EDUCATION

Syracuse University

ASHEESH KATE

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(MS) Masters – Industrial Engineering & Management Dec 2020 K J Somaiya College of Engineering

(BE) Bachelors – Mechanical Engineering May 2016

WORK EXPERIENCE

Syracuse University Food Services - NY

Student Supervisor Sep 2019 - Dec 2020

• Trained student employees to carry out assigned duties in compliance with FDA guidelines to ensure hygienic & safe practices.

• Spearheaded weekly employee meetings to resolve areas of concern about personnel, scheduling & equipment maintenance.

• Supervised & coordinated team members to accomplish high operational standards of food quality to cater 200+ students daily. JMA Wireless - NY

Continuous Improvement Intern Jan 2020 - May 2020

• Performed statistical data analysis in Minitab & narrowed down root causes for defects arising in top five high running parts.

• Carried out value stream mapping to identify operational bottlenecks & enforced new SOPs increasing process efficiency by 13%.

• Cut down defect rate from 5% to 3% by introducing new quality control procedures & trained operators to execute them.

• Yielded annual savings of $115K by eradicating root causes through process changes based on pilot tests, control plans & FMEA. Sharpline Automation Pvt. Ltd. - India

Manufacturing Process Engineer Aug 2017 - Oct 2018

• Effectuated group technology to designate individual production lines for parts manufacturing, saving $4K in setup & tooling costs.

• Redesigned work floor layout using AutoCAD in compliance with ISO 9000 standards, removing 30% of non-value-added activities.

• Developed CAPAs to reduce non-conformities in component manufacturing & conducted shop floor audits to ensure effectiveness.

• Managed & communicated improvement opportunities & implementation plans across cross-functional stakeholder teams.

• Performed ABC analysis & leveraged SAP ERP for sales/purchase order management resulting in decreased on-hand inventory & attained annual cost savings of $15K.

Raviraj Process Controls Pvt. Ltd. - India

Process Improvement Intern Jul 2016 - Dec 2016

• Generated ANOVA Simulation in Minitab to examine statistical data & measure process variability using quality control charts.

• Visualized data in Tableau & Excel to document ad- hoc reports & dashboards for weekly review- meetings.

• Ran demand forecasting on Excel & increased order frequency to shorten supplier lead times, cutting down back orders by ~10%.

• Achieved 8% reduction in scrap & rework by enforcing standard work, visual factory & error proofing procedures. TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software Skills: MS Excel, MS Power Point, MS Project, MS Visio, Minitab, Arena Simulation, SAP ERP Data Management & Visualization: MS SQL, Tableau, Power BI, Google Analytics Areas of Expertise: Six Sigma, Statistical Analysis, Quality Assurance, Lean Manufacturing, cGMP, IQ/OQ/PQ, Project Management PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Amazon Competitor Creation Database Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

• Created & tested a database to maintain records of online orders & track shipments using MS SQL.

• Determined primary & foreign keys, nullabilities, relationships to normalize database using 3NF design approach.

• Examined authenticity of data retrieved by testing real life cases through scripts, triggers, views & stored procedures. Value Stream Mapping Jan 2019 - May 2019

• Developed a value stream map of existing process, calculated process times & identified non-value-added activities & bottlenecks.

• Designed new layout using AutoCAD to eliminate 53% worker footprint & maintain continuous flow in work processes.

• Established new process flow with 34% higher efficiency by minimizing idle time for equipment & delays in service time. CERTIFICATIONS

Council for Six Sigma Certification

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Feb 2021

Professional in Product Design & Analysis

(PTC Creo, SolidWorks, AutoCAD & ANSYS) May 2017