Experience

CRS Group, now an Epitec company

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  Peoria, Illinois, United States



Ruprecht, a Division of Kilcoy Global Foods

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Purchasing

  • Jul 2021 - Oct 2022

  Mundelein, Illinois, United States



Gati Battery Tech Pvt. Ltd. - India

• India
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Supply Chain Buyer/Planner

  • Jun 2017 - Jun 2019

  Pune Area, India  Negotiated price of parts for Maintenance, Repairs, and Operations (MRO) to get the best cost-effective deal after a comprehensive cost analysis resulting in total cost savings of 12.5% per part  Developed MOQ’s(Minimum Order Quantities) and EOQ’s(Economic Order Quantities) saving $25000 in inventory value.  Ordered and regulated battery supplies and performed quality check inspections with AQL upon arrival.  Achieved reduction of rejection by 19% using the checklists & poke… Show more  Negotiated price of parts for Maintenance, Repairs, and Operations (MRO) to get the best cost-effective deal after a comprehensive cost analysis resulting in total cost savings of 12.5% per part  Developed MOQ’s(Minimum Order Quantities) and EOQ’s(Economic Order Quantities) saving $25000 in inventory value.  Ordered and regulated battery supplies and performed quality check inspections with AQL upon arrival.  Achieved reduction of rejection by 19% using the checklists & poke yoke (checklists review). Analysis of customer rejected part, preparing 8D reports and communicate back to customer.  Asisst Quality team in PPAP documentation, pilot test runs, and ISO 9001:2015 compliance to resolve quality issues. Conducted Gemba walks for understanding the work scenario and confirming the smoothness of processes.  Balanced process lines by solving bottlenecks, backtracking, and overruns; used Time Study, VSM resulting the increase in production by approximately 20%  Part of the CFT in APQP, Preparing and reviewing PFD, PFMEA’s, Process Control Plans & other engineering docs Show less



Verizon Engineering

• India
• Machinery Manufacturing

• Industrial Engineer

  • Jun 2016 - May 2017

  Pune, Maharashtra, India  Monitored and maintained inventory levels by setting accurate safety stock consistent with company inventory goals using JIT methodology resulting in cost savings by 14%  Coordinated between the vendor and the company for timely delivery of material shipments, this substantially reduced the overall lead times by 10% and cost by 20%  Facilitated Kaizen events for implementation of 5S methodology to sort and track inventory followed by periodic audits to save 1800 hours of… Show more  Monitored and maintained inventory levels by setting accurate safety stock consistent with company inventory goals using JIT methodology resulting in cost savings by 14%  Coordinated between the vendor and the company for timely delivery of material shipments, this substantially reduced the overall lead times by 10% and cost by 20%  Facilitated Kaizen events for implementation of 5S methodology to sort and track inventory followed by periodic audits to save 1800 hours of process time annually, which improved space utilization by 8% and kept the workplace clean and risk free  Evaluated KPI’s using 5Why’s analysis and minimized part rejection to increase productivity by 10% in just 8 weeks  Reviewed and analyzed quality metrics to implement appropriate corrective actions with suppliers Show less



BAJA SAEINDIA

• India
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manufacturing Engineer

  • May 2016 - Feb 2017

  Pune, Maharashtra, India  Led a team of 25 people to manufacture an all-terrain vehicle within a span of 1year  Used Gantt chart and MS Project to monitor the process planning of vehicle, which resulted in overall time reduction by 8 days Also prepared cost analysis sheet for materials using MS Excel, reducing overall cost by 15%  Used CNC machine and deployed G-codes and M-Codes to manufacture subsystem part assemblies  Created Kanban vs Kitting vs JIT strategies based on line side space and storage… Show more  Led a team of 25 people to manufacture an all-terrain vehicle within a span of 1year  Used Gantt chart and MS Project to monitor the process planning of vehicle, which resulted in overall time reduction by 8 days Also prepared cost analysis sheet for materials using MS Excel, reducing overall cost by 15%  Used CNC machine and deployed G-codes and M-Codes to manufacture subsystem part assemblies  Created Kanban vs Kitting vs JIT strategies based on line side space and storage requirements  Developed Job Breakdown Sheet, reducing wastes and WIP(Work In Process) resulting in cost reduction  Improved milling process by executing (PDCA) continuous improvement boards & enhanced QMS system. Show less