Koushik Anandhan
No.**
Old
Township
Road,
Ambattur
Chennai
-
600053
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Career Summary
Over
2
years
of
strong
experience
in
automotive
manufacturing
industry
in
India
and
USA
with
exposure
to
latest
technological
and
process
advancements.
A
few
highlights
are:
Virtual
Manufacturing
and
Engineering
Analysis
§
Assembly
line
Engineering
Support
(Troubleshooting)
§
Assembly
Process
Planning
and
Lean
Manufacturing
§
Time
Study
Analysis
and
Line
balancing
§
Visual
work
instructions
and
SOP’s
for
Technicians
§
Strong
background
in
Engine
Assembly
(Caterpillar
6
cylinder
in-
line)
§
Work Experience
Anand
High
Tech
Industries
Pvt.
Ltd.
Chennai,
India
Manufacturing
Engineering
Consultant
Dec
‘13
–
Aug
‘14
Engineering
consultant
at
the
manufacturing
Central
housing
and
RL
housings
of
Tractors
and
trucks
using
HMC,
involved
in
Continuous
Improvement
in
the
manufacturing
process
and
quality
related
activities
Axis
Inc
-
CATERPILLAR
Seguin,
Texas
Manufacturing
Engineer
Sept
‘11
–
Apr
‘13
Worked
in
a
team
of
8
members,
reporting
to
Engineering
Manager
at
the
plant
where
9,
13&15
lit
engines
for
off-
road
vehicles
are
being
assembled.
Job
responsibilities
included
Assembly
Process
Planning,
Engineering
support
and
other
related
activities
mentioned
below.
Design
&
Validation:
Part
of
the
C-
9
lit
engine
launch
assembly
line
from
scratch
till
production.
§
Virtual
Builds
for
different
kinds
of
C-
9
(8.8
and
9.3Lit)
Engines
using
Teamcenter
§
VisMockup
Engineering
analysis
support
for
the
C-
9
Engine
Assembly
line
(BOM,
Tool
§
Requirements,
Fixtures
Validation,
Materials
list
to
Logistics
team)
Validation
of
assembly
and
sub-
assembly
process
(Tool
Reachability,
Interference
issues,
§
Ergonomic
issues,
Test
Apparatus
interference)
using
Teamcenter
Report
to
CAT
Global
for
any
Design
changes
and
Product
related
issues
after
complete
§
validation
Koushik
Anandhan
•
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Process
Planning:
Plexus
ERP
is
used
to
enter
work
instructions,
visuals,
materials
used
and
tools.
§
§ Visual
Work
instructions
according
to
finalized
virtual
builds
and
SOP’s
for
special
purpose
fixtures
Selection
of
Tools
and
sockets
using
High
Velocity
Caterpillar
Desktop
(HVC)
§
§ Tracking
all
Pilot
Validation
Engines
for
Process/Product/Tool/Materials/Design/Supplier
issues
Expertise
in
Process
routing,
Engineering
Change
requirement,
PCN,
BOM
§
Tracked
and
documented
Continuous
Improvement
Actions
(CIA)
§
Production
Support:
Troubleshooting
production
issues
on
the
Engine
Assembly
line
§
§ Co-
ordinate
with
the
repair
team,
quality
and
materials
team
if
any
of
the
component
is
not
assembled
properly
§ Floating
Support
to
other
Manufacturing
engineering
teams
–
Clean
Room,
Automated
Cylinder
Head,
Engine
Test,
After
Test,
Paint
and
Pre
Delivery
Inspection
§ Resolved
quality
issues
identified
at
Pre
Delivery
Inspection
(PDI)
by
redistributing
work
content
Education
2009
-
2011
Master
of
Science,
Mechanical
Engineering
(3.1/4)
University
at
Buffalo,
SUNY
USA
Bachelor
of
Engineering,
Mechanical
Engineering
(79/100)
2005
–
2009
Panimalar
Engineering
College,
Anna
University,
Chennai
India
Skills
Design
Applications:
AutoCAD,
Pro-
E,
Solidworks
§
Simulation
Applications:
Ansys
APDL,
Ansys
CFX,
Matlab,
Hypermesh
§
Product
Management:
Teamcenter
Vismockup,
High
Velocity
Caterpillar
(HVC),
JT2Go
§
Enterprise
Applications:
PLEX
ERP,
CDS
&
ODSA
(Time
Standards
tool)
§
Others:
Microsoft
Office,
Lotus
Notes,
Windows,
Mac
OS,
Linux,
C
language
§