Injection Molding Engineer

Visvanathan Srinivasan

**** *. ****** *****, ********* Heights, Il-60005, Phone: 217-***-****

E-mail: abnw7u@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Dynamic professional with 5 years of experience in manufacturing engineering field seeking a manufacturing engineer

position with a growing organization

Key Skills

Six-sigma green belt, Layout planning, Assembly process development, Injection molding, Statistical Analysis / DOE,

Plan For Every Part (PFEP), Pricing and Estimation, SAP PP implementation, Class 100 clean room experience, Semi-

conductor manufacturing, Team management

Education

M.S. (Manufacturing) 2006 North Dakota State University, Fargo (GPA: 3.50/4.00)

B.E. (Manufacturing) 2003 University of Pune, India (GPA: 3.33/4.00)

Software Skills

• ProE, Solid Works, Moldflow, AutoCAD

• UGS Teamcenter Vis-Mockup, Oracle MRP, IQMS, SAP PP, CAPP+, MCS

• MINITAB, MATLAB, MS Access, Excel programming

Experience

Manufacturing Engineer (Contract), Caterpillar Inc., Decatur IL, USA, January 2008 – February 2009

• Responsible for defining right process, part location, tools and appropriate material handling devices for assembling

existing and new mining machinery (NPI) on the floor

• Designed assembly line layout, supported line setup activities, re-sequenced processes, trained operators to assemble

multiple products on the line (lean tools used: spaghetti chart, line balancing, internal/external activities analysis)

• Facilitated Design for Manufacturability projects by simulating part dimension/clearance, hose/harness routing issues

• Worked on identifying and resolving potential failure modes in assembly processes using PFMEA’s

• Completed six-sigma green belt / supported black belt projects in work standardization, kanban system

implementation, engineering change management and material standardization

• Worked on line balancing and non value added (NVA) activities analysis after conducting floor time studies for

the large mining truck and wheel tractor scraper line (> $2 million in cost savings)

• Created / maintained VSM’s, 5S Audit Sheets, SOPs, and Continuous Improvement boards, participated in Kaizen

• Worked on programming, installation and testing of the control system for pressure testing finished products

• Led a 5 member team involved in documenting standard operating procedures, BOM, and visual work instructions

• Defined requirements and validation / qualification procedures for material handling equipment and torque tools

• Attained expertise with using UGS Team-center Vis-mockup, HVC, MCS and CAPP+ applications

Manufacturing Engineer, Plastic Products Co., Minneapolis MN, USA, December 2006 - January 2008

• Worked with tooling engineers / automation equipment engineers to design production cells for new molding

projects worth up to $8 million annually

• Prepared production plans and SOPs for injection molding projects and presented snapshots to VP Operations

• Responsible for collecting data and analyzing the Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE), scrap, delivery

rating/performance to customer, manufacturing attendance / turnover, preventive maintenance log

• Installed an automated loading/unloading rotary indexing fixture for assembly of injection molded components

• Performed part producibility studies using Moldflow (Solidworks) to test tooling and processing configurations

• Conducted PPAP trials for qualifying the molding process and communicated trial documentation to customers

• Justified procurement of capital injection molding / decoration equipment by applying cost-benefit analysis

• Designed error-proof part mounting fixtures, supported TS16949 certification and IQMS ERP system

implementation activities

• Analyzed blueprints and RFQ’s to prepare cost, materials, time and labor estimates for plastic injection molding

• Worked with Purchasing to optimize plastic material / packaging procurement costs and inventory levels

• Worked on in-house machining of P20 steel molds using Haas, Mazak MC’s and documented process sheets / times

• Underwent Paulson Injection Molding Training

Quality Intern, Bobcat Co., Bismarck ND, USA, January 2006 – August 2006

Visvanathan Srinivasan

1807 S. Surrey Ridge, Arlington Heights, Il-60005, Phone: 217-***-****

E-mail: abnw7u@r.postjobfree.com

• Dealt with suppliers (tier 1 and key tier 2 and beyond suppliers) for resolution of non-conforming material

generated from line through the issuing, processing, and debiting of all supplier defects in Oracle MRP

• Ensuring suppliers meet customer requirements; using the supplier rating system to drive continuous improvement

• Background in corrective actions(8-D’s/ 7 steps/5 phase),GD&T, blueprint reading, ISO and SPC

• Standardized packaging for all supplied parts (>20,000) using PFEP to reduce transit shipping damage

• Worked on process sheets, PFMEA documentation and SPC for vertical CNC machining of valve cavities

• Conducted 24 full factorial Design of Experiments to optimize the air supply system (hose diameter / length / input

air pressure and hose shape) of all pneumatic torque tools used in the plant (Six Sigma project)

• Applied Gage R&R principles, used various measuring instruments to troubleshoot assembly fit/surface finish issues

• Worked on designing carts, workbenches, returnable storage / transit containers per Poka Yoke principles

• Performed internal ISO 9001:2000 audits for various departments

• Created a measurement device operating manual for using gauge blocks, profilometers, dimension measurement tools

• Developed an MS Access database system for storing and analyzing finished product audit information

HVAC Project Engineer, Stulz GmbH, Mumbai MH, India, September 2003 - June 2004

• Completed Precision HVAC projects (100 ton to 1000 ton) from concept to project signoff for large software firms

• Drafted duct layout and copper pipe routing drawings for precision air-conditioners and chilled water systems

• Programmed and installed advanced Humidity / Temperature control systems for precision air-conditioners

• Initiated contact with vendor for procuring condensers, evaluated and established benchmarks for supplier quality

• Supervised labor, procured components, managed project timelines and monitored project costs

Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Nano-scale Science & Eng., Fargo ND USA, August 2004 – December 2006

• Researched techniques to transform a laboratory scale self-assembly process for manufacturing RFID tags into mass

industrial scale

• Designed mechanical fixtures (using ProE 2001 and Solidworks 2003), programmed CNC machines for milling /

drilling / threading operations and ran fixture qualification trials

• Installed the computer interface for piezo-electric transducer control system and linear slide servo motor system

to control vibration frequency / slide speed and record experimental videos using high-speed vision system

• Used SPC charting / DOE / Gage R&R to optimize semi-conductor fabrication processes (trained to use precision

inspection equipment like optical / mechanical profilometers and measurement micro-scopes)

• Developed and validated a new silicon wafer fabrication process to manufacture micro-sensors

o Coordinated research tasks with undergraduate assistants, communicated with suppliers for procuring

required materials, worked on setup and operation of semi-conductor processing equipment

• Experienced with photolithographic, vapor deposition, ion implantation, dry and wet etching processes for semi-

conductor wafer fabrication (IC’s for the RFID tags and silicon mold wafers for plastic film embossing)

Special project

• In mold encasement of Radio Frequency ID tag in plastic material

Played a key role in mold design, development, process design and validation for encasing RFID tag in plastic

material. A Patent application has been filed for this process.

Publications

• Master’s Thesis: A Proposed Model for Predicting the Trajectory of a Micro-particle Falling Through a Fluid Medium

• ASME IMECE 2006 conference: Micro-embossing of polymeric substrates for Fluidic Self Assembly

References Available upon request

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