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Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States

Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States

Sterling Heights, Michigan

Sterling Heights, Michigan

• Developed Lean Manufacturing tools such as Standard Work, Job Element Sheet and Balance Charts to improve productivity and plant organization, and identified Kaizens to reduce waste.• Implemented PFMEA, conducted Production Part Approval Process and generated process capability and reliability reports using Minitab, as per customer Part/Process Change Requests to justify process control.• Lead a reengineering project to add capital equipment to streamline existing work cell process and tackle critical quality issues due to rusting, which also resulted in reduced cycle time and a 6% increase in daily production leading to a significant proposed annual return of $48,000.• Achieved one-piece flow of work which reduced manpower and material handling, and increased floor space culminating to a total yearly saving of $109,080.

Mumbai Area, India

• Analyzed the production line to collect data, determine plant capability and made recommendations to enhance throughput and reduce manufacturing cost.• Documented customer specific design requirements by participating in client meeting and worked with the design team to set up engineering specifications.• Managed a team of three technicians to troubleshoot critical issues and provide solutions to reduce downtimes and bottlenecks in the system.

Mumbai Area, India

• Investigated and submitted a comprehensive report on the limitations of conventional drives in the transmission of power in the sugar processing industry and how these can be addressed using planetary gearboxes.• Made on site visits to the industry to obtain practical data which contributed towards the design and development of the gearboxes.• The execution of the project showed that the gearboxes were almost 90% efficient in transmitting power which in turn reduced the operating costs of the plant.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Industrial Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Mechatronics, Robotics, And Automation Engineering