Operational focus
Connect process needs with practical technology and measurable outcomes.
MANUFACTURING • TECHNOLOGY • TRANSFORMATION
Sanket Bansal
Manufacturing Digitalization & Automation Leader
Industrial Engineer and Project Manager connecting operations, people, data and technology through MES, automation, analytics, Lean practices and operational excellence.
Open to professional conversations and collaboration
Sanket Bansal
M.S. Industrial Engineering • Digital Transformation Leader
ABOUT
Engineering better processes.
Leading digital change.
Accomplished and research-oriented Industrial Engineer with experience in data analysis, process improvement, Lean project management, manufacturing, business process automation and digitization.
My background includes strategic planning for operational excellence, growth strategies, system implementation, data management and design. I bring an energetic presentation style and confident communication across internal teams and key stakeholders.
Cross-functional delivery
Align stakeholders, vendors and users through structured project execution.
Built for adoption
Support training, documentation, user readiness and sustainable improvement.
SELECTED IMPACT
Results across my career
Selected results from projects completed across multiple organizations and roles.
EXPERIENCE
Career journey
2025 — Present
Siemens · USA
Project Manager, Manufacturing Digitalization & Automation
- Collaborating on Operational Technology integration, including MES and SCADA, with focus on system gaps and operational goals.
- Supporting Agile planning, stand-ups, iterative execution and stakeholder alignment.
- Assisting MES deployment, vendor coordination, initial user support, system adoption and team training.
- Exploring Cobots, RPA, AR, IIoT and Smart Factory solutions for process improvement.
2024 — 2025
Valmet · USA
Operations Analyst
- Automated over 30 daily order routings, saving 8 labor-hours per day.
- Led a subcontracting initiative and live dashboard that reduced an average delay by two weeks.
- Analyzed and cleaned more than 20 years of data, contributing to a 9% increase in on-time delivery.
- Learned ERP-M3, Aton, BarTender Labeling, Management Client, Minitab and SQL Data Server within three months.
2023
Valmet · USA
Manufacturing Engineer & Operations Analyst Co-op
- Built a Power Apps and Power BI flange inventory solution, reducing annual search time by 60 hours for 12 flanges.
- Designed a Power BI and Power Automate maintenance dashboard, saving 30 reporting hours per month.
- Automated product-routing data entry, saving 12 hours per day.
- Rolled out Valve Testing and Gemba Walk Scoring apps, saving 20 hours per month.
2020 — 2022
Sarda Metals and Alloys · India
Senior Engineer, Business Excellence Center
- Managed a USD 13.5 million 33 MVA Submerged Arc Furnace commissioning project with 60+ stakeholders and completed it before deadline.
- Initiated 21 projects in one year across automation, process optimization and machine efficiency.
- Designed and documented a high-temperature fume-capture solution using CAD, Visio and Excel.
- Performed analytical studies and simulation supporting USD 8 million in savings.
- Supported TPM implementation and helped eliminate 10,000 process abnormalities.
2017 — 2020
Raymond Limited · India
Executive Industrial Engineer, Works
- Founded and led a 14-member team to automate and digitize 17 plant operations and reporting processes using RPA.
- Implemented ERP-SAP in the yarn warehouse and designed process flows and database structures.
- Applied MOST analysis and identified a 28% workforce optimization opportunity.
- Managed inventory, planning, budgeting, energy analysis and forecasting activities.
- Applied Theory of Constraints and prepared procedure, change-management and risk-analysis documentation.
2016
Bosch · India
Industrial Engineering Intern
- Studied internal material transfer using stopwatch time study and process mapping, resulting in a reported 47% process optimization.
PROJECTS
Selected work
01
DIGITAL MANUFACTURING
MES & OT Integration
Work involving MES, SCADA, Operational Technology integration, vendor coordination, user support, system adoption and training.
02
PROCESS AUTOMATION
Plant Automation Program
Automated more than 50 manual reports and digitized 17 plant operations using Robotic Process Automation, saving approximately 98 labor-hours per day.
03
LEAN PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Furnace Commissioning
Managed a USD 13.5 million furnace commissioning project, coordinated 60+ stakeholders, applied Lean Project Management and completed the initiative before deadline.
04
POWER PLATFORM
Inventory & Maintenance Solutions
Developed Power Apps, Power BI and Power Automate solutions for inventory, maintenance visibility, routing automation and operational reporting.
05
DATABASE MANAGEMENT
OTT Subscription Database
Designed and implemented a relational database to manage content, subscribers, advertisements, active-user logins and new-user activity.
06
PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
Material Transfer Optimization
Applied stopwatch time study and process mapping at Bosch, resulting in a reported 47% process optimization.
CAPABILITIES
Multidisciplinary toolkit
Software
RPA · Power BI · Power Apps · Power Automate · Tableau · Microsoft Project · Visual Basic · CAD · Jack Human Simulation · Microsoft Office · Prezi · Aton · BarTender Labeling · Management Client · Canva · Kodular
Data
Advanced Excel · SAP · M3 · ERP · Python · SQL · Data Forecasting · Data Mining · Database Design · Data Interpretation · Data Visualization · Minitab · SQL Data Server
Technical
Project Management · Total Productive Maintenance · Structured Problem Solving · Lean Project Management · Inventory Control · SCM and Logistics · Planning · Budgeting · Forecasting
Professional
Teamwork · Strong Work Ethic · Time Management · Initiative · Creativity · Communication · Quick Decision Making
Education
Northeastern University · Master of Science in Industrial Engineering · 2023
Nagpur University, India · Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Engineering · 2017
Certifications
Six Sigma Green and Yellow Belt · OSHA Outreach · Internal Auditor for ISO 9001/14001/18001/50001 · UiPath RPA · Total Productive Maintenance · Microsoft Project · Power BI · Power Apps · Power Automate
CONTACT
Let’s build smarter
manufacturing systems.
I welcome conversations about manufacturing digitalization, industrial engineering, MES, automation, analytics and operational excellence.