objectives regarding safety, quality, environmental, and information security

Develop and improve PFEP Files based on NPI’S and New flows

Volvo Trucks North America (Altran) September 2018-November 2019

Warehouse Supply chain Logistics Lead Engineer Dublin, VA

Maintained forecasts and managed links between systems for forecasting, master production scheduling, inventory and quality

Oversee all the warehousing, transportation, Standardization including point of use, receipt, inspections, storage, and stocking processes

Supported all the implementations in the warehouse by creating SOP’S and SWS for the resources

Ensured timely delivery of materials to the NRV facility. Coordinated with suppliers, operations production and shipping to discuss delivery of material for machine and assembly lines, quality problems, and alternate methods of manufacturing

Developed “just in time” supply chain processes, monitored supply chain system to ensure efficiency

Played Project Engineer role for complex project for NRV Plant and Super Key user for Yard management system (RFID Trailer tracking system). Defined business case, scheduled, allocated, and managed resources required for completion of the project which resulted in savings of at least $140K

Minimized the replenishment time by 10% by creating VSM’S in Microsoft Visio and Mapping WOW Flows in POWER BI. Conduct frequent cycle counting of parts to ensure no discrepancies with the electronic records of the inventory management system (DataStream)

Benchmarked engine plant and largest coffee plant and other regions, to assure the deployment of best practices

Implemented and coached 20-member team on Lean Six Sigma Methodologies to steer team deployment and roadmap/critical path to ensure delivery times from WH to Use point

Implemented a new flow setup to track and reduce missing parts increasing the availability of part at POU by 25%

Identified areas for improvement and initiated continuous improvement projects to eliminate no value added in the plants

Conducted transportation/warehousing network optimization initiative eliminating warehouse space, while reducing transportation costs and adjusting EDI’S, Initiative resulted in a 20% savings on a $100M spend

Reviewed and evaluated supplier performance by creating compliance audits, receiving audits. Addressed gaps and minimized the time for receiving loads and optimized the resources

Planned budget and Implemented Jack Stands across the facility by saving the trailer repair costs of $5 million and accountable for maintaining safe work environment

Lead Continuous improvement projects using methods of DMAIC. Build lean supply chain capability in the areas of material replenishment from warehouse to Production line

Deployment of a risk analysis in during the introduction of Intro block parts and P-Build parts in production or transfer of production

Produced regular reports and statistics on a daily, weekly and monthly basis to inform plant management on major KPI’s related to the warehouse operation as well as to identify opportunities for optimizing the inventory levels according to the current and future plant needs

Validated the manning for the NRV plant warehouse based on the production rate

Caterpillar (Lat 36 Inc) July 2017-July 2018

Supply chain and logistics Engineer Sanford, NC

End-to- end value stream management of planning, purchasing, supplier management, and logistics for five value streams. Streamlined and reduced supply chain through put cycle time by 20%

Managed all the reverse logistics activities by tracking all the reverse flows in SMARTRAK APP

Achieved a 95% on time Customer delivery rate while also reducing Inventory levels

Implemented lean initiatives resulting in annualized reduction of material purchases by 6% through vendor sourcing program; a savings of $10k

Managed and resolved transportation issues, filing carrier loss and damaged freight claims, and resolving freight noncompliance issues and perform transportation audits

Determined inventory buffer quantities and actively managed these to optimize business investment

Redefined kitting process which improved JIT assembly and productivity improvement of 25%

Lead packaging improvement projects that increase safety, improve storage density, and/or reduce damaged product

Responsible for forecasting packaged and bulk products sold to customers worldwide. Increased forecast accuracy by 20%

Defined and initiated projects and assign project team members to manage costs and schedule

Installed a new Packaging Line - associated with a $100 million Capital Expenditure to produce sensitive parts. Determined proper labeling and documentation for shipping all the parts

Researched and contracted shipping companies to provide customers with greater flexibility and less-expensive shipping options, improving on-time delivery to 98%, driving timely billing and revenue collection, increasing customer retention and freeing up space on the shop floor

Evaluated loop size calculator for custom and corporate packaging products and implemented cost savings over 30% yearly budget spent on the Packaging

Worked with change management and transition teams to implement training and integrated legacy systems with new systems and processes

Effectively communicated project scope, schedule, and budget with both customers and contractors

Integra Technologies May 2015-June 2017

Production Analyst Wilmington, DE

Lead Production compliance issues and resolved them by problem solving methodology which resulted in time and cost savings

Develop a forecast based on projections for purchasing to plan and order material within appropriate timelines

Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, and other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements of designs or applications

Participate in process areas to ensure the end to end quality of the Manufacturing Bill of Material, which ensures accurate supply chain and plant production execution

Responsible for Production planning, plan for logistics; weekly and monthly confirmation checks and conversion of planned orders to process orders

Logical Solutions June 2013-July 2014

Design and Manufacturing Engineer Hyderabad, IN

Developing complex projects, proposing and integrating R&D solutions for new projects using 3D CAD design, SolidWorks2010, AutoCAD

Design and implementation of workflows. Analyze, design and build automated processes for manual tasks, striving for continuous improvement

Led a team for new project to design and analyze the Car bumper assembly, which resulted in the increase in the output rate by 30%

Tata Motors Jan 2013-May 2013

Supply Chain Engineer Intern Hyderabad, IN

Reduced scrap across the shop floor resulting in an annual savings and implemented lean techniques

Strategic analysis of the manufacturing capacity as well as monitor actual production information to enhance capacity and resource utilization

Inventory management analysis necessary to control inventory balances that will meet customer demand without unnecessary carrying cost

Identified issues and gaps within business processes and developed solutions

BHEL, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited June 2012-Dec 2012 Industrial Engineer Intern Hyderabad, IN

Determined the right capacity for the demand using SIMIO for various cells (Assembly and machine shop) and increased on time delivery by 5% and reduced over time by 10%

Training-Within-Industry (TWI) Leader, leading a team to document work instructions within manufacturing facilities, applying TWI training techniques, auditing training performance

Implemented 5S improvements to create and maintain a lean work environment

CERTIFICATIONS

EVSM

Six Sigma (Black Belt)

BASIC MOST (Accenture)

PSM (Project Steering model)

Solid works (Internationally Certified from Dassault systems)

Six Sigma (Green Belt)

Master’s in Mechanical Engineering August 2014- December 2015

University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT

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