Sujay Kumar Soni
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EDUCATION:
Master of Science in Industrial Engineering & Operations Management (GPA 3.88) – University of New Haven, USA Dec 2020
Bachelor of Engineering in Automobile Engineering (CGPA 6.33) - Rajiv Gandhi Technical University, India June 2017
Relevant Coursework- Supply Chain Management, Six-Sigma Quality Planning, Achieving Optimal Operations, Applied Statistics –Quality & Engineering, Economics & Cost Estimation, Quality Management, Decision Making Under Uncertainty, Project Management, System Simulation Engineering, Production Process, TQM & SQC, Reliability & Maintenance, Automotive: Engines, Transmission & Chassis Systems
PROFESSIONAL & INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:
Assistant Manager Logistics Aditya Narayan Suspension Indore, India July 2017 – Dec 2018
Wielded inventory of 50+ SKUs for heavy commercial vehicle parts
Achieved inventory targets and provided forecasting to determine the Optimal Quantity (EOQ) for the next order by analyzing data available using WMS
Mitigated risk by 30% for ordering and delivery of the supplies by optimizing the logistics and using third party logistics (3PL) services
Performed system analysis to boost the rate of operation and avoid over ordering of supplies using CPFR
Recognized opportunities for process improvement and waste removal involved in ordering and handling of supplies and improved fill rate by 20% in one year
Negotiated for damages, shortages and returns from vendors & other 3PL service providers while maintaining the good vendor relationship
Strategically sourced 3 new vendors to the company within 2 months
Trainee-Assembly Line Industrial Training at Volvo-Eicher Commercial Vehicles Limited Pithampur, India June 2016
Aided engineers & workers in Power take-off (PTO) unit assembly line, which works as single power source for multiple units
Executed process documentation, assessed capacity utilization and assisted in enhancing plant safety
Carried out basic quality and safety checks
Supported continuous improvement activities by employing Lean Manufacturing and Six-Sigma tools
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
MS office Suite: Word, PowerPoint, Excel (Pivot table, Lookups, Power Query, Data Analysis Tab, Macros), Outlook
Tools: WMS, SAP ERP (Materials Management), SQL, MINITAB, Microsoft Azure Machine Learning, Arena Simulation
Data Modeling: Linear Regression, Multilinear Regression, A/B Testing, Hypothesis Testing, Decision Trees, Cluster Analysis
Functional Skills: Data Analysis, Supply Chain Analysis, Forecasting, Demand Planning, Purchasing, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Customer Service, Quality, Inventory Management, Risk Management, Project Management, Logistics Handling & Transportation, Lean & Six-sigma, Continuous improvement, Process Improvement, Materials Management, Just-In-Time, MRP, EOQ, Capacity Planning, 5S, Kaizen, DMAIC, Value Stream Mapping
CERTIFICATES & WORKSHOPS:
Certified Lean Six-Sigma Green Belt by Six-Sigma Academy, Amsterdam Feb 2021
SAP ERP Essential & Materials Management Training by LinkedIn Learning Jan 2021
Automobile Design Simulation & Introduction to the Altair Hyper works by Virtualis Motorsports June 2016
ACADEMIC PROJECTS:
Most Economical Transportation Plan for UNH Men’s Athletics Teams, UNH Dec 2020
Discovered most economical way of transportation for University Men’s team by comparing buying, renting or leasing vehicles
Enumerated total costs (including ownership charges, fuel, maintenance, road taxes, lodging & labor charges) and contrasted it with salvage values for a course of 10 years for each alternative
Provided most cost-effective way by comparing Net Present Values (NPVs) and saved extra $100,000 for the University by proposing leasing option as the best alternative for 10 years duration
Optimizing Flight Time & Stability of Paper Helicopter, UNH Oct 2019
Improved flight-time & stability of paper helicopter by 40% using DMAIC approach
Pinned down scope of process improvement using SIPOC & established cause & effect relationship matrix for factors altering flight time & stability
Evaluated risks involved by PFMEA analysis and allotted Risk Priority Numbers (RPN) to the processes
Executed hypothesis testing & ANOVA, plus analyzed control chart using SPC in MINITAB and using advanced Excel
Setup Time Reduction Using Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED), UNH May 2019
Reduced setup time for bolt machining having 11 operations per part, using single minute exchange of dies (SMED)
Converted majority of internal steps (64%) into external steps using – Pallet change, Poka-Yoke, Increased rack sizes & revamping tool setup provisions
Brought down overall setup time by 20% and equipped flexibility between parts switching up to 95 seconds
Forecast Demand Planning for Car Dealership, UNH April 2019
Estimated cars to be sold by a dealership for 8th month examining past 7 months of data
Collated data using three quantitative methods: Moving Weighted Average, Exponential Smoothing & Regression Model
Calculated forecasting errors using Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD), found MAD=2.92 as least for Multiple Regressions