Alpen Patel

About Alpen Patel

Experienced practitioner in the space of 6 Sigma and Lean Manufacturing, with a solid background in the areas of quality, process engineering, operational excellence and servant leadership.Have led teams to reduce inventory, improve efficiencies, reduce variable and period costs of operations and contributed significant financial benefits to the organization\'s bottom line.Lead Manufacturing Strategy Creation and Execution, managing annual capital expenditures in the $35-50M range.Specialties: Lean Manufacturing, Supply Chain Planning, Assembly Engineering, Quality Engineering, Supplier Development, APQP, PFMEA, Robust Engineering, 6 Sigma

Experience

1. Facility Manager - Lafayette Engine Center

   Caterpillar Inc.

   May 2023 — Present · Lafayette, IN, US

Education

• Sardar Patel University

  BE Mech, Mechanical Engineering

  1990 — 1994

• University of Illinois Chicago

  Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering

  1996 — 1997

• Sarvajanik High School

  High School Diploma, Mathematics, Science

  1983 — 1990

Skills

• Technical Leadership
• Dmaic
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Leadership
• Iso
• Business Process Improvement
• Engineering
• Supply Chain Management
• Quality Management
• Toyota Production System
• Quality
• Root Cause Analysis
• Black Belt
• Six Sigma
• Spc
• Advanced Product Quality Planning (Apqp)
• Value Stream Mapping
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Fmea)
• Process Improvement
• Continuous Improvement
• Lean Manufacturing
• Gd&T
• Management
• Process Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Ppap
• Fmea
• Poka Yoke
• Gd
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Kaizen
• 5s
• Manufacturing
• Project Planning
• Supply Chain
• Statistical Process Control (Spc)
• Supplier Development
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Supplier Quality
• Troubleshooting