Veer Kunte
1-303-***-**** **** Sandy Way Lane, Dayton OH 45430 *************@*****.***
Objective
An experienced engineer currently seeking to make a contribution in Business Analytics, Process Improvement, Lean Six Sigma, or Quality Control in a progressive organization.
Education
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Colorado at Boulder Received August 2010
Technical Skills
Minitab, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, IBM Lotus Notes, SAP ECCE 6.0, MATLAB
Certifications
-Six Sigma Green Belt (Tenneco inc) -Business Analyst (expertrating.com)
-Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management (Supply Chain Online LLC) -Lean Management (expertrating.com)
Experience
Process Standardization Engineer at Tenneco inc, Dayton, Ohio (Tenneco.com) December 2010-present
• Applied Six Sigma tools on a Tube Form testing process to reduce testing frequency by 75%, saving 28000 dollars/year
• Acted as a Lean consultant for the plant by mentoring team leaders, supervisors and staff on using lean tools such as implementing standard work, conducting cycle time analysis and improving cell performance
• Implemented a pull system and assigned supermarkets for Tube and Pipe Bending operations at the Smithville TN plant, reduced lead time by greater than 500%, eliminating bottlenecks and deploying continuous flow
• Significantly increased repeatability and reproducibility by conducting a Measurement System Analysis to correlate measurements between two CMM’s for geometric features of Lower Body Injector Assemblies
• Introduced Standardized Work for a furnace operation thus increasing operator productivity from 45% to 86%
• Implemented ‘Plan for Every Part’, a material management program, to optimize material flow, ware house planning, inventory reduction, elimination of fork truck traffic and better delivery of cells
• Worked with a key supplier on a Six Sigma project to improve sigma level from 1.65 to 5 for a machining process for an injector assembly to reduce scrap by 40%
• Assisted in the creation of a process to validate measurement systems of various suppliers to avoid cost and time associated with late shipment, expedited shipment and unnecessary tasks due to poor gauging capability
Research Intern at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado August 2010-November 2010
• Worked on a project that focused on using a Charge Coupled Device camera to detect frequency in two light beams and captured displacement of atoms in a specimen on a nano scale by detecting change in light intensity
• Supported the development of the code in MATLAB and analyzed the images taken by the camera
Senior Design Project Intern with Ball Corp, Broomfield, Colorado, USA (ball.com) August 2009-May 2010
● Worked with a team of four members to design, fabricate and test spray nozzles that coated aluminum cans
● Built a PLC operated cleaning system consisting of solenoid controlled spray gun, plumbing, mechanical fittings and a pump that cleaned and tested nozzles by volumetric and spray pattern tests to ensure spray quality
● Team liaison with Principal Engineer at the company as well as Faculty Adviser
● Enhanced design capability, procurement, fabricating and machining complex parts
Intern, Cadestech, Bangalore, India (www.cadestech.com) July 2009- August 2009
● Analyzed and researched load impacts of aircraft lugs and other mechanical components and performed Finite Element Analysis using CAE software
● Increased my knowledge on FEA and the ability to utilize meshing techniques, design load impacts and understand stress behavior
Volunteer, Janaagraha Center for Citizenship and Democracy, Bangalore, India June 2008-August 2008
•Assisted in the analysis and optimization of time taken to travel by public transportation services between different points of the city
•Assessed the quality of public transportation services to identify sources of improvement