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EDUCATION

Purdue University, Master’s in Global Supply Chain Management Dec 2017 Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, Master’s in Manufacturing Management May 2014 Anna University, Bachelor ‘s in Production Engineering May 2011 WORK EXPERIENCE

NPI Program Manager - Consultant Caterpillar Inc, United States Apr 2018 – Present

Managed the operating cost improvement projects to reduce customers TCO and NPI program of a gas compression engine.

Analyze market data and help gathering insights using PYTHON, SQL & Excel VBA tools to determine cost and competitive advantage risks to support Life Cycle Cost Management & Supply Market Intelligence.

Created, implemented and assessed the inventory record accuracy audit schedules for 45K part numbers.

Responsible for getting quotes, analyzing cost components, conducting pricing & component development lead time negotiations. Graduate Student Researcher – Supply Chain GSCMI & DCMME, Purdue University Feb 2017 - Nov 2017

Improved cost recovery by 23% by developing a standardized cost allocation spreadsheet tool build upon activity-based costing concept.

Remodeled the reorder system and redesigned the dock layout thereby resulting decrease in inventory cost by 8% and increase in space utilization by 17%.

Developed a MIP model to optimize the job scheduling with least changeover and reduced the cycle time by 20%.

Created a MS Excel dashboard to account on warehouse utilization and identify lost opportunity costs in warehouse.

Created spreadsheet model with robust policies to ensure optimal service levels and decreased the safety stock by 19%. Manager - Machine Assembly Caterpillar, India Mar 2014 - Jun 2016

Implemented LEAN methodologies: Built In Quality (BIQ) and Right Part Right Time (RPRT) process thereby increasing the assembled defect free machines from 8% to 79% with 100% adherence to the customer shipment date.

Administered Continuous Product Improvement (CPI) for the plant and resolved the supplier, internal manufacturing and customer facing issues with RCCA’s within company mandated timelines.

Owned the current VSM & organizational metrics by ensuring 100% adherence to MPS and improving OEE/OPE & productivity levels.

Conducted the spend and cost analysis for the value stream, formulated the should be cost model and identified the areas of improvement required to align with the strategic goals.

Led 12 Green Belt projects and 26 rapid improvement workshops to improve from the current to desired future state of manufacturing.

Identified and implemented cost reduction initiatives to switch component supplier yielding annual cost savings of $12.4M.

Supported APQP process within value stream. Conducted CPS, PPAP and manufacturing audits at the supplier end to ensure the supplier adherence to the Caterpillar guidelines.

Achieved drastic reduction in average quality snags related to assembly and process from 52 to 9 snags per unit.

Improved the throughput time of assembly from 13 to 5 days by minimizing the workstation cycle time from 1040 to 480 minutes through collaboration of cross-functional teams.

Reduced the operational variable cost by 27% by improving manufacturing inventory turns and through Kaizen improvements. Engineer – Operations Engineering Program Caterpillar, India Jul 2011 - Feb 2014

Minimized non-value adding activities in machine shop at Caterpillar resulting in annual savings of $450,000.

Recognized by Caterpillar leadership for creating asset register tool to verify and track assets, later adopted by multiple value streams.

Reduced test cell setup time by 380% to accommodate a revenue generating option of testing Perkins engines.

Analyzed plant floor, operational, financial data and identified opportunities to free up space for building a new assembly line with estimated cost savings of $20M.

Created assembly bill of materials, standard work element sheet and supported complete prove-out of 5 engine models.

Ensured 100% SPC metrics tracking for all special characteristics in the process and improved the SFMEA scorecard by 107 points.

Determined the takt/cycle time and staffing needs after S&OP meeting and achieved 95% flow and adherence to executable build plan. Intern P.S.G. College of Technology, India Aug 2006 - May 2011

Had in-plant training with 8 different industries summing up more than 4500 hours and resolved their major manufacturing issues. Leadership

Activities

President, Young Professional – CAT Employee Resource Group Head of CAT – Corporate Social Responsibility activities OPERATIONS

& TECHNICAL

SKILLS

Excel VBA Python MS Visio Regression Lean, Six Sigma Predictive Models Total Cost of Ownership MS Office Tableau CPLEX PPAP, APQP Negotiations Value Engineering C, JAVA-Basic proficiency MS Access SQL Minitab TQM, FMEA Forecasting Risk Management Database Management MS Project Power BI R, SAS 5S, CPS, CI NPI, Kaizen ANNOVA Design of Experiments CERTIFICA -

TIONS

Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (DMAIC & DMEDI)

Manufacturing Professional (Leadership Development Program)

Six Sigma Black Belt (Trained)

Manufacturing Auditor, ANSYS, Pro-E