Gautham Muthukumaran

Accomplished Mechanical Engineer with 5-year background in Production Management of energy systems (oil & gas and wastewater). Expert Lean Engineering Professional implemented a change in the production cycle of complex, cross-functional manufacturing projects & reduced operational cost by 15%. Looking for opportunities to implement kaizen, and process improvements to eliminate waste, reduce cost and improve quality standards.

Drylet INC

• Operations lead in production plan, scheduling, purchase, cost control, equipment layout design, shipping efficiency, safety, material handling, Work in Progress (WIP) and just in time (JIT) to improve efficiency in large scale wastewater projects (>$20M lagoons)
• Supervised manufacturing, service technician team; liaison between the design (AutoCad & Solidworks) engineering- manufacturing (budget) teams to optimize lead time (25%)
• Planned, organized assembly cycle to improve Cycle time, Takt time efficiency (20%)
• SME in leading field visits, customer request drawings, BOM, modifications, creating lean environment- 5s, color coding, safety, standards, capacity planning 
• Worked with internal & external multidisciplinary teams including IT, design, R & D, data analysts, part vendors, and overseas (India, UK & other European countries)
• Created SIPOC, conformance reports, SPC (Minitab) for new fleet expansion (70%) 
• RCA and resolutions (CAPA) in Rs-Calipers for better throughput, and deliverable standards;
• Dynamic team building in fast-paced work environment; Workforce monitoring;
• Create SOP, production metrics report to support cross-functional projects 
• Used ERP to build equipment monitoring system for preventive facility maintenance

MS in Mechanical Engineering at UTSA