GURU VIGNESH LAKSHMI BALASUBRAMANIAM

**** *. ********** **, *** # 2A, Peoria, IL-61606.

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DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER PROFILE

CORE COMPETENCE

Strategic Planning Project Management

Product development Testing

DMAIC/DMEDI Supplier audit

Cost reduction DFMEA/PFMEA

Statistical Quality Control Warranty analysis

Training and Development 6-Sigma

SUMMARY

. 3 years of overall work experience in Product Development engineering,

Research and Project Management

. Lead CPI /NPI projects to meet customer needs, improve reliability and

reduce warranty cost

. Develop multi generation product to avoid obsolescence, to exceed

customer expectation and to reduce cost

. Develop component requirements plan, validation test plan and DVP&R

. Conduct and review DFMEA/PFMEA with project stakeholders and

manufacturers

. Conduct supplier audit, risk assessment and capability

. Lead lab support people to conduct validation tests for DV, PV and

PPAP samples

. Interaction with global suppliers and customers to meet the project

goals

. Participate and evaluate competitive machines tier down analysis

. 1000 hours of Solid Works,CATIA and Pro-E work experience

. Worked on ANSYS-FLUENT for Intermediate fluid mechanics

. 500 hours of LABVIEW 8.5 work experience

. MS-Office- MS word, PowerPoint, Excel

EDUCATION

M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Bradley University, Peoria, IL GPA: 3.5/4.0

(Jan '12-May '14)

PROJECTS

(Dec '13 - May'14)

Manufacturing of Corrugated Fins with Fin Folding Machine Using LABVIEW

8.5.

. Redesigned the Fin Folding machine to create a different type of fin

than what it was originally designed for.

. Fabricated the punch and Programmed the Machine Using LABVIEW.

. Designed a 3-D Model using PRO/E for making a new Punch to produce new

set of Fins.

. Worked on 4 Axis CNC machine and Electric Discharge Machining(EDM)

machine for fabricating the Punch .

. Used Automation Software LABVIEW 8.5 to make fins of required

specifications.

To Analyze the performance of the Operators using Control Charts.

(Feb '14 - May'14)

The Objective is to Find If the process is in Control and to and to

decide on the Quality Improvement Team.

. Used Control Charts to Monitor Manufacturing process.

. Plotted Statistical charts for a group of 5 readings from the data

obtained.

. Used MINITAB to Plot the Statistical charts from the data Obtained

from the supplier.

. Compared the Readings from the Statistical charts and proposed the

best Quality Improvement Team for the Company.

Intermediate Heat Transfer:

(Aug '13 - Dec'13)

. Design of parallel flow, counter flow and mixed flow heat exchanger

network to achieve a desired output.

. Heat capacities of fluids were split to meet the given requirements.

. MS Excel was made use of to calculate the efficiency of the heat

exchanger network.

. The potential for entropy generation due to mixing was minimized. The

area of the heat exchanger was minimized and the efficiency was

maximized for the heat exchanger design.

Intermediate Fluid Mechanics:

(June '13 - Aug'13)

. Calculated the mean temperature and Nusselt number for a pipe.

. plotted the Nusselt number along the pipe to compare with analytical

solution.

. Used Fluent Software to find the final Velocity of Mixed Fluids.

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Karpagam College of Engineering GPA: 7.5/10

(Aug '2009 -Apr '11)

Project on Welding and testing using agglomerated flux.

(Jan '2010 -Apr '11)

. Presented a paper on ADVANCES IN WELDING TECHNOLOGY

. The project was on Welding and Testing of Boiler components using

Agglomerated Flux

. The aim was to Produce weld deposits of better Ductility and Impact

Strength and to reduce the cost of the welding.

. This project was carried out in BHEL(Bharat heavy electrical limited)

which is one of the only four Indian companies and the only Indian

Public Sector Enterprise figuring in 'The Global Innovation 1000' of

Booz & Co., a list of 1,000 publicly traded companies which are the

biggest spenders on R&D in the world.

CAREER CHRONOLOGY

Tetra Power Inc, Tamilnadu, India

(Aug '10 - Dec'10)

Engineer Development/Res

Brought technical expertise, leadership and analytical skills from my

previous job placed me as a perfect candidate as a component development

engineer at Tetra Power.

. Cost Reduction projects to meet enterprise goal

Lead multiple cost reduction projects in LED light housing and solar panel

tracker systems with 6-sigma methodology. Periodic meetings with different

suppliers and stake holders to track the development and for successful

project implementation.

. Continuous product improvement

Lead and green belt role for several CPI projects to resolve component

quality issue, supplier quality issue and system compatibility problem.

. New Product Introduction Team leader for multiple NPI projects to resolve

quality and system compatibility issues by identifying team members and

sharing technical and analytical expertise to complete the project before

the dead line.

. Higher level communication and Decision making

Benchmark the suppliers, critical decision on validation test methods,

regular communication with the next higher level groups for effective

project implementation, multiple level management meetings to remove road

blocks and for reviewing project status.

AKR TEXTILES, Tamilnadu, India

(Apr '08 - Aug '10)

Product Development Engineer

. Continuous Product Improvement and New Product Introduction projects

Lead several CPI/NPI projects in textile products and follow six sigma

tools for improving reliability, to meet different regulations and for cost

reduction.

. Design, Develop, Tests and Validations

Write technical requirements, design new products using DMAIC / DMEDI

approach, conduct design reviews and follow DFMEA / PFMEA to develop and

DVP&R to validate based on ISO test standards.

. Supplier selection and approval

Benchmark using Pugh matrix to select suppliers and provide assistance in

audit to confirm quality.

. Failure analysis

Bench test plant failures to find root cause of failure using fish bone

method and 5Y approach with stakeholders and suppliers. Reliability

analysis using EXCEL, MINITAB to improve customer satisfaction, quality and

profit.

. Customer and supplier management

Conduct periodic meeting to update project status and follow up action

items with cross-functional teams and suppliers. Discuss strategic decision

with stakeholders and communicate with upper management and suppliers. Plan

lifetime financial investment estimate, project plan and intellectual

property agreement.

. Application Support

Provide timely technical support to different application groups and

customers - Address production line down situation, and write reports for

documentation and communication purpose.

Important projects (CAG AUTOMOTIVES)

(June '11 - Dec'11)

Product Development Engineer

. Development of pressure sensor

Developed an efficient low cost sensor to monitor inlet gas/air ratio for

engines with extensive engineering research in collaboration with the

manufacturer. The new design saved about $1000 per piece and also reduced

the warranty claim.

Differential Fuel Pressure Switch

Improved the switch reliability and reduced the warranty claim - Eliminate

the potting process in switch assembly - Designed a new grommet capsule -

improved the sealing - Eliminated the reed switch crack failure - reduce

warranty claim by 60% and also reduce the manufacturing time.

Brake pressure switch and snubber hose re-design

Redesigned the brake pressure sensor and hose to withstand very high-

pressure spikes and also reduced multiple part numbers. Projected savings

of $30,000 on parts cost and $110,000 on warranty cost.

Bio-diesel compatible differential pressure switch

Developing a low cost bio-diesel compatible pressure switch for Benchmarked

global suppliers - Extensive testing and analysis to meet the requirement -

verification of concept, design and production samples to release new part

into production.

TRAINING

. Testing of Boiler Components using NDT(Non-Destructive Testing) and

Mechanical Testing at BHEL.

. CNC training at CAG Equipments.

. Quality and Reliability Training at BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals

Limited)

. Training on Ultrasonic testing at VEERAS Nanotech

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