Packaging, Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines, Food and consumer products

RAMA VEMULAPALLI

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Whippany, NJ 07981

Home: 973-***-**** ***************@*****.*** Cell: 973-***-****

CAREER SUMMARY

Department Manager and Greenbelt Manufacturing Engineer with 16 years experience in streamlining operations in diverse technologies, food processing, and packaging environments.

TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESS

• Reduced machine downtime and inventory needs, developed solutions using Lean Manufacturing techniques, and drove quality and safety compliance / improvement programs and new business initiatives / product launches

• Identified best practices and worked towards spreading them across the organization

• Communicated with diverse populations, led maintenance and production teams; trained employees to perform multifunctional tasks

• Resolved grievances and participated in arbitration panels in union / non-union environments

• Provided direction and operational leadership to salaried direct reports and hourly employees

• GMP and cGMP certified

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MERCK & CO., Westpoint, PA. 2010 - Present

Manufacturing Supervisor/Facilitator, Vaccine Packaging

• Handled shift safety, quality, service, OEE and training

• Reduced change over downtime by actively participating in various Kaizen events

• Achieved high ratings in batch record accuracy and reduced human error deviations

• Improved line OEE and reduced discard rate with process changes and standardized work

RECKITT BENCKISER NORTH AMERICA, Hillsborough, NJ 2007 – 2009

Department Manager, Liquids Department 2008 – 2009

• Handled departmental safety, quality, service, OEE, and budget

• Managed and developed salaried front line staff members

• Commissioned new lines and reduced manpower on production lines

• Improved Department OEE by 11%; brought all the volume from the co-packers to in house operations

Team Resource Manager, Aerosol Department 2007 – 2008

• Improved gas house safety

• Instituted 5S in the department along with center lining all the key equipments on the lines

• Upgraded case sealers and erectors to improve OEE by 8%

• Improved performance of the department by cross training employees in quick change overs

DELPHI CORPORATION 1999 – 2007

Manufacturing Engineer II, Johnson Controls Inc., New Brunswick, NJ 2006 – 2007

(Note – Delphi Battery Operations was bought by Johnson Controls Inc.)

• Supported Formation Floor and Decoration lines of automotive lead acid batteries

• Actively involved in roll out of Manufacturing Pro Software

• Improved transactional accuracy rate by 25% by retraining all the users

Operations Supervisor, Delphi Battery Operations, New Brunswick, NJ 2004 – 2006

• Improved productivity by 10% – 12% utilizing lean techniques and reducing scrap

• Transitioned the work groups to automated equipment

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DELPHI CORPORATION (Continued)

Process / Manufacturing Systems Engineer, Delphi Electronics and Safety, Flint, MI 2001 – 2004

• Led maintenance teams by scheduling, delegating, and monitoring assignments; trained maintenance and operations personnel by demonstrating techniques and evaluating skills

• Optimized production, developed preventive maintenance program, coordinated line balancing between machines, and determined equipment layout for maximum operator efficiency

• Set up equipment and process control documentation, simplified vendor material to reflect plant operations, wrote operations and maintenance manuals, and implemented QS 9000 standards

• Instituted various error proofing methods on surface mount and assembly lines

Operations Supervisor, Circuit Board Assembly, Flint, MI 1999 – 2001

• Directed robotic insertion, wave soldering, and conformal coating operations; supervised up to 22 union personnel to oversee attendance, assignments, and training

• Applied lean manufacturing methods to reduce inventories, instituted quick changeovers and minimized downtime by proper and regular preventive maintenance

FRITO-LAY INC., Allen Park, MI 1996 – 1999

Operations Resource

• Supervised maintenance and production employees for snack food processing and packaging operations

• Supported team development, continuous improvement, business planning, and quality improvement activities; facilitated weekly performance process meetings to develop action plans

• Exceeded business plan expectations two consecutive years by 4% – 5% for Frito product lines

• Assisted in safety management development and implemented American Institute of Baking (AIB) food safety guidelines

NESTLÉ, Waverly, IA 1995 – 1996

Team Leader

• Participated in HACCP program development and implementation and led cross-functional team on 12-hour shifts to supervise processing and packaging of hot cocoa, iced tea mix, and instant breakfast

• Improved can line packaging efficiencies by operating automatic and semi-automatic equipment simultaneously and changing glue machines to adhesive tape operations to reduce downtime

• Maintained effective communication with vendors, reduced process down-time by improving flowability of pre-mixes, and closely working with quality assurance group to minimize give-away

EDUCATION

MS, Manufacturing Management, Kettering University, Flint, MI, Dec., 2011

MS, Electrical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, 1991

BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India, 1983

CONTINUING EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

Management Skills for Managers, 2009

MPM Screen Printers, Speedline Technologies, Chicago, IL, 2004

Six Sigma Greenbelt, Delphi Electronics and Safety, Flint, MI, 2002, 2003

3-D Solder Paste Inspection, GSI Lumonics, Northville, MI, 2002, 2003

Screen Printers, DEK, Flemington, NJ, 2002

S25 Pick and Place Machines, Siemens Dematic, Norcross, GA, 2001

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Member

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