Industrial Engineer (Manufacturing), GKN Driveline, Newton, NC Jun 2014 – Mar 2018

 Generate daily production reports, performance summaries, machine utilization reports

 Prepare monthly and annual budget reports (approx. $15 million)
 Conduct time studies, machine efficiency and productivity data collection and analysis, manpower allocation
 Facilitate process improvement teams among various functional areas
 Streamline material handling and inventory tracking for storage baskets in the plant
 Update management dashboards monthly and production visual display systems weekly
 Manage work in progress, production flow, outsourcing and packing data
 Create and update standard work for existing and new machinery
 Plant OEE tracking and performance analysis (KPI) by machine and by area
 Overall plant machinery condition assessment, recommended machine repair/replace based on criticality
 Introduced new data entry systems for scrap, production, quality, and downtime
 Update facility layouts for new machine installations and machine moves
 Scrap analysis with six sigma black belt projects ($520K savings annually)
 Facilitated continuous improvement projects ($770K savings annually)
 Assist the quality department with quality gate and scrap data analysis, scrap cost analysis.
 Created a new production planning tool based on machine capacities and demand volumes for the product mix.

Engineering Intern, GKN Driveline, Alamance, NC May 2013 – May 2014

 Collect and analyze machine capability data using Minitab
 Plant-wide machine criticality assessment for equipment repair and replacement planning
 Automated data extraction via electronic gaging with standard work
 Created excel models for quick analysis and storage of capability data
 Analyzed quality data for non-clean up and excessive run-out on critical dimensions
 Developed a supplier quality monitoring system for incoming bearing cages
 Created MS Access applications for tooling and spares database using SQL and VB
 Created a plant-wide database for safety LOTO and energy control procedures with standard work
Senior Engineer, Mechanical, Sesa Goa Ltd, India July 2010 – Jun 2012
 Worked on Inventory and spares management for the pig iron casting machines area
 Responsible for maximum availability of casting machines and quality of pig iron
 SAP for maintenance planning and downtime analysis
 Prepared monthly and annual budgets
 Prepared spares performance data analysis reports
 Facilitated quality circles and completed process improvement projects:
o Extended conveyor chain life (20% increase) by preventative maintenance, $20K savings annually
o Extended conveyor rollers life by overhauling and maintenance, $8K savings annually
o Improved lime coating on casting molds to increase mold life, $18K savings annually
o Pig casting machines direct truck loading, 35% of operational time savings
o Plant water recirculation system installation to reduce fresh water addition by 20%
 Improved the safety and standard work instructions in high risk areas
 Conducted ISO, safety, 5S and other internal audits
 Planned and executed turnkey projects, prepared MS Project reports:
o Pig casting machines upgradation (40% capacity increase) and new machine installation
o Desulphurization unit upgradation and installation of de-dusting unit (50% reduction in pollution)
o Storm drain pipeline installation
o Blast-furnace upgradation (35% capacity increase) and relining old furnace

INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS
Methods of Transportation (MOT) Decisions Impact on Financials, Lenovo, Morrisville, NC Jan – May 2013
 Created a financial model to evaluate E2E costs for shipping to distribution centers
 Provided solutions for decision making regarding transportation modes: shipping via sea vs air
 Streamlined logistics data for cost analysis

Graduate Engineer Trainee, Elecon Engineering, India Jul – Dec 2009

 Created a Pro E model of Rotary Wagon Tippler
 Developed a parametric 2-D drawing from the 3-D model of the tippler to allow easy modifications
 Provided solutions for dimensioning, component placing issues
 Conducted cycle time studies on shop floor to maximize utilization of CNC machines and manpower
COURSE PROJECTS
Manufacturing strategy simulation, Planning and Control Systems, NCSU
 Worked on MRP, MPS, Capacity planning and demand forecasting in a simulated manufacturing company setting.
 Made strategic and tactical manufacturing decisions, observed how those decisions unfold over time, and used the
observations to refine the decisions in future planning periods.

Inventory management for Engineering OnLine dept, Database Applications in IE, NCSU
 Created an MS Access application for tracking and managing existing inventory.
 Standardized the existing data and streamlined the inventory handling procedures.

Launch process improvement of Catapult simulation, Lean Six Sigma, NCSU

 Collected simulated data for process improvement of catapult machine, using DMAIC process.
 Used JMP for data analysis and provided suggestions using the generated reports.