SUMMARY:

Experienced and Dynamic Product Development professional looking for a strategic position in a high-quality engineering environment where resourceful experience and academic skills will add value to the organizational operations.

SKILLS:

oResults-oriented

oGD&T

oHexagon for spring design

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oMicrosoft Office

oTolerance Stack up

oGOM Inspect

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oChange management

oAPQP

oSPC

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oProduct Development

oCATIA

oDFSS

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oProject Management

oHyper mesh

oAPIS-IQ FMEA

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oRisk Analysis and Management

oABAQUS

oMinitab

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oD/P-VP&R

oANSYS

oROBOTStudio C++

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EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE:

Product Development Engineer- HELLA Electronics Corporation Plymouth, MI (Nov 2014 - current)

oLead all phases of the product-development lifecycle, from conceptualizing new product ideas through sketching, creating models, developing engineering designs, prototyping, testing, supporting production and rolling out new and improved products for Accelerator Pedal Sensors.

oWork with cross functional teams to achieve Project Milestones and Deliverables.

oConstruct product level DFMEAs and interface DFMEAs

oConduct and provide directions for modeling, simulation and analysis of structural components using CAD techniques, CATIA, Abaqus-FEA and Autodesk-Moldflow.

oBrake by wire- Developed concepts for damper replacement in Brake Pedal Emulators.

Engineering Intern- ZF Marysville, LLC Marysville, MI (Aug 2014 - Oct 2014)

oCoordinating prototype material and prototype builds, assisting in mechanical and process engineering projects regarding axle assembly and perform detailed Engineering Studies (DoE), developing the warranty and teardown investigation process, aiding in hands-on teardown investigation of Axle assemblies.

Graduate Student Research Assistant- Wayne State University Detroit, MI (Nov 2013 - July 2014)

oAdditive Manufacturing- Worked on Laser Cladding, Material Deposition Techniques through Robot Rapid Prototyping with ABB IRB 140 Robot.

oDevelop concept for Equi-Channel Angular Press dies for Metallographic studies.

oPreparing analysis samples for Metallographic testing, Perform Destruction test for Material Analysis.

oCertified IRC5 programmer from ABB Inc.

Manufacturing Engineer-Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd Pune, India (March 2012 - March 2013)

oAnalyzed welding related defects of Sheet metal parts of Body in White and finding out effective solutions to maintain weld quality.

oPlanning and execution for Non- Destruction Test-Ultrasonic and Plasma, Destruction Test for BIW. Track defects and perform RCAs. Carry out ISO and QMS documentations for Welding Department.

oLead a team of 18 Operators.

Trainee Engineer: Larsen & Toubro Ltd, ECC Division-Mumbai, India (July 2011- Dec 2011)

oResponsible for Formwork execution before Concreting at Construction Site.

oCarried out the TPM of all plant and machinery of onsite machines and equipment.

oLead a team of 30 operators.

EDUCATION:

o Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering (May 2015)

Wayne State University, Detroit – MI, GPA- 3.4/4.0

Certified Six Sigma Green belt.

oBachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering (May 2011)

University of Pune- India, GPA- 3.7/4.0

PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

1. Design of an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) BAJA SAE INDIA Competition 2010-2011. http://www.bajasaeindia.org

oBuilt a simple all-terrain vehicle for recreation purpose that is aesthetically and ergonomically sound while still being a fun and durable machine in the real-world conditions with team of 25 people.

oSecured Overall 2nd runner-up and 2nd in maneuverability event.

oResponsible for Design of braking system, roll cage design and manufacturing; Lead the Procurement Department.

2. Design of Special Purpose Machine for maintaining uniform thickness of Thrust Washers. 2010-2011.

oApplication of all Mechanical- design related concepts to develop a fully automated process of manufacturing of Thrust Washers which was sponsored by Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd. This helped in improving overall quality as well as the productivity of the Thrust Washers.

oUsed CATIA V5R19, Auto CAD 10 and ANSYS 10 for design and analysis of various sub-assemblies of the machines. Monitored overall effectiveness and real time working of machine with Time Motion Diagram and Simulation.

oCost of operation reduced by 12%.

ACTIVITIES AND HONORS:

oCoach at Mallakhamb Federation of USA.

oRecipient of Graduate Tuition Scholarship.

oAwarded with runner up prize at Mahindra's SAE BAJA 2011.

oLead the student Program Chair Committee for SAE India.

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