VIGNESH RAJA4500, Cass Avenue, #608 Phone: (678)-925-6225. E-Mail: vigneshraja3112@gmail.comDetroit, MI 48201. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/pub/vignesh-raja/a2/232/59b/EDUCATION:Wayne State University: (GPA 3.16/4) DETROITCandidate for Master of Science in Industrial Engineering Expected May2016Relevant Coursework: Applied Statistics and Probability for Engineers, Deterministic optimization, Fundamentals of Six Sigma(Green Belt), Production Systems.

Anna University: (GPA 3.25/4)Bachelor of Engineering CHENNAIMAJOR: Mechanical Engineering Sep 2008 June 2012Relevant Coursework: Engineering Mathematics, Fluid Dynamics, Thermodynamics, Design of Machine Elements, Dynamics of Machinery, Gas Dynamics and Jet Propulsion, Finite element Analysis, Total Quality Management.

CORE COMPETENCIES:PLATFORMS: Windows XP,7,8 and Mac OS Adept in using Microsoft OfficeProficient in Computer Aided DesignSOFTWARE: Pro-E, ANSYS, Minitab.Have completed Six Sigma Green Belt certification.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Quality Engineer: (May 2015 Present) Sakthi Automotive group USA, Detroit:Preparing work instructions and PPAP documents for the production process of the automotive parts supplied to GM.Do frequent quality checks and maintain quality standards for the products that are produced and ensure they are to the customer standards and requirements.Perform incoming inspection for the casting parts and compare it with the standards and do OK for the parts.

Research Analyst: Relationship Science India Pvt. Ltd.: (July 2013 June 2014)Worked in developing a "business development tool" to help the customers to connect and make connections with the influential people in the world.Was a "Quality Controller" for three months, as this was important to make sure that the work done achieved 99.2% quality.We mainly worked on the "Six degrees of Separation" model, so that building networks and doing business was a lot more easy.

Graduate Engineering Trainee: S.V. Sugar Mills Limited. (Distillery Division): (Jan 2013 July 2013)I was one of the 4 engineers who looked after all the operations in the plant.Worked in a 110 TPH Traveling Grate biomass and bagasse fueled boiler, was given the task of running the plant with high efficiency and supply of good quality steam for the fermentation process of distillation.

In-Plant Trainee: Ford Motor Company: (June 2011 July 2011)Learned about the various steps and the processes in car manufacturing.Gained hands on experience in the "Blanking" and "Assembly Line" of car manufacturing.Got to know the importance of inventory control and logistics management.

PROJECTS:Testing of Different Types of Joints in Fibre reinforced composite laminates: (Dec 2011 June 2012)Worked under "Dr.S.K.Malhotra", a veteran who has guided more than 20 students in their Ph.D degree on a project entitled composite materials which included fabrication of a composite material using aluminium as the base material.Conducted various test to tell about the properties of aluminium composite materials wherein the chief purpose was to provide a cheaper and safer future for the generations to come.Employed the use of scrap aluminium which helps reduce green house gases and reduce global warming.

Replacement of Feeder Table Chains in the Bagasse Feeder for the Boiler: (Apr 2013 May 2013)Replacement of the old Feed Table Chains with the new ones of a 20 feet feeder that was run by the pulley arrangement.Also removed the base plates and replaced it with new ones, with the help of 10mm metal plates.

Transhipment and Scheduling Optimization of Sree Ram Enterprises: (Aug 2014 Dec 2014)We developed and implemented a valid deterministic Optimization model for the real world problem of Transhipment and scheduling problem.We conducted research into pricing information and scheduling the workers to the job and modelling the product to the agencies.Our Optimal solution was determined to be a profitable scenario assuming our given constraints.