Design Engineer Mechanical

Sarwan (Sam) Raju

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MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER:

A dedicated professional who is completely experienced in undertaking mechanical design projects from

concept through production. Highly proficient user of MS Office tools, Pro/Engineer®, WildFire4,

Intralink3.4 software Lotus Notes 6.5, SAP, and Agile Enterprise® Document Control software.

Extensive design and process experience in sheet metal fabrication & machining; Welding per ANSI;

plastic fabrication methods of injection, rotational molding and extrusion; secondary operations such as

fastening, labeling, marking design of product packaging. Experienced in concept to finish product.

Comprehensive understanding of UL, NEMA, Telcordia GR 487 (including NEBS) specifications.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Emerson Network Power, Warrenville, IL. (April 2010 – March 2015)

A Global leader in Network Power to OSP for telecommunication companies.

Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer

Worked with engineering team to design and integration of NetXtend™ Flex Enclosures (30 enclosures) Power

and Battery enclosure are full featured outdoor DC Powered equipment electronics and VRLA batteries in a single

cabinet designed for use at wireless Cell Sites to meet Telcordia GR-487 core Standards including Seismic.

Provided design engineering support for mechanical issues concerning existing and new produc ts. Created

Installing Templates for NetXtend™ Flex Enclosures on Pad, Pole Mount and H-Frame. Mentored Mech.

Eng. team members for cost reduction, creating/updating manuals in overseas countries.

Charles Industries LTD, Rolling Meadows, IL. (April 1995 - Dec1999, July 2000 - June 2009)

A manufacturer of OSP Products to North American Telephone Companies, Marine and Industrial Products.

Principal Mechanical Engineer

Responsible for mechanical and electro-mechanical design and integration of new Rack Mounting Products for

Telecommunications and Marine. Spearheaded and managed projects inclusive of resource allocation and schedules.

Provided design engineering support for mechanical issues concerning existing and new product to manufacturing

engineers at plants. Mentored and supervised members of mechanical team. Responsible for complete project

documentation in Agile PDM System.

Worked with sales and marketing to develop new rack-mounted telecommunications products, including

Multiplexer, Fan Tray accessory. Consolidated, improved manufacturability, cost reduced existing products

from acquired telecommunications companies.

Performed electo-mechanical packaging of InCharger from concept to production for industrial

applications. This is the first industrial battery charger with cool touch case and touch screen controls in a

graphic display. Design effort made extensive use of DFM principles, resulting in a finished product that is

easy to assemble and is designed to meet UL1236.

Responsible for mechanical design of Power Master3 50 and PM3 100 power conditioning, and regulation

units used in the marine yachting industry. Both products are designed with touch panel VFD display and

keyboard overlays, and met their cost targets.

Designed mechanical packaging of Iso-Boost Isolation Transformers (50 and 100 Amps), and AC

Master Control, a product line of Isolation Transformers (3.6, 12, and 24 KVA) for Marine Industry.

Products were designed to meet ABYC standards by using sheet metal and deep drawn parts.

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Digital Appliance Control, Inc., Elgin, IL, (Contract Assignment) (January1994 - March 1995)

A Subsidiary of Emerson Electric specializing in appliance control panel design manufacture.

Mechanical Design Engineer: Designed appliance control panels (e.g., microwave, dishwasher, washer and

dryer) for major appliance manufacturers. Responsible for creating layouts of electro -mechanical packaging that

included sheet metal and injection molded parts; created assembly drawings using, AutoCAD, Release 12.

Nuclear Data Systems, Itasca, IL (Aug 1990 - Dec 1993)

A division of Canberra Industries specializing in the design, manufacturer of products for the medical industry.

Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer

Created new designs that resulted in significant product performance, cost reduction, improvements, and providing

the company a clear edge over competitors. Supervised production and worked with outside vendors and consultants

to meet OEM customer requirements (including GE Medical Systems, Siemens, Picker International, Fischer

Imaging and Sopha Medical). Designed components to facilitate retrofitting, and installing hard video cameras in

several OEM products.

Re-evaluated existing products and developed comprehensive plan to introduce new look, and functions of

new generations of products per marketing request. Responsible for designing new hard copy video and

digital cameras for medical imaging.

Designed Image View 4600 Compact Multi Format Camera, which provides pictures on 8” x 10” film to

meet UL-544 used for Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, Computerized Tomography, and Mammography.

Developed mechanical packaging of Image View 5000 Mixed Format Video/Digital Imaging system on 8”

X 10” film from concept to manufacturing to meet UL-544 specifications.

International Imaging Electronics, Bolingbrook, IL (March 1980 – August 1990)

A manufacturer of equipments for the Medical Imaging.

Mechanical Design Engineer

Responsible for the design of multi format hard copy video cameras, that provide information on X -ray film, from

concept to finished product. Interfaced with manufacturing and quality control department to ensure products

complied with company policies and procedures. Assisted technicians in addressing equipment malfunctions and

providing remedies. Prepared project scheduling, electro-mechanical packaging layouts and BOM’s. Customized

products for OEM customers including General Electric, Acuson, Diasonics and Siemens. Responsible for retrofit

installing these medical cameras in OEM products.

Completed number of electro mechanical packaging of 4000MP, MP3000 Series II, MP4000 Series III,

and 400 products. Used multiple lenses and mirrors to shorten the optical path to create the smallest video

camera for the medical industry. Duties were involved mechanical design and detailing of sheet metal parts,

injection molded parts and assemblies.

Designed Model 8000 and 9000 hard video camera, which takes multi format pictures on 11” X 14” and

14” X 17” films, from concept to finish. Utilized custom-ground lenses and a long optical path to ensure

superior image quality. Cameras used for CT, MRI Digital Radiography.

EDUCATION

College of DuPage, Glenn Ellyn, IL. A number of classes for ProE updates.

Triton College, River Grove, IL. Certificate in CAD

Manhattan Technical Institute, New York, NY. Diploma in Technical Drafting

Guru Nanak University, Punjab, India. Bachelor of Science in Math, Physics, and Chemistry

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