Bharat Chordiya

Contact: +91-955*-**-****

Flat No C 202, 18 Longitude, Punawale, Tal: Mulshi, Pune (411033) Email: adnp0t@r.postjobfree.com Bharat Chordiya www.linkedin.com/in/bharatchordiya PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Industrial Engineering professional with 4+ years of managerial & engineering experience in a high-volume, productivity-intensive automotive manufacturing environment, seeking challenging new opportunities TECHNICAL SKILLS

Industrial Engineering: DMAIC, DFM, SMED, OEE, SPC, Lean Manufacturing, Value Stream Mapping, PFMEA, Root cause analysis using 5-Whys and 8-D, Poke-yoke, CAPA, Time study (MOST)

CAD modeling: Solid Works, Autodesk Inventor, ProE, Catia and AutoCAD

Additive Manufacturing: Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) and Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)

PLC and HMI interface: Proface (by Schneider Electric), RS-Logix 500, relevant communication protocols

(Ethernet, Profinet, Modbus)

Statistical Data Analysis: Minitab, MS-Excel

Vision System: Keyence CV-X series vision system

Machine expertise: Sewing machine, Ultrasonic welder, Strip cutters, Speedfam and belt grinding machines and integration with external automation, Laser cutting, panel building/generating wire diagrams

Software and programming languages: QAD, Oracle, MS-Office, C and C++ RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Manufacturing Engineer Supervisor (Aug 2019 –June 2021) MISC Products, Inc., Macomb, Michigan, USA

• Lead a cross-functional Kaizen team of 4 initiating a quarterly Kaizen review program for plant-wide manufacturing operations, thereby:

Resulted in tracking and monitoring performance of over 300 operations as well as identification of

“Top Priority” operations for Lean Six Sigma analysis

Resulted in annual cost savings of over USD 2 million, improvement of process quality, improvement of machine performance, machine ergonomic, capacity and safety

• Created apprentice training program for training new and existing maintenance technicians

Program emphasis is on learning and debugging machine issues using root cause analysis resulting in an improved machine OEE by a reduction in machine downtime and improvement of maintenance team’s responsiveness

• Led team of 5 technicians, managing their overall performance and day-to-day activities, supporting annual IATF 16949 certification documentation and audits, lead development and acquisition of new assets

Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Mar 2017 - July 2019) MISC Products, Inc., Macomb, Michigan, USA

• Front-led product and process design development of 14 automotive seating parts using Six Sigma principles of DFM and PFMEA and meeting APQP milestones for the timely launch of these programs

• Reduced in-process sewing scrap by 2.5% across safety department processing 4 million parts annually

• Lead implementation of CAPA to resolve quality issues using principle of 8D for root cause analysis

• Learned and integrated advanced automation control systems viz., IO-logic/HMI with PLC, safety controls and vision system with primary and secondary processes resulting in improved process efficiency and quality

Bharat Chordiya

Contact: +91-955*-**-****

Flat No C 202, 18 Longitude, Punawale, Tal: Mulshi, Pune (411033) Email: adnp0t@r.postjobfree.com Bharat Chordiya www.linkedin.com/in/bharatchordiya

Manufacturing Engineer Intern (May 2016 - Dec 2016) Pridgeon and Clay, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

• Championed the design and development of a vision-assisted automation system to correctly identify the orientation of the part before getting processed at the secondary operation

Implementation of project resulted in an estimated annual labor cost saving of $180K with a ROI of 4 months

• Utilized SMED and OEE to reduce the changeover times at the secondary operations by 57%

• As a part of the Kaizen team, created layouts using AutoCAD and designed secondary accessories using Solidworks, assisting the implementation of single piece flow across the exhaust flange department

Quality Engineer Intern (Dec 2014 – May 2015)

Forbes Marshall Pvt Ltd, Chakan (Pune), India

• Effectively utilized six-sigma principle of DMAIC and process controlling tools such as SPC and Pareto analysis to improve the quality performance of the safety valves

Improved process quality led to a monthly cost savings of INR 60,000 on customer repair services and a 75% reduction in customer complaints

• Conceptualized and implemented strategy for supply chain process of inspecting quality parameters and manufacturing of safety valve components during various stages of manufacturing, including inward, in- process and final inspection

EDUCATION

MS Industrial Engineering (Aug 2015- Feb 2017)

State University of New York, Buffalo, NY

GPA: 3.79/4

B. Tech-Production Engineering and Industrial Management (May 2011- June 2015) College of Engineering Pune, Pune, Maharashtra

GPA: 8.28/10

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB) by Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) Certificate Number: 22758690 (valid until 09/30/2023) INTERESTS

Represented undergrad and junior college at zone level in table tennis and carom; an active cricketer and tennis player

Active participation in drama team (on-stage actor, backstage head); participant and coordinator of “Kayak Ballet” (part of Regatta, COEP boat club); active member of “Spandan” (Pune based self-help group); organized intercollegiate technical events

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