Two new student process improvement coordinators began working this summer, Kaylee Betzinger and Puneet Vasudev! Kaylee and Puneet’s role is to support kaizen teams and improvement projects at Michigan Tech. Below they each have shared a message to intorduce themselves:
“I am Puneet Vasudev, a new Student Process Improvement Coordinator, I am a Master’s student in Mechanical Engineering and I’m from New Delhi, India. Before coming to Michigan tech in August 2011, I have worked for a total of 7 year at various positions in Manufacturing Industry. I have had hands-on experience of implementing lean tools like kaizen, SMED, Visual Controls, 5-S and Kanban. I gained more knowledge of lean tools by taking up Lean Manufacturing course at Michigan Tech in spring 2012. I am looking forward to working on projects this summer. Currently I am working with dining to implement ‘HEIJUNKA’ in the food court and stores clerk standardized work. My email address is pvasudev@mtu.edu, Please feel free to contact me.”
“Hello! I am Kaylee Betzinger, I am a third year Marketing and Management Information Systems Major and am from Cedar Springs, Mi. This is my first experience working with lean and I am very exciting to learn about the lean systems and processes and put them to good use throughout campus and in my personal life. One of my first process improvement projects that I am working on is a custodian waste experiment. I have been collecting data (time cycles) at the Lakeshore center to see if there are any possible improvements that can be made when it comes to custodial work. I can be contacted at Kabetin@mtu.edu if you have any questions or need anything of me.”
If you see Puntee or Kaylee around, please welcome them aboard!