Kapil Ranganathan

**** *.**** **. *****, Apt **** Phone: (405) 314 - 5721

Tulsa, OK - 74136 E-mail: abmfsy@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a challenging position that utilizes my knowledge and

skills acquired in Mechanical engineering to contribute to the growth of

technology in business. Willing to relocate and travel.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

. Design and Production Engineer, High volume manufacturing company -

Product planning and design for new projects to meet customer standards

and design for manufacturability (DFM) guidelines.

. Project management - Managed multiple projects from Product

development/design phase to production and shipping.

. RCA - Statistical Process Control to analyze data and troubleshoot root

causes of variation.

. Expertise in Mechanical design using design packages such as AutoCAD,

Solidworks.

. Excellent communication, interpersonal and team skills combined with

strong technical background and high flexibility on jobs. Go getter with

"can get the job done" attitude.

SKILLS

Modeling/Design: AutoCAD Mechanical - 2009, 2D and 3D (Highly proficient),

Solidworks, FLUENT (CFD)

Packages: All Microsoft Office tools, MS Access, MS Project, Oracle SQL/PL-

SOL, MATLAB, MATHCAD

Lean manufacturing: JIT, 5S, Problem solving techniques such as 8D, 5WHY's,

QCD analysis.

EXPERIENCE

Clark Seals Ltd., Tulsa, OK

Mar '08 - Dec '09

Design, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineer, High volume manufacturing

. New Product Planning and Design - Developed new projects from product

conceptualization and design to manufacturing for various applications

that included oil refineries and the automotive industry. PPAP for new

parts to ensure conformance to customer design requirements/standards and

consistent product quality during actual production for product approval.

. Reverse engineer from existing seal samples to deduce new cost efficient

designs.

. Developed customer drawings and models for testing and analysis of the

seal design.

. Active interaction with customers and sales team to provide technical

support and recommendations on material selection and application

information to determine right product design for customer.

. Coordinated and followed up with customers on delivery time of finished

product and RCA to identify and eliminate root causes for product failure

and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

. GDT - Prolific experience in creating detail drawings to tight tolerances

and with detailed dimensioning as per ASME Y14.5M-1994 standards.

. Quality planning and Inspection of finished seal samples to verify

conformation to RMA and SAE standards. Authorized passing or rejection of

product samples for production and customer approval.

. Production Planning - In charge of the plant operations/layout, material

management and planning using lean techniques to maximize production

efficiency and reduce scrap.

Gates Engineering Services, Tulsa, OK

Oct. '06 - Mar. '08

Cathodic protection and Instrumentation, Piping Engineer

. Verified accuracy of Piping and instrumentation drawings (P & ID's) to

achieve error elimination.

. Pipeline and corrosion protection system design for natural gas power

plants in accordance with B31.3-process piping and B31.2-fuel gas piping.

. Design calculations for Cathodic protection systems-Underground pipelines

on power plant locations.

Battery Testing, Field Engineer

. Inspection - Battery testing set-up procedures and pre-test preventive

maintenance procedures.

. Helped field technicians with resolving issues related to testing and

supervised field activities to stay on top of safety issues to ensure

compliance with OSHA regulations in the power plant.

. Conducted final inspections, analysis of test data and compilation of

test reports.

Lighting design and Circuiting, Project Management, City highway and

Airport runway lighting jobs

. CAD design/drafting of electrical circuitry and material take off for

lighting jobs.

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EDUCATION

M.S. Mechanical Engineering

July 2006

University of Oklahoma, Norman

B.S. Mechanical Engineering

May 2003

University of Madras, India

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