Project Manager Engineer

AMIT MOTIANI

*** ********** ******, ***# *, Chambersburg, PA-17210

Phone: 717-***-****, Email: ***********@*****.***

Summary:

Project management experience in China, Brazil and USA in heavy machinery manufacturing environment, with background in manufacturing engineering and warehouse supervision with expertise in the following areas:

• Operations consulting

• Project management

• Lean & Six Sigma implementation

• Assembly systems

• Supplier development

• Value stream mapping and bottleneck identification

• Forecasting and capacity planning

• R&D to production transition

Professional Experience:

Manitowoc Cranes Mar 2008- Present

Supplier Development Manager, Shady Grove, PA [June2011 – Present]

• Select and prioritize supplier for supplier development initiative

• Identify key performance indicators to measure success of supplier development programs

• Identify and develop alternate supplier for future business strategy

• Monitor and mitigate on-time delivery and cost of poor quality for supplier selected for the supplier development interaction

Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Shady Grove, PA / Passo Fundo, Brazil [May 2010 – Present]

• Travel to Brazil one week/month to meet suppliers and monitor progress of $40M project

• Designed Layout for factory and complete process flow of a new 260,000 SQFT factory for Latin America operations

• Project lead for implementation of all assembly process within the Brazil facility flow - $8M capital project

• Project lead for product/model transition from India and China to Brazil facility- travel required at regular intervals

• Continue Brazil project support while transitioning into Supplier Development role

Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Tai’an, Shandong, China [Sept 2008 – May 2010]

• Expat stationed in China for the duration of the project

• Project Manager for implementation of lean manufacturing assembly lines resulting in 40 % reduction in assembly standard hours

• Led kanban replenishment system design and implementation resulting in reduction of purchased part inventory up 22%

• Introduced and facilitated pull scheduling for manufactured parts with 30 % reduction in WIP

• Led a team of 8-10 industrial engineers on process improvement projects resulting in RMB 450,000 annual savings

• Led Bill of Material verification for all current production models

• Setup capacity planning templates for the factory to assist in setting up realistic production schedules

• Capital project lead for steel cutting equipment upgrades resulting in cutting quality improvement & 30% improvement in cutting capacity

• Introduced Total Preventative Maintenance (TPM) to the Tai’an facility department

• Assist the Senior Director of Manufacturing to implement and track 2009 business plan for Manitowoc Dongyue Joint venture

• Assist in setting up key performance indicators for all departments and monitor progress and suggest improvements

Manufacturing Engineer, Shady Grove, PA [Mar 2008 – Sept 2008]

• Lean implementation throughout the mobile hydraulic crane assembly facility resulting in a increase in profit margin by $2.5m

• Work with internal and external suppliers to establish pull scheduling, safety stock and reduce excess inventory resulting in $11m annual savings

• Reviewed existing ECO process and helped establish improved procedure.

• Establish engineered standards and performance measurement matrices

The TJX Companies Sept 2006 – Feb 2008

Industrial Engineer, Distribution Services, Framingham, MA [Dec 2007 – Feb 2008]

• Implemented improvements to distribution center processes and procedures with total cost savings of $1.2m

• Conducted time studies and MOST labor management modeling to make recommendations for improvement in workflow, work in progress inventory and capacity management throughout the TJX distribution center network

• Established engineered standards and performance measurement matrices

• Analyzed current process and procedures and suggested changes for all 9 distribution centers

• Designed and implemented best practices throughout the TJX distribution centers

• Traveled with the Best Practices team across the US to various TJX distribution centers (100% travel)

Production Supervisor, T.J. Maxx Distribution Center, Pittston, PA [Sep 2006 – Dec 2007]

• Improved productivity in the assigned area by 15%, while supervising 30-60 direct reports.

• Planned and directed daily departmental operations and control merchandise flow

• Participated in continuous improvement activities including process innovations, employee development, operations strategies, and other activities within the department

• Ensured quality, inventory accuracy, optimization of storage space, and on-time delivery consistently and efficiently

• Established productivity and quality standards and appraise individual performance

• Ensured all personnel received proper training on the job to include safety procedures

Training and certification

• Lean and Six Sigma Blue Belt level training In DFSS methods, Manitowoc Cranes, Mar 2008

• Certified in MOST, Work Measurement Technique, H.B. Maynard Consulting Group, Sept 2007

Educational Qualifications:

M.S. Engineering Management/Industrial Engineering

Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, 2006

• Concentration on: Process Improvement, Supply Chain Management, Lean Principles.

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science and Engineering

Manipal institute of Technology, Karnataka, India, 2003

References:

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