Amit S. Dhamdhame

Houston, TX ***** 361-***-****

www.linkedin.com/in/amitdhamdhame acux62@r.postjobfree.com

Mechanical Design Engineer / Quality Engineer

Product development Continuous Improvement

Self-motivated and proactive engineering professional with diverse experience in design, manufacturing, and quality, working within manufacturing and construction environments. Sound knowledge of Manufacturing Processes and Mechanical Design Engineering. Comprehensive understanding of product development and process improvement, Lean. Detail oriented, with strong analytical, problem solving, and decision-making abilities. Quick learner with solid communication skills. Manage simultaneous projects effectively, while maintaining client requirements.

Expertise includes:

Project Engineering

Microsoft Office

Engineering Design

Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA)

Root Cause Analysis

Kaizen, Lean

Six Sigma (DMAIC)

CAPA

CATIA

PRO-E

Solid Works

Autodesk Inventor

Tracer Lynx

Trace-Calc

Professional Experience

PENTAIR THERMAL MANAGEMENT, Houston, TX 2012 – 2016

(formerly Tyco Thermal Controls)

Design Engineer II

Designed and checked electrical heat tracing (EHT) circuits for pipes and vessels, using Tracer Lynx.

Decided and calculated key parameters, like sheath temperature, constructability, and critical process maintain in designs, utilizing technical expertise for decision making in vital project execution.

Studied Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID), identifying hazardous area pipes and risk involved in designs.

Took process improvement actions, such as root cause analysis of major contributing factors for re-work, to achieve Right at First Time in designs and reduce overall re-work, resulting in sustainable process.

Executed multiple ‘Kaizen’ (continuous improvement) projects, including design and check print process improvements, for work instruction modification, achieving increase in overall efficiency and productivity.

Created bill of material (BOM), helping Project Manager for material order processing and Estimating Department for evaluating design scope, all as cross-functional duties.

Involved in providing optimum design quality and integrity for projects, achieving minimum cost in order to be competitive in market.

Trained about 12 new engineers joining department, educating on designing EHT circuit.

Assigned with task of checking designs made by trainees and approving, ensuring accuracy of designs.

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CUMMINS INDIA LTD., Pune, India 2006 – 2007

Quality Engineer Trainee

Contributed to Six Sigma green belt project, including FMEA, DMAIC, data collection, and tracking, resolving customer’s quality-related complaints and achieving 50% reduction in resolution time.

Conducted Failure Mode Effects and Analysis (FMEA) analysis and developed Corrective Actions and Preventive Actions (CAPA) on product issues, decreased failures and achieving customer satisfaction.

Incorporated Six Sigma methodologies (DMAIC) and root cause analysis, solving range of design and manufacturing problems.

Performed detailed analysis of returned customer parts, using findings to drive CAPA improvements.

Supervised Diesel Engine assembly and testing, ensuring product performance, assembly process improvement.

Provided feedback to external customers through PowerPoint presentations on corrective and preventive action, addressing customer issues, increasing transparency in process, assuring about future quality, and regaining trust of customer.

Quality Assurance: Assessed build ability, manufacturability, and integration capability of designed components in partnership with project engineers, guaranteeing optimal quality of all deliverables.

Education

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MSME), Texas A&M University, Kingsville, TX, 2011, GPA: 3.8

Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Production Engineering, University of Pune, India

Technical Skills

Computer Aided Design (CAD) Software:

AutoCAD, PRO-E, CATIA, Solid Works, Autodesk Inventor

Analysis Software:

ANSYS

Calculation Software:

Tracer Lynx, TraceCalc, MATHCAD, MATLAB, Simulink

Microsoft Office:

Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Graduate Thesis

‘Adaptive Control of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor for Electric Vehicle’

Modeled motor mathematically using differential equations

Linearized model to apply direct model reference adaptive control (DMRAC)

Simulated motor using Matlab-Simulink and MATHCAD, and studied responses for various parameter changes

Undergraduate Internship

Designed and manufactured fixture for engine’s cylinder block in tool room of Cummins India Ltd, increasing productivity by 30% as setup time decreased

Modeled and assembled fixture using CATIA

Material selection for fixture

Developed process-plan made, ‘make / buy decision’ for parts of fixture

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