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Newark, California, US

Newark, California, US

• Data Driven Program ManagerSupply Chain Programs:
• Led cross functional programs by driving operational activities, manufacturing readiness and status updates to the product launch team, leading conflicting technical and business challenges
• Drive timelines from prototype build to series production and interface across the organization to help drive awareness for manufacturability in development activities from prototype builds to reliability testing.
• Engaged with stakeholders to determine KPIs and evaluated opportunities for business process improvements
• Developed Tableau dashboard to monitor progress on Supplier Industrialization KPIs/PPAP timing/burndown charts and led discussions with cross-functional teams to mitigate risks
• Mapped business processes for supply chain and manufacturing resulting in reducing inefficiencies by 20%

Moline, IL, US

• Analytics and Improvement. Created supplier performance KPI dashboard for PPM, on-time delivery, chargeback, Non-conformances to effectively analyze data and developed strategies that improved supplier performance by 25%
• Supplier Quality Improvement – Managed 70+ global suppliers for all production lines (BIW, Assembly) and responsible for timely disposition of non-conformances, root cause analysis, CAPA actions related to product and.
• Engineering Changes - Led engineering changes by coordinating with product development, manufacturing, purchasing team, and external vendors for design reviews and process improvement
• NPI - Provided leadership for New Product Introduction (NPI) at suppliers
• ISO and Supplier Audits - Internal auditor for ISO 9001:2015 certification, ensured product and processes comply with required ISO standards
• PPAP - Reviewed and approved PPAP parts, First Article Inspection (FAI), PFMEA, control plan for all suppliers across plant

Austin, Texas, US

• Launch, Volume Ramp-up and Validation - Managed Solar roof launch, production ramp-up from Engineering build to the Start of Production; Validated manufacturing lines for production readiness, successfully achieved the.
• Process Improvements - Identified and improved processes through cycle time studies and layout modifications thereby optimized process flow and reduced operation time by 10%
• Achieved 7% productivity improvement by eliminating bottlenecks using cause and effect diagram and lean principles
• Planning, Trials, and Data Analysis- Designed test plans, performed engineering trials, executed SQL queries, and communicated results to the stakeholders which led to 9% process improvement
• Project Management - Managed multiple projects through cross-functional integration, analyzed and mitigated risks associated with manufacturing operations to achieve key milestones and meet targeted deadlines
• Change Control & NPI - Accomplished the effective engineering change management for 40+ engineering change requests and coordinated with design, process, quality and supplier teams to facilitate deployment of new.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN

• Productivity Improvement - Improved Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) of the paint shop by 12% using DMAIC methodology, Value stream mapped key process to eliminate non-value added (NVA) activities
• Cost Reduction - Identified Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) thereby reduced operations costs using 5 Why analysis and Kaizen which saved $13,000 annually for the organization
• Customer Issue Resolution - Led cross-functional team and resolved 15% of product non-conformances by performing Root Cause Analysis, Conformity Analysis, 8D and Corrective Preventive Actions (CAPA) at Stamping, BIW.
• Reduced cycle time by conducting time study & documented standard operating procedures for BIW welding, & final assembly stations for work content reduction, created operator skill matrix for evaluation
• Suppliers - Collaborated with suppliers and manufacturing quality team to resolve vehicle parts & body non-conformance issues
• Yield and Quality - Improved first pass yield of BIW line by 15% using Pareto Chart, Cause and Effect (Fishbone) Diagram and Lean Six Sigma Techniques

Maharashtra 410501, IN

• Responsible for roll out of service packages for Mercedes-Benz cars along with retail support as a part of 'My Mercedes-My Service' program
• Created and bundled service packages in Mercedes E-dealer

Stockholm, Stockholm, SE

• Used DMAIC methodology to identify the problems during manufacturing of the Grooving Tool Fixture
• Designed Grooving Tool Fixture using CATIA software and performed the vibrational and stress analysis using ANSYS
• Analyzed process parameters and carried out test run using five axis milling machine

Columbus, Indiana, US

• Cummins Research and Technology (CRTI)
• Identified the major parameters contributing friction, benchmarked and researched advance engine technologies to reduce frictional losses by comparing them with Cummins engine
• Recommended improvements in order to increase thermal efficiency of upcoming engines

Pune, Maharashtra, IN

• Studied and analysed the geometry of the suspension and steering systems and modified previously existing steering system using AUTOCAD to resolve strut fouling issue
• Studied vehicle designing concepts and fundamentals of vehicle dynamics

Master'S Degree, Industrial Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering