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Engineering Management Student and Research Assistant at Kettering University School of Management, Flint MI. Contact: +1-2487248176 Experienced Operations Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the automotive industry. Skilled in Value Engineering, Value Stream Mapping and Operations. Strong engineering professional with a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) focused in Electrical Engineering. Certified second and third party auditor of IATF 16949. Trained in ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and VDA 6.3 Hands on experience in creating a Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), FMEA, Trace-ability matrix for AutoDrive Challenge with reference of ISO 26262 and ISO/PAS 21448 Creating a standard for accessibility of disabilities in autonomous vehicles Hands on experience in Cost Reduction, Cost optimization, process improvement, lean business operations, project management, market analysis and process development. - Capital Expenditure procurement experience for automotive and foundry machinery. Negotiation, procurement planning, value engineering analysis (VAVE), RFQs, RFPs, installation and commissioning - Worked to develop a framework that aligns strategy planning and process, sales growth and market research with business goals with vendors and fleet owners with exemplified communication, networking and presentation skills. Acute knowledge of Lean Business operations, market research, data analysis, Project Management and ERP simulation. - Currently working with Operations Analysis at America’s Small Business Development Centre - Currently assisting a paper on innovation and development engineering of new and improved products, technology management. Supply Operations: EOQ | ERP Simulation | SAP | Inventory Management | Lean : 5S | Kanban | Kaizen | Poka-Yoke | DMAIC | Continuous Improvement | Takt Time | Value Stream Mapping | PDCA | VAVE | Quality : Root Cause Analysis | PFMEA | SPC | 5-Why | Fishbone | Pareto chart | A3 Problem Solving | Process Flow Chart | PPAP | APQP | Gage R&R | MSA | Computational Skills : SAP | Minitab | ERP | MS Office | AutoCAD | DATA Analysis | MatLab | DipTrace |