Six Sigma Project

JASTINDER SINGH DHINDSA

Hicksville, NY *****

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Qualifications summary

Recent graduate of MSIE with broad experience in Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement projects in manufacturing and healthcare industry. Skilled in using tools such as Time Study, Work Sampling, Root Cause Analysis, 5S, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, 5-Why, Six Sigma, Just-In-Time, FMEA, etc.

As part of masters' degree in Industrial Engineering, studied the effects of Lean implementation (5S) on the health and safety of healthcare professionals in a health center pharmacy

Skills: Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, “C”, AutoCAD, SPSS, Microsoft office (Project, Vizio, Suite, Word, Excel, Power point),

Education and training

Master of Science, Industrial Engineering Aug 2012

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA GPA: 3.32/4.0

Bachelor of Engineering, Production (S/W) Engineering Aug 2009

Pune University, Pune, M.S, India GPA: 3.33/4.0

Certifications: Pursuing certification in Six Sigma and CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management)

Work experience

Graduate Research Assistant, Ochsner Health Center, New Orleans, LA Jan 2010- May 2011

• Data collection and root cause analysis with the help of direct observations (Time study, Work sampling) and interviews, and brainstorming

• Made recommendations based on findings, implemented approved improvements to the processes

• Worked with Lean tools like 5S, Kaizen, VSM, etc.

Industrial Engineering Intern, Mahindra-Hinoday, Pune, India Jan 2009-June 2009

• Data collection and analysis on finishing line of a foundry using Lean Manufacturing tools like Time study, Work sampling, Brainstorming, Pareto analysis, etc.

• Created pictorial work instructions to define process steps clearly

• Made changes to layout, removed unnecessary process stages resulting in more workspace

• In-process inventory, processing time reduced, production increased by about 5%

Industrial Engineering Intern, Mahindra-Hinoday, Pune, India July 2007- Dec 2007

• Implemented Lean Manufacturing principle SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Die) to an Auto-chamfer machine

• Made changes to Off-line/On-line activities, provided automated controls in place of manual

• Changeover time reduced from 190 to 20 minutes, savings of around $5000/month

• In another project, lead time for a product was reduced from 30 to 2 hours, cumulative savings of around $6000/month

Honors and Achievements

• Completed ISO 9001:2008 and OHSAS 18001 ‘Internal Auditor’ training

Affiliations

• Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)

• Project Management Institute (PMI)

• American Society for Quality (ASQ)

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