Venkat Kasi

75 Saint Alphonsus Street, Boston, MA-02120 Ph. 857-203-1675, Email kasiviswanathan.v@husky.neu.edu OBJECTIVE To become an Industrial Engineer/Analyst using my education, business process knowledge, customer focus and passion towards technological solutions. EDUCATION Northeastern University, Boston, MA, August 2011 May 2013 Master of Science in Industrial Engineering Major: Statistics & Operations Analysis Coursework: Operations Research & Management, Probability & Statistics, Human Factors Engineering, Engineering Project Management, Production Planning & Scheduling, Economic Decision making. CGPA: 3.6 College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University, Chennai, India Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering AREAS OF INTEREST SKILLS SAP (basics), MS Office, MS Visual Basic, MS Visio, AutoCAD, Solid works, Pro E. Strong Analytical, Communication and Presentation Skills, Teamwork and Leadership Willingness to Learn; Translate Business Requirements into Software Solutions Financial Analyses Margin, NPV, Payback & ROI calculations Visio Layouts Cell management, Time studies & continuous improvement coaching. Lean Manufacturing, Cost Savings, Lean Six Sigma, Process Optimization, System Integration. Business Analytics, Procurement, Business Process Optimization and Value Engineering. SAP ERP, Business Intelligence, Strategic Solutions - Cloud and Mobility, Supply Chain Management Software Solutions and SAP Implementation Projects. August 2007 May 2011

WORK EXPERIENCE Creation Technologies Santa Clara, California. Industrial Engineer May December 2012

Cost Saving by streamlining processes- The project objective was to perform cost savings within the existing system integration processes. Tasks included time motion studies, MS Excel tool for the same, Process & Value Stream Mapping. Layout Planning for all Customers- Project leader for the relocation project, Tasks included performing activity relationship analysis, spaghetti diagrams, performing hazard review and facilities assessment for a new factory setup. Kanban Replenishment System This project continued on from the layout project. The primary objective was to eliminate waste and increase efficiency by using various techniques such as Kaizen, Kanban. Financial Planning for NPI team Contributed to the new product implementation team providing key insight by calculating Return on Investment using AOI, IRR and other economic decision making tools learnt in coursework. Monitor MRP Manufacturing Resource Planning system - Planning parameters such as order period, order policy, lot sizes and finding opportunities to improve processes in order to effectively mirror our processes and anticipate material requirements while maintaining low inventory levels using oracle. Reduced Cycle time - Established supermarkets for subassemblies there by reducing build cycle time for the top level assemblies which use these assemblies. This also helped reduced the delivery time to the cells. Forecasting safety stock Safety Stock ongoing review - level loading plan to buy things we need thereby reducing SMI and/or obsolescence risk Monitor MRP-Manufacturing Resource Planning system, planning parameters such as order period, order policy, lot sizes and finding opportunities to improve processes in order to effectively mirror our processes Presented successful cost saving projects to senior VP of Engineering. Also had to roll out the concept of cost saving throughout other cross functional teams

PROJECTS Optimization of a flexible updraft-downdraft Gasifier" - Designed and Fabricated the Biomass Gasifier. Optimized various parameters and improvised the overall efficiency of the system. Considered as an efficient waste management technique, the Biomass Gasification process is used to convert waste material into usable clean energy. Dynamic work allocation- Design and Implementation of a tool in Excel using VBA to allocate work and balance the same across several departments within the factory setting. Setup of a sub-tool to line balance the entire flow of product. A deterministic model for inventory management of fast moving food products: a case study in the Indian scenario - Developed a deterministic mathematical model for the replenishment of perishable goods and used the same to compute replenishment frequency and order quantity for the time horizon under consideration.

LEADERSHIP AND OTHER INVOLVEMENT Project leader Set up an independent KANBAN system by eliminating all wastes for material procurement in the shop floor at Creation Technologies. Introduced Back Flush technique within ORACLE to maintain cycle count of materials Office Bearer at the Society of Mechanical Engineers, Anna University - Responsibilities included Marketing and organizing technical events for Pinnacle 2010 An annual national event Served as Student representative for the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Anna University In- Plant trainee for 4 months at Lucy Switchgears LLC in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

ACHIEVEMENTS & CERTIFICATIONS Awarded certificate of merit of outstanding performance in English: Communication by finishing in the top 1% of the successful candidates in the nation. Lean six sigma green belt professional certification course at ASQ Winner of several school level and college level Olympiads Adjudged the best violinist for two years in high school.

Citizenship: Indian with US Visa Languages: English, Tamil Willing to Travel / relocate