Design Engineering

K***, Vijetha Elysium Appt

Whitefield, Bangalore- India

Ganesh Chaturvedi

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Experienced Engineer with deep understanding of Reliability Industry Best Practices and practitioner of reliability analysis, reliability data prediction, reliability tools and overall Quality Management Systems. Having a sound knowledge of the principles of electronic sub-system design, and understanding of the application of reliability prediction methodologies I have been able to provide reliability assessment on critical product issues resulting ultimate product quality & reliability improvement. I have undertaken many electronic assembly failure behavior assessment, analysis and fault insertion testing according to product requirement, and driven appropriate reliability characteristics including diagnostic coverage to better understand the reliability performance and field risk. I am seeking a new and challenging reliability engineering position that offers the opportunity for continued professional development and career growth.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Master’s Degree in Power Electronics Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi-India, June-2007.

Bachelor Degree in Electronics & Communication

University of Bhopal-India, June-1999.

CERTIFICATION:

Six Sigma-Black Belt(BB) and Green Belt (GB) Certified

Certified Reliability Professional (CRP)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 16+ years of Reliability Industry experience

Honeywell Technology Solutions, Bangalore-INDIA (Dec/2006 - present)

Technology Specialist-NPD Excellence

Responsible for Reliability program planning of New Product Development over the entire life cycle (Initiate, Plan, Execute, Control and Closure). Supervise and Guide Reliability Tools execution.

Supporting by Hardware and Software Reliability analysis for Aero, Automation & Control, Automotive businesses etc.

Familiarity with system scope and project objectives, as well as the role and function of each team member, to effectively coordinate the activities of the team.

Implemented Reliability Policy and Process to standardize Reliability Assurance for NPI designs within Honeywell Global business units.

Perform Reliability Analysis - Derating/ Stress analysis, Life limiting Analysis, Reliability MTTF Prediction, FTA and Tolerance Analysis.

Deep understanding of Reliability Analysis Models like MIL217, PRISM, Telcordia etc.

Perform Reliability Demonstration Test i.e. Accelerated Life Test (ALT), HALT, HAST, ESS etc.

Handling QFD, FMEA and FMEDA calculation support for SIL Safety Analysis.

Asses Field failure based reliability analysis using Weibull and other models.

Working on Relex (PTC Windchill 10.2), ALTA, Weibull++ (Reliasoft), MiniTab etc tools.

Communication of project & reliability analysis status to engineering & management including timely preparation of appropriate presentation, report and documentation.

Work with customers to understand and get agreement on process and reliability requirement.

Create project plan to meet project objectives with appropriate timing and task detail using Microsoft Project Plan.

Implement Design for Excellence (DFX) guidelines– Design for Reliability, Design For Testability & Design for Manufacturability in closely working with engineering teams.

Exposure to complete Hardware development life cycle.

Support projects across various business units in recent past include, LED Drivers, Power Supplies, Process Solutions products, Turbine controllers etc.

Working knowledge of Low Power Supply Design using Linear and Isolated/ Non-Isolated SMPS Topologies i.e. Buck, Boost, Buck-Boost, Forward, Flyback, Half-Bridge etc. for DC-DC and AC-DC converters.

Associate Electronics Research Foundation, Noida-INDIA (Nov/2000 - Dec/2006)

Senior Design Engineer

Was Responsible for Electrical and Electronic instrumentation analysis, design and implementation, Digital/ Analog hardware design and documentation. Hardware design and implementation using microcontrollers.

The design activities included preparation of design documentation, schematic layout drawings, interconnections; Procurement engineering activities include preparation of technical specifications, technical review of offers, and vendor document review.

Developed project planning and design documentation.

Designed Low Power Regulated Voltage SMPS Design using different Topologies.

Utilized PSIM7.0, Circuit Maker for Electronic Circuit Simulation.

Supported procurement engineering activities includes preparation of technical specifications, technical review of offers, and vendor document review.

Knowledge on Electronic AC-DC Tester, Float Charger for Wireless Local Loop (WLL) Application, Power Supply Designs for low power application, Battery Charger Design etc.

PUBLICATIONS:

In Conferences

1.Author, “Evaluation and Extension of Useful Life of Electronic Equipments” published in International Applied Reliability Symposium (ARS), Asia Pacific, Singapore, Volume 3, No.1, pp. 48~57, October 2010.

http://www.arsymposium.org/asia/2010/2010ars_ap_brochure.pdf

2.Co-author, “Building Reliability in Electronics Design through Derating Analysis” published in International Applied Reliability Symposium (ARS), Asia Pacific, Chennai-India, Volume 3, No.1, pp. 17~25, October 2012.

http://www.arsymposium.org/india/2012/2012_ARS_India.pdf

3.“Comparative Performance of Isolated Forward and Flyback AC-DC Converters for Low Power Applications,” Published in IEEE Power India Conference (PowerCon-08), New Delhi, No.1, pp. 1~6, October 2008.

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=4745255&abstractAccess=no&userType=inst

4.“Analysis, Design and Development of Single Switch Forward Buck AC-DC Converter for Low Power Battery Charging Application,” Published in IEEE Conf. Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems for Industrial Growth (PEDES’06), Delhi, No.2, pp. 1~6, December 2006.

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=4147992

In Journals

5.“Efficient Switch Mode Power Supply Design with Minimum Components for 5W Output Power,” Published in Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology, Korea, Volume 4, No.1, pp. 79~86, January 2009.

http://www.jeet.or.kr/ltkpsweb/pub/pubregistrationview.aspx?ppseq=130&from=pubissue.aspx%3Fpuseq%3D7

6.“Analysis, Design, Modeling, Simulation and Development of Single-Switch AC-DC Converters for Power Factor and Efficiency Improvement,” Published in Journal of Power Electronics, Korea, Volume 8, No.1, pp. 51~59, January 2008.

http://www.jpe.or.kr/archives/view_articles.asp?seq=236

7.“Modeling, Simulation and Development of Isolated Cuk AC-DC Converter in DCM and CCM Operation,” Published in IETE Journal of Power Electronics, Delhi, Volume 54, Issue 6, pp. 414~420, July 2008.

http://www.researchgate.net/publication/26592692_Modeling_Simulation_and_Development_of_Isolated_Cuk_AC-DC_Converter_in_DCM_and_CCM_Operation

8.“Analysis, Design and Development of Single Switch Flyback Buck-Boost AC-DC Converter for Low Power Battery Charging Application,” Published in Journal of Power Electronics, Korea, Volume 7, No.4, pp. 318~327, October 2007.

http://www.jpe.or.kr/archives/view_articles.asp?seq=228

CURRICULAM ACTIVITIES:

Technical/ Innovation Excellence Bravo Gold Award winner by Honeywell International for the Year’s-2009, 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

J C Bose Award winner by IETE Journal of Power Electronics, Delhi for best Paper of 2008.

Awarded for second position in MS degree from IIT, Delhi.

Certificate of Merit for Bachelor of Engineering and Higher Secondary Examination.

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