Aditya Rao Email & Phone Number

Farmington, Ct, Us

Farmington, Ct, Us

- PVO managed > €220M- Leadership and Coaching- Indirect strategic category management for USMCA- Strategy- Compliance Management- Supplier qualification and development- Team building- Process management and improvement- Complex contract negotiations (e.g., real estate, insurance, etc.)

Farmington, Ct, Us

- NPM/MRO Commodity Management- Commodities managed: IT, Telecom, Marketing, Consumables, Energy, Industrial Gases, Professional Services (Human Resources, Recruitment, Legal, R&D, Consultancy, Finance, Training)- Project Management- Vendor Management- Contracts, negotiation, & benchmarking- Supplier Integration and development- Purchasing Data Analysis- Business Process Improvement- Change Management- Category Management

Farmington, Ct, Us

- Manufacturing Process Improvement- Lean Manufacturing- Continuous Improvement - Warehouse & Material Management- Leadership & Change Management- Project Management- Industry 4.0 Digital Transformation- R programming- Lean Coaching

Boston, Ma, Us

• Planned shift rosters of 41 proctors per shift using Schedule Source, MS Excel and MS Word• Introduced new and modified existing SOPs for the proctor operation which reduced the sign-in time by 45%• Trained shadow supervisors to use Schedule Source ERP to plan the shift rosters and maintain necessary work assessment data of proctors• Worked closely with the Residential Safety Office management team, Residence Assistants and Residence Directors of all dorms to ensure residents’ safety on campus and to address residents’ problems within and/or outside dorms• Interviewed candidates for Proctor positions to test their communication skills and their knowledge of University policies

Farmington, Ct, Us

• Reduced the Lead Time by 48%, reduced WIP by 40%, increased machine capacity by 50%, and improved process flow by managing a manufacturing process improvement project using lean tools such as current and future state value stream maps, spaghetti chart and fishbone diagram, that saved $102,000 annually• Reduced the cycle time of the inspection process by 51%, by performing Statistical Process Capability Analysis (SPC) to find CPK and detect process mean shift, resulting in a projected cost savings of $88,000 annually• Optimized warehouse efficiency and density of over 2000 part-numbers using SAP to track material movement, analyze exploded BOMs, setup warehouse locations, create and modify bin locations• Facilitated weekly project coordination meetings by managing a cross-functional team of 8 colleagues to track and implement project metrics, kaizen-bursts, tasks, and to ensure effective change management• Improved Shop Floor Management data visualization by developing and implementing templates for SAP data using VBA Macros for multiple Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)• Audited areas within the company to drive operator accountability for 5S and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)• Developed standard work instructions on various operations to improve quality and process efficiency

Master’S Degree, Engineering Management

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering