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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

MAWM

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Served as lead account manager to five 3PL accounts, leading all efforts to implement their requested system enhancements, resolve their tickets, address their concerns, conduct regular account review and QBR meetings, and drive additional business by proposing system enhancements based on their needs• Reduced average number of open tickets for managed accounts by 50%• Deployed system enhancements to DOMS and WMS, spearheading specification research and design, development, testing, and deployment• Served as project manager for all system enhancement work by creating SOW and project timelines and by ensuring budget and time constraints are not exceeded for all the customers.• Fixed system issues (WMS, DOMS, system integrations) by identifying their root causes via Kibana logs, reproducing the errors in UAT, and creating and deploying solutions.• Managed five associate consultants by delegating tasks related to system debugging and enhancements, training, and overseeing the quality of their work.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Greater Atlanta Area

Greater Atlanta Area

Greater Atlanta Area

• Chaired efforts to improve overall efficiency of the company’s warehouse flow through system development and configuration changeso Deducted active area movement, picking tasks and picking totes by 80%o Consolidated carton costs by 25%o Optimized inventory levels and analyzed reasons behind inventory discrepancy• Ensured smooth functioning of the DCs by providing 24 X 7 on-call and web WM production support using SQL and WM (Manhattan Associates) configuration changes • Supported WMS with other systems such as SAP, DOM, and TIBCO by processing invoices and resolving various issues for process improvement projects.• Developed User Acceptance Testing (UAT), test strategies and business requirement documents (BRD)for system enhancement.• Engineered and tested test scripts for project implementation in test environment before incorporating enhancements in production support• Devised critical reports and daily operational need reports in SCI (Supply Chain Intelligence) using SQL from WM production data for the Chico’s DC on a regular basis• Executed user training for the DC users for WM and SCI improvements for several WM project implementations

Atlanta

• Orchestrated efforts to improve overall efficiency of the company’s manufacturing processo Conducted time studies and analyzed and presented the resultso Identified bottlenecks within the plant and reduced setup time by creating drawing protocols for machineso Worked with plant operators and the management team to develop and implement lean manufacturing initiatives and other projects to reduce process inefficiencies• Organized, explored and analyzed operations and financial data in Excel and presented daily production reports to management• Visualized data insights and communicated key performance indicators to teams across the organization• Implemented a company-wide business management software to collect data on operations, financials, and inventory

Blairsville, Georgia

¥ Conducted time-studies of machines and operators and enhanced production transparency in the manufacturing facilities¥ Generated qualitative and quantitative reports every week to gather and analyze data to determine appropriate actions to take¥ Reduced downtime by two hours (every shift) and increased plant throughput efficiency by 30%¥ Optimized production by implementing a KANBAN pull system and used lean manufacturing concepts to increase efficiency¥ Designed custom packages, approval and fabrication of drawings of engineering support for customers using AUTOCAD¥ Developed material specifications, purchase orders and bill of materials for engineering projects in compliance with IBC and OSHA codes¥ Performed cost efficiency analysis and developed pricing sheets adhering to performance standards and analysis and presented to the management on a weekly basis

Lafayette, Indiana Area

¥ Conducted work sampling of machines and people in a large manufacturing facility to gather data to drive continuous improvement¥ Analyzed data using AS-400 and Microsoft Excel to work with the department manager to determine improvement projects, led the projects and presented to the management on a regular basis¥ Optimized production by setting daily goals for the laborers and looking for problems in the machines to maximize efficiency by reducing downtime of machines by 10%¥ Cross examined the production quantity against the performance standards and ensured adherence to quality standards¥ Created, developed and implemented projects to track lost orders, alleviating delays as soon as the initiative was implemented¥ Worked on the ‘Value Added Value Engineering’ Project and coordinated with different departments and updated Pareto charts

Lafayette, Indiana Area

Tutored engineering students to increase their understanding of the thermodynamics concepts and homework questions

Mumbai Area, India

¥ Collaborated in identifying alternative adsorption methodologies to replace nitrogen generators ¥ Researched cost-effective methodologies and recommended the implementation of argon generation by cryogenic method¥ Participated and collaborated with the private sector in developing alternative energy resources like shale gas ¥ Familiarized with fracturing fluid to extend fractures, change in gel strength and to carry proppant into the formation ¥ Implemented preventive measures for fracturing fluid leak off through boundary conditions of pore pressure ¥ Implemented high rate and high viscosity fracturing by controlling the flux pump rate, pH level and calculating grain strength

Mumbai Area, India

¥ Collaborated with the maintenance team to fix the problems in the machines for the cupping, perforating and threading of steel ¥ Utilized problem solving skills and CATIA skills while interacting with a team to help in the project 3D drawings for new machines required in the drum coverage manufacturing that increase efficiency and consume less power ¥ Coordinated primary steel making through basic oxygen method by converting carbon-rich molten pig iron to steel ¥ Collected data on silicon and phosphorous impurities to control the slag chemistry output ¥ Performed operations that included de-oxidation, alloy addition and desulphurization as a part of secondary steel-making¥ Recommended the most cost-effective procedure to use the newly designed machines for the plant to run efficiently

Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India

¥ Operated and maintained a variety of machines to achieve a set target goal of production of forty 20 and 32 carded and combed cotton yarn united per hour¥ Organized bleach, dye, coat or finish fabric, thread, yarn and other textile products to optimize production by minimizing waste of raw materials¥ Oversaw the floor work area that included examining products for defects and ensuring adherence to quality standards

Master Of Science (Ms), Industrial Engineering, 3.80/4.0 Dean'S List And Semester Honors

Activities and Societies: • Analyzed behaviors of multi-level supply chain as they used different methods of forecasting and levels.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.) With Highest Distinction, Mechanical Engineering, (Distinction As Well As Dean'S List) 3.90/4.0

Activities and Societies: EPICS-LSME (Engineering Projects In Community Service) - (Learning Science and Math through Engineering).