Engineer Design
Resume:
Melvin Zhou
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SUMMARY
Bilingual MECHANICAL ENGINEER with a proven record of success in adding
value through: Design improvements (AutoCAD, Pro Engineer), Kaizen
Engineering (Lean Manufacturing), supervision, and research & development.
I've tackled my engineering tasks with aptitude and enthusiasm,
demonstrating outstanding diligence and drive with equal concern for my
work, my team's work and the product we produce. I've demonstrated the
ability to quickly identify, implement and sustain improvement
opportunities, solving advanced engineering problems through
troubleshooting. I look forward to an opportunity to prove my value
through my work and develop my engineering abilities.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING: AUBURN UNIVERSITY 2006
. Senior Design Group - Boat Propeller Deflector
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BIRMINGHAM CHINESE ASSOCIATION, Birmingham AL Consultant:
Oct 2012 - Present
. Technical and organizational consulting, as well as translations and
editing.
CATERPILLAR INC, Lagrange, GA Design Engineer - Track Feller
Bunchers: Feb 2012 - Oct 2012
My experience(contract) at Caterpillar as an engineer included design and
manufacturing. Our group was responsible for the product design of the
Track Feller Bunchers and associated models. Working mostly with steel, my
daily responsibilities and tasks involved design for current and future
production.
. Using Pro/E, GD&T, Teamcenter, Research & Engineering Documents
Inquiry, and High Velocity Caterpillar Desktop, designed & improved
parts for production in Track Feller Bunchers.
. Supported current production through design and maintenance, addressing
Continuous Product Improvement, Stop to Fix and Part Deviations.
. Project Engineering for improvement, organized in parts such as carbody
rings, fuel tanks, fuel caps, guard assemblies muffler assemblies, etc.
. Hands on engineering, using tools and personal protective equipment to
disassemble and reassemble parts for engineering and future builds.
. Final Drive Project
LINEAGE II 3RD PARTY SOFTWARE, Birmingham, AL Quality Support: Sep
2009 - Jan 2012
Worked as a support representative for a software tools company. My tasks
include:
. Designed & improved existing software based on customer needs,
factoring cost and feasibility.
. Provided software instruction and support, resolving customer issues
with design team.
. Calculated cost/income analysis using Excel.
. Updated and maintained sales database, providing account support.
ACUITY BRANDS INC, Cochran, GA Mechanical Design Engineer Feb 2007 -
2009
I was employed by Lithonia Lighting, who is a leader in lean enterprise and
one of the leading manufacturers of fluorescent lighting fixtures (IBEAM,
RT5) and light-emitting diodes. The light fixture parts I worked with in
design were mostly sheet metal parts formed by presses. As a mechanical
engineer, I was responsible for designing and sustaining improvements in
fabrication and assembly processes as well as part designs. Some of my
duties, responsibilities and accomplishments include:
. Using CAD, UL guidelines and GD&T, designed more cost effective
channels, reflectors, ends, rails, housings and brackets to eliminate
waste in terms of material or the assembly process.
. Sought and identified improvement opportunities in material and process
costs, all while maintaining the quality of the product, organizing
each opportunity into individual projects to complete, implement and
sustain, from conception to completion.
. Using Microsoft Excel, completed detailed cost analyses of material and
labor in comparison of the existing to the new part or process.
. Using Microsoft Visio, created timelines and process maps for each
project.
. Completed part drawings as well as cell and building layouts using
AutoCAD and Inventor.
. Designed and implemented more cost effective cartons and corrugate end
caps that sufficiently protected our fixtures by ISTA 1A standards.
. Collaborated with tooling on dies (some progressive) and roll formers
on part manufacturability.
. Worked daily with supplier engineers redesigning purchased parts such
as inverters, sockets, cables, diffusers, foam and sealers for
eliminating waste and generating cost reduction.
. Completed detailed time studies of existing assembly or fabrication
process times and created playbooks including TAKT time and Cycle time.
. Engineered improvements that increase efficiency such as poka-yoke,
jigs, go/no-go gauges, and part design changes.
. Reduced cell sizes, part travel and reach distances, maximizing floor
space.
. Reduced overall cycle time by improvements and work re-balance.
. Updated and maintained BOM and part routings using Oracle database.
. Created new playbooks reflecting the design and process improvements.
. Modified visual assembly instructions using Photoshop and Microsoft
PowerPoint.
. Submitted Engineering Change Orders and Project Reports.
. Instructed supervisors and group leaders regarding new procedures using
new parts or designs.
. Initiated and completed pilot run using newly designed parts.
. Implemented and sustained assembly process improvements.
. Coordinated design, ergonomic, and presentation changes with operators
and support.
. Lead Kaizen team in energy use reduction Kaizen, replacing inefficient
T12 light fixtures with T5 fixtures with motion sensors. Participated
in various Kaizens involving design, safety, quality, work standards
and improving cell efficiency, adhering to Six Sigma DMAIC as a guide.
. On a daily basis, I worked on several projects, multitasking and
focusing from one to the next depending on the priority, progress and
process of each project, successfully completing time-line and goal
oriented projects.
Through my engineering work and mechanical product development, I was able
to save ABL over $250,000 annually in cost reduction through projects.
SOUTHERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Birmingham, AL Materials Research Engineer
Aug 2002 - 2005
I was employed by Southern Research Institute, a Not for Profit institution
providing research for destructive testing of advanced composite materials
as well as high temperature testing. I worked with several application
specific environmental simulations and engineered test setups for various
advanced composite specimens including detailed analysis and evaluations.
Other duties included:
. Created drawings of specimens and layouts using AutoCAD.
. Completed research and analyses within the constraints of a timeline
and a limited project budget.
. Analyzed high tech parts such as the nozzles from the destroyed
Columbia shuttle.
. Designed and set up permeability and analog heating tests.
. Set up and completed several tension, torsion, fatigue and analog
heating tests.
. Researched characteristics of advanced composite materials.
. Performed various engineering calculations involving material strength.
. Devised and implemented various novel instrumentation techniques with
thermocouples.
. Generated tables, graphs & charts using Excel, as well as reports using
Word.
. Analyzed x-rays and microscopes.
. Used LabVIEW to control boilers in making aerogel.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
. Lean Techniques - March 2009
. Six Sigma DMAIC (Four Courses)- April & May 2009
. Six Sigma Reducing Deviation to Improve Quality - May 2009
. Lean Logic - May 2009
. Lean Strategies - May 2009
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