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Livonia, Mi, Us

Lisle, Il, Us

• Responsible to reduce operator count by 2 on each of 6 FATP (Final Assembly & Testing Process) Lines along with 20% cycle time reduction with aid of cycle time analysis.• Lead development of semi-automated and automated manufacturing lines of vehicle phone chargers (hubs, modules, and wireless) using lean manufacturing techniques.• Served as manager on all owned projects by providing manufacturing leadership direction and management support to other engineering groups and stakeholders in Molex Plants across globe.• Responsible for Process Flow, Scope Of Work (SOW), Budgetary Quotation, and Qualification & Control Plan to outline the final assembly process requirements.• Performed Capacity Analysis on current and future manufacturing lines to keep cross-functional teams informed of manufacturing capabilities, bottlenecks, and potential areas of concern.• Lead DFM (Design for Manufacturability) activities with internal design teams to ensure that new products are easily manufacturable. Provide on-going feedback to design teams through all phases of a product, from concept to mass production, to continually improve product quality.• Performed PFMEA on final assembly processes as they occur through all phases of a project and closed out manufacturing concerns through root cause analysis.• Travelled to automation suppliers and Molex Factory/CM’s as needed for equipment design, machine qualification, and development/production runs.

Duluth, Georgia, Us

• Responsible for development of production routings and standard digitize work instructions with downtime tracking using ProPlanner, MOST, and operators involvement to increase production from 2 to 4 units per day.• By analyzing and maximizing material flow, assembly process, and shop floor layout using lean methods, reduced operator count by 4 and $208K per year cost reduction.• Directed root cause analysis using Fishbone diagram and 5 Whys to solve quality and rework issues (product test time reduced from 3 hours to 1 hour) and prevent repetitive customer complaints.• Performed Time-Motion Studies to develop engineering logic and cycle time standards for incremental labor rate calculations for operator and machine-based processes with the aid of APriori software. Responsible to identify and eliminate manufacturability issues early in the design process using APriori for NPI projects.• Trained and supervised 3 assembly lines comprising 35 associates on Current and New Product Introduction (NPI) processes.• Developed manufacturing process for NPI project, including cell layout, work instructions, labor cost standards, production routings, material flow, quality standards, and training plans to meet throughput, cost, and quality targets with successful full production launch.

Chicago, Il, Us

• Build regression models to forecast sound pressure levels prefaced by the NACA 0012 airfoil under a set of operating conditions which includes Frequency, Angle of Attack, Chord Length, Free Stream Velocity, and Suction side Displacement Thickness.• The procedure involved finding missing values, density plotting, finding correlation between thevariables, determining and eliminating “low influence” variables by means of recursive feature elimination using cross validation, splitting the data into training and test, etc.• Using different exploratory and predictive techniques with the aid of R programming and XLMiner, explored the different patterns in the data, quantified them, and successfully modelled them.

• Applied Value Stream Mapping and Time-Motion Study to reduce Cycle Time and improve Parts Presentation leading to annual direct labor cost reduced by $2500. • Designed facility layout for operations standards by using Process Flow Charts, 5S System, and Kanban events for smooth material flow which increased labor productivity by 10%. • Led Cost Analysis on facility overheads and monthly savings increment by 30% was proposed. • Designed effective and efficient parking space utilization plan with ADA implementation based on vehicles’ facility routing.

Thane, Maharashtra, In

• Used SMED and TPM principles to increase OEE and throughput from 67% to 82% with reduction in changeover-time from 20 minutes to around 5 minutes.• Tracked and optimized inventory and material flow by executing FIFO and supported in scheduling production by using APS concepts to ensure productivity and quality targets are met.• Combined safety assessment, 8 Waste elimination and 6S methodology to create ergonomic work environment.• Conducted Kaizen events to increase manufacturing efficiency by analyzing process flow, space requirements, and cell layout.

• Evaluated existing manufacturing processes and workflows to eliminate bottlenecks by carrying out DMAIC.• Supported in establishing Pull Lean Manufacturing System to improve profitability by outlining SMART KPIs.• Provided manufacturing decision-making information by conducting demand and capacity analysis.

Mumbai, In

• Assisted in application of Lean Methodology (5S & Poka-Yoke) to improve process workflow, time reduction of process through work instructions standardization of maintenance line of single stage overhang centrifugal pump.

Master'S Degree, Industrial Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering