Raj Sanne
**** **** ******* ***. ***, Little Rock AR 72205
Phone-501-***-****
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An Engineer with over 10 years of progressive experience in manufacturing and service organizations. Proven track record of accomplishments in cost and flow time improvements. Excellent ability to assimilate and apply new concepts to support business solutions and growth. Strong background in Lean manufacturing, Six sigma, Kaizen, JIT, Plant Layout, Line Balancing, Process improvements Costing, Incentive Plans. Training, Ergonomics, Quality, DFM, DFA, DFT & Project Management OBJECTIVE: Looking for an interesting position where I can utilize my education and experience in lean manufacturing, six sigma, cost reduction and process improvements. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
THYSSEN KRUPP MIDDLETON TN MANUFACTURING ENGINEER-CONTRACT NOV 2011- Jam 2012 Plant layout reconfiguration, material handling logistics, time studies
-30% reduction in fork trucks
-$260,000 savings in operational cost
HALL MANUFACTURING LLC LITTLE ROCK AR Consultant Industrial Engineer April-May 2011 Methods and time study project to improve flow time
REMINGTON RIFLES LITTLE ROCK AR Industrial Engineering Consultant March 2011 Equipment downtime and capacity improvement project
WELSPUN PIPES INC. LITTLE ROCK AR Quality Engineer (Contract) Feb-March 2010 QC reporting and documentation, Training
HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORPORATION LITTLE ROCK AR Manufacturing Engineer May 2008 – Aug 2009
1 Designed and implemented a point-of-use kitting system for assembly/installation processes
2 Simulated and implemented a production flow system for aircraft completions
3 Designed and implemented a new layout for shipping operations.
4 Designed and implemented new layout and storage system for upholstery shop
5 Lead time reduction through root cause analysis of turn around time of vendor processed parts by 70%
6 Outsourcing of sound proofing insulation material kits
7 Cost reduction through estimation of honeycomb panel sizes and quantities for CNC routing and kitting
8 Determination of box dimensions for kitting flat panels
IC Corporation. Conway AR Manufacturing Engineer May 2006 to Feb 2008 Involved in process improvements, layouts, project management. Achieved
1 40% savings in flow time through layout improvements, ergonomics, material handling
2 Implemented a new layout without any cost or time overrun
3 Identified $100k tooling, fixtures and torque tools for new product
4 Designed, planned and implemented an assembly process for a new product
5 Documented and established standards for various products, continuous improvements, layouts, project management etc
BOEING Aerospace San Antonio TX Industrial Engineer (contract) June-Aug 2005 Involved in lean package implementation through process flow charting, precedence diagrams, employee involvement, time studies, production scheduling and monitoring
Gulfstream Aerospace Brunswick GA Industrial Engineer (contract) Jan-March 2005 Achieved
1 $550K savings
2 50% reduction in cycle time
3 70% reduction in standard hours
4 30% reduced space
5 50% material savings through application of lean manufacturing principles, cellular layout, value stream mapping, 5S, time standards, tooling, work instructions in upholstery shop
Part time April –December 2004 Projects: Inventory reduction, reorganization and data base design for storage and control maintenance tools
Mid South Engineering Hot Springs AR Industrial Engineer (contract) Feb – March 2004 Achieved
1 $100k savings
2 40% reduction in operational cost
3 60% reduction in handling cost of molten metal between furnace and pressure die casting machines
4 30% reduction in number of fork lifts used in moving molten metal from furnace to pressure die casting machines through plant layout reconfiguration and other improvements in a pressure die casting foundry
Dassault Falcon Jet Corp Little Rock AR Industrial Engineer Aug. 1999 to Sep. 2003 Achieved
1 40% savings in cost
2 60% cycle time reduction
3 30% material savings through process changes, lean manufacturing principles, line balancing, work station design, six sigma, kaizen, root cause analysis, cost benefit analysis, work instructions, time studies, process documentation, plant layout, JIT, 5S, 8D etc in various areas.
Deluxe Corporation, Dallas, TX Process Specialist Oct. 1998 to April 1999 Achieved cost reduction through employee training in SPC, scrap recycling and other techniques. development and implementation of metrics for Activity Based Costing System
Kendall Sherwood Davis and Geck, Commerce, TX Industrial Engineer Feb. 1998 to Aug. 1998 Successfully generated cost savings through layout, ergonomic and operational improvements, quality monitoring, kaizen events, 5S, GMP, etc
Taylor Machine Works, Louisville, MS Industrial Engineer Nov. 1995 to Sept. 1997 Successfully developed productivity monitoring and reporting system for senior management, designed incentive plans, productivity and capacity improvements
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science-Industrial Engineering IIIE, Mumbai, India (1982) Bachelor of Science –Math, Physics, Chemistry Osmania University, Hyderabad, India (1972) MBA–16 credit hours University of Arkansas, Little Rock AR
CERTIFICATION - Lean Manufacturing PROFESSIONAL TRAINING - Lean manufacturing, Value stream mapping, 5S, Statistical process control. Multivariate testing, Activity based costing, DuPont Safety, CATIA, Solid Works, ACCESS, MS project management Knowledge of manufacturing concepts such as KAIZEN, JIT, Kanban, 5S, visual control, SAP, Quality tools. value stream mapping, root cause analysis, PDCA, Pareto analysis, Member-American Institute of Industrial Engineers