Ullas Prakasan +1-548-***-**** admtu6@r.postjobfree.com Toronto, ON

A highly motivated and creative engineer with consulting experience in small and large-scale manufacturing environments. Skilled in Lean Six Sigma, project coordination, continuous improvement, and process optimization. Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, IA, USA August ’13 - August ’17 Master of Management Sciences, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada September ’19 - December ’20

- Operations Research, Data Analytics, Organizational Management, Strategic Innovation. Project Engineer & Lean Manufacturing Consultant - FOCUS Engineering India February ’18 - April ’19

Tasked with supporting the regional and global expansion of the start-up through market analysis and client-identification. Concurrently undertook ownership of Lean Management projects with 34 manufacturing plants.

Client- Quality Council of India (Govt. of India): Led a rigorous Continuous Improvement program to establish Lean Six Sigma methodology in a group of 6 manufacturing firms simultaneously, preparing them to be audited for funding by the government.

• Planned and coordinated the project, through collaboration with cross-functional departments and government regulators. Identified operational gaps through Value Stream Mapping to implement 20+ major improvements for each plant including metal work, painting, and machining operations.

• Developed dynamic action plans, using DMAIC and DFSS tools to implement 5S, TPM and other LEAN principles. Improved material flow to ensure FIFO and JIT. Optimized operations to achieve 95% throughput yield.

• Organized 30 on-site training sessions (120 hrs.) to provide practical Lean Six Sigma training to 100+ personnel across the value stream with varying levels of technical knowledge.

Client- ICF International: Performed Lean Manufacturing audits in 28 manufacturing plants as a Consulting Auditor for the Small Industries Bank of India (SIDBI) and the World Bank.

• Amended existing procedures to enhance quality, safety, and process efficiency by recommending over 100 process- improvement plans to meet targets assigned by SIDBI.

• Generated audit reports, analyzed the data and developed statistics to establish new Standard Operating Procedures, meeting financial and regulatory constraints. Successfully achieved 100% project approval rate by client banks. Production Engineer Intern - Tata Motors November ’17 - February ’18 Projects: Automotive Production Line Bottleneck Elimination ; Assembly Cost Reduction

• Optimized the automated assembly line for the company’s flagship car model facing a production backlog.

• Performed Root Cause Analysis of the bottlenecks by recording and analyzing large-payload KUKA robots. Modified 100+ robotic actions at assembly and quality-testing phases to optimize Critical to Quality (CTQ) procedures.

• Collaborated with technicians to produce creative solutions such as task-reassignment for personnel and robots, redesigned plant layout, and modified the automated assembly tasks to decrease cycle time by 20%.

• Analyzed and redesigned welding plans to internalize some tasks and eliminate others, while maintaining structural integrity. Negotiated lower prices with suppliers based on new welding plans and decreased assembly cost by 5%.

• Graduate Student Association, University of Waterloo September ’19 – August ’20 Representative for the Department of Management Sciences

• Adelante Fraternity, Inter Fraternity Council, Iowa State University January ’14 - December ’15 Management

• Leadership and Followership

• Client Management

• On-Site Training

• Team Management

• Negotiation

• Managerial Economics

Engineering

• Operations Research & Data Analysis

• Lean Six Sigma

TPM, Kaizen, Just-in-Time, Poke Yoke

• Root Cause Analysis

• Quality Assurance

• Waste Elimination

• Continuous Improvement

Communication & Technology

• Language

English – Native Excellent

French – Limited

Hindi – Professional

• Microsoft Office Suite

• AutoDesk – Inventor, Fusion 360

• Zoom, Webex, Adobe Connect

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