Effective and goal oriented Engineer with more than 5 years of experience in a Manufacturing environment with major focus on Industrial operations, supply chain,project Management. Self driven to improve the key metrics like Safety, Quality, Productivity and Profitability in the manufacturing plant via data driven methods by identifying opportunities to enhance systems and perform continual improvements.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Engineer - Production Planning & Control
GLOBALFOUNDRIES
Malta, NY
08.2024 - Current
Daily practice ofProduction Lot status and Movement
Update Fabouts from monthly cutoffs
Track waiting/Blocked/on hold lot status and Update comments and address to respective module owners
Shadowing Team members for NPI commit meetings
Participating in Daily operations meeting
Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills, resolving issues efficiently and effectively.
Participated in continuous improvement initiatives aimed at streamlining the production planning process.
Ensured compliance with safety regulations while managing daily operational activities.
Project Assistant
New York State Department of Taxation and Finance
Albany, NY
04.2024 - 07.2024
Migrated from RPSV4 legacy platform to RPS online web based system.
Managed functions by serving as a primary liaison between ITS and Tax departments.
Collaborated with SMEs and defined the systems functionality.
Assessed and analysed stakeholder needs in accordance with Project Life cycle methodology utilizing reporting tools,requirements gathering methodologies, process models, data integration
Analysed and studied the different business process across various business units
Wrote test cases and scripts to meet requirements for data validation
Elicited for requirement from Subject Matter Experts and other stakeholders on various source systems.
Writing test cases and performing defect testing on JIRA and closing tickets using service now application
Developed Business Requirements document ,High level functional specifications document, technical mapping documents and workflows.
Analysed ,developed and revised flowcharts,process models and technical specifications described in test scripts to meet new functional requirements for data validation
Managed Business rules, use cases , data matrix, Detailed System design and Specification report documents.
Made flow diagrams of functionalities by collaborating with development team.
Assistant Manager
Wheels India Limited
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
06.2020 - 01.2023
Managed a team of up to 20 workers consisting of technicians, contractors and supervisors to help monitor loss in the manufacturing line, track actual outcomes vs plan, material movement and delivery, data gathering, purchase consumables, inventory monitoring to name a few.
Handled Material replenishment collaboration for Export spares by working internally with Cross functional teams. Made necessary collaborations during unplanned line stoppages, order changes, shipment changes, Supplier/Buyer requested change without affecting customers shipment delivery.
Generated a model which indicates when the Advanced Shipment Notice and Invoice should be created with respect to the shipment window. This improved the delivery percentage of spares from 65% to 95%.
Coordinated and headed a project to trace wheels placed in Assembly conveyors, Shot Blasting storage spaces and Packaging areas using Internet of Things and image capturing techniques. Successfully trialed 20 runner wheels and monitored its traceability in those areas which led to easy tracking of its inventory.
Created routing details for wheels and components and studied its impact on manufacturing cost. This enhanced the efficiency which ultimately lead to cost savings by improving utilization of machines in component and assembly lines.
Studied the wheel bore diameter variation in Assembly bore and nave machining using Statistical Process control and identified the causes of variation in the machine.
Provided guidance to staff on operational matters, resolving issues as they arise.
Organized training sessions for staff members on various aspects of operations management.
Senior Engineer of Operations
Wheels India Limited
Chennai, Tamil Nadu,India
06.2020 - 06.2021
Reduced warehouse consumables cost from 1.2Cr to 0.9Cr INR per month (40%) by studying flow consumption and stacking pattern and created consumption standards.
Modified crate design , Low density polyethylene virgin sheet and corrugated board dimensions, wheel orientation pattern which lead to significant reduction in purchasing cost of consumables by 0.3Cr.
Tracked Daily plan and despatch delays. Significantly reduced container halting time by using concepts of lean (just-in-time) and made necessary scheduling changes to achieve on time delivery to customer.
Value stream mapped major runners in Wheels and gathered Value added and non-value added data. Studied the non-value added timing causes, minimized waste and Improved Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
Worked on Inventory management of Semi-finished goods. Identified Movable/Non Movable inventories, designed stacking layouts for them. Converted Non movable inventory into movable by machining operations and selling them in aftermarket.
Engineer
Wheels India Limited
Chennai, Tamil Nadu,India
06.2019 - 06.2020
Reviewed and Modified the Lead time variations in existing standard for 3pc,5pc wheels which enhanced customer delivery
Reduced Forklift operating cost by mapping its activities and rerouting its travel directions based on component flow using string diagram
Created Process flow diagrams for 3pc and 5pc wheels and added them to control plan
Graduate Engineering Trainee
Wheels India Limited
Chennai, Tamil Nadu,India
06.2018 - 06.2019
Attended training on Failure modes and effects analysis, Value stream mapping, Plant safety, International organization for standardization audits document preparation .
Worked on Near miss capturing, Safety observations, Two men operation, Touch points in various lines and tried to minimize them.
Maintained Live records for Internal audits.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Anna University
Tamil Nadu,India
03-2018
Skills
Production Control
Supply Chain and Operations Management
Purchasing and Planning
Cost Analysis and Savings
Inventory Management
Value Stream mapping
Problem solving
Data Analysis
Project Management
Leadership
Teamwork
Coaching and Mentoring
Software Skills:
JIRA Project Management
SAP
Auto CAD
Ansys
Minitab
Microsoft Word, Excel, PPT
Power BI
SQL(Basics)
Certification
Lean Six Sigma Green belt,Varsigma,Jan 2021
Operations and supply chain management, Udemy ,March 2021
Data Analytics, LinkedIn Learning, March 2021
Supply chain planning, University of California Irvine, Coursera, May 2023
Project management foundations, Google, July 2023
NYS Systems Innovation Division Business Analysis Bootcamp, May 2024.