GUNA SREEJA KALLEPALLI

gunasreeja95@gmail.com, M:4046188425

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
• Industrial engineer with master’s degree in Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Technology, Professional
Certification in Six Sigma and 2 years of hands-on industry experience.
SOFTWARE SKILLS:
• Strong in Microsoft office, Solid works, AutoCAD, MS Excel/G sheets, MINITAB
Medium proficiency in MATLAB
ATTRIBUTES:
• M.S in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Technology and Experience as a Supply chain analyst for United
Distributors and Manufacturing Engineer for Reitz India Pvt Ltd
• Industrial Experience with preventive activities i.e. Design Review, Blueprint Reading, AutoCAD, APQP,
PFMEA, Control Plan, PPAP, SPC, MSA,8D, Time studies, root cause analysis and GD & T, Excel lookups,
tables
• Academic and hands on experience in using Six Sigma and Lean manufacturing principles

EDUCATION:
Master of Science, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Technology Dec 2019
Purdue University, Hammond, Indiana CGPA:3.87
Bachelor of Engineering & Technology, Mechanical Engineer May 2017
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad CGPA-3.53

WORK EXPERIENCE:
INVENTORY CONTROL Apr 2019 – Dec 2019
UNITED DISTRIBUTORS, INDIANA, USA

• Develop and execute daily and weekly action plans to meet department and Fulfillment Center performance
expectations
• Reconcile store returns with store return documents and make necessary adjustments
• Review of Customer Purchase Orders, Factory Orders, Bill of Materials, Technical Drawings &Quality,
Technical, and Legal Documents
• Assist other crew members with various duties including webbing up of the packing and/or special handwork in
order to meet customer requests
• Internally communicate with Engineering, Purchasing, Program Management and Product Engineering on
opportunities within the supply chain for quality improvement
• May be cross-trained and perform in other areas of Supply Chain
• Prepare I-Charts, Pareto Charts, and Trend Charts to analyze quality and product related issues
• Analyze the customer returns, customer corrective actions, and internal corrective actions. Drives timely
completion of corrective actions, internal and external Perform root cause analysis of quality issues, often using
problem solving tools 8D's, 5 Whys, Cause and Effect /fishbone, Quality Circles, Etc

GRADUATE TEACHING & RESEARCH ASSISTANT Jan 2018 - Apr 2019

PURDUE UNIVERSITY, INDIANA, USA

• Instructor for Computational analysis in Tools in Mechanical Engineering Technology to Undergrad students
• Simulation tools: Thermal simulation in Solid works (Heat Transfer lab)
• Research on Human Factors Concerns: Drivers’ Perception on Electronic Sideview System in 21st Century Cars
and Research on Effect of Virtual reality on human behavior and actions

MANUFACTURING ENGINEER Apr 2016 - May 2017

REITZ INDIA PVT LTD, HYDERABAD, INDIA
• Design, Manufacturing, Quality and Testing of Centrifugal fans for Industrial Purpose
• Record, Assess, Compile and Analyze data gained during the testing of Centrifugal fans
• Trouble shooting of Automated equipment during testing runs
• Worked on a Project on Analysis and Damping of Vibrations in Centrifugal Fans
• Review the documentation of Inspection and lead fast response meeting for countermeasure of daily quality
problems
• Raise quality issues and concerns (Internal and Customer) during the Material Review Board (MRB) meetings
and work closely with production, advanced manufacturing and MP&L teams in finding the root cause for the
quality issues
• Create Process Flow Diagrams (PFD) for planning, organizing, and managing the overall activities from
receiving raw material to final inspection and controlled shipping

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING INTERN Feb 2016 – Mar 2016

VIZAG STEEL (RINL), INDIA.

• Worked under Wire Rod Milling department

• Rolling of different types of steel (low, medium, high carbon steel, case hardening steel, electrode steel, spring
steel, bearing steel and many more)
• Monitors the Design, Material, Specifications of Wire rod milling manufacturing process
• Track and trend the performance of the assigned work crew and provide performance feedback as necessary to
meet the overall objectives of the department and Plant
• Monitors all equipment operating parameters to ensure that all Productivity, and Quality parameters are being
met

GRADUATE PROJECTS:
Inventory Management in Supply Chain, United Distributors, Indiana, USA

• The company was experiencing fluctuations in their profits and numerous back orders. Stand by inventory was
increasing due to improper orders and sales.
• Monitored their inventory for 6 months with respect to the orders they received and supply of products.
• Pareto charts were developed and categorized data into 80/20 rule, products which were 20% of the inventory
but were 80% of the profits. Reduced the inventory of the minimal products
• Sales of the standby products were increased by doing a local survey on products, promotional cartons were
sent to the customers thereby clearing the standby inventory and regulating inventory
Manufacturing Project (Project Management), Hammond Machine, Hammond, IN, USA

• The company was losing numerous bids due to their quotes being too high
• A solution had to take precedence to meet the revenue goals of the company and be able to better compete in
the market
• Developed the Project Charter with Baseline cost analysis/competitive cost analysis/bench marking, Possible
solutions, Pilot run/changes
• Recorded the Activities & Estimated Activity Time using Gantt chart, Project charter, collect/analyze data, Pilot
run, Implementation, Final reports
• Increased productivity by at least 15 % by the end of the pilot run
• Reduced casting waste by at least 30 % of the products used in the product run
• Decreased the manufacturing cost of the items used in the pilot run by at least 10%
SKILL SET:
Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S, QFD, FMEA, APQP, PPAP, Time Studies, MINITAB 14, Materials Management, Project
Management, Cost Modelling, Time Studies, 8D Problem Solving, Root Cause Analysis, Auto CAD, CATIA, PRO-
E, ANSYS, MS project, MS Office, MS Excel.