Bhagavathi P Tarigoppula

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Peoria, IL 61606 mng8fc@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: To acquire a challenging entry level position in Manufacturing/ Industrial/ Mechanical

engineering or Continuous Improvement sector where my skills and knowledge can be

utilized to the optimum in a competitive and growth oriented environment.

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EDUCATION: Master of Science in Manufacturing Engineering GPA – 3.8/4.0

Bradley University, Peoria, IL

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering GPA – 3.0/4.0

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, INDIA

RELEVANT Lean Manufacturing system cell design, Six sigma, Process Engineering Simulation of

COURSES Human& Machine Systems, PRO-E, Advanced Quality control & Inspection, Facilities

Planning, Constraint management and mistake proofing, Design of experiments, Operations

Research,Production Technology, Industrial Management, Adv. Machining processes, FMS

EXPERIENCE Thyssenkrupp Access, Roanoke, IL June 2010-Aug 2010

Worked on redesigning the assembly line by implementing Lean principles to streamline

the assembly line operations for National Wheel-O-vator.

• Developed and managed manufacturing balance charts detailing product work flow and sequencing

• Recorded the cycle times for each process conducted necessary Time studies

• Developed Assembly chart, detailed Process at Glance

• Reduced the current process lead time of 21hours to 16 hours in the assembly line by implementing 5S, POI and Lean principles.

Netage Systems Inc, Newton, PA Dec 2008-May 2009

Worked in New Product Development team as a Mechanical Design Engineer in

developing models and designs from conceptual inputs.

• Developed models and designs from conceptual inputs.

• Designed and created assembly drawings, including bill of materials and detail drawings, for work holding equipment, primarily special jaws, chucks, and tool holders

• Created drawings and applied GD&T, Critical and Significant Characteristics.

ACADEMIC Windsor Foods, Toluca, IL Sep 2010- Dec 2010

EXPERIENCE Worked on Ergonomic and safety problems of the workers in production and packaging

areas at the Windsor Foods facility.

• Performed Human performance studies at the production and packaging area

• Collect Anthropomorphic data for analysis, optimize organizational process and layout efficiency

• Wrote Test Plans for Human Factors Requirements (lighting, egress, workload, reach & accommodation) and coordinate with other disciplines on test activities.

• Identified the severity of risk involved in the current material handling process; recommended effective countermeasures to reduce/ the severity of the risk.

• Ergonomic intervention on work stations resulted in minimizing risk factors by 73%, pain symptoms by 57%, and cost savings of about 25,000 dollars.

Morton Industries LLC, Morton, IL Sep 2009-DEC 2009

Worked in Lean Project implementation to streamline the flow of the John Deere rail

process and control the inventory for the Morton Industries LLC.

• Recorded the cycle times for each process and mapped the Value Stream Map to identify the bottle necks.

• Constructed the Future Value Stream Map, Proposed Kaizen events, identified the seven deadly wastes, implemented single Kanban system and designed Pokoyoke for error proofing.

• Proposed a new pre-clean inventory process

• Conducted Cost Justification analysis for time, material and implementation of project with a total savings of $250,000.

• Reduced the total lead time from 22 days to 12 days.

Bradley University, Peoria Aug 2009-Dec 2010

Graduate Research/ Teaching Assistant

• Worked as Teaching Assistant on Metrology Measurement and Lean Manufacturing system cell design courses.

• Provided Research support for Dr.Joseph Chen, Professor & Department Chair(IMET)

• Conducted Workshops to teach MITUTOYO CMM operations and programming to

undergraduate and graduate students of IMET department.

• Supervised three senior high school interns for BEST Internship Program in Summer – 2010

• Worked as a research assistant for Developing Six Sigma Concurrent Design Platform for Design Engineers at Remote Sites- Both for Single and Multi-Plant Manufacturing Firms.

ACTIVITIES

• Six Sigma Green Belt certified

o Member, American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

o Member. Society for Manufacturing Engineers(SME)

HONORS

• Recipient of Caterpillar Manufacturing Scholarship spring 2011

• Graduate Research Assistantship, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering & Technology department, Bradley University, Aug 2009- Dec 2010

• Was selected to present about the Windsor Foods project at IAC(Industrial Engineers Advisory Council)

• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Mathematics department, Texas A & M University, Aug 2006- Dec 2007

• Student Secretary, Society for Mechanical Engineers in JNTU

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Design Package: AutoCAD, Pro-Engineer, Solid Works, Master CAM

Programming Languages’: C, SQL, Visual Basic

Statistical Packages: Matlab, Minitab, Maple, Statistical Analysis using MS Excel, SPC

Facilities Planning: Factory- CAD, Factory Flow, Team Center’s VisMockup

Simulation Software: Promodel, Flexsim

Supply Chain Software: Supply Chain guru, WinQSB, Log ware

Office Tools: MS Office, MS Access, MS Publisher, Spreadsheets, MS Project, Pivot Tables, Pivot Charts, Macros

• Working Experience - MITUTOYO CMM, CNC-Cincinnati Milacron.

• Knowledge of Machining, Welding, Extrusion, Injection molding operations, Sand Casting

References will be duly provided upon request. Open for relocation.

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