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Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

-Leading the implementation of the 5S program across all departments, including providing 5S training to production and management team members, fostering a top-down 5S culture.-Orchestrated Kaizen Blitz change events alongside Cross-Functional Teams, including a plant layout overhaul, resulting in a total cost savings exceeding $1.35 million. -Successfully implemented core quality procedures, such as PPAP, Incoming Quality Checks, and Statistical Process Control, leading to a… Show more -Leading the implementation of the 5S program across all departments, including providing 5S training to production and management team members, fostering a top-down 5S culture.-Orchestrated Kaizen Blitz change events alongside Cross-Functional Teams, including a plant layout overhaul, resulting in a total cost savings exceeding $1.35 million. -Successfully implemented core quality procedures, such as PPAP, Incoming Quality Checks, and Statistical Process Control, leading to a significant reduction in Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) from over 30% to 18%.-Trimmed on-hand inventory levels of 95,000 SKUs by 23%, freeing over $650,000 in capital. Empowered the procurement team with Min/Max inventory and reorder points to enhance purchasing decisions. -Spearheaded the in-house QA Lab within time and budget constraints, with a projected annual cost savings of over $80,000 in testing.-Developed and implemented the Ship Ready Inventory Locator Application, effectively reducing container load time by 62.5%.-Created Standard Operating Procedures for 14 job stations. Reduced onboarding time from over 15 days to 5 days.-Used Solidworks to design go/no-go gauges and reduced in in-process quality check time by 33%.-Led FMEA for new product designs & processes.-Proficient in developing and maintaining SQL queries and scripts. -Developed production Statistical Process Control (SPC) charts, including Xbar-R charts, p-charts, and c-charts, while establishing control limits and tolerances for all KPCs and KCCs. -Provide precise guidance to the operations and management teams regarding our production process capabilities, leveraging process capability indices (Cp, Cpk, Pp, Ppk).-Develop and maintain automated R scripts for data cleansing and visualization, reducing manual workload by 30%.-Spearheading the transformation of the existing production facility into a 'Visual Factory' by displaying factory performance metrics at every station. Show less

Greater St. Louis Area

-Transitioned our culture from a cost-centric focus to a more holistic perspective that prioritizes both quality and customer satisfaction. This shift champions systematic progress across Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), while also effectively managing costs and mitigating critical risks. -Established and maintained a rigorous schedule for conducting quality audits on shipments received at 27 distribution centers spanning 24 countries.-Ensured the consistent and punctual… Show more -Transitioned our culture from a cost-centric focus to a more holistic perspective that prioritizes both quality and customer satisfaction. This shift champions systematic progress across Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), while also effectively managing costs and mitigating critical risks. -Established and maintained a rigorous schedule for conducting quality audits on shipments received at 27 distribution centers spanning 24 countries.-Ensured the consistent and punctual delivery of goods across 12 product lines by implementing testing protocols, as well as palletization and ocean container packing/loading guidelines. -Developed detailed specification sheets for 5,000 SKUs using Solidworks. -Achieved cost savings exceeding $3 million by pinpointing and rectifying issues with defective products. This effort resulted in an impressive 300% reduction in quality claims between 2017 and 2019. -Reduced drilling times and effectively prevented mushrooming by spearheading the design process for an innovative composite decking screw using Solidworks. -Played a pivotal role in facilitating Huttig and three other vendors to secure ICC-ESR certification for nails and screws, affirming their compliance with industry standards.-Served as the Subject Matter Expert for onboarding of suppliers in the Southeast Asian market. Successfully onboarded 40 mills to source more than 3,000 SKUs.-Implemented vendor scorecards, employing a standardized system to ensure consistent delivery and quality performance.-Fostered a mutually beneficial culture, preserving relationships with competitively priced suppliers through the establishment of a supplier quality development program. -Coached vendors to achieve a confidence level of 90% in terms of quality through site visits, keen observations, and insightful consulting. Show less

Brooklyn, Ny

-Managed a team of five graduate assistants responsible for the day-to-day office activities in the department.-Acted as a liaison between students and instructors. Planned and Scheduled resources.

Sri City, Ap, India

-Ensured on-time production and best practices, planning and scheduling product mix using MS Dynamics.Select Accomplishments-Maximized output, reducing machine breakdown by 15% through designing and implementing a cooling system for PLC casings. -Shortened production cycles, improving nail quality through implementing six sigma/ lean/ CI methodologies.-Reduced price by 10% while procuring better quality wires through Chinese market analysis and corresponding vendor… Show more -Ensured on-time production and best practices, planning and scheduling product mix using MS Dynamics.Select Accomplishments-Maximized output, reducing machine breakdown by 15% through designing and implementing a cooling system for PLC casings. -Shortened production cycles, improving nail quality through implementing six sigma/ lean/ CI methodologies.-Reduced price by 10% while procuring better quality wires through Chinese market analysis and corresponding vendor selection.-Cut holding costs by 2% through strategic inventory management. Show less

Chennai, India

-Worked on TI MSP430 and ARDUINO boards. -Developed projects on edge detection, line detection, obstacle detection robots, alarm clocks and programmed LED displays using Embedded C. -Tested the projects for quality and circuit continuity before they went into production. Worked with VHDL, MULTISIM, MATLAB and Embedded C

Master’S Degree, Industrial Engineering, 3.45/4

Activities and Societies: Active member of Engaging Engineers, NYU. This club focuses on developing Engineers, in not just being.

Bachelor’S Degree, Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Activities and Societies: Delegate of the Nexus Youth Convention 2013, conducted by AIESEC, Chennai, India. Won 1st place in paper.