Industrial Engineer

DHEERAJ KANCHARLA

**** * ********* # *** ***: 316-***-****

Wichita, Kansas 67220 Email: **********@*******.***

OBJECTIVE To obtain a challenging position within the Industrial/Manufacturing sector, with an interest in lean manufacturing, quality engineering, supply chain and project management

EDUCATION WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY Wichita, Kansas

Master of Science in Industrial Engineering December 2011

Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering August 2009

Certified Six Sigma Green Belt June 2011

Lean Systems Certification December 2011

CATIA V5: Part Design, Drawing & Assembly

RELATED National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) Wichita, Kansas

EXPERIENCE Quality and Lean Initiative Engineer February 2007-December 2011

• Assigned and scheduled activities using BOM, available resources and machine capacities to allow smooth flow

• Created test plans according to American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and SACMA SRM standards

• Interpreted technical drawings and created quality control test forms based on tolerances and test requirements

• Planned and enforced inspection procedures to track defective components before reaching the testing department

• Conducted internal audits of ASTM standards and sustained 5S implemented at desk level on all workstations

• Applied PDCA and FEMA methodology on various processes to reduce rework in the machining department

• Implemented line balancing in workstations and created Kanban system to reduce wait time & increase throughput

• Introduced Poka-Yoke by creating a visual interface using VBA in MS Excel for manual data examination

• Overlooked calibration of all precision tools in NIAR and design of fixtures using CATIA V5

• Trained employees on quality control & dimensioning software and other departmental procedures

PROJECT Wifco Steel Products Inc. Hutchinson, Kansas

EXPERIENCE Implementing Lean Manufacturing Techniques

• Performed process improvement study using Six-Sigma tools (DMAIC) and Kaizen events to meet excess demand

• Used lean techniques such as value stream mapping and workflow diagram to find potential improvements

• Conducted a thorough 5S evaluation based on worker interviews and visual inspection at each workstation

• Used lean techniques to find bottle neck and implemented line balancing in workstations to reduce wait time

• Calculated cycle time, takt time, inventory turnover rate of each workstation using interviews/visual inspection

• Combined and rearranged workstations to meet the surge in demand and reduce walk-time based on critical path analysis

National Institute for Aviation Research Wichita, Kansas

• Conducted a Gauge R&R experiment for the Quality Control & Dimensioning department at NIAR

• Conducted a thorough DOE on moisture absorption of composites test for Fatigue & Fracture department at NIAR

American Institute for Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA) Design/Build/Fly (DBF) Competition

• Team lead for aerodynamics, propulsion, performance and flight-test groups

• Ensured the team met deadlines by scheduling and prioritizing through quick adaptation to unforeseen events

• One of the authors of the professional AIAA DBF report that scored 1st place in the nation

• Created a VBA code optimizing aerodynamics & propulsion characteristics to maximize score for the competition

• Tested performance of small sized electric propellers of various pitch and diameters in a 3X4 wind tunnel

• Conducted FEA using NASTRAN PRTRAN for the wings and fuselage body of the model

• Conducted a full scale structural testing of wings and fuselage until failure to validate results from FEA

• Conducted a series of wind tunnel tests on the full scale DBF model in the 7X10 Walter H. Beech wind tunnel to estimate the model’s aerodynamic coefficients which validated results from CFD model

WORK

EXPERIENCE National Institute for Aviation Research Wichita, Kansas

• Machined metallic coupons as per ASTM standards on CNC machine

• Performed composite material testing such as static and fatigue based on ASTM standards

• Composite fabrication including layup of carbon and fiber glass composite, pre-preg in various fiber orientations

• Performed GD&T on composite and metallic specimens in preparation for testing

SKILLS Statistical Tools : Arena, Stat Graphics, Excel, Minitab, Design Expert

Software : Auto CAD, CATIA, ProE, Matlab, eVSM, Microsoft Project, Applied Stats

Programming Languages : VBA, FORTRAN, C, Java, HTML, SQL

Packages : Microsoft Word/ Project/Excel/ PowerPoint

ERP : SAP

Logistics : ILOG

IE Concepts : JIT, DFMA, PDMA, DFSS, QFD, DOE, SPC, Lean, GD&T, Kaizan

Standards : ASTM, AS9102 First Article Inspection

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