Quality Assurance Injection Molding

Abhishek Sohane

• ***** Gateway Dr E # *** • Farmington Hills MI 48334 • +1-864-***-**** • acqr8z@r.postjobfree.com

Experienced in working as an engineering intern at ITW Motion, a part of ITW Automotive Products Group. Two years of experience working in a manufacturing industry where responsibilities included project management and quality improvement using tools like 5S & kaizen. Experience in statistical data analysis. Experience and knowledge of quality and management tools like APQP, PPAP, SWOT Analysis, QFD, FMEA and Gantt chart. Knowledge about six sigma.

Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research, Greenville, SC

Masters in Automotive Engineering with focus in Manufacturing, GPA 3.58/4.0 Aug 2013 – Present

Courses: Vehicle manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Automotive Manufacturing Systems Overview, Systems Integration, Project Management, Statistical Analysis

Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune, India

Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering, GPA 7.55/10.0 Jul 2007 – May 2011

Softwares: MS Word, MS Excel, Hypermesh, Siemens technomatix, Solidworks, Minitab, SolidCast

Tools: PPAP, SWOT Analysis, Quality Function Deployment, 5S, FMEA, SIPOC, Taguchi cost function

ITW Motion USA, Greater Chicago Area Jan 2015 – Jul 2015

Engineering Intern

Performed force test, durability test using environmental chamber and impact tests on parts as per customer test standards and ITW internal test standards to analyze part quality and durability

Documented the test results and published the test reports

Performed process capability study, regression analysis, correlation study using MS Excel

Developed work instructions for impact testing as a requirement of TS 16949 audit

Determined root cause using pareto analysis and why-why analysis and effectively reduced scrap rate during new product launch

Analyzed BOB (Best of Best) and WOW (Worst of Worst) parts to reach at root cause and mocked up samples to demonstrate solution

Performed tolerance stack-up analysis and fit & function of injection molded parts to validate part quality

Assisted in the process of new injection molding tool release by inspecting parts for proper functioning, reviewing dimensional layout of parts and providing tool tuning instructions

Assisted in the process of DVP&R

Implemented design modifications for current production dampers using Solidworks

Created durability testing setup instructions to ease transition for new incoming engineers

DesignTech Systems Ltd. Pune, India Jun 2014 – Jul 2014

Intern

Modelled components like chassis bracket, fender and turbine housing using Siemens-NX

Performed finite element meshing and analysis of scissor car jack using Altair Hyperworks

Kirloskar Pneumatic Co. Ltd. Pune, India Aug 2011 – Jul 2013

Sr. Engineer (Air Compressor Division)

Created bill of material of reciprocating compressor model that suits the customer requirement

Involved in technical discussions with customer, project consultant & end user to freeze technical specification

Prepared techno-commercial offer and all essential documents required throughout the tender process flow

Worked out cost analysis of all components of compressor as per the scope of supply

Managed inventory of finished goods defaulted by the customers

Performed bench marking with respect to competition and generated bench marking reports

Prepared QAP (Quality Assurance Plan) for Government tenders job

Assisted 5S team during the 5S audit and implemented kaizens during my tenure of work

Abhishek Sohane

• 27600 Gateway Dr E # 306 • Farmington Hills MI 48334 • +1-864-***-**** • acqr8z@r.postjobfree.com

Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research Mar 2014 –Apr 2014

Analysis of Automated Fastening Process for an OEM

Analyzed the data provided by an OEM for automated fastening process using Minitab

Formulated SIPOC and Process FMEA to analyze the process

Provided descriptive and graphical statistics, defective probability analysis, process dependence analysis, and noise defect analysis using Minitab

Generated a detailed report of analysis and findings

Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research Nov 2013 –Dec 2013

Design and optimization of production shop floor

Developed a layout strategy to maximize the resource utilization

Selected machines based on cost analysis and trade-offs in terms of floor space and failure rates

Designed a plant layout using ‘Siemens Technomatic Simulation Software’

Tested different scenarios based on line balancing, cost, takt and cycle time in order to propose optimized setup

Universal Construction Machinery Ltd. Pune, India Oct 2010 – Feb 2011

Design and Manufacturing of Press Tools

Replaced ongoing drilling operation by punching operation to reduce cost and cycle time

Designed and manufactured press tools for punching operation

Reduced cycle time from 150 seconds to 10 seconds and cost to company by 200 USD per month

Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research Aug 2014 – Sep 2014

Data Acquisition, Sensor Calibration and Strain Gages

Installed and set-up strain gages and accelerometers with suitable surface prep and connections

Performed calibration of strain gages as force transducers and accelerometers as displacement transducers

Performed hammer and flick test on a cantilever aluminum beam and compared the displacements obtained by analyzing the accelerometer data with physical measurements

Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research Apr 2014 – May 2014

Experimental Assessment of BMW X3 BIW’s Bending and Torsional Stiffness

Conducted H-Point bending test on the BMW X3 Body-In-White (BiW)

Analyzed the recorded data to determine the bending stiffness

Calculated the curb weight, target torsional stiffness and lightweight vehicle index using benchmarking data

Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research Apr 2014 – May 2014

Linear FE Analysis and Optimization of a FSAE Race Car Frame

Completed a linear static analysis of a race car tubular frame subjected to bending, shear and torsion load

Optimized the size of hollow steel tubes of the race car frame using Optistruct

Achieved mass reduction of 12% as a result of optimization

Analyzed the effect on the size of race car frame by relaxing and tightening the constraints

Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research Sep 2013 – Dec 2013 Product Development of a Car Cover - CoverQ

Developed unique concept of retractable car cover

Carried out market research to analyze potential of the product in various markets and finalized the target market

Performed SWOT analysis, prepared a CAD model and assisted in building a scaled working prototype

All India Rank 763 out of 63314 in 6th National IT Aptitude Test in 2010

Secured rank 1 in 2006 and rank 4 in 2005 in Maharashtra Government Chess Tournament at District level

Headed event called Robowars a national level robotic event at Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, India

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