SKILLS SUMMARY

• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario.
• ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer with excellent data mining and statistical analysis skills
• Outstanding leadership, problem solving, communication, team and people skills
• Experience in leading and closing Lean Six Sigma Green Belt projects, FMEA and as a statistical consultant
• Training and experience in Project Management
• Significant experience statistical acceptance sampling, and Gage R&R studies
• Experience in cycle time studies, and down time data analysis for the calculation of the MTTR and MTBF.
• Expert in statistical analysis using MinitabTM and Monte Carlo Simulations and optimization using Crystal ballTM.

EXPERIENCE

Senior Quality Engineer 2005-Present

3M Canada, London
• Co-invented a new on-line test method to predict the quality of the tape adhesive. This method can be used for the quality control of the adhesive in the shop floor. Implemented the new test method in two plants.
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• Improved the Process Capability Index (Cpk) of Adhesion of the masking tape from 0.6 to 1.1 by optimizing the processes parameters using Design of Experiments (DoE). This produced $20,000 in annual savings by reducing the scrap due to poor adhesion.

• Developed a linear programming model for the tape converting process considering the demand, cycling rates of machines and the constraints of the equipment. This model has helped to identify the bottleneck machines for the investment of capital ($1.6 Million) and to quantify the necessary improvements in cycle times and in running efficiency to meet the targeted demands in throughput.

• Conducted time studies on operators and improved their operational efficiency by redistributing the operators and their tasks using lean manufacturing tools. This resulted in annual savings of $160,000.

• Provided statistical consultancy and training support to 3M Canada’s different divisions.

• Trained operators, supervisors and engineers in Adhesive and Tape Test methods.

Researcher 2000 - 2005

NSERC/Ford-NEMAK/University of Windsor Industrial Research Chair -
Light Metals Casting Technologies

• Optimized the preventive maintenance time of the electromagnetic pump at the Windsor Aluminum Plant (WAP) by reliability life distribution analysis. This has resulted in net savings of $250,000 per annum and the pump life has increased from 19000 castings to 43000 castings.

• Developed a method to assess the quality of the ingot suppliers for the Windsor Aluminum Plant (WAP) using Thermal Analysis. This has helped the WAP to resolve the quality issues with the ingot suppliers by controlling the alloy chemistry of the supplied ingots.

• By statistical analysis, identified the effect of Fe and Mn, on the bulkhead shrink porosity; Sn and Pb on the bulkhead hardness of the 3.0L V6 engine blocks that led to the revision of the specification limits of these elements.

• Performed Gage R&R studies of the Thermal Analysis Systems.

Quality Engineer 1997

Goodyear Limited, Aurangabad, India.

• Engineered the process control of the tread twin-screw extruder.
• Performed die-design and die-trials for the twin-screw extruder.
• Conducted quality inspections on extruded products.

EDUCATION

Doctorate (Manufacturing Systems Engineering) 2005
University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada

Masters (Quality and Reliability Engineering) 1999
Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT), Kharagpur, India.

Bachelors (Polymer Engineering) 1996
Anna University, Chennai, India

COMPUTER AND LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Computer Software: Expert in MINITAB, Matlab, Crystal Ball, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
• Excellent written, oral and presentation skills in English, and working knowledge in German and Spanish.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS & PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario (2009)
• Senior Member, American Society for Quality (ASQ) (2008).
• ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer (ASQ CRE) (2007)
• Training in Negotiation and communication skills from Waterloo Management Education Center (2007)
• Training in Project Management from Waterloo Management Education Center (2007)
• Six Sigma Green Belt Training and Certification from 3M (2005)
• Successfully completed a Training course in MatlabTM Fundamentals from MathWorks (2004)
• Won the second prize in the Quality Quiz organized by the ASQ, Windsor Chapter (2002).
• Member, Graduate Students Society Council, University of Windsor (2002-2003).
INTERESTS

• Participated in a Biking Tour of 110 Km to raise funds for education in Haiti organized by the All Saints Anglican Church, Windsor, 2004.
• Blood donor, Canadian Blood Services 2004.
• Other Interests: Chess, Yoga, Badminton.