BALAJI R. LOLLA

**** * ******* **** **, Apt ***, Decatur IL 62521

Mobile: 847-***-****,

Email: xhqkj3@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a full time position in the manufacturing industry with opportunity for advancement based on achievement and results

EDUCATION

• Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS September 2011

Master of Science in Industrial Engineering G.P.A 4.0/4.0

• Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, India May 2007

Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering G.P.A: 8.85/10

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Manufacturing Quality Analyst, Caterpillar INC, Decatur, IL October 2011 – Present

Produces off- highway trucks used in Mining

• Organized quality certification meetings and identified 30 critical defects determined to be the root cause for potential problems

• Identified top defects using Pareto analysis and analyzed root cause resulting in 30% reduction in overall defects by implementing quality gate checks and permanent corrective action

• Performed time studies and line balance using Timer Pro software to identify non value added activities and eliminated additional manpower resulting in significant savings

• Active team member 6 Continuous Improvement projects for immediate resolution of problems which reduced the specific frequency of occurrence of a defect from 20 to 5

New Business Development Engineer, AVTEC Limited, Madhya Pradesh, India

Auto parts Manufacturer for leading Automobile industries April 2008 – March 2009

• Handled Request for Quotations and quoted prices for 20 auto components that resulted in expansion of customer base and customization

• Conducted monthly competitive analysis of ten auto part companies in India which was used in developing business plan for introducing new products

• Coordinated with three potential customers to secure business for auto parts in their new ventures (Magna, CNH and Ashok Leyland)

Quality Auditor (Client: Eaton), AVTEC Limited, Madhya Pradesh, India Auto parts Manufacturer for leading Automobile industries September 2007-April 2008

• Identified potential defects in sliding clutch assembly, which were not determined during production

• Provided feedback to operators of the potential defects by creating a presentation of the different defects and its effects

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

• Resource allocation at a hospital during disaster scenario using ARENA

• The bottlenecks were found to be the availability of personnel, water, power and transportation

• Current system was evaluated and optimal allocation of resources were implemented

• An improved model was designed which resulted in optimized allocation of resources during a disaster.

• Programming of PLC and robotic arm

• Programmed PLC to run conveyor using RS LOGIX5 and robot arm programming was done with Roboware

• Programming the PLC included to transport raw material using pallet on conveyor and picked up by robotic arm

• Automated the process and reduced the cycle time by 10 minutes

• Magnetic Abrasive Finishing Of Mild Steels Using Silicon Carbide Abrasives

• Focused on a new advanced process for achieving submicron surface

• Experimental setup done on milling machine

• Proposed that surface finish of mild steel is sub micron finish and more precise to dimensions compared to micron finish by grinding process

CERTIFICATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

• Caterpillar Six Sigma Green Belt Certified

• Member of American Society for Quality (ASQ)

• Member of Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS)

• Attended INFORMS conference on Business Analytics and Operations Research (April 10-12 2011)

SOFTWARES

• Generic: Proficient in Microsoft Office, C language, SAS, Minitab

• Design: Solid Works, Arena, AUTOCAD

ACADEMIC HONORS

• Mechanical Engineering Merit Scholarship Recipient

• Mechanical Engineering Merit Certificate for Best Academic Performance 2004-2005

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Computer aided manufacturing, Advanced production and inventory control, Industrial logistics engineering, Operations research, Linear programming; Simulation, Analysis of variance, Regression and correlation analysis

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