Industrial Engineer

• Nov 2021 - Present

• Internal Quality Auditor for the Rutherfordton facility • Revised 400+ SOPs and redesigned employee training program by designing & developing revelant documents for the personnel and workcenters • Designed layouts for Quality Control lab and managed installations and operations through completion • Worked with the site expansion project to develop layouts design and supported project management team • Increased the throughput at Inspection and Pack by 10% through time and work study • Implemented 5S initiatives throughout the facility across 6 departments • Hands-on experience with Rubber and Polyurethane spreading lines • Developed BPD boards and defined the metrics to be reviewed everyday • Designed new storage racks to meet the specific requirement of the business, reduced footprint and optimized storage • Conducted 5S training for over 200 production employees • Implemented a supplies supermarket for packaging supplies • Analyzed various KPI metrics to increase overall throughput and minimize scrap like- Daily, weekly and YTD quantities of fabric, mix, and department wise usage of materials Show less

Consulting Industrial Engineer (IET Inc.)

• Nov 2021 - Nov 2021

-Collected and analyzed various performance metrics to steer production efficiency -Presented the changes to C Suite to drive business decisions -Collected and analyzed various performance metrics to steer production efficiency -Presented the changes to C Suite to drive business decisions

Industrial Engineer

• May 2019 - Nov 2021

Consulting firm lending industrial engineering support and services to industrial clients country-wide Consulting firm lending industrial engineering support and services to industrial clients country-wide

Consulting Industrial Engineer (IET Inc.)

• Oct 2021 - Oct 2021

-Conducted and analysed time study data -Identified, studied and analyzed work sampling data for activities in the candy cane kitchen - Achieved 20% reduction in labour costs using the study data -Conducted and analysed time study data -Identified, studied and analyzed work sampling data for activities in the candy cane kitchen - Achieved 20% reduction in labour costs using the study data

Consulting Industrial Engineer (IET Inc.)

• Oct 2021 - Oct 2021

Consulting Industrial Engineer (IET Inc.)

• Jul 2021 - Aug 2021

Consulting Industrial Engineer (IET, Inc.)

• May 2021 - Jul 2021

Worked as part of 16-member Launch Core Team to support launch of Jeep Grand Wagoneer Instrument Panel (IP) programServed as a liaison between Quality, Materials, Engineering, AME and Operations teams to facilitate cross-functional implementation of changes and improvementsHelped design, manage and improve material flow, lineside storage and presentation for 350 parts at 28 stations and 15 sub-assemblies on IP lineDocumented and analyzed production downtime to help generate daily action items for Quality, Materials, Engineering, AME and Operations teamsAssisted AME team with poka-yoke and kaizen activities to fix tooling and line balancing issues, resulting in downtime reduction from 32 mins to 8 mins (75% improvement)Carried out root cause analysis using tools such as fishbone diagrams and pareto charts to assist Quality team in decreasing weekly scrap by 11%Created maps for warehouse drop zones, bulk material flow and water spider movement to serve as training documents for material handlersWorked with FCA and Yanfeng packaging teams to validate standardized packaging of all 350 partsValidated and updated work measurement (MODAPTS) for all stations and sub-assemblies•Supported lean manufacturing and continuous improvement activities such as 5S and standardized work throughout the facility• Coordinated with vendors for standard packing for components to facilitate lineside materials availability Show less

Consulting Industrial Engineer (IET, Inc.)

• Apr 2021 - Apr 2021

-Conducted time studies to identify major downtime causes in material handling for outbound shipping-Analysed the equipment utilization and efficiencies of forklifts at shipping docks

Consulting Industrial Engineer (IET, Inc.)

• Feb 2021 - Apr 2021

-Designed and developed PFEP for over 200+ component parts encapsulating 74 attributes -Designed SWI for the workstations and WO boards -Carried out timestudies and designed routes for material flow -Designed and developed PFEP for over 200+ component parts encapsulating 74 attributes -Designed SWI for the workstations and WO boards -Carried out timestudies and designed routes for material flow

Consulting Industrial Engineer (IET, Inc.)

• Jun 2020 - Dec 2020

- Designed and implemented workstation documents to sustain standardized work and trained production personnel with practical problem solving; assisted in cross training the workforce - Conducted delay studies to identify the top downtime causes - Analysed the production time losses through Pareto charts and identified bottlenecks - Designed and implemented strategic and tactical solutions to resolve issues at the bottlenecks and increased average production JPH from 5 to 9 - Carried out cycle time studies, trained operators and team leaders to sustain the 5S model and successfully carry out lean activities - Redesigned workstations by carrying out 5S and kaizen activities on the production line in order to increase the space utilization and improve stations ergonomically - Successfully reduced the 6 minute cycle times to match takt time of 5 minutes - Supported the line to increase its availability from 70% per week average to 90% Show less

Consulting Production Quality Engineer (IET, Inc.)

• Aug 2019 - Jan 2020

• Supported the production assembly lines of the entire plant to ensure products and processes comply with the relevant requirements of the quality management system • Carried out FPA and Quality audits ensuring compliance to Quality Standards • Implemented Quality Alerts and managed QRAP sheets • Trained the line operators on the FPA audit and updated it as per the current requirement • Interfaced with internal departments to engage in activities that ensure continuous control over material, services and products • Analyzed daily quality concerns and provide timely action plans. • Provided support for Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives, company-wide. *Developed and implemented control plans and First Piece Audits *Standard WI compliance, training new operators Show less

Consulting Industrial Engineer (IET, Inc)

• Jul 2019 - Jul 2019

Carried out Time & Motion Study Analysis for the role Retail Account Manager using the tool WorkStudy+ in a three week long assignment with a new location every week covering 3 locations across the country. Carried out Time & Motion Study Analysis for the role Retail Account Manager using the tool WorkStudy+ in a three week long assignment with a new location every week covering 3 locations across the country.

Consulting Industrial Engineer (IET, Inc.)

• May 2019 - Jul 2019

Worked on a project with the team from FCA at Dana Incorporated, towards process improvement and increasing the total throughput using real-time data off the production lines. *Handled a Gemba board with downtime causes *Used MS Access and Excel to handle and process the data *Assisted in time studies and helped with data analytics *Compiled reports to gain better visibility of production performance and throughput Identified improvement opportunities with materials handling and planning using time studies Show less

Operations Intern

• Sep 2018 - Dec 2018

Gained a comprehensive understanding of work within a start-up, imbibed the work-place dynamics, understood its fuctioning and operations; Assisted in deployment of six sigma tools like 5S, Kaizen and organized the workflow; Designed a tripod mount; Designed and implemented a Standard Operations Procedure Manual; Established operation and maintainence standards to improve quality and reliability; Assisted in making reports specific to the needs of the client using tools like FLIR tools, Drone Deploy and Google Earth; Compiled, categorised and documented the sales and operations. Show less

Student Consultant | Supply Chain Management

• Sep 2018 - Dec 2018

Identified and ensured the compliance of a given product of Precision Plus Vacuum Parts, with California prop -65;Proposed short term and long term goals for maintaining the products conformance to the prop-65;

Student Consultant | Supply Chain Management

• Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

Developed a dashboard using Power BI to analyse and process real-time data incorporating SAP.

Student Consultant | Supply Chain Network Optimization

• Mar 2018 - May 2018

Global supply chain logistics of Precision plus products; Supply Chain mapping and optimization.Generated a cost-saving opportunity involving a $13M annual turnover by redesigning the global supply-chain network;Achieved a 32% reduction in logistic costs by using Transportation Cost Analysis and Inventory Planning techniques;Forecated demand, inventory, and multi-channel sell through;Analyzed sales volume and created forecast for different product categories in order to find the market trend and impact of seasonality; Analyzed and identified potential warehouse locations for the Asian and European Market;Created a learning curve model to substantiate the proposed network and support the senior management by considering product quality concerns for a new and existing product;Coordinated with the daily factory needs with global supply chain group and takes actions to meet daily customer shipment requirements;Tools used for analyses: SWOT, Q-R Model, Winter's forecasting technique, Product Flow chart, Transportation cost analysis, Supply Chain Network Mapping using Python. Show less

Student Project Manager | Intramural project | Product Design

• Nov 2017 - May 2018

Worked as a Student Project Manager for phase II of an Intramural Project that involved realising the design and design validation of a filter pressure vacuum machine to software development, construction and testing;Scheduled meetings and assisted in the production plan;Provided input and feedback to the Director regarding schedule performance and adherence;Served as a student-client liaison to ensure effective communication and consistently met deadlines.

Student Consultant

• Sep 2017 - Dec 2017

Worked with ACS for a Six Sigma Quality project where we aimed to improve the facility at Buffalo using Six Sigma methodology; Worked towards organising the inventory and improving the space utilisation by reducing the overall lead time to fetch an item by 4 minutes; Achieved efficient space management and ease of access to the products under storage; Tools used: 5S, Pareto chart, why-why chart, spaghetti diagram, time study, work study, X bar-R charts and FMEA analysis. Worked with ACS for a Six Sigma Quality project where we aimed to improve the facility at Buffalo using Six Sigma methodology; Worked towards organising the inventory and improving the space utilisation by reducing the overall lead time to fetch an item by 4 minutes; Achieved efficient space management and ease of access to the products under storage; Tools used: 5S, Pareto chart, why-why chart, spaghetti diagram, time study, work study, X bar-R charts and FMEA analysis.

Lean Manufacturing Intern

• Sep 2016 - Apr 2017

Reduced the total cycle time to produce a seal by 8 seconds; Focused on monitoring the production line (injection molding), bottle neck tool group analysis, business process development, communication to shifts, report generation, root cause problem analysis; Established checkpoints on work-in-progress to guarantee accuracy of work performed; Communicated issues to plant personnel, sales and HR department; Carried out process mapping and re-evaluated the process requirements Worked with the Business Excellence Manager to track production performance and develop a process to anticipate and identify problems that could affect the production throughput thereby improving the overall efficiency; Coordinated quality control objectives and activities to resolve production problems; Identified and resolved areas of improvement within manufacturing (Equipment Utilization, Cycle Time Reduction, Bottleneck Management), recommended changes: automated workstation, eliminating excess man power, time reduction; Concepts dealt: Kaizen, 5S, Work standard, Cycle time, lean material flow, error proofing, Defined Work, Task Analysis, Work Study, Time Study, Work Optimization, TPS Methodology, APQP, Lean Six Sigma and autonomous maintenance. Show less