Arvind G. Patel

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acvsi6@r.postjobfree.com

614-***-****, 614-***-**** Education:

The M.S. University of Baroda, India

Bachelor of Engineering ( Metallurgy )

Graduation: May 1980

Career Summary/Area of Interest:

Over 35 years of Casting Manufacturing experience in Gray, Malleable, Ductile Iron, Steel and Aluminum Castings in Green Sand, No-Bake –CO2 –Sodium Silicate molding processes. This includes pattern/tooling design, Gating/Riser design, defect analysis and corrective action plan, heat treatment of steel parts, Customer Service, process and planning management, cost estimation and purchasing. Highly interested and passionate about quality improvement, defect analysis and rejection reduction, in addition, cost reduction by improving process parameters.

Skills/Certification: > Multilingual (English, Gujarati, Hindi) >Expertise in AS 9100 and TS 16949 and ISO 9000

> Inter-Personal communication skills. >Leadership

> Organizational skills. >Problem-solving

> Management skills >Customer-Service/People

> Microsoft Office 2010 >Analytical skills Experience:

Bodycote Thermal Processing.

Production Manager (October 2014 – June 2016)

Managing and maintaining product quality. Conducted plant and production internal-audit for TS 16949.

Ensuring compliance with employee and plant safety.

Improving plant processes using various manufacturing techniques.

Confirming company goals to analyze and reduce costs in order to maximize production.

Coaching, training, developing, and mentoring employees

Implementing Lean Manufacturing techniques

Managed Communication lines with managers, suppliers, and customers.

A & B foundry LLC.

Quality assurance manager (October 2011 – October 2014)

Worked as a management representative. Successfully implemented AS 9100 rev .C, and received a quality system approval by Lloyds register.

Improved the scrap rate and quality production.

Responsible for maintaining the quality system.

Monitored product standards and ensured products are processed in timely manner.

Midwest Industrial Casting.

Quality Control Inspector (April 2010 – August 2011)

Responsible for final stage inspection of casting

Coordinated quality control plans with production department

Assisted in defect analysis, rejection control and in ISO 9001 activity

Cast-Fab Technologies, Inc.

Metallurgist (May 2005 – January 2009)

Worked as a process engineer and metallurgist where the primary responsibility was to design gating/risering of GI (Gray Iron Casting) and DI (Ductile Iron Casting) castings and over-seeing the sand and metallurgical laboratory.

Responsible for daily metal testing and sending reports to concerned departments

Supported defect analysis and corrective actions plans.

Supported in material cost savings by reviewing the specifications and adjustment of alloy additions.

Took active part in the development and testing of castings for wind turbine application.

Shree Sponge Steel and Forgings Limited.

Foundry Manager (February 2002 – July 2003)

Responsible for scheduling and production planning.

Responsible for Co-ordination with suppliers and customers.

Responsible for defect analysis and corrective actions, Substantial reduction in rejection was achieved during my service period.

Gujarat Metal Cast Industries Limited.

Assistant Foundry Manager (1980 – 1982, 1986-1995, 2000-2002)

Started my career as Trainee/Intern Engineer and was promoted as a Foundry Engineer. Further More, I was supervising day-to-day production activities of GCI (Gray-Cast Iron) and MCI (Malleable-Cast Iron) casting for the automobile industries. Compressor and Pump casting.

Responsible for ductile Iron production activities.

Participated in development of over 40 new parts from the drawing stage to the final casting.

Responsible for Co-ordination with suppliers and customers.

Responsible for total production planning, defect analysis and Corrective action.

Patel Alloy Steel Limited.

Assistant Foundry Manager (May 1998 – December 1999)

Responsible for Manufacturing steel casting and ductile iron castings for general engineering applications for jaw crushers, and plastic injection molding machines.

Bhagawati Auto Cast Limited

Foundry Engineer (1983-1986 and 1996 -1998)

Responsible for planning and production activities.

Was a core committee member of team for implementation of ISO 9002 quality system

Responsible for development of automobile gear-box housing castings and differential housings and crankshaft castings in GCI and ductile Iron castings.

Responsible for corrective actions and defect analysis.

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