KRISHNA MOHAN GP
**************@*****.***
***, ***** ******** **-**, Apt # 922, New Braunfels, TX 78130, Phone: 830-***-****
SUMMARY
Result oriented mechanical engineer, experienced in Industrial and Manufacturing engineering. Knowledge in assembly line process, process engineering & documentation, high volume production, engineering change & bill of material management. Experience in continuous improvement, layout optimization, cycle time, inventory, planning & logistics through simulation. Expertise in new product launch, Tier 4 emissions & variant configurations.
DOMAIN EXPERTISE SOFTWARE EXPERTISE
Engine Manufacturing & Production
Process planning
Assembly Process Engineering
Engineering change management
Discrete event simulation
Digital Manufacturing
Determining and evaluating time studies PLEX (ERP)
Auto mod
Delmia Quest, Delmia V5 DPM, HUMAN, IGRIP
Team center, Vismockup,HVC(2D),HOD, CDSA, MODAPTS
Catia V5, UG NX5, Factory CAD, AutoCAD
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE________________________________________ CATERPILLAR INC. (Geometric Americas), Seguin, TX May 2010 – Present
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineer
• Plan/Implement engineering changes into assembly process as released from Caterpillar’s Design engineering group
• Process the work instructions, creation of new tool programs in accordance with new components, 3d visuals
• Validate assembly process as documented to actual assembly process on assembly plant floor
• Perform PFMEA, control plans and involved in APQP, PPAP processes
• Bill of material management, Data inputs from Caterpillar design team into plexus online software and coordination with materials department for creation of new components PO
• Ensuring accurate, complete and consistent inputs for download into Caterpillar’s proprietary Process Planning and Allocation System
• Streamline engineering change process to achieve 70% improvement in implementation time
• Generate Discrepancy, grief reports to make sure if all the assemblies have correct Bill of Materials and whether the groups are at correct change levels.
• Ensure to make copies of engine components on daily basis and communicate the materials to get the sufficient inventory. Fixing CARs, performing Continuous Improvements
• Key role in Implementation of NPI(New Product Introduction)
• Determine the feasible processes for newly designed engine to run the actual production
• Implemented Smart arm tools for sub stations and a complete main line station
• Involved in implementation of the Plex(ERP) tool developments for integration and ease of use
• Perform and assist in the material routing and sequencing of changing components and BOM management.
• Lead to Establish Inbound Logistics Center (ILC) and Material Resource Planning (MRP) part variability at each station
• Process validation and Validate station cycle times
• Investigate and analyze max re-use plan for all tooling and equipment with multi $M savings expectations
• Pretty good enough at Client Interactions having dealt with a wide clientele
Manufacturing Engineer (Service builds and Ship loose parts). This is my additional responsibility
• Lead to deliver the service builds and ship loose components to the client on time.
• New Complex assemblies were built and shipped in very short customer timelines.
• Established a new entire process for the service builds, setting the test procedures for the required builds.
• Quick decisions were made to build the assemblies accurately getting new tools, adjusting with the existing equipment, fixtures time maintaining the safety standards.
• Coordinate the Caterpillar materials and the shipping departments on the builds delivery.
• Meet to review build progress on the assemblies and update spreadsheets to track progress for presentation to management.
• Achieved high Customer satisfaction and certified as the Team of the Year 2012.
Process Engineer
• Established a process, create work instructions to newly created sub-assemblies for both the assembly lines, following kanban card system to handover the subs to mainline and for inventory control.
• Coordinate and prepare work packages for off-site team for generating the Operational visual aids and standardized work instructions.
• Implemented new sub-assemblies, verify appropriate fixtures and tools, leak tests.
• Investigate the bottle neck areas, dedicated time in shop floor to understand the criticality of the concept and to follow the lean manufacturing principles, kaizen,5S.
• Move the time consuming sub-assemblies to the lower load taking stations for line balancing.
GEOMETRIC LTD (Bangalore, India) 11/03/2008 to 05/20/2010
Simulation Engineer
• Simulation and validation of proposed layout to determine buffer area size using Auto mod, Auto CAD, Excel soft wares, inputs as production volume, 2d layout (Alstom, France ).
• Analyze material flow for the given plant layout through Factory flow analysis, Auto CAD and excel (Alstom, France).
• Pre-Determined Time estimation for a Truck Frame Assembly using jt viewer, MODAPTS Task Master Software (Caterpillar Inc.).
• Simulation of Airport baggage handling system, determined throughput of passengers. Modeled conveyors and stations as per the client specifications.
Logics programmed as per general human psychology which is according to the client specifications and data study (British Airways).
• Modeled entire plant layout according to the given 2d layout using Factory CAD software, AutoCAD, JT viewer (Buhler).
• Creation of solid models(2d to 3d conversions) for machinery components using UG NX5
• Revising and detailing of the bearings, machinery parts
CSM SOFTWARE PVT LTD 04/16/2006 to 10/28/2008
Application Engineer
• Simulation, reach ability tests, comfort levels for different manikin percentiles using DPM Human, DPM Assembly, CATIAV5R16 software (HAL, Aircraft manufacturers).
• Increase the output; identify bottle necks and inventory size, machine utilization using Cycle times, Shifts, Breaks, crane speeds, Welding parts, Inventory capacity as inputs (KLT Chassis manufacturers).
• Simulation and validation of existing and newly proposed layout of JCB 3DX backhoe loaders. Introduced new material handling system to catch-up smooth flow. Implemented Pull production, kanban card system (JCB INDIA).
• Simulation and throughput analysis for a new car manufacturing plant. Designed carriers, power and free conveyors and simulated (Maruthi Udyog Ltd).
• Pilot project on three sheet metal welding simulation, setting the weld points using IGRIP.
• Basic Level training given on Quest software to JCB, Faridabad, BHEL Hyderabad, CMERI Durgapur.
• Demos conducted at 22nd International Conference on CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of Future (CARS & FOF – 2006) being organized by International Society for Productivity Enhancements and Neolite Pvt Ltd, Automotive Axle Pvt Ltd, Techni Graphics Pvt Ltd, Vignani Software Ltd.
• Supported various customers like BHEL, CMERI, Geometric Ltd in trouble shooting the Delmia software.
MG AUTOMOTIVES PVT LTD 07/01/2005 – 03/25/2006
Design Engineer
• Design automotive complex side, rear, front and the under body structures of bus body
• Generate 2d drawings through reverse engineering process using Auto CAD.
• Conversion of 2d to 3d, modeling the fenders, interiors of bus using CatiaV5 software.
• Supported the production supervisors on design changes.
• Layout cutting
Educational Qualification:
B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering in MITS, affiliated to JNTU, Hyderabad in April 2005.