Vignesh Dhanapal

Experience

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  Caterpillar Inc.

  May 2014 - Jun 2014

  Manufacturing Intern

  - Reduced injuries (5 potential injuries) and improved processes through motion analysis and SFMEA (Safety Failure Modes and Effect Analysis) document for the engine assembly line.- Increased productivity through cycle time reduction and quality improvement by preparing an assembly check sheet for 7 new models of engines.- Improved the 5S score (by 3 points) of the engine assembly line by preparing tool master for each station.

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  Larsen & Toubro

  Oct 2015 - Mar 2018

  Executive Engineer

  - Formerly known as L&T Komatsu Ltd (LTK).- Through continuous interaction/negotiation with customers, suppliers, and other stakeholders, completed successful development of new products like hydraulic cylinders, pumps, and motors.(Expanded the product portfolio by 20%)- Ensured increased profit and meeting delivery targets through various activities like design change, process improvement, cost reduction, continuous improvement, supplier selection, quality improvement.- Resolved issues during field visits and in-plant through failure analysis (FMEA), data analysis, root cause analysis, control plan, and corrective action preventive action (CAPA) techniques.- Successfully got the company certified in EHS and OHSAS working as department coordinator and internal auditor streamlining the processes and creating standard procedures. Show less

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  Dynamatic Technologies Limited

  Apr 2018 - Jul 2019

  Assistant Manager -Research and Development

  - Managed a team of 4 engineers (Design, manufacturing and supply chain) for successful development of new products- Gerotor pump and Variable Displacement pump.- Reduced Lead time by 15% for new product development by leading and coordinating cross-functional activities like sourcing, supplier selection and negotiation, process & production planning, quality inspection, prototype testing.

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  Virginia Tech

  Aug 2019 - Aug 2021

  Course: ISE 5454 Production Planning and Control- Creating assignments and projects to ensure students understand the concepts.- Clearing the doubts regarding the content, grading the assignments and providing feedback.Course: ISE 2004 Introduction to ISE- Organizing the classes and sessions to ensure the course progresses smoothly.- Creating assignments and projects to ensure students understand the concepts.- Clearing the doubts regarding the content, grading the assignments and providing feedback. Show less

  • Graduate Student Researcher

    May 2020 - Aug 2021

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Jan 2021 - May 2021

  • Graduate Student

    Aug 2019 - May 2021
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  B2wise

  May 2020 - Aug 2020

  Graduate Intern

  - Company Domain – Supply Chain & Operations Research- Identified the critical SKU’s and nodes of a Supply Chain network through ABC analysis and data visualization using SQL, Tableau and Excel.- Optimized the implementation of DDMRP concept by building a discrete event simulation model in MATLAB and found the optimal model parameters for a given demand requirements and other KPIs like 95% service levels.- Provided recommendations based on analysis carried out using the proposed inventory planning model under different scenarios like demand forecast distribution, lead times, warehouse capacity. Show less

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  Analog Devices

  Aug 2021 - now

  Industrial Engineer

  Advised top leadership to make mid and long term decisions on fab expansion like number and timeline of tool add/removal, process qualification through capacity modeling, data visualization and data analytics techniques. Improved the factory output by continuous improvement of processes and equipment using techniques like data visualization, simulation, optimization, KPIs and pareto analysis.Ensured smooth progress of multiple factory automation projects by working on cross functional teams for improved productivity of the fab. Show less