Project Manager Mechanical Engineering

VIJAYA RAAHAVAN ANAND KUMAR

**** ******** ** ***#***, Los Angeles, CA 90007 Cell : 323-***-**** ********@***.***

EDUCATION

University of Southern California, Los Angeles

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering May 2012

Relevant courses: Advanced Production Planning and Scheduling, Supply Chain, Fluid Dynamics, Incompressible Fluids, Compressible Fluids, Alternative Energy Resources, Enterprise Wide Management(SAP), Thermal energy systems,Project Management.

Anna University, India

B.E. (Major - Mechanical Engineering) – First Class with Distinction May 2009

WORK EXPERIENCE

Leyland Deere, Chennai (India)

Manufacturing Intern Apr 2011 – Nov 2011 Leyland Deere is the joint venture of John Deere USA and Ashok Leyland Ltd.

• Contributed in all departments ( from fabrication to assembly line) in the manufacturing of a backhoe. Worked in the design of the shop floor by identifying VA’s and NVA’s.

• As a team leader, I studied the process sheets of all work stations and charted a time study that aided in improving the cycle time by identifying the wastes and by being a mediator between the worker and the design team. Was able to improve the cycle efficiency by 3% in one of the bottleneck stations and also bring in changes in the Work Instructions. Also contributed in continuous improvement in everyday safety meetings.

• Implemented Six Sigma techniques by remodelling the positions of tool carts at various work-stations in the assembly line to reduce motion and transportation waste and in-turn cycle time (lean manufacturing).

• Formulated value stream mapping (vsm) using Microsoft Visio that helped the team understand the current state capacity and plan for the future and estimated the production to increase by 6 times in 3 year (till 2014).

Tata Consultancy services (TCS), Mumbai (India)

Assistant Systems Engineer Sep 2010 - July 2010

TCS is a leading IT services company in India.

• Trained in C, C++ Web technology and Java. Worked in a project called Ultimatix which dealt with databases.

Rane Motors Pvt Ltd., Chennai (India)

Industrial Intern - Shop Floor Department Mar 2008 –Sep 2008

Rane Motors is a major steering wheels manufacturer for passenger cars, multi-utility vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles.

Worked in the manufacturing of steering wheels. I was part of the team which implemented Poka Yoke for defect prevention.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Design of volatile organic compounds destruction system, Team Leader Fall 2011

• Worked with my team to roll out PDF, Heat and material Balance sheet, P&ID, Equipment Data Sheet and Control Systems. Performed the economic analysis and also applied the industrial waste-to-energy conversion techniques to save up to $100000 per annum.

Scheduling Application – USC Lab, Team Member Fall 2011

• Developed an application using algorithms which increased the manager’s productivity by 9 hours every week. Cost would also be forecasted for effective managerial decisions. Programmed in Microsoft Excel.

Solar Charging Station, Team Leader Spring 2011

• Designed a model of solar charging station for USC Transportation for charging electric cars to save more than $90000 over a period of 25 years. A multi-purpose solar calculator was designed for 2 cities which can be used for calculating panel capacities. Economic and environmental analysis was also done.

Horizontal Boring Machine - Spindle Support Dec 2008 - May 2009

• Developed the spindle support for horizontal boring machine in collaboration with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (India). Designed a working model using Solid Works and tested that using Ansys.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Design Simulation: Solid Works, AutoCAD, Inventor, Pro-E, ANSYS, AutoCAD P&ID, MATLAB.

• Software Package: Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Visio, Project Manager)

• Programming: C, C++, Java, SQL

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