Ashrith Jagadeesh

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ABOUT ASHRITH JAGADEESH

I\'m a passionate Mechanical Engineer currently working at Sofina Foods Inc, driving a variety of Continuous Improvement activities. In addition to the current experience with food, I\'ve a rich background in the Automotive industry, having worked with Toyota in it\'s core TPS group. I live and breathe \"Kaizen\",\"VSM\",\"Waste elimination\",\"Industry 4.0\" etc. and have developed a special interest in the human aspects of lean management. I\'m keen on providing pro-bono consulting services to small and medium businesses. Also, if you are a job seeker and just wanna chat, I\'d be happy Lean Manufacturing (Certified in Toyota Production Systems) & Six Sigma• Big picture + attention to detail in process improvements• Problem solving, value stream mapping, Supply chain optimization• Process Engineering, Layout Design, Ergonomics and WSH• Project management• Automotive engineering: Product validation, capture test fleet, launch management, powertrain quality• Healthcare quality and performance metrics• Employee Engagement • Cost reduction & capital management• KPI Management• Global experience: Canada, India, Japan, Thailand• Conversant in Established strong enterprise-wide lean frameworks, overcoming barriers of workforce resistance, culture and resource constraints• Trained hundreds of employees and students on Lean and Quality management• Carried out several productivity improvement/ lead time reduction/ cost reduction/ quality improvement projects in tier-1 & 2 suppliers as well as OEM• Helped develop an IoT based Predictive maintenance system (Condition-based monitoring) for CNC machining lines • Interfaced with CXOs to devise enterprise level KPI targets, mission and vision statements• Represented organizations in global conferences and conventions INTERESTSCars and motorcycles, music, hiking, sim-racing, etc. I can talk about my hobbies all eternity MES tools, SAP MM, Oracle, Python, VBA, MS Project, AutoCAD,