RONAK PANICKAR
*** ******** ******, ***: +1-906-***-****
Houghton, MI 49931 Email: ********@***.***
OBJECTIVE
I am looking for an opportunity as Manufacturing/Quality Engineer in a reputed organization which will
help me deliver my best and upgrade my skills in engineering and meet the demands of the organization.
EDUCATION
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI Sep 2013- April 2015
Masters of Science, Mechanical Engineering GPA - 3.57
University of Pune, Maharashtra, India June 2008- May 2012
Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering GPA - 3.45
CURRENT COURSE WORK
Optimization Techniques, Six Sigma, Operations Strategy, Production Planning, Design and
Analysis of Experiments (DOE), Lean Manufacturing, Micro-Manufacturing Processes.
SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Software - Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, C, Matlab, CATIA V5, Solid Works, Minitab, Capsim
Quality – Six Sigma Green Belt, Kaizen, DOE, SQC, DFMEA, VSM, Lean Tools
WORK EXPERIENCE
Mahle Behr India Ltd, Pune, Maharashtra June 2012- July 2013
Graduate Engineer Trainee-Design
Worked as a Design Engineer in the HVAC department.
Studied and underwent training of the Behr methodology and standards used to design the HVAC.
Designed housing parts for a project called Anti Idle Unit for Mercedes Benz.
Created BOM and 2D drawings for projects from Audi, Volvo and Renault and Mercedes Benz.
Well versed with design for FE Analysis and CFD.
Worked on sheet metal design and designed brackets for a project from MAN SE.
Performed quality checks on the designed product.
Achievements:
Awarded ‘The best team’ of quarter 3 for the project Anti Idle Unit at Behr India for working in a
team and achieving the goal in the desired time.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Sep 2014 – Dec 2014
Michigan Technological University
Lean Manufacturing Simulation – Ceiling Tile Manufacturing Line
Designed the process for manufacturing ceiling tiles.
Identified the wastes in this process using value stream mapping.
Applied the theory of constraints to eliminate the bottlenecks in the process.
Eliminated the wastes using Lean tools like 5s, Visual control, Pokayoke, JIT and Kanban.
Sep 2014 – Dec 2014
Michigan Technological University
Sensor Company Capsim Simulation
Roles held in the company – Vice President and Head of R&D unit, TQM and Production unit.
Developed the financial and non financial goals for the company.
Defined the strategic direction for the company and performed SWOT analysis.
Ranked 1st in the University and in top 20 amongst 2000 teams all over the world.
Jan 2014 – April 2014
Michigan Technological University
Testing of Vehicle Under steer and Over steer.
Designed, fabricated and assembled the mechanism to shift CG of the vehicle.
Installed the instrumentation in Chevrolet Tahoe to measure steering angle, yaw rate and speed.
Conceptualized and initiated a standard testing procedure to study steering performance.
Verified the experimental results with theoretical results.
SP Auto Parts, Pune, Maharashtra Oct 2011- April 2012
Design and Manufacture of Hydraulically Actuated Drilling Fixture for Customized Operation
Designed the fixture assembly on CATIA and fabricated it using arc welding.
Assembled the fixture and hydraulic actuators on the lathe machine.
Automated the process using hydraulics and improved the production rate by 30%.