Mechanical Engineer

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647-***-**** SAAD PARVEZ

SUMMARY A curious, young mechanical engineer who’s been fortunate to learn world class manufacturing & quality systems while developing new model products at Honda, the spirit of innovation while root causing complex problems at Tesla, and product design fundamentals from MIT’s Sloan school SKILLS PROCESSES HARDWARE SOFTWARE

Root Cause Analysis Machine Shop Tools Solidworks AutoCAD Product Development Cycle Prototyping Fabrication NX Catia SolidEdge Design for Manuf. PM 3D Printing Mechanical Microsoft Office & Project

Supplier Relations SPC & Electrical lab equipment PLCs SQL Mastercam FMEA GR&R FEA DOE Product Testing Minitab Nastran EXPERIENCE Honda of Canada, New Model Development Supplier Engineer, Alliston ON Feb 18- Pres.

For next generation civics (1-3 years out), help develop parts, assembly processes & supplier taking prototypes to mass production launch ensuring design specs are met via manufacturing

Full model change seat manuf development theme lead (motion mechanisms, structural metal frame, plastic moldings, foam, textiles, safety, & cosmetics)

Perform failure analysis studies involving supply base issues related to mechanical assemblies for seats, glass, lights, & trims, such as fit/finish/tolerance analysis

High level manuf line design: Process/Tooling/ Inspection Fixture Development

Assess design for manufacturing (CATIA) concerns ensuring supplier meets maturation targets

Develop and oversee PFMEAs, product validation testing, & statistical process capability

Technology & process exposure: injection molding, MIG welding, vibration welding, insert molding, compression molding, glass molding, glass lamination, & cold rolling Cleanslate UV, Mechanical Design Engineer (Part Time), Toronto, ON May-Sep 18

Performed mechanical design of automated testing machine for a medical technology startup for the purpose of simulating the surface degradation of mobile phones & tablets

R&D, concept generation & brainstorming, spec development, CAD, defining mechanical components/ assemblies, material selection with ergonomics, safety, industrial design, and reliability in mind Tesla, Product Excellence Engineering Intern, Fremont CA Jan-Apr 17

Performed problem solving studies to address product design and manufacturing defects on Model X exteriors, closures, & interiors primarily for fit, finish, & water test for falcon doors & trims

Reduced material design (design for manuf.) issue failure rate by 71% on assembly line by working with product design & process engineering, root causing, validating, & implementing solution

Managed international suppliers to fix dimensional fit issue by bringing CMM data to nominal & reduced part install time on line by 35% (used SPC (cp/cpk) control charts to monitor progress)

Gained exposure to GD&T through inspecting supplier fixture datuming strategies Tesla, Product Excellence Engineering Intern, Fremont CA May-Aug 16

Performed hands on vehicle body (MS & X) & manufacturing line investigations/root cause analysis, identified failure modes, & established countermeasures. Saved annually > $ 1.1 Million

Responsible for addressing glass & seal (injection molded and extruded) product quality issues

Interfaced with suppliers & developed standardized inspection process. Increased part yield by 73%

Executed project management, trained associates & supervisors on rework, coordinated trials on manufacturing lines, & authorized design/installation of fixtures/jigs to ensure repeatability

Worked in cross functional teams with design, process, quality, supply chain, & NPI 3B EXPERIENCE Mechanical Eng /sparvez@Northstar uwaterloo.Aerospace, ca / 647-648-Manufacturing 666 & Process SAAD Engineering Intern, PARVEZ Milton ON Jan-Apr 15

Process Development (Lean Manufacturing/5S): Reduced setup time, rework, & scrap of 50 flight critical steel gear manuf. operations by 10% for Boeing, Rolls Royce & GE as kaizen implementation

Performed time studies for future state diagrams & developed manufacturing documentation for systematic improvement opportunities in tooling, fixtures & high precision CNC machining

Led cross departmental team of gear engineers, machinists, & technical writer on high volume production floor to implement standard work setup sheets (Project Management)

Used Solid Edge to modify factory layout of a 58 000 sq. ft. plant to ensure continuous flow of traffic following installation of new equipment & analyzed/inspected machine setup fixtures Amphenol, Test Engineering Intern, Scarborough ON May-Aug 14

Electromechanical product testing: assembled & tested electrical connectors for varying durability, environmental & harsh conditions using IP67 standards for product excellence

Introduced pilot project to quantify the thermal performance vs. current intake of in house vs. competitive products (researched & developed test plan, setup testing, & documented results)

Used force gauges, heat sinks, thermocouples, FLIR thermal camera, DMMs, oscilloscopes, & other electrical/mechanical lab equipment to perform validation of connectors on PCBs

Discovered design flaws by communicating device deviations to engineering team PROJECTS Mechanical Simulation Model for Hybrid Vehicle Design Team May 17-Aug 17

Developed/analyzed FEA model to validate carbon fiber trunk lid’s structural compliance to regulatory standards using NX Nastran under crash impact forces for custom 2016 Chevrolet Camaro

Considerable learning/research into structural design, laminates, carbon fiber, and FEA techniques Smart Lock Product Design Jan-Apr 16

End to end mechanical design of a fingerprint activated bike lock; Designed an aesthetic, safe alum- inum housing and mounting mechanism in order to comply with specifications such as vibration

This project was a complete design lifecycle: research, needs analysis, spec development, concept generation, material selection, rapid prototyping, & design validation testing Prosthetic Hand Product Design Jan-Apr 16

Designed a modular & easy to manuf. 3D printable prosthetic hand for developing countries EDUCATION Product Design & Development (Mastering Design Thinking), MIT (Sloan), Nov 18-Jan 19 Online certificate program for principles of product design, engineering, business, & innovation Honors BASc, Mechanical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Sep 12-Aug 17 VOLUNTEER Founding Member, Waterloo Muslim Chaplaincy Non for Profit Jun 17-Pres. Assembled team to tackle the problem of a lack of faith based mental health resources on campus Team Lead, UWaterloo Orphan Sponsorship Program Sep-Dec 16 Led interdisciplinary student teams to raise record high amount for sponsoring global orphans