PRASAD MANOHAR
Bloomington,IL
Summary
Solutions focused engineering professional offering 10+ years of experience in lean operations, manufacturing project planning, continuous improvement systems in production, pursuing to leverage technical talents and proficiency within a new professional challenge
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Process Engineer & Engineering Change Co-Ordinator –Amazon Delivery Van
Rivian LLC
05.2021 - Current
- Supervise and lead high performing Trim area process engineering team in process optimization, equipment troubleshooting, work standardization while maintaining Rivian established safety standards
- Con-currently coordinate engineering changes and assist manufacturing in continuous process improvement with production processes and new program launches
- Actively participate as a cross functional team member to help create and modify documents including, but not limited to PFMEA, Control Plans, A3 technique, Safe Job Procedures, Process flow
- Propose, co-ordinate and manage specialized projects pertaining to productivity and throughput improvement, waste and cost reduction by working closely with finance and procurement team
Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer
Realizing Operational Improvement, LLC
09.2020 - 04.2021
- Company Overview: Consultant – Tier 1 Automotive Supplier
- Warrant corrective action -8D tasks are complete in agreement with applicable customer and procedural requirements, accordingly, approve debits to suppliers for costs related to quality issue
- Improved charge backs by 20% over quarter
- Initiate/support containment activities for supplier related product non-conformances and work on managing cost recovery activities with suppliers
- Supporting request for return of material authorization for defective/suspect material as needed
- Support in approving or rejecting the PPAPs provided from suppliers in accordance with program requirements, includes engineering changes, sub-supplier changes, location changes for new parts in current production
- Consultant – Tier 1 Automotive Supplier
World Class Manufacturing Engineering Professional (WCM)
Whirlpool Corporation
11.2017 - 07.2020
- Lead loss reduction projects per WCM Cost deployment, Safety and Quality matrices, at same time work towards loss stratification to prioritize and select proper tools to reduce losses
- Executed cost reduction projects towards labor and capacity requirements, totaling towards plant savings of $ 1,444,564 between 2018, 2019 and 1st half of 2020
- Worked with corporate Industrial engineering team for launch of MODAPTS & Proplanner in 2020 as an IE lead for Clyde for use of standard system for manpower tracking/time studies/ labor standards/RTR (required to run) management
- Coach plant personnel in Kaizen activities, performance improvement initiatives, as a part of the WCM system
- Trained and mentored over 100 employees over 8 months as a part of site wide Continuous improvement program
Industrial Engineer – Assembly
Fiat Chrysler LLC
09.2015 - 11.2017
- Supported New Product Launch for Jeep Cherokee as an Assembly Industrial Engineer by working with launch core team
- Responsible for line set-up, standardized work, throughput analysis, kitting strategies, in-plant tryouts, change management, process changes, and implementation plans to resolve ergonomic issues, improved workstation set-ups to maximize and achieve high standards of Safety, Quality and Productivity
- Generated $330,000 in hard savings over 8 months by applying lean principles and performing direct/indirect labor studies to optimize and balance assembly lines through assembly
- Develop and work towards kaizen projects and activities for Industrial Engineering department and support Focused Improvement Pillar (FI) goals
Manufacturing Engineer
Larsen & Toubro
02.2014 - 09.2015
- Company Overview: Consulting Role
- Facilitated motorcycle assembly CKD project for Brazil factory
- Work with cross functional teams involving manufacturing, warehousing, purchasing etc
- Utilized robotic programming for bending and fabricating parts using Trumpf -TruTops Bend for Trumpf CNC machines
- Collect, record, summarize and validate work sampling, manpower data to support best method development for logistics operations that increase productivity and decrease operating cost
- Assist in development & review of Golden zone/Strike zone carts for assembly processes and develop best practice, standard operating procedures (SOP) documentation using workplace organization (WO) methodologies
- Consulting Role
Education
Master of Science - Industrial Engineering
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OKBachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Nagpur University
Skills
- World Class Manufacturing (WCM)
- Kaizen approach
- Visio
- TiCon, MTM, MODAPTS
- Delmia-Enovia
- Siemens Teamcenter Visualization & Mockup
- ProPlanner
- SAP
Personal Information
Title: PMP - CQPA
Activities
- Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), 06/26/20
- Certified Quality Process Analyst (CQPA), 04/01/18
- Norman Lions Club –Norman, OK: International Student of month, 10/01/11
- Nominated to serve as an Academic Appeals & Misconduct student panelist for University of Oklahoma, Graduate College, 2011-2012
- University of Oklahoma, Graduate Student Senate (GSS), Conference and Creative Exhibition Grant Award, 2011
- Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt Certified; Set-up time reduction by 18 minutes for total returns of $198,000., Process Improvement: Setting up a Mobile Blood Drive for Oklahoma Blood Institute
Timeline
Staff Process Engineer & Engineering Change Co-Ordinator –Amazon Delivery Van
Rivian LLC
05.2021 - Current
Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer
Realizing Operational Improvement, LLC
09.2020 - 04.2021
World Class Manufacturing Engineering Professional (WCM)
Whirlpool Corporation
11.2017 - 07.2020
Industrial Engineer – Assembly
Fiat Chrysler LLC
09.2015 - 11.2017
Manufacturing Engineer
Larsen & Toubro
02.2014 - 09.2015
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Nagpur University
Master of Science - Industrial Engineering
University of Oklahoma
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