Hardik Patel

**** * ******** **.

Milwaukee, WI *3202

630-***-****

gxz23t@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Challenging and rewarding upper-level position in a growth-oriented organization that offers diverse job responsibility in mechanical engineering field and will fully utilize both my technical and managerial abilities.

EDUCATION

Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, WI

MS (Mechanical Engineering) (Nov. 2012)

Cumulative GPA: 3.33

Special Skills: FEA and Thermal Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Machine Design.

Relevant Project: (1) Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Design and Analysis.

(2) Reduce total de-burring time of Niobium Part with the help of DOE concept.

(3) Wind Turbine Blade Design and Analysis (design in Solid works and analysis in ANSYS)

U.V. Patel College of Engineering, India (7/2007)

Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Cumulative GPA: 3.84

Special Skills: Machine Design, Automobile Engineering, Fluid Power.

Relevant Project: Pressure Vessel Design.

Government Polytechnic Himatnagar, India (12/2003)

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

Special skills: Heating Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC)

Relevant Projects: Heat Load Calculation of building (HVAC)

EXPERIENCE

Urban Manufacturing, INC, WI (04/2011 to Current)

Manufacturing Engineer

Coordinate employee-initiative cost-reduction programs.

Apply six sigma concepts for product development.

Develop and manage New Product/ Assembly Projects.

Familiarity with Weibull Analysis, Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Design of Experiment concept.

Analyze and improve assembly-line methods.

Analyze the product flow and identify the best approach to reduce Total Product Lead Time.

Design assembly and test fixtures.

Make acquisitions for new equipment to increase productivity.

Reduced programming and set-up times through standardization.

Analyze daily production report and find the opportunity to improve the product efficiency.

Team concepts in product design reviews, both internally and with customer representatives.

The Nohl Composite, WI (01/2010 to 04/2011)

Process Engineer

Apply six sigma concepts for product development.

Manage new product development projects for electrical insulating material.

Manage the installation and implementation of new equipment.

Set up systems for monitoring key metrics and valuate these metrics for opportunities for improvement.

Research, design and implement effective production methods for molding and fabrication operations including sawing, drilling, punching, milling.

Identify opportunities for standardization, create standards and train teams on these standards.

Perform quality control of various products with the help of NEMA standards.

Modify defects, Identify common cause and implement preventive action.

Sapient Techno Consultant, India (07/07 to 09/08)

Project Engineer

Quality assurance program in accordance with company policy and government regulations to promote the operating conditions of Sewage Treatment Plant.

Quality assurance of pump parts at manufacturing unit.

Experienced in managing projects from proposal through implementation and evaluation.

Perform the quality inspection of the pumps at located side.

Ensure effective Heat Load Calculation of a given site.

Provide support of design inspection of HVAC & Sewage Treatment Plant.

SKILLS

Expertise in using Engineering Tools: Solid Works, Pro-E, Auto CAD, ANSYS, E-Quest (HVAC), Arena, Mathcad, Matlab

Basic knowledge of material properties and their design tradeoffs.

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point)

Excellent communication skills in group presentations and written work

REFERENCE

Available upon request.

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