Product Development Engineer

R ahul Anandan

House No.***, Summit Tower, Omaxe Heights E mail:

i ***.*****@*****.***

Sector 86, Faridabad, Haryana Mobile: 095********

O BJECT IVE

Seeking an organization where I could gain and avail an opportunity to learn and experience various

aspects of technical and management field in order to be a successful professional

PROF I LE

• Experienced Professional with 4 years Product Design and Development and 2 years Research

experience

• Project management skills in meeting target deadlines

• Gathering product specifications and designing product / product features.

• Good knowledge in Six Sigma, FMEA, Statistical Process Controls (SPC), Root Cause Failure

A nalysis

• Ability to perform GD&T and process capability analysis

• Excellent communication, creative, logical and team building skills,

• Coordinating with suppliers for making them understand technical requirements and

facilitating the internal departments for developing technical blueprints.

EDUCAT ION

M .S. (Master of Science) M echanical Engineering – Automotive Systems

J une 09

Kettering University, Flint, M ichigan, USA GPA:

3.4/4.0

B.E. (Bachelors of Engineering) Mechanical Engineering

J une 06

A nna University, JJ College of Engineering and Technology, India

Percentage: 84%

I N D USTR IAL EXPER IENCE

D y. Manager (Product Development –PCR, LCV) – JK Tyres & I ndustries Ltd

J ul’12 – Present

• Responsible for leading projects comprised of new t i re development, devising quality

p lans and developing new concepts that can lead to new products or improves processes.

• Responsible for development of ti re model, homologation, complete validation,

• Review, analyze and report on product performance, field failures and ini tiate

necessary corrective action required to meet customer requirements.

• Detailed Reverse Engineering of competitor products and product reviews with

customer.

• Design new t i re moulds for passenger and LCV segments with implementing advanced

t i re technology concepts to meet critical parameters.

• Successfully designed, developed and launched 3 new patterns in India and Global

markets

• Sidewall branding/Styling to add aesthetic appeal to the product with attractive designs

and letter styling to create impact among customers in aftermarket.

• Experienced in complete validation of t i re characteristics testing includes Vehicle level

Noise, Vibration and Handling (Subjective/Objective) testing.

Asst.Manager (Product Development –PCR, LCV) – JK Tyres & I ndustries Ltd

Jan’10– June’12

SPEC IAL PROJECTS:

• Cost-Reduction projects

• New Car Radial, Light Truck, Anti Terrain Tyre pattern developments

• FEA Simulations for t i re cornering behavior inf luenced by pattern design and constructional

variations.

• Automation for design process

Graduate Research Assistant – Kettering University/Delphi Corporation Oct

07 – Apr 09

Research – Characterization of mat materials used as a sealing and insulating material for

ceramic substrate in catalytic converters – sponsored by Delphi Corporation, Flint, M I, USA

• Cold, Thermal and Dynamic testing of mat materials based on development of DOE

• Designed fixtures with cooling provisions for load t rains

• Data Acquisition, Data Analysis (Six sigma tools) and technical r isk assessment based on data

• Providing recommendations on optimizing manufacturing process based on testing conclusions

• Presentation and documentation of product evaluation activity and project status meeting

management

M anufacturing T rainee – Raghavendra Enterprises, T r ichy, I ndia

F eb 07 – July 07

• Supervised processes and planned resources for manufacture of hospital equipments

• Trained in using CNC machines, pipe bending, drilling, milling machines and supervising

technicians

• Designed and recommended an advantageous handle for wheelchair

• Prepared BOM, reviewed and documented

Software Engineer - I nfosys Technologies Pr ivate Ltd., Chennai, I ndia

J uly 06 – Dec 06

• Participated in full life cycle development process – design, development, testing

• Knowledge and programming skills in C, C#, ASP.net, HTM L, SQL, Oracle 8i

• Lead a group of 3 people in managing projects involving allocation of modules of the project

P ROJECTS and I N TERNSH I P

• Designed, fabricated and tested a Solar Activated Vehicle for the Disabled (SAVED)

J une 06

B HEL (Bharat Heavy Elect ricals Ltd.) T richy, India

D uration – 4 weeks

• Exposure to sheet metal processing and power pressing

• Industrial Arc welding, spot welding and gas welding experience

• Actively participated with the Indian Welding Society on group assignments and projects

SOFTWARE SKIL LS

• AutoCAD,

• Unigraphics,

• MasterCAM,

• MS Office,

• Matlab and C programming

REFERENCES Available upon request

Declaration:

I Rahul Anandan hereby declare that all the information furnished above is t rue to the best of my

k nowledge.

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