Quality Assurance Six Sigma

ARAVINDH KAMAKSHINADHA

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Buffalo, NY 14214 **********@*****.***

• Seeking a challenging career in process engineering and product development using my skills, knowledge & expertise

• An enthusiastic team player who thrives in a fast paced and challenging environment

SKILLS

Computer & Statistical: Six Sigma, Quality Assurance, FMEA, DOE, SPC, Minitab, SPSS, Microsoft Office, C, C++, MATLAB

Language: Tamil, Hindi, Sanskrit, German, Interlingua

AWARDS AND LEADERSHIP

Global Competency Certificate, Intercultural & Diversity Center, University at Buffalo, Sep – Nov 2009

• Developed an internationalist skills set by learning to communicate and be resourceful in multicultural settings

• Generated concepts on the effect of cultural differences on perception of diversity

Overall Coordinator, Alchemy 2009, International Tech Symposium, NITT, Jun 2008 – May 2009

• Strategized event organization for 200 patrons across the globe

• Mobilized discussions between student, industry and academia on frontiers in chemical engineering

• Budgeted the event and evaluated financial fluxes to a tune of $4000

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Six-Sigma Intern, Innex Innovative Industries, Rochester, NY, Apr – Nov 2011

• Improve potential capability of product and process using a six-sigma approach

• Perform a root cause analysis to identify plausible factors and optimize process performance using DOE &SPC

• Gained professional expertise on quality flowcharting and project documentation

Graduate Researcher, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, Jan 2010 – Jan 2012

• Estimate the effect of nanoscale chemical heterogeneities on surface wetting phenomena

• Statistical analysis of contact angles, surface tension and their impact on formation of peculiar structures

• Developed a basis for potential new technologies including chemical vapor deposition and nanofluidic devices

Public Site Consultant, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, Oct 2009 – Dec 2010

• Provided excellent site management service to patrons on network printing and computer application issues

• Quickly resolved issues with workstations and facilitated optimized printing

• Documented procedures for expedited results required a shorter time period and minimal human resource

Team Member, Quality Assurance Project, University at Buffalo, Jan – May 2011

• Evaluate measurement system analysis, factorial designs and & develop a DMAIC approach for sustained manufacture

• Instrumentalized project plans and devised protocols for effective resource management using six sigma methodologies

• Gained expertise on statistically handling a process improvement & quality control problem with a multitude of factors

Team Member, Consumer & Food Product Design and Development, University at Buffalo, Aug – Dec 2009

• Evaluated customer needs, product specifications and generated concepts conforming to market needs

• Proposed suitable product formulation and process routes & performed macroeconomic analysis

• Characterized effect of hydrocolloids on emulsification and product composition, processing & packaging

Research Assistant, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT), India, Vacuum freeze desalination, Dec 2007 – Jun 2008

• Studied the feasibility of a novel process through experiments & modeled the phase diagram through regression

• Performed a comparison study of the process vis-à-vis RO and conventional desalination

Trainee, Tamilnadu Petroproducts Limited, Chennai, India, Nov – Dec 2006

• Underwent in-plant training in the production processes in Epichlorohydrin and chlor-alkali units

• Acquired a strong field industry experience in these chemical manufacturing units

EDUCATION

University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Master of Science, Chemical Engineering, Feb 2012

GPA: 3.4/4.0

National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, India

Bachelor of Technology, Chemical Engineering, May 2009

GPA: 7.41/10.0

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