GAYATRI PATIL

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*** ******* ***** ** **********, KY www.linkedin.com/in/PatilGayatri US Permanent Resident

EDUCATION

San Jose State University, CA 2012 – 2013

Master of Science (MS): Industrial and Systems Engineering GPA : 3.97/4.0 University of Pune – College of Engineering, Pune (COEP), India 2002 – 2006

Bachelor of Engineering: Mechanical Engineering (First Class) SKILL SET

• DFMEA, 8D/Root cause analysis • Six-Sigma Green Belt • DMAIC, SPC, DOE

• Product Design & Development • Tolerance Stack-up Analysis • Project Management

• Software Skills – Windchill, Minitab, MS-Office, Sharepoint, JIRA, CATIA -V5, Teamcenter INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE

PVT Engineer, Ford Motor Company, Louisville, KY (Contract Position) Sep 2015 – March 2016

Reviewed and analyzed warranty claims for interior trim of Ford Expedition and Navigator

Organized warranty claims in failure areas as design, supplier processes and/or assembly plant processes.

Determined root cause, requested and analyzed 8D’s from supplier.

Implemented preventive and corrective actions with supplier and internally with Ford processes. QMS/Process Engineer, Sonos Inc, Santa Barbara, CA Jan 2014 – Feb 2015

Established quality processes with key work activities, deliverables, and functional interdependencies.

Coordinated issue resolution with root cause, reviewed & captured lessons learned & shared with teams.

Conducted DFMEA analysis to define testing strategy and risk mitigation.

Clarified processes for SCAR, CAPA, PCN using third party tool and conducted trainings.

Conducted physical product inspections of ‘fit and finish’ at suppliers and provided findings to the industrial design and mechanical engineering leads for special/limited edition projects.

Successfully established process for Golden and Limit samples selection, approval and storage.

Developed Product Quality Boards to review customer complaints, mfg. yield & supplier performance.

Defined sampling and inspection plan, reviewed & updated quality test requirements based on color material finish specifications for new products and field returns

Developed quarterly scorecards for Mfg. Quality (EMS partners), Operations and Product lifecycle management.

Manufacturing Engineering Intern, Sonos Inc, CA Oct 2013 – Dec 2013

Generated and analyzed monthly yield reports, developed Pareto charts based on weekly data provided by EMS partners and communicated to manufacturing quality to further corrective actions if needed.

Developed quality management suite (QMS) website along with process assets (flow charts, templates, metrics, procedures and guidelines) library.

E&E Engineering Intern, Volvo Construction Equipment, PA June 2013 – Aug 2013

Provided assistance in troubleshooting of electrical systems for construction equipment.

Determined root cause, created & reviewed engineering change notices (ECNs)

Conducted value stream mapping, created PDCA documents, developed checklists to reduce waste. Senior Project Engineer, Faurecia Interior System India Pvt. Ltd., India July 2006 – Aug 2010

Successfully designed, developed & launched Renault Mégane (B95) instrument panel (IP), Renault Fluence (L38) IP & console assembly, Volkswagen Beetle (VW324) & UP (VW120) IP & door panel.

Led a team for tolerance stack-up analysis using VIS-VSA Teamcenter mockup. Analyzed six-sigma level.

Led a team for 2D drawings with GD&T concepts. Defined part tolerances as per customer standard.

Developed & recommended design concepts, interfaces, and features development of product assemblies.

Analyzed technical requirements, timelines of the project and created a statement of work for the team.

Engineering detailing of the parts from the styling surface, proposed assembly sequence and locating schemes to fulfil the OEM’s Craftsmanship requirements.

Conducted weekly Top 5 and review meetings with client to solve technical issues.

Documented all the study reports and lessons learnt and publish them in the Faurecia SharePoint. Design Engineer, Faurecia R&D center, Peine, Germany Sep 2008 – Dec 2008

Designed concept sections of instrumental panel for acquisition phase of project (for Volkswagen Polo).

Gained expertise on Vis-VSA (Team center Visualization Mock-up software) for 3D tolerance analysis.

Defined suitable methodology to undertake projects with available inputs for the requisite output. GRADUATE CURRICULUM IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

Implemented Six-Sigma methodologies for reduction of total cycle time by 20% for small scale business.

Applied DMAIC methodology & 5S, determined VOC, reduced waste by value stream mapping.

Implemented lean techniques to reduce processing time and customer waiting time at coffee shop.

Studied & analyzed optimization of arc welding process using design of experiments (DOE).

Determined effective parameter settings for welding process by factorial design.

Scheduled most effective plan for five product assemblies (saved $64000 for forecasted period).

Teaching Assistant for financial methods in engineering, supply chain and project management courses. CO-CURRICULAR AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Conducted training workshops on Catia V5 & VIS-VSA Teamcenter mockup for tolerance stack up analysis.

Participated in “Mechatrix’ a National Level paper presentation contest.

Organizing Committee – “Fervor” the annual technological festival, COEP, Pune University. AWARDS, HONORS AND RECOGNITION

Appreciation Award for successful instrumental panel launch of Renault Mégane car, Faurecia, 2009.

Appreciation Award for Nissan Concept Engineering project for receiving customer appreciation with customer satisfaction survey (CSS) 46 out of 50, Faurecia, 2009.

Best Team Award for high quality maintenance in successful Daimler project, Faurecia, 2008.

Nomination for the Forbes Marshall Engineering – Best undergraduate project award, College of Engineering Pune, 2006.

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