Manufacturing Engineer

HARSH SHAH

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Manhattan, Kansas 66503 Mobile: 785-***-****

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a challenging and growth oriented full-time employment in a competitive environment that uses my skills in the field of Manufacturing engineering and Supply-Chain Management in your revered organization.

EDUCATION

Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas

Masters of Science in Industrial Engineering; July 2007; GPA: 3.52/4.00

Graduate Research Assistant, Industrial Engineering department, KSU August’05-August’07

• Project: “Study of driver’s behavior at passive railroad-highway grade crossings.”

• Publication: H. Shah, M. Rys and E. Russell, “Study of driver’s behavior at passive railroad-highway grade crossings,” The 12th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering Theory, Application & Practice, Mexico, November 2007.

D.J.Sanghavi College of Engineering Mumbai, India

Bachelors of Engineering in Production Engineering; June 2004; GPA: 3.80/4.00

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE

Auth Florence Manufacturing Company Manhattan, Kansas

Gibraltar Industries Company

Manufacturing Engineer January’08 till date

Experience and Projects

• Lead and participated in creating and/or improving production layouts, focusing on improving productivity and efficiency while eliminating waste.

• Implemented and managed Kanban system in various departments through out the company.

• Utilized lean tools (5’S, Value Stream Mapping etc.) and training to implement improvements to reduce waste and inventory to improve production capability and efficiency.

• Improved efficiency at powder coat department from 80% to over 100%.

• Supported production by leading or participating in problem solving activities.

• Developed and maintained product routings.

• Supported the development of new products and the improvement of existing products for mistake proof manufacturing while still supporting the design intent and customer needs.

• Designed tools and fixtures to support and improve manufacturing processes.

Eaton Corporation. Hutchinson, Kansas

Summer Intern in Lean Manufacturing Department May’06-August’06

Experience and Projects

• Standardized and developed work-instructions for pumps and motors in medium duty line, PVE line & gear pump line.

• Performed Value Stream Mapping and Process Mapping for pumps and motors in medium duty line and PVE line.

• Designed fixtures for reducing cycle time and achieving better quality standards.

• Conducted weekly 5-S audit in the plant.

Ehara Industries Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai, India

Quality Assurance Manager and Management Representative June’04–June’05

Experience and Projects

• Reduced inventory by 50% and increased productivity by 80% by designing and implementing single piece flow production for the plant.

• Customer complaints were reduced by 60% by improving and maintaining quality standards of products.

• Maintained and reformed ISO 9001:2000 documents.

• Lead a training program of 5-S, Kanban, TPM, POKAYOKE for 35+ workers.

• Decreased cycle time by designing economical fixtures.

• Trained and certified for conducting ISO internal audits.

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Automotive Plant) Mumbai, India

In-plant Trainee in Central Quality Assurance July’03–Jan’04

Manufacturing Department

Experience and Projects

• Established Measurement System Analysis and Statistical Process Control on internal grinding machine in Transmission Product Unit.

• Eliminated all assignable causes from machine, reduced rework rate from 22% to 8%, and reduced rejection rate from 11% to 1%.

• Designed fixtures and jigs for reducing manual stress and achieving better quality products.

• Implemented the Time Standards for Engine Product Unit using the Maynards Operational Sequence Technique.

TECHNICAL SKILLS & CERTIFICATION

• Operating System: Windows (98/2000/XP/Vista)

• Application: ARENA 10.0 (Simulation Software), Minitab 14, AutoCAD 2009, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project.

• Certified in Systematic Layout Planning by Kansas University of continuing education.

RELEVANT COURSES

Industrial Simulation, Advanced Production Planning & Inventory Control, Supply Chain Management, Methods of Operations Research, Statistical Process Control, Ergonomics (Human Factors) Engineering etc.

ACTIVITIES & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

• President of Indian Student’s Association, at Kansas State University (2006-2007).

• Public Relations Officer of Indian Student’s Association, at Kansas State University (2005-2006).

• Secretary of annual cultural festival at D. J. Sanghavi College of Engineering (2003-2004).

• Member of Indian Society of Manufacturing Engineer (ISME).

References available upon request

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