Rishi Kamat Email & Phone Number

Bengaluru, KA, IN

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

India

• Responsible for launch plan service readiness of mass market Energy products in the EMEA region
• Global OTA software deployment manager responsible for releasing, validating and quantifying new software releases for the Powerwall fleet
• Responsible for resolving product issues on the fleet and guiding technical support teams on product troubleshooting
• Work with key stakeholders in product management, software development, service engineering to prioritize and deploy bug fixes/new product features globally
• Responsible for reporting on fleet performance and key product metrics through Big Data analytics

Reno, Nevada Area

• Was the responsible Process Engineer for three manufacturing lines on Energy storage products
• Helped drive largest energy storage installation in South Australia (129MWh) in 100 days
• Implemented Quality-In-Station through tool and tester interlocks in MES systems to reduce quality issues and save on labor costs
• Responsible for cost reduction and optimization of manufacturing processes by increasing throughput, scrap reduction and tester reliability
• Responsible for defining and executive reporting on key process KPIs through extensive data mining, analysis and visualization
• Automated EOL testers for product validation and reduce manual human error

Reno, Nevada Area

Sparks, Nevada

Peachtree City, GA

Auburn, Alabama Area

• Manufacturing Systems Design: Conducting Labs about CNC programming for Milling and Drilling operations with simulation, PLC automation and Manufacturing Assembly Lines.
• Lean manufacturing: Teaching students about Value Stream Mapping, SMED, Work Cell Design and also conducting production runs for the Lego Manufacturing Lab.

Auburn, Alabama Area

• Working as a collaborative group facilitator for Calculus 1, Calculus 2, Chemistry 1, Physics 1, Linear Algebra

United States

• Approximated yearly savings generated in-tune of $80,000 by 5.5% improvement in OEE.
• 83% reduction in process downtime for semi-conductor component packaging
• Analyzing key areas of improvement using like Fault Tree and Kepner-Tregoe analyses.
• Designed, fabricated and prototyped jigs to setup machine sensors across the shop floor to minimize process variation.
• Updating and creating standard work instruction along with Total Preventive Maintenance (TPM) check sheets to sustain the improvements.
• Data mining to analyze and obtain key machine parameters to differentiate pre and post improvement conditions and its correlation with OEE.

Auburn, Alabama Area

• Working as an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for the Maths Department at Auburn University.

Belagavi Area, India

• Conducted process mapping and time study analysis for wax pattern injection, shell building, dewaxing of molds, shell firing, melting & pouring, shell knockout and fettling processes used in investment castings.
• Conducted work study to devise uniform work distribution and developed a new shell building process resulting in 18 hours reduction in overall lead time with 79% cost reduction due to alternative raw material selection.
• Conducting safety risk analysis for processes and implementing corrective actions to mitigate risks in context with safety guidelines.
• Conducted multiple 5S improvement projects and audits.

Master'S Degree, Industrial And Systems Engineering, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Member of the IIE student chapter at Auburn

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Was an active member of the Cultural team, also participated and won many events in the technical events such as.