Entry level Engineer

Objective

To obtain a job at an organization where I can utilize my engineering and management skills to the best of my ability and learn new and emerging technology while working towards company goals.

Experience

Lean Manufacturing Consultant at Syracuse University Spring’2010

• Led a team of 5 people for a Lean project on Schine Dining Center at Syracuse University to improve the functioning and reduce waste in the process

• Prepared a VSM report on Schine Dining Center at Syracuse University that identified the bottlenecks in the flow paths and proposed strategies to reduce time and improve productivity.

• This also reduced process time at two food stations by 30% which resulted in 13% increase in sales

Industrial Engineering Intern at Oriental Manufacturers (P) Ltd 1st Oct 2008- 15th May 2009

• Worked on process improvement in terms of efficiency and output

• Dealt with product improvement in terms of design, ergonomics, aesthetics, efficiency, etc.

• Undertook detailed study of on-site fabrication, erection and commissioning of instrument, annual maintenance contracts.

Training 14th Jul – 16th Sep 2008

• Undergone a full time course advanced training for Application of Hydraulic Circuit for Industrial Use at Instructor Training Centre (Govt. of Gujarat), Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Education

Master of Science in Engineering Management 15th May 2011

Syracuse University, L.C. Smith College of Engineering & Computer Science, Syracuse, NY, United States.

Bachelors of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering 16th Jun 2009

Gujarat University, Babaria Institute of Technology, Varnama, Gujarat, India

Technical Skills

• AutoCAD, Minitab, MS Project, MS Excel with Risk Solver, MS Office Suite, SAP, SQL, C language

Academic Projects

• ‘Thermo-Sire’– Sustainable Manufacturing Product (Spring 2011) – From sustainability point of view, developed a new product concept (heat emitting shoes) and implemented it by performing Life Cycle Analysis and End-of-Life options.

• Denver Airport Baggage Handling System Project Failure (Fall 2010) – Prepared a project report on the causes of project failure and found the effective solutions. Identified problems the project management team faced at Denver Airport and at what phases they made incorrect decisions.

• Trans-Alaska Pipeline Project (Fall 2010) – Generated WBS (work breakdown structure) for the pipeline project. Conducted cost and schedule estimation using COCOMO II estimation software. Made network diagram by entering different tasks and assigning them resources. Covered tracking of allocated resources and budgeting as well.

• Solar Concentrator with Tracking Mechanism (Jan-Jun 2009) – Built a solar concentrator for heating application by using a sensor used to track sunrays for the final project.

Achievements & Extra Curricular Activities

• Nominated “Student Employee of the Year 2011” at Syracuse University while serving as a Student Supervisor

• Offered a tuition scholarship for Masters course at Syracuse University

• Participated in E-Trix - Autonomous Robotics Workshop conducted by TRI at IIT Mumbai, India (Mar 2008)