KAMALKUMAR GEVARIYA

College Station, TX adwg1z@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn +1-781-***-****

Summary

Results-driven graduate student with passion for Supply chain, Operations and Technical Project management and proven experience in Engineering, Sales-Business development & PM. Seeking summer/fall internship/6 months Co- op (from 15th May) to apply my skills and drive results in a fast-paced, high-volume, operations-based environment. Skills

MS Office, MS Project, Tableau, Python, SQL, R, MATLAB, ERP-SAP, AutoCAD, WMS. Operations, Supply-Chain Management, Data Analytics & Visualizations, Production Forecasting & Planning, Execution, Conflict resolution, Negotiations, Process Optimization, Continuous Improvement. Interests: Mycology, Sustainability, IoT 4.0, Human Factors engineering, Agriculture, Psychology, Industrial Automation. EDUCATION

Texas A & M University – College Station College Station, Texas Master of Science Engineering Management from Industrial Engineering Business Minor, Specialization: System Development Aug 2022 – Dec 2023 Coursework: Business & Corporate Strategy, Finance, Optimization, Management Control System, Data Analysis, Quantitative Risk Analysis, Cognitive System Engineering. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat, India Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication (GPA: 3.66/4) Jul 2012 – May 2016 WORK EXPERIENCE

Rodeo Time Inc. Fort Worth, Texas Aug 2022 – Dec 2022 Graduate Student Consultant

• Spearheaded a 3-member cross-functional team to resolve 6 operation bottlenecks impeding profitability using DMAIC.

• Enhanced customer retention rate by 21% by addressing 13+ issues in product improvisation and corporate reformation.

• Downsized sourcing and distribution costs by 9% and pitched 4 approaches to streamline and globalize production. Siemens Navi Mumbai, India

Project Manager Jul 2018 – Jul 2021

● Managed 20+ projects from beginning to end, while consistently improving project quality, maintaining the profitability, improving customer relationship, and enhancing technical competency of the team.

● Collaborated with cross functional teams to develop a comprehensive process for customer quality inspection to reduce rejection/amendment rate by 50%, minimizing financial exposure by $600k annually.

● Developed new pipeline of LV Electrical Drives Panels by collaborating with external vendors and in-house engineering resources to meet customer’s excessive demand, achieved 30% reduction in cost of production and testing.

● Successfully identified various business opportunities from target end user (customers) and provided customized project proposals based on their needs, generated 10% additional revenue by winning repeated orders.

● Developed detailed costing models for large-scale engineering projects, leading to a 15% increase in profitability within the first year of implementation.

● Negotiated with customers and successfully acquired turnkey projects worth $40M within 6 months, resulting in a 15% increase in revenue.

● Developed and managed project budgets ranging from $50K to $1M, achieving cost savings of up to 15% through effective negotiation with vendors and suppliers.

● Coordinated a complex project involving 6 cross-functional teams, resulting in an on-time delivery and a 10% increase in customer satisfaction ratings.

● Facilitated customer inspections for 50+ project orders and successfully passed all inspections with zero non- conformities.

● Performed comprehensive project risk assessments to identify potential pitfalls and hazards, resulting in a 20% reduction in project delays and cost overruns.

● Implemented robust risk management protocols that minimized exposure to unforeseen risks and yielded an overall cost savings of $2.5M across multiple projects.

● Coordinated transportation logistics for 20+ international shipments monthly, resulting in a 99% on-time delivery rate and saving the company over $500K in penalties.

Siemens Navi Mumbai, India

Business Development Manager Jul 2017 – Jun 2018

● Identified key pain points of customers, used this data to extract 5%-20% premium for Targeted key customers.

● Created centralized Tableau dashboard that fetches business opportunities from server, identifies and remove duplicated business opportunities along with categorized details, which significantly increased data accessibility, leading to organized reporting, and increased forecast accuracy by 25%.

● Successfully mentored and coached team members to improve their technical skills, leading to an average increase of 15% in proficiency across the team. led a regional sales team in targeting specific customers with a customer-oriented pricing strategy, resulting in 30% increase in sales revenue in FY18.

● Developed and maintained strong relationships with customers and channel partners, resulting in repeat business and increased market share.

● Conducted market research and analyzed customer trends to identify opportunities for new products and services.

● Forecasted business revenue and turnover, ensuring that the team met or exceeded revenue targets.

● Successfully negotiated pricing and contract terms with customers and partners, resulting in improved profit margins.

● Managed the sales pipeline and tracked progress against revenue targets, ensuring that the team was on track to meet or exceed targets.

● Worked closely with cross-functional teams such as marketing and product development to ensure alignment on sales strategies and execution.

● Conducted regular sales reviews with the team, providing coaching and feedback to improve performance and drive results.

● Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and competitor activities, ensuring that the team was well-informed and able to respond to changes in the market.

Siemens Navi Mumbai, India

Electrical Design & Commissioning Engineer Jul 2016 – Jun 2017

● Spearheaded 5+ field commissioning projects with a team of 6 workers to install, test, commission the electrical automation panels within the critical lead time, ensuring company values are reflected in our work, resulted in 20% improvement in customer satisfaction score.

● Innovated a design approach to meet novel design constraints for retrofit projects, resulting in 100% improved performance of their machine, and 30% cost reduction then budgeted, created win-win situation for both of us.

● Commissioned 8x RTGs and 4x STS cranes in a remarkably short time under tremendous customer pressure, ensuring on-time delivery and customer satisfaction.

● Conducted thorough testing and troubleshooting of electrical systems, ensuring that all systems were functioning properly and met safety and quality standards.

● Collaborated with cross-functional teams such as mechanical and software engineers to ensure seamless integration of electrical systems with other crane components.

● Developed and maintained project schedules and timelines, ensuring that commissioning was completed on time and within budget, resulting in transparency.

● Coordinated with vendors and suppliers to ensure timely delivery of electrical components and materials, ensuring that commissioning timelines were met.

● Conducted training sessions for crane operators and maintenance personnel, ensuring that they were properly trained to operate and maintain electrical systems.

● Conducted regular safety inspections and audits, ensuring that electrical systems met safety and quality standards.

● Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and best practices, ensuring that electrical systems were up-to-date and compliant with regulatory standards.

Bharti Airtel Gurgaon, India

Data Analyst Summer intern May 2015 - Jun 2015

● Analyzed the cellular network performance data - signal quality & strength data, to identify weather trends with root cause analysis of signal loss & call drop during network handover among radio towers.

● Performed a comparative study with the top settings for radio towers and recommended an optimized strategy to reduce call drop rate by 20% in changing weather conditions. ACADAMIC PROJECTS

‘The effects of Cognitive Biases in Fire Evacuation Process and mitigation measures’

‘Effectiveness of VR based meditation practices through Visualization.”

‘Condition monitoring of Overhead crane gearbox vibration, temperature sensors using SIEMENS IOT 2040.’

‘Economical Home Automation Ecosystem using IoT 4.0.’ LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES

● Directed university Robotics cultural club – DRISHTI, organized events, hosted various technical workshops on microcontrollers-based project, Image processing to engage freshman students and cultivate interesting environment.

● Led team of 15 people in the ABU ROBOCON competition (we built 1x autonomous and 1x manual robots to solve problem statements), for two constitutive years.

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