SUSHIL LAKSHMANAN

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adkjx9@r.postjobfree.com · www.linkedin.com/in/sushil-lakshmanan/ EDUCATION

MS IN INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING GPA: 3.83/4.00 University at Buffalo 2019 – 2021

Course highlights:

Computer Integrated Manufacturing · Simulation and Stochastic Modeling · Production Planning and Control · Six Sigma Quality · Design and Analysis of Experiments · Facilities Design · Quality Assurance · Lean Enterprise B.E. IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GPA: 7.74/10.00

Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India 2013 – 2017 EXPERIENCE

QUALITY CONTROL ENGINEER

IM Gears Pvt. Ltd., India Dec 2017 – Dec 2018

Responsible for quality of all components manufactured for customers such as Ducati, Lycoming engines, Bucher Hydraulics.

Reduced final quality audit holds for cam clutch flange by 50% by analyzing the manufacturing process to identify and address root causes.

Reduced in-line rejections of rocker arm pins by 30% through proper training of new employees regarding the manufacturing process and use of quality control charts.

Assisted with the development a new pump gear shaft component for Bucher Hydraulics and rocker arm pin for Ducati.

Studied the process capability (Cpk) of manufacturing processes to meet the IATF 16949, ISO 9001 and AS 9100 quality standards.

Created Control Plans during the product development of pump gear shaft and rocker arm pins.

Created Standard Operating Procedures for manufacturing processes used to produce components in the line. PROJECTS

THESIS: PROCESS OPTIMIZATION OF DIRECT WRITE PRINTING OF POROUS CERAMIC MATERIALS Research Assistant Oct 2020 - present

Enhanced the direct write printing of porous ceramic materials by studying the relationship between process parameters and print quality.

Performed root cause analysis for print quality issues like warping and cracking that occur after post processing.

Resolved the print quality issues by changing material composition and post processing methods. LEAN PROJECT – REDUCTION OF MILK WASTE AT WHISPERS CAFÉ, BERT’S, UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO Team Member Feb 2020 – May 2020

Used Lean philosophies to reduce milk wasted during the milk steaming process for hot coffee drinks by 70% produced at Whispers Café through process improvement and improved inventory management.

Determined the root causes through 5 why analysis and developing appropriate counter measures.

Improved inventory management system using material resource planning and better inventory control techniques. SIX SIGMA PROJECT – ANALYSIS AND IMPROVEMENT OF SCHEDULING SYSTEM AT AKRON FAMILY CARE Team Lead Nov 2019 – Jan 2020

Improved the patient scheduling system at Akron family care using 6 sigma philosophies and tools to reduce the number of patient appointment clashes.

Collected relevant data such as type of appointment, time of appointment and number of appointment clashes.

Analyzed the data and identified the root cause using Ishikawa diagram.

Brainstormed various solutions and implemented the solution with the best benefit/cost ratio; saw a reduction in clashes by 80%. SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Product Design

Solidworks, Fusion 360, Creo,

AutoCAD

Statistical process control

MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint

PPAP

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma concepts and tools

Material Resource Planning

IATF 16949, ISO 9001

CNC programming

Gauge R&R

Design of experiments

Root cause analysis

Minitab 19

Completed “CAD and Digital Manufacturing” specialization offered by Autodesk Inc. on coursera.

Completed Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification from Six Sigma Global Institute.