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LOKESH RAMESH

LOKESH RAMESH

Los Angeles,CA

Summary

Results-driven Continuous Improvement Manufacturing Engineer with a proven track record, leveraging Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies to achieve significant cost savings and enhance operational efficiency. Skilled in OEE and Process Capability analysis, I excel in driving cross-functional collaboration and implementing innovative solutions for sustainable growth.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Continuous Improvement Manufacturing Engineer

Tigre USA
Beaumont, CA
07.2025 - Current
  • Created business cases for transferring high-capacity molds, retrofitting machines, and sourcing cost-effective materials, contributing to projects exceeding $3.5 million USD.
  • Conducted time and motion studies to identify bottlenecks and optimize man hour utilization across assembly, packing, and stock room workflows, establishing role-specific standards that enhanced operational efficiency.
  • Mitigated P&L product costing risks by standardizing operating demand and actual productivity across 6000+ SKUs, yielding 14% cost savings.
  • Installed additional racks for products and raw materials, achieving annual savings exceeding $300,000 by eliminating reliance on external warehouse locations.
  • Developed and updated plant layouts in AutoCAD while coordinating permit acquisition for improvements, facilitating streamlined operations.

Material Analyst

Lowkey Solutions LLC
Chattanooga, TN
06.2025 - 07.2025
  • Conducted material flow and lifecycle analyses to identify inefficiencies, created CAPEX and P&L projections to support sustainable project initiatives.

Production Engineer

Hanwha Qcells
Dalton, GA
02.2024 - 05.2025
  • Achieved 99% OEE by increasing 19% in 4 months, generating over $6.5 million in additional profit through process optimization.
  • Led bottleneck analysis in critical machines, reducing takt time for auto systems by 8%, which increased OEE.
  • Reduced FQC defects by 1.3% through Cp, Cpk analysis, identifying and resolving out-of-specification processes.
  • Conducted failure analysis of machine components causing frequent downtimes, developing solutions to enhance reliability and lower maintenance costs.
  • Enhanced SOPs and protocols for handling bottleneck machines' alarms, implementing 5S and 6S methodologies, adhering to ISO9001 and OSHA guidelines and coordinating their execution with continuous support.

Production Engineer

Tigre USA
Beaumont, CA
04.2023 - 01.2024
  • Identified and resolved injection molding machine issues, significantly improved production capacity by addressing high downtime and frequent issues through Pareto analysis, resulted in a substantial cost savings of over $500,000 in May '23.
  • Implemented IoT applications and trained personnel to utilize web application for machine status reporting, enhancing communication and responsiveness.
  • Redesigned Kanban area layout in assembly section for easier access and applied 5S methodology, improving organization and workflow efficiency.
  • Managed customer relationships by conducting root cause analysis and implementing improvements for product-related issues, strengthening client satisfaction.

Education

Master of Business Administration -

Westcliff University
Irvine, CA
11.2027

Six Sigma Green Belt -

Coursera
Online
07.2023

Master of Science - Materials Science and Engineering

University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA
12.2022

NX CAD, NX CAM, ANSYS Workbench, ANSYS Fluent -

CADD Centre Training Services
Chennai, India
04.2021

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Anna University
Chennai, India
11.2020

Skills

  • Continuous Improvement
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Six Sigma
  • 5S1 methodology
  • JIT
  • OEE analysis
  • Process Capability Analysis
  • Time and Motion study
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Bottleneck Analysis
  • FMEA
  • PFMEA
  • PDCA
  • Standard Operating Procedure
  • Shop-floor Layout
  • Stock-policy
  • Break-Even Analysis
  • SAP
  • Microsoft Excel
  • SolidWorks
  • ANSYS
  • Universal Testing Machine
  • Hardness testers
  • Drop weight testing
  • Sheet Metal Processing
  • Shear Mixer
  • Centrifuge
  • Viscometer
  • 3D Printers
  • DSC analysis
  • LFA testing
  • TGA testing
  • Electron beam evaporation
  • Scanning Electron Microscope

Publications

  • Graphene Thermal Interface Materials - State-of-the-Art and Application Prospects, IEEE Open Journal of Nanotechnology, Invited paper, 2022
  • Mechanical and Low-Velocity Impact Behavior of Al-based Kevlar Fabric Reinforced Epoxy Laminate, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 0973-4562, 16, 8, 660-669, 2021

Languages

English
Native/ Bilingual
Tamil
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Elementary

Timeline

Continuous Improvement Manufacturing Engineer

Tigre USA
07.2025 - Current

Material Analyst

Lowkey Solutions LLC
06.2025 - 07.2025

Production Engineer

Hanwha Qcells
02.2024 - 05.2025

Production Engineer

Tigre USA
04.2023 - 01.2024

Master of Business Administration -

Westcliff University

Six Sigma Green Belt -

Coursera

Master of Science - Materials Science and Engineering

University of California, Riverside

NX CAD, NX CAM, ANSYS Workbench, ANSYS Fluent -

CADD Centre Training Services

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Anna University
LOKESH RAMESH