Supply Chain Project Manager

Roopa Makena

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SUMMARY

Industrial/Process/Manufacturing engineer with more than 5 years of experience in process improvement, project management, resource allocation & scheduling, statistical analysis.

Worked on multiple projects applying industrial techniques to product and process designs through different phases of product lifecycle.

Solid understanding of Value stream mapping, Kaizen, Six sigma DMAIC and Lean methodologies.

Proficient knowledge of in Minitab, Arena, design Expert, SAS, MS office suite.

Over 2 years experience in software development, business analysis and consulting industry. Participated in different phases of the Software Development Life Cycle of short term and long term projects

Detailed oriented, quick learner and highly analytical. Possess strong organizational & communication skills

EDUCATION

Masters of Science (M.S) Industrial Engineering Jan 2009 -Oct 2011

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN GPA – 3.4/4.0

Thesis: Simulation modeling for management of resources in dental clinic

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) Mechanical Production and Industrial Engineering Sep 2003 - May 2007

GITAM University, Vishakhapatnam, India GPA – 9.8/10

Awarded Gold medal for academic excellence

Related Coursework : Decision Support Systems, Design of Experiments, Financial decision making, Human Factors, Inventory Control and Supply Chain, Engineering Optimization, Quality Engineering, Queuing Systems, Six Sigma and Lean Thinking

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Database Management : DB2, SQL, Oracle 8i, MS-Access

Design Software : AUTOCAD, Unigraphics

Hardware : IBM Mainframe (TCP/IP)

Programming Languages : C, COBOL, JAVA, Visual Basic

Statistical Software : Arena, Design Expert, MINITAB , SAS

WORK EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant University Of Minnesota, Twin Cities Jun 2009 – Present

Performed data and statistical analysis using Minitab, SAS and Excel to analyze gender differences in academia across various STEM disciplines in public and private school across US

Built ARENA models to simulate a dental clinic behavior and improved scheduling process.

Optimized the process by changing the appointment lengths. Reduced average waiting time by 15%

Performed ANOVA and regression analysis to study difference among groups collaborating across distance

Space Optimization and financial studies for adopting telemedicine practices in VA clinic.

Quality Management Intern IBM Daksh, Mumbai Dec 2006 – May 2007

Delivered total cost savings of over $1.5M. Improved the sigma level from 1.54 to 3.54

Successfully led and participated in Six Sigma initiatives under mentorship of IBM trained Master Black Belt professional. VOC focused on reducing attrition rate in call center.

Identified CTQ’s, integrated CTQ to business strategy and process mapped to DMAIC methodology to deliver cost savings.

New Product Development Consultant Tennant Company, Minneapolis Aug 2009 – May 2010

Designed new product and developed related business case and marketing approach

Detailed market research and segmentation analysis to identify potential customers, market trends and opportunities

Forecasted quarterly and yearly revenue flow and proposed feasible pricing and marketing strategies for the future promotion of the product.

Conducted series of time studies to study the efficiency of new product over existing cleaning practices.

Six Sigma Quality Analyst Infosys Technologies Limited, Pune May 2008 – Dec 2008

Reported to Domain head of Banking and Capital Markets for process improvement projects.

Assisted in calculating optimized onsite-offshore team ratio based on cost analysis.

Led aspects of six sigma deployment including project selection, communications, tracking and reporting.

Co-managed the establishment of six sigma infrastructure, execution of various initiatives for awareness.

Manufacturing Intern Hindustan Shipyard Limited , Vishakhapatnam May 2006 – Jul 2006

Examined the entire ship-building process which includes design drawings, prefabrication, erection and other elementary processes.

Supply Chain Intern Coramandel Fertilizers Limited, Vishakhapatnam May 2004 – Jun 2004

Studied the flow of material and information through the fertilizer plant

Tracked and estimated the inbound supply, production capacity, and outflow /market demand of various materials used in the preparation of the phosphates

Programmer Analyst Infosys Technologies Limited, Pune May 2007 – Dec 2008

Acted as main point of contact for multiple applications in Banking and Capital Markets. Presented progress updates, analytic findings, and briefings to senior clients and project manager.

Revised and automated daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly reports to run more efficiently and provide more meaningful information vital to the overall strategies

Analyzed financial and business results of the company and its competitors to develop an information base for future managerial action.

Reduced downtime of production issues by efficient documentation which increased inter-departmental communication

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Human Factor and Work Analysis – Software Usability Study

Conducted user study on distributed image editing software tool developed in lab to study and enhance collaboration over distance.

Identified control tasks and user group for evaluation

Provided alternate design suggestions after in depth cost analysis using decision matrix tool.

Pilot testing with user groups for analyzing capability of software against co-located software.

Information Systems - Radiology Information System software

Designed and developed user friendly software application tool for radiology information systems using Visual Basic and Oracle SQL.

Implemented standard file formatting which eased transmission of data and images between radiology and hospital information systems.

Linear Optimization - Revised Simplex Method

Implemented revised simplex method for solving linear problem ‘Reduction in annual emission rates of various pollutants for a steel plant’

Supply Chain Management - Sustainability Study

Studied and compared the sustainability supply chain practices of retail giants – Wal-Mart and Tesco

Analyzed carbon foot prints across the supply chain for both industries

Design of Experiments - Ring Oscillator Experiment

Designed a full factorial experiment analyzing factors affecting the frequency of a ring oscillator. Simulated data from Cadence and mentor graphics were blocked.

Interactions amongst factors studied statistically with the aid of graphical tools.

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