DHRUV PATEL SSGBCTM

Mobile: 682-***-**** Email: ac5ifj@r.postjobfree.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhruv-patel-me/ SUMMARY

• Multi-Industry experience - Medical Device, Automotive, Consumer Electronics & Packaging.

• Good understanding of FDA regulations, ISO 9001, ISO 13485 using DQ, IQ, OQ, PQ standards, PPAP and APQP, automotive standards.

• Plastic Injection Molding expertise, Tool Design, Mold Flow Analysis, CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Actions) and Root Cause Analysis.

• Advance Project Management skills – FMEA, DOE, ERP systems, PDM and other Lean/Six Sigma techniques. TECHNICAL SKILLS

Mechanical: 3D Printing GD&T Statistical Process Control (SPC) OEM FMEA DFMEA PFMEA Forging Welding IQ OQ PQ PTC Windchill Software: SolidWorks 2017 Creo 3.0 Cape Pack AutoCAD Minitab ANSYS CATIA v5 MATLAB Microsoft Office Package Autodesk Moldflow WORK EXPERIENCE

ENGINEER-1 TT Electronics PLC. January 2018-March 2018

• Provided technical support for manufacturing process and product transfer within and between the sites.

• Use DFA tools for the new product line and estimate the assembly time to reduce the redundancy in the design.

• Creating the manufacturing work instructions for new medical devices/updating for old medical devices to ensure that manufacturing practices follows cGMP standards.

• Implemented established testing protocols; introduced new testing procedures that resolved identified gaps in data.

• Perform material qualification activities using company engineering standards; Create/Update engineering specifications as necessary. MECHANICAL ENGINEER INTERN TT Electronics PLC. May 2017-December 2017

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to research and understand consumer and customer wants/needs, benchmark competitive products, and develop innovative products that are cost effective and meet those wants/needs.

• Develop key supplier technical relationships and working with these suppliers on development of successful materials blend.

• Decreased operational cost by more than 10%; developed and implemented Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for regrind plastic resins. MANUFACTURING ENGINEER INTERN Mayur Industries. May 2015-December 2015

• Reviewed engineering drawings, researches and analyzed designs and retrieved the information to execute a project from design brief to production manufacturing and ensure adherence to established specifications and standards.

• Conducted Process FMEA of manufacturing processes at the vendor end to ensure desired production capacity with reliability was met.

• Built BOM structures for new and existing products. Work with Quality to implement corrective actions for packaging.

• Developed filing trials and procedures with 3rd party contractors and helped guide sourcing strategies within the supply chain team. SAE BAJA TEAM MEMBER SOCET. March 2014-April 2015

• Designed a powertrain in SolidWorks & studied the observations for engine operation of various cars in a junkyard.

• Acquired autobody and precision machining experience while manufacturing suspension, frame, and drivetrain components.

• Calculated stresses generated in the arm by performing analysis on ANSYS, further created simulation on MATLAB to validate the results. EDUCATION

M.E. Mechanical University of Texas at Arlington January2016-December 2017 B.E. Mechanical Gujarat Technical University July 2011-May 2015 PROJECTS

DESIGN & FABRICATION OF VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE

• Designed the 3D model of the parts involved on Pro-E/Creo, machined & welded the individual parts to form the entire assembly.

• Performed Root Cause Analysis & validated the design by testing the setup for its functionality in real-life scenarios. DESIGN OF SCREW CONVEYOR FOR MARTIN SPROCKET & GEAR INC.

• Designed screw conveyor to carry 250 cubic feet/hr. of sand at 560 F, angle of 5, reliability of 98.2%, per Design for Manufacturing/Assembly (DFM/DFA) guidelines.

• Used Quality Function Deployment (QFD) to translate Voice of Customer (VOC) into engineering design requirements. Followed OSHA/EPA guidelines. Conducted FMEA, cost, reliability, safety, ergonomics, Design of experiment (DOE) and tolerance analysis. CERTIFICATIONS

SIX SIGMA GREEN BELT CERTIFIED (SSGBC)TM