Project Engineer

Rashesh Shah

*** ****** *** #***, *********, Texas 76013 469-***-**** ****.*******@*******.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Performance driven mechanical engineer with exceptional analytical problem solving skills and business acumen coupled with 2 years of experience in manufacturing industry.

Masters of Science in Engineering management with focus in supply chain and project management.

Experienced in mechanical designing, warehouse management, inventory management, quality control, continuous improvement techniques, process improvement and vendor management.

Self-starter, a dedicated team player and detailed oriented engineer with exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

CORE COMPETENCIES

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

MS Project 2010

Witness 14

Project Management

5S,Lean manufacturing

JIT, Kaizen

SAP Warehouse Management

MS Visio

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Project Engineer June 2012 to July 2013

Mahavir Glass Enterprise

Created Standard Operating Procedures for machines which reduced the training time for new employees by 6% and breakdown maintenance time by 10%.

Part of team which implemented 5S strategy improving the productivity by reducing wastage and breakage at workplace by 8%

Created systematic documentations for validation according to manufacutring and ISO standards. Did warehouse and stock management using Tally ERP system. Managed the supply chain and did vendor negotiations.

Trained employees to handle the CNC machine and used SPC tecnique and Design of Experiments to monitor and control ongoing production ptocess.

Performed insightful root cause analyses and succesfully developed the corrective action plans and proper routing documents which lead to cost savings.

Hands on knowledge of using MS Project Professional. Team lead for certain small scale projects. Developed project charter, selected the project based on available resources and implemented it and liaised with subcontractors, supervisors and the general workforce.

Co-op Manufacturing Operations June 2011 to May 2012

Vihan Engineering Pvt. Ltd.

Designed and developed a robotic arm using Solidworks (2012) for material handling, which earned an award o f the most inventive project.

Designed socketing machine parts for plastic injection moulding machines using SolidWorks 2012 and the necessary system documentation.

Earned award from Vihan Engineering Pvt. Ltd for commitment towards organizational goals.

EDUCATION

University of Texas, Arlington, Texas May 2015

Master of Science, Engineering/Industrial Management

Gujarat Technological University May 2012

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Simulation model for photovoltaic panel manufacturing plant Jan 2015 to May 2015

Created a process plan according to requirements and simulated the process using Witness 14

Created an initial pilot production facility simulation and added machines and components to increase the production capacity.

Ran the model for a given time frame and identified the bottle neck in the manufacturing process and resolved it.

Did a graphical representation of increase in capacity each month after identifying and removing the bottleneck from system.

Used the simulation study methodology to create the project report.

Supply chain simulation “The Beer Game” August 2014 to Dec 2014

Real time monitoring to set the EOQ and ROP to satisfy the customer requirement and maintain the inventory level according to incoming demand.

Used various techniques like linear regression and moving average to forecast demand.

Conducted statistical analysis to evaluate risk and demand forecast.

Designing an operations manual for a third party logistics company August 2013 to Dec 2013

Functional expertise in using project management.

Familiar with cash-flow analysis, earned value reports and performance index measures for a project.

Used MS-Project 2013 to design a project plan with network diagram and activity planning.

Familiar with cash-flow analysis, earned value reports and performance index measures for a project.

Allocated resources and leveled them to plot budget flow and cash flow by setting a baseline to the project.

Created virtual scenario of probable seen-unseen risks and created a risk responsive matrix to mitigate risks.

Presented a status report as conclusion for the project as on a set status date.

Robotic arm for material handling June 2011 to May 2012

Developed a robotic arm, which was basically used for material handling specially glass.

Created the design of arm on modeling software Solid Works and did the machining work to create the actual parts.

Used various pneumatic actuators from Festo to manifest automation.

Presented the prototype and earned the award for the most innovative project.

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