Engineer Quality Control

VASUKUMAR D. CHENNA

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Cell: 915-***-****

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING PROFILE

Experienced in working in the UAW environment

Proven success in reducing turnaround times and increasing

productivity through combined work steps, removing non-value

added tasks & improving cycle times

Increased productivity, quality and process through data

analysis, time studies, capacity studies and cycle time data

collection

Areas of Expertise

Standardized Work ~ Six Sigma Green Belt ~ Lean Manufacturing ~ Value Stream Mapping ~ 5S ~ SMED ~ Overall Equipment Efficiency ~ Man-Machine charts ~ Labor Scrolls ~ Line Balancing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Industrial Engineer October 2011 to June 2012

John Deere Davenport Works – Davenport, IA

•Established and implemented work instructions to reduce non

value added operations and to enhance safety in union work

environment

•Effectively used Teamcenter VisMockup & JT2Go to develop &

maintain operators method sheets for assembly process of ADT

line

•Analyzed methods to establish standardize workflow in

packaging of service parts

•Established standard times for all the kitting operations in

assembly and packaging of tractors service parts

•Developed work standards for assembly & sub assembly

processes by performing time and motion studies using stop

watch and predetermined time study software

•Effectively used SAP ERP application to read BOM, to update

and assign parts in standards sheet and to create material

routing according to production plan

Industrial Engineering co-op June 2011 to October 2011

United Solar Ovonic – Auburn Hills, MI

•Coordinated cycle time data gathering, compilation &

analysis procedures

•Analyzed the processes to breakdown work elements for quick

changeover, cycle time reduction & implement automation

•Implemented 5S in the product development area

•Performed time studies and provided recommendations to

eliminate bottlenecks

•Performed field checks to update the plant layout using

AutoCAD

•Successfully implemented SMED technique on the production

line to cut down the turnaround time by 52%

•Took the initiative to research about the resistance welding

equipment to further expedite the design changes essential

for process improvement

•Increased the line efficiency by 60% by implementing lean

methods to reduce the cycle time

•Developed & implemented the standard work process on the

cell line

•Eliminated the operator lag time by ergonomic rearrangement

of workstation enhancing safety and continuous workflow

•Developed a technological tracking tool to facilitate the

communication between cross-functional teams with upper

management

Maintenance Rep February 2011 to June 2011

Cardinal Health, Inc. – El Paso, TX

•Assisted with custom drape (CD) healthcare product lines by

analyzing customer orders generated by ERP system

•Generated weekly production planning for the healthcare CD

products

•Generated purchase orders & prepared MSDS for the chemicals

used on the facility

•Planning, scheduling & delegating preventive maintenance

work orders to achieve operations quarterly goals

•Coordinated monthly pest control activities throughout the

facility

•Supervised all the maintenance activities in compliance with

Environmental, Health & Safety regulations

•Implemented a system to address customer queries thus

maintaining overall service level

•Trained and supervised contractors in the health-care

industry to ensure adherence to Environmental, Health &

Safety procedures

Inventory Auditor October 2010 to December 2010

Central Receiving Department, UTEP – El Paso, TX

•Calibrated Motorola MC3100 handheld mobile computer for bar

code scanning

•Coordinated the activities to document & track

incoming/outgoing inventory

•Administered wall-to-wall inventory audits by identifying

shortages, defective and erroneous equipment

•Evaluated the inventory reports highlighting the tag number,

price list & current location of the equipment along with the

master list of annual inventory

•Coordinate with various depts. on-campus for perpetual wall

-to-wall inventory check & regular follow-ups for the

missing/misplaced inventory

Graduate Research Assistant August 2008 to May 2010

Industrial, Manufacturing & Systems Engineering, University

of Texas at El Paso

•'Statistical Quality Control' (Spring 2009) and 'Production

and Inventory Control' (Fall 2009). Responsible for grading

homework, exams, mentoring students and giving recitation

lectures

•Conducted extensive research on various optimization methods

by modifying the algorithm to fit the specified problem

domain

•Assisted the Professor in conducting lab sessions and in

teaching problem solving methods using statistical software's

to the undergraduate students

Undergraduate Intern June 2006 to April 2007

Automatic Electric Ltd – Mumbai, India

•Reviewed current testing unit design model and recommended

the upgrade design model for testing unit

•Assisted in implementing 5S on the shop floor

•Updated weekly design developments using MS-Excel

spreadsheets and reported them to the supervisor

•Compiled detailed reports about projects undertaken &

reported them to the project advisor as a part of the

academic requirement

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

•The University of Texas at El Paso

Masters of Science, Industrial Engineering

Dec 2010 GPA 3.81/4.0

•University of Mumbai, India

Bachelor of Engineering, Instrumentation & Process Control

May 2007 GPA 3.60/4.0

•Completed 12 hrs training of ISO 9001:2008 Internal Auditor

Training conducted by Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center

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