Ashutosh Lakshminarayan
Columbus
Summary
Passionate about designing and unleashing creativity, possessing a keen eye for detail and a relentless drive to solve problems. Exceptional project management skills honed through a master's degree in Packaging Science from the prestigious Rochester Institute of Technology, well-equipped to excel in the field.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Packaging Engineer
Cummins Inc.
03.2024 - Current
- Applied principles of packaging design & engineering using ArtiosCAD, SolidWorks, CAPE & TOPS to many domains of packaging & supply chain related projects, developed Packaging systems and conducted ASTM & ISTA validation tests and Life Cycle Assessment
- Developed the Total Cost of Ownership model to design expendable (paperboard, corrugate & wood packaging) and returnable packaging (domestic & international) for new & existing products and inbound components by collaborating cross-functionally with suppliers, customers, & stakeholders
- Applied principles of packaging design and freight optimization to optimize freight and warehouse space utilization
- Designed guidelines for site-specific packaging requirements that are in conformity with the Cummins Global Packaging guidelines in terms of equipment, safety, storage racking, and line-side presentation requirements
- Created work action plans for direct reports (Packaging technicians & interns/co-ops), supervised their performance and mentored them to build their careers within Cummins and Supply chain
- Generated a total of $700,000 of cost savings and waste reduction of 350tons for the business with packaging improvisation and optimization over the last year.
Packaging Engineer Co-op
Cummins Inc.
06.2024 - 10.2024
- Packaging Development – Was an active participant in NPI projects, contributing to new Packaging developments using ArtiosCAD & CAPE to help improvise existing packaging for better performance
- Continuous improvements – Providing solutions to optimize packaging and helped introduce cost saving opportunities
- Functional Excellence – Documented new Packaging standardization datasheet to improve Packaging quality throughout the business unit
- Supported robot palletizer automation projects for increasing production efficiency.
Project Coordinator – Logistics
Cummins Inc.
03.2024 - 03.2024
- Applied Packaging development process and project management skills within an area of business or technical specialty
- Managed execution of well-defined projects
- Provided administrative and logistics support for a project team and project manager
- Setup engineered material flow operations: Kanban process, Tugger operations, designing warehouse layout to support sequencing and kitting operations
- Defined Packaging Box build layout and operations for warehouses
- Setup PIV Management Program.
Packaging Engineer Intern
Perfetti Van Melle
- 03.2024
- Packaging development – Developing packaging that protects the product considering its performance, machinability and sustainability and helped create new dieline and technical drawings
- Package Testing and Validation – Performed tests like capping force, cap opening force, dimensional accuracy, drop test, leak test, etc
- On Mentos bottles for qualifying new suppliers
- Line trials for Air Heads Flexible Packaging – Performed weekly based shelf-life testing using Modified Environment chamber for qualifying new suppliers
- High Speed Gum line improvement – Performed line trials on the Econopack machine to observe the possible problems and suggest the best possible solution to overcome them.
Student Manager
Rochester Institute of Technology
01.2020 - 12.2021
- Led a team of 47 student employees, while ensuring a clean, hygienic, and pleasant dining service to guests
- Worked alongside managers and supervisors to plan and organize special events.
Graduate Assistantship
Rochester Institute of Technology
08.2019 - 08.2020
- Package designing on ArtiosCAD and Studio Visualizer, SolidWorks, and Adobe Illustrator to create a retail store visualization of the packaging and hence provide better customer solutions.
CAD Engineer (Packaging development)
Temple Packaging Pvt. Ltd. India
05.2017 - 07.2019
- Mapping customer's pharmaceutical packaging requirements and provide best packaging solutions using ArtiosCAD
- Designed the workflow program and overseeing various phases of development based on the technical specification
- Created CAD layouts for the costing department to generate an optimum cost which was at least 45-50% lower than the existing cost.
Design Intern
SMI Coated Products Pvt. Ltd, India
01.2017 - 05.2017
- Recommended label stock solution to potential customers and designed brochures containing information on company’s products which would be an advertising factor and help the organization gain new customers.
Education
MS in Packaging Science -
Rochester Institute of Technology
12.2021
BE in Printing and Packaging Technology - undefined
Mumbai University, India
06.2017
Skills
- Structural analysis
- Material Selection
- Quality Control Standards
- Monitoring and reporting
- Time Management
- Team Collaboration
- Product Design
- Attention to Detail
- Continuous Improvement
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Task Prioritization
- Technical Support
Skills & Certifications
- Software: SolidWorks, CATIA, ArtiosCAD, MarbaCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw Graphics Suite, Automation Engine, AutoCAD, Cape, SpecRight, EcoImpact.
- Printing Knowledge: Offset, Gravure, Flexography, Screen printing
- Lean Six Sigma: Yellow Belt.
- Cummins Supply Chain Industry Certification (CSP, CASP)
Projects
- Standard operating procedures (SOP): Introduced an SOP for Perfetti Van Melle for measurement of warpage, Universal Testing Equipment for bottle testing and Keyence microscope, hence determined a standard value below which the material should be considered unacceptable.
- SWOT Analysis: Benchmarking of Health Drinks and SWOT Analysis of product in which the market of malt health drink products was surveyed to analyze the reasons for consumer complaints.
- DMAIC: Performed a DMAIC project for implementing a PIV management program.
Timeline
Packaging Engineer Co-op
Cummins Inc.
06.2024 - 10.2024
Sr. Packaging Engineer
Cummins Inc.
03.2024 - Current
Project Coordinator – Logistics
Cummins Inc.
03.2024 - 03.2024
Student Manager
Rochester Institute of Technology
01.2020 - 12.2021
Graduate Assistantship
Rochester Institute of Technology
08.2019 - 08.2020
CAD Engineer (Packaging development)
Temple Packaging Pvt. Ltd. India
05.2017 - 07.2019
Design Intern
SMI Coated Products Pvt. Ltd, India
01.2017 - 05.2017
Packaging Engineer Intern
Perfetti Van Melle
- 03.2024
MS in Packaging Science -
Rochester Institute of Technology
BE in Printing and Packaging Technology - undefined
Mumbai University, India
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