Aniket Amar Thopte

Supply Chain Product Engineer I | WW Purge Coordinator | Regulatory Liaison

♦ Managed 300+ Enterprise Electronics (Networking – Optics & Wireless) product portfolio from NPI through the end of support life, working to solve post-manufacturing supply issues & ensuring continuity of supply globally

♦ Collaborated as a member of “Worldwide Services Supply Chain” project team of other product engineers to develop and execute reliable, cost-effective, and high-quality repair solutions for products from NPI through the end of lifecycle

♦ Performed engineering analysis of defective product units or sub-assemblies using HPE internal tools and communicated product & process issue analysis to product stakeholders

♦ Collaborated with management, internal, and outsourced manufacturing and development partners to recommend and implement changes to product or business processes to reduce defects, improve quality, and lower costs seeking yield improvements

♦ Coordinated alternative sourcing strategies for spare parts that maintain HPE’s quality expectations and reduce grey market activity by 50%

♦ Optimized def. inventory purge process by reducing total cost, FGI overstock & lead time for seed-stock rebalancing by 25%

♦ Responsible for reviewing & approving networking products FAI’s, functional DOA’s, BOM, scrap authorization, support advisories & Eng. Change Order (ECO)

♦ Regulatory liaison between the Servies SC team & HPE Regulatory Council; spearheaded product compliance emerging issues in countries like India (MTCTE), China (NAL), France/EU (Right to Repair), Russia (Steel), UK (UKCA)

⦿ Tools used: SAP R3 & S4, Jira, Power BI, Agile Product Lifecycle Management, Oracle Hyperion, MS Visio, MS SharePoint

Inventory Management Assistant - UNCC Housing & Residence Life

♦ Crafted statistically robust MS Excel worksheets to reduce inventory cost by assessing, cleaning, processing, and validating data for better long-term procurement strategies & decrease in monthly inventory auditing time by 20%

♦ Managed & worked with complex data (100+SKUs) in a cross-functional team environment & forecasted inventory demand

Graduate Teaching Assistant

♦ Teaching Assistant: EMGT-5170 Total Quality Systems | SEGR-2106 Engineering Economic Analysis (CAPEX Analysis)

♦ Responsible for grading assignments, tests, project evaluation, lead Q & A for 50 Students, and assist professor as per requirement

♦ Topics covered: Capital Investment Analysis in a technological business environment, Project Evaluation Techniques based on different conditions, Budgeting & Decision-Making

♦ Participated in meetings and events, and use all communication channels effectively to support the smooth running of the coursework for the semester

Supply Chain & Quality Assurance Intern

♦ Optimized shipping & transportation by 20% by reducing 12 days of ocean freight time from China to North Carolina & provided creative solutions for multiple logistical bottlenecks

♦ Facilitated & coordinated ocean freight including but not limited to tracking, last-mile delivery of the products imported from China

♦ Spearheaded revenue optimization project, achieving 10% revenue increase by implementing clustering data analytics, analyzing trends, and connecting data across projects & departments to drive better marketing & business strategies

♦ Applied forecasting techniques to ensure proper battery inventory levels for more than 2 business sites & maintain a 90% service level

Under-Graduate Intern

♦ Recorded material flow & monitored Key Performance Indicators like Lead Time, Carrying Cost of Inventory, and Inventory Turnover

♦ Performed maintenance & identified gaps in manufacturing operations to ensure consistent sustainment of high-volume manufacturing

♦ Assessed & incorporated DFM elements into packaged drinking water container designs for efficient die casting & blow molding process

♦ Enhanced work instructions to avoid human errors and updated standard operating procedures to meet quality standards

♦ Supported weekly inspection for issue resolution with team engineers & diagnosed root causes for corrective action

Team Member, Manufacturing & Design Department

♦ Participated in team activities, established task priorities, scheduling & tracking project assignments, while providing the appropriate guidance to cross-functional team members

♦ Responsible for Manual Control of Robots during the competitions

♦ Worked in Manufacturing Department: Learned the basic manufacturing skills & techniques

♦ Assisted in market research & inventory control

♦ Participated twice in ABU Robocon (Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Robocon India Nationals) & secured top 15 position

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

GPA: 3.9 / 4.0

Relevant Coursework :

- Forecasting Techniques & Methodologies | Business Intelligence & Analytics

- Lean Supply Networks | Logistics Engineering & Management

- Total Quality Control | Production Control Systems

♦ Activities & Societies: Sigma Xi - The Scientific Research Honor Society | UNC Charlotte E-Sports Club

University of Pune

GPA: 3.7 / 4.0

Relevant Coursework : Industrial Engineering | Advanced Manufacturing Processes | Metrology & Quality Control

♦ Activities & Societies: P.E.S. Modern College of Engineering Robotics Club | Mechanical Engineering Student Association (MESA)