Sarath Sudhish is an experienced supply chain business analyst with over 5 years of experience in the healthcare industry. He has strong analytical skills and is proficient in Lean Six Sigma principles and process improvement. He has expertise in operations research, simulation software, and project management. His experience includes inventory management, demand forecasting, and implementing a Kanban system to reduce expired medical supply costs.

1. SARATH SUDHISH
4405 ProvidenceLn, email: sarath.sudhish@gmail.com
Flower Mound, TX 75022 Phone:(214)518-4171
SUMMARY
Experienced Supply Chain Business Analyst with over 5+ years of experience dedicated to continuous improvement in the
Healthcare Industry. Equipped with strong analytical aptitude combined with sound fundamentals in Lean Six Sigma principles,
requirement gathering and process improvement for multi million dollar projects aiming to help the corporations run efficient
and smoother.
Areas ofExpertise - Operations Research,Lean Six Sigma - DMAIC,C, C++, Simulation- Arena 13, Minitab, AutoCAD,
Time and Motion Studies, Line Balancing, 5S, Process flows, Value Stream Mapping, NC Programming, Project Management,
MS Office with expertise in Excel (VBA,Pivot Tables,VLookup,SQL Linking), SQL/PLSQL,SAP, Deltek – ERP System
Highlights –
 Strong understanding of business process flow in the Healthcare Supply Chain industry and other cross functional
domains
 Proficient in writing User stories, creating Use Cases,Use case diagrams,Workflow Diagrams, and Sequence Diagrams
 Proficient in creating GUI/Prototype (using Axure, Sketch 3, Illustrator), usability focused functional design, & training
documentation
 Experience developing UAT , Test Cases & QA Testing
 Hands on experience with Kiosk and Kiosk implementations at 10 different VA Healthcare Facilities across US
 Ability to interact with all level of users through effective communications including C-Level or higher
 Familiar with both Waterfall and Agile and scrum methodology
 Participate in end-to end implementation planning to include change management, training and support at various VA
Healthcare Facilities
 Comfortable with extensive travelling and proficient working with off shore team
 PMP Certification in progress
WORK EXPERIENCE
Dept. of VeteransAffairs– Healthcarenetwork (ShipcomWireless Inc.),Manhattan,NY Jul 2015– Present
SeniorSupplyChainBusiness Analyst
 Co-ordinated Design and logistics team as part of Warehouse and Inventory storage optimization to
implement flagship Inventory management software.
 In charge of inventory and sales data analysis to forecast demand and design
 In charge of managing ERP system (Deltek) as part of materials acquisition (BOM,ordering,distribution and
delivery)
 Implemented Kanban system to reduce amount of expired items by 72% costing $18M annually
 Continuously improved methods and processes to improve service time.
 Analyzing and integrating efficient and latest Inventory Management Systems
 Developed different ways to forecast client medical supply needs
 Maintain two weeks of medical supply and to use that information to create purchasing forecast.
 Created requirements specifications, use case diagrams, high level and detailed process flow diagrams
 Assisted in entering and updating issues (Epics, Stories, and Tasks) onto TFS (Team Foundation Server) for
development teams to break down large and complex user stories in to simplified version for execution
 Participated in Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum Stand Up, and Sprint Retrospective meetings

2.  Coordinated project initiatives with software developers, stakeholders, project managers while acting as a quality
assurance analyst
 Provided support to Product Owner in maintaining the product backlog and scheduling next release
 Full lifecycle project management experience including hardware/software installation, and testing
 Designed graphics and prepared training documentations for various VA Chief Logistics Officers and clinical staff
 Conducted UAT with the cross functional business units to ensure the system was aligned with the vision of the
stakeholders
 Facilitate optimal internal communications by serving as liaison between web developer, product management, &
design team
 Consulted with business users to define and recommend appropriate requirements for desired system enhancements
 Assisted PM in capturing and reporting project measures to the appropriate stakeholders
 Developed website maintenance training materials and trained Marketing staff since they would be responsible for
future updates
 Coordinated meetings, workshop and make necessary arrangements for on-site user training and question answer
sessions
 Point of contact for the VA Chief logistics officers and national contracting team with lot of the IT and design related
matters
Dept. of VeteransAffairs– Healthcare network (ShipcomWireless Inc.),Richmond,VA Jul 2014– Jul 2015
Inventory and SupplyChain BusinessAnalyst
 Implemented ABC analysis and designed Lean medical supplies facility using AutoCAD, Sweet Home 3D softwares
to improve Value-added work by 12% Daily
 Performed various data analysis to steer Supply Chain’s future state to be 32% efficient than current state
 Replenishment rate of medical supplies hiked up by 28% from 16%
 Analyzed internal operations to measure areas where client could improve profitability and effectiveness
 Utilized the effective lean and six sigma tools to improve shelf availability by 42%
 Built various reports to determine order quantities and slow moving inventory using MS Access and SQL
 Used Catamaran (Supply Chain Software) to improve customer satisfaction.
 Developed crucial functional requirement specs, created detailed use cases and process flow diagram to support
functional specifications
 Gathered requirement for business definition and facilitate JAD/JAR sessions with stakeholders to refine functional
requirement
 Conducted meticulous GAP analysis while successfully reengineering key business process to increase operational
efficiency and alignment of business unit objectives
 Responsible for fully understanding the business needs + goals and look to resolve them by enhancing the current
applications
 Initiated the prototypes/mock-ups for the future product based on the feedback received from the vendors and
stakeholders
 Worked independently with stake holders, developers and QA team to maintain product backlog and report details to
Scrum Master
WolframManufacturing,Austin, TX May2014– Jul 2014
DesignEngineer
 Worked on Design , tool selection, programming and simulation of part machining process using Top Solid
CAM Package.
 Assisted operators in machining of parts using 2 CNC machines (OKUMA LB 3000 & Multus).
 Analyzed various stages of the manufacturing from design till process completion.
 Conducted Work and Time study and Performance monitoring.
 Continuous improvement and lean implementations in flexible precision CNC shop floor.
 Supported development of basic training for Root Cause Analysis and Corrective And Preventive Actions
 Used DMAIC approach in understanding the process and analyze the effects of various factors on the output
 Developed process flow diagrams to ensure safety and quality of the product
 Performed technical inspection on parts received from production process
 Read and maintained all required quality documents and blueprint drawings

3. EDUCATION AND PROJECTS
TexasA&MUniversity – College Station - TX May 2014
Master of Science inIndustrial &SystemsEngineering GPA:3.8/4.0
Universityof Kerala, India May 2012
Bachelor of TechnologyinManufacturing&Production Engineering GPA:3.8/4.0
 Supplychain Optimization– CentralizedCrude Distribution - Shell, Bangalore– India - 2013
 WareHouse Designand Optimization CWG Sporting Goods – TexasA&M University,2013
 Designand QualityEngineeringIntern – Indian SpaceResearch Organization,Kerala ,India - 2012
Research& Teaching Assistant,Dept.ofManufacturing, Texas A&MUniversity
October2012– May2014
 Established the deteriorating effect of increased tool feed on surface roughness and proposed ways to
eliminate unnecessary machining passes bringing about a 60% decrease in lead time with optimized feed
rate to establish a leaner manufacturing environment with faster productivity.
 Completed working on a paper with Research Advisor based on the above work for the SAE Journal
 Lecture support, grading, proctoring and setting question papers for sophomore mechanics and senior year
Machine Design courses.
 PUBLICATION - Sudhish, S., Kuttolamadom, M.A., Mears, M.L. (2014) “The Correlation of PartSurface Roughness
to Cutting Power & Material Removal Rate,” SAE International Journal of Materials & Manufacturing (Submitted: Jan.
2014).
CERTIFICATIONS& ACCOMPLISHMENTS
 APICS - Basics of Supply Chain Management
 Six Sigma Green Belt ( IIE ) - Nov 2012
 OSHA - Industrial Safety Certified
 HIPAA - Industrial Safety Certified
 Topper in Production Engineering Degree Examination - May 2012 (University of Kerala)
 Award for Academic Excellence ( Production Engineering Alumni Association) – May 2012
ADDITIONALSOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE
MS Team Foundation Server (TFS), MS Project, MS Visio, MS Office, Sketch 3, Axure RP Pro 7, Mercury Quality Center,
QTP,Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Dreamweaver,Adobe InDesign, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe InDesign, Citrix,
VMWare,MS SharePoint, MS Expression Web, SQL, Toad, HTML 5, CSS, Active Directory, FTP, SMS, VNC,WebEx, MS
Live Meeting, Symantec Enterprise, McAfee,Kaspersky,Malware Bytes.
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Mobile, MAC OS, Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2 & 2012