Vaibhav "V" Reddy

Experience

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  GE Aviation

  Jul 2011 - Jul 2019

  -Revitalizing lean concepts in a repair shop with a high mix of parts to drive on time delivery.​- Performed data analytics to identify waste, trends and relationships to effectively communicate data driven recommendations to senior leadership.​- Organized action workouts, value stream mapping sessions, and plant layout changes yielding in a reduction of queue times and 30-60% improvement in on time delivery.​- Partnered with business leaders to enable a culture of lean and continuous improvement generating engagement from all levels of the shop. Show less The VCPLab (Variable Cost Productivity) is a partnership between GE's Aviation Engineering and Global Research Center to increase product margins across all GE businesses.- Heading a team at GE's Power Conversion business focused on product cost for the next gen solar inverter in Berlin, DE, O&G/Marine converters in Paris, FR, and wind turbine generators in Nancy, FR.- Helped develop GE's should cost and teardown methods for a physics based model to help product managers, sourcing, and engineering understand product entitlement.- Consulted with product managers and design teams to identify high cost drivers and executed on cost saving ideas.- Educated teams across GE in innovating plays and tools to achieve cost out and design to value. Show less - Led the integration and execution of the first LEAP 1A Flying Test Bed on GE's new 747-400 Flying Test Bed.- Oversaw the integration of the second LEAP 1B Flying Test Bed and drove integration cycle time from 37 to 24 days.- Wrote over 100 engineering work orders to support various installations of key components andhardware changes on wing.- Drove on time delivery for 300+ hours of flight test time and 60 flights by managing major reconfigurations such as natural icing preparation, on wing booster and fuel nozzle swap and thrustreverser deployment.- Led a global team, including partnering with Snecma, Airbus, Boeing, GE-Global, and several design teams to sort through multiple test related problems. Show less Design Engineer (1/2014 – 6/2014)- Engineer in the shop co-leading all cost reduction efforts and day-to-day manufacturing / design problems for rotating parts.Mechanical Systems Design Engineer (9/2012 – 8/2013)- Co-led all Mechanical Systems and Turbine Center Frame test related issues and instrumentation routing for all engine tests and issued related drawings on time.Structures Design Engineer (7/2011 – 8/2012)- Led a global team through multiple design reviews of seals and structural components which included modal, stress, strain, and bolted joint analysis. Issued engineering drawings and procured hardware to meet first engine to test.Completed Advanced Course in Engineering (ACE) Show less

  • Senior Engineer | Consultant

    Jun 2018 - Jul 2019

  • Advanced Lead Engineer | Consultant - VCP Lab

    Feb 2016 - Jun 2018

  • Flight Test Integration Engineer

    Jul 2014 - Feb 2016

  • Edison Engineering Development Program

    Jul 2011 - Jun 2014
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  Boston Children's Hospital

  Jul 2019 - now

  As a Sr. CIC, I work on complex problems across the hospital by bringing people together from all levels of the organization and making data driven decisions. My primary projects have been in the operating room space creating new processes to increase efficiency on supply movement and decrease waste over all our sites. Being part of the Enterprise Project Management Office, I have also led projects to decrease turn around time in our international office and establish an enterprise level approach to cleaning our reusable instruments. Show less

  • Director, Project Management & Process Improvement, Trust

    Mar 2023 - now

  • Senior Continuous Improvement Consultant

    Jul 2019 - Mar 2023