ANIKET KALKAR

Brookline, MA ***** adjo3e@r.postjobfree.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/aniketkalkar 857-***-**** Education

Northeastern University Boston, MA, USA Sept 2018 – Dec 2020 Master of Science in Engineering Management

Courses: Lean Concepts and Applications, Engineering Project Management (Agile Project Management, PM principles), Statistical Quality Control (Control Charts, DOE and ANOVA), Economic Decision Making (Present Value Analysis) Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering, Mumbai, India Aug 2014 – Jul 2018 Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunication Technical Skills

• Quality Engineering: SPC, Root Cause Analysis, Six Sigma, PFMEA, Process Capability Studies, Fishbone

• Continuous Improvement: DMAIC Methodology, Process Mapping, SIPOC, 5-Whys, Kaizen Events

• Lean Engineering: Value-Stream Mapping, 6S, Waste Reduction, Poka-Yoke

• Project Management: Project Cost Analysis, PMBOK Knowledge Areas, Agile Project Management

• Software Tools: MS Office Suite, Minitab, Tableau, IBM Maximo, Arena PLM

• Certifications: Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Lean Practitioner, Certified Associate in Project Management® Professional Experience

Manufacturing Engineer (Co-op), Insulet Corporation, Acton, MA Jan 2020 – Jun 2020

• Performed Root Cause Analysis to eliminate yield loss of 4% resulting in cost savings of around $85K/ year

• Executed six Engineering Change Orders to add/modify equipment to improve OEE by 8% and save $110K/year

• Developed and maintained an A3 document for the cell, to facilitate Lean implementation and clear understanding of continuous improvement projects and daily priorities using a DMAIC approach in an automotive environment

• Worked cross-functionally with Quality team to develop a PFMEA document and calculated RPN for risk analysis

• Reduced downtime by 15 minutes/ hour by documenting SOP & Working Instructions for the manufacturing cell

• Assured Quality of two workstations by implementing Statistical Process Control to increase their yield by 40%

• Participated in Kaizen activity by implementing Kanban cards to clearly define KPIs to the production team

• Contributed to validation efforts for new production line by drafting IQ/OQ/PQ protocols and engineering run reports

• Mentored a team of 10 manufacturing technicians regarding lean concepts, waste elimination and troubleshooting Operations Supervisor, Marino Recreation Center, Northeastern University, Boston, MA Mar 2019 – May 2020

• Overlooked the operations of the recreation facility and supervised access control to enhance user experience

• Led cross functional teams from several fitness groups and ensured efficient functioning of the facility

• Carried out cash transactions, understood gaps in performance and improved the cycle time by over 25%

• Managed a team of over 20 student employees and clearly conveyed achievable goals to improve the efficiency by 10% Academic Projects

A study on Advanced Product Quality Planning Sept 2019 – Dec 2019

• Documented the significance of APQP in the automotive sector for appropriate supplier selection

• Established a relation between NPI and PPAP techniques in order to push for DFSS – Design for Six Sigma

• Incorporated statistical techniques such as Measurement System Analysis and Statistical Process Control to quantify the results and select the desired supplier

Project Management – Agile Software Development Sept 2019 – Dec 2019

• Defined scope, schedule and budget to develop a supply chain service software using Agile Project Management

• Developed project charter, Work Breakdown Structure and FMEA to assess risks associated with software development

• Carried out bottom-up cost estimation and budget analysis to ensure optimum assignment and utilization of resources

• Designed real time Gantt charts and utilized MS Project to clearly define timelines and deliverables Application of Lean Concepts at Reprographics Department, Northeastern University Jan 2019 – Apr 2019

• Recognized the process as a small scale Supply chain and brainstormed regarding Lean implementation

• Applied path optimization for the logistics and delivery personnel resulting in reduction of cycle time by 25% and increment in deliveries by 75%, from 4 to 7

• Implemented Lean tools such as fishbone root cause analysis to identify problems and mitigate the root causes by 10% Lego Aerospace Enterprise Simulation Jan 2019 – Apr 2019

• Enhanced throughput of the system from 2 to 12 for the given time frame implementing Lean Concepts

• Implemented lean workspace management using tools such as 5S and Kanban leading to increase in the efficiency

• Established a single piece flow, resulting in optimized inventory handling process