Ramakrishna Dokka: in Fremont, CA

? Developed process flow chart and conducted VSM analyses to capture sinter operations. ? Implemented Kanban, Pull Systems and SMED in various manufacturing areas of the plant. ? Managed and launched new product programs and assisted in tooling try-outs and PPAP submission to customers. ? Performed regular process inspections using SPC and statistical sampling to fulfill CTQ’s of customer and identified any potential manufacturing defects in steel bars. ? Facilitated ISO 9001 audit through work instruction standardization, tooling inspection, and task procedures. ? Reverse engineered fixture for assembly process adhering to GD&T standards, reducing cycle times by 20%. ? Used root cause analysis and 8D methodology to identify and resolve the problems at steel melting shop.

? Implemented various lean principles like VSM, OWMM, Kanban and reduced the overall lead time by 6.3%. ? Updated facility plan drawings using AutoCAD ? Increased the production rate by 18%, by replacing manual feeding system with an automated one. ? Implemented pull system of production, reducing process time by 1.5 mins and inventory levels by 45%. ? Responsible for ensuring that molds and tooling were built to be production ready. ? Provide DFMEA, PFMEA, and DRBFM to plastics bottles to meet customers' requirements.