Mangesh Joshi Phone: (775) 440-9791 | mangeshshreera.joshi@wmich.edu; https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshimangesh Objective:Seeking a competitive and challenging opportunities in field of Industrial or manufacturing where I can serve an organization utilizing engineering knowledge, previous experience and problem solving skills. Education:

Master of Science in Industrial Engineering; April 2016 Western Michigan University, Cumulative GPA: 3.33/4.0, Major GPA: 3.44 Michigan, USA

Bachelor of Engineering in Production Engineering; May 2011 University of Mumbai,Major: Production Engineering; Class: First Class Maharashtra, India

Current Experience:Graduate Student Assistant (Metal Casting & Sand Testing Lab) July 2016 - PresentWestern Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan

Green Sand testing to examine dynamic properties such as Compatibility, Friability, Ultimate Strength, Thermal Erosion etc. Analyzed dynamic properties of green sand vs. defects occurring during casting process.

Hands on experience of making casting using different types of sands. Manufacturing Experience:Continuous Improvement Intern July 2010- Dec 2010Godrej & Boyce mfg. co. ltd Mumbai, India

• Accomplished the objective of reducing cycle time by simplifying centering and facing operation on lathe machine. Other benefits included quality improvement, reduction in bottlenecks.

• Project involved Designing in AutoCAD & manufacturing of fixture, time study and cost study which resulted in operation time reduction by 68%, Cost per component reduction by 56% and efficiency increased by 55%.

• Monitored the operations of multiple production stations, performed extensive time motion studies, applied design of experiment (DOE), implemented changes to remove bottlenecks and reduce cycle time.

• Performed time studies on production equipment to successfully establish production bottlenecks.• Lead daily Gemba Walks to identify waste. Followed up with cause-effect analysis to eliminate waste.• Implemented TPM, Kaizen, Poke-Yoke & 5S to eliminate component rejection. Implemented TPM to improve the

overall effectiveness of the facility by eliminating the waste. Intern May 2015 - July 2015 Fabri-Kal Kalamazoo, Michigan

Optimized the packaging layout for different type of Fabri-Kal products through excel based model. Maintained Bills of Material, line information and Routings in SAP (Auditing for accuracy). Compliance of alternate routings to ensure the accuracy of SAP production reporting.

Graduate Assistant Sept 2014 – Dec 2014Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan

Maintaining the lab supplies, stacking and organizing the project equipment and related material. Implemented 5S, Bin system to organize the lab. Conducted robotics soccer match as part of lab examination. Helped students to build robots for the competition.

Supply Chain Experience:Supply Chain Executive (Logistics Deployment) Aug 2012 – Aug 2014General Mills India Private Ltd (GBS) Mumbai, India

Deployed finished products of a combined $1.7B including US as well as International businesses across the North America and international network.

Worked collaboratively with scheduling, demand planning, transportation, warehouse teams to ensure completion of customer demand by achieving the 98.5% service target.

Implemented process improvement on Deployment processes, as well as SAP system improvement. Improved process efficiency to reduce cost in transportation mode utilization and load efficiency (KPI’s). Utilized Continuous Improvement tools (FMEA, Why-Why, VSM etc.) to identify bottleneck in deployment

processes.

Procurement Analyst (Indirect Procurement) Feb 2012 - July 2012GEP (Global e Procure) Mumbai, India

Assisted in Logistics projects for making RFP, Involved in Supplier evaluation process, negotiation processes for one of the major client Kellogg’s.

Checked compliance for delivering realized savings above 90% accuracy and improved compliance process through effective team management and constant process improvement.

Classification and consolidation of spend data across multiple, disparate systems, generating accurate, actionable information with item-level visibility across the enterprise.

Intense use of MS Excel for identifying and structuring of spend data, developing and publishing of reports.Data Analyst January 2015 - April 2016 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan

Conducted a statistical analysis of academic Cognos databases to identify students at risk of poor academic performance due to various factors significantly affecting the GPA (Grades) of students.

Provided recommendations for selecting students for the STEP program based on the statistical analysis conducted using chi-square tests and logistic regression in SAS & statistical non-parametric methods.

Conducted analysis to find correlation between students attendance at the student success center to student Certifications:

Six Sigma Green Belt (Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), Certificate No.: 2210-4177)   Project Management (Western Michigan University, Certificate No.: 2669IME614)

Computer & Software skills:• SAP/ERP (MM) and SAP/APO - Proficiency: Advance (3 years of experience)• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, VBA) – Proficiency – Advance• SAS, programming - Proficiency: Advance (*Used for Data Analytics projects)• R programming – Proficiency: Intermediate• ProModel (Simulation software) - Proficiency: Intermediate• MINITAB Software - Proficiency: Advance (*Used for Design of experiments projects)• AutoCAD – Proficiency: Advance

Academic Projects:Ergonomic Evaluation of a Manual Sorting Area and Effect of Long Period Task on Worker’s Performance in Conformance Fasteners Ltd. (Fall 2014)

• Improved process based on ergonomic evaluation methods to reduce work related musculoskeletal disorder & provided recommendations using analysis based on electromyography (EMG), NIOSH 1994 Lifting Guide, Lumbar Motion Monitor (LMM), and 3DSSPP.

Process Simulation Analysis of an Automobile Service Center (Spring 2015)• Developed a computer based process simulation model (using software ProModel) of an automobile service

center to reduce average waiting time of cars waiting for the service by utilization of available resources such as workers, tools and inventory.

Capital Budgeting Simulation (Spring 2016) Developed a capital budgeting simulation model (using Excel VBA) while using different techniques of capital

budgeting to maximize the net wealth with appropriate selection and ranking of projects. In-Class training on Pull Manufacturing System (Spring 2016)

Conducted exercise to explain the significant reduction in WIP and throughput time using the pull system, bottleneck, cycle time, idle time, line balance, and to illustrate worker behavior in an operational setting.

Core Competencies: Good analytical and problem solving skills. Excellent interpersonal and effective oral and written communication skills. Strong organizational skills and experience of working independently and as a part of team.

Relevant Coursework:Design of Experiments, Ergonomics, Advance Simulation & Process Modeling, Operations Research, Project Management, Capital Budgeting, Production & Operations management, Advance Quality Management.