VARUN RAWAL

*** ******* ******, *** *, Clemson, SC, 29631

Tel: 864-***-**** / email: acrqmx@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

A New Graduate with a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and two years of intermittent work experience

Technically skilled in design, analysis of designs (DFA, DFM and FMEA), finite element analysis, statistical process control (SPC), developing BOM

Operated with plastic injection molding machine assembly, machining processes and automotive components

Experienced in working with SolidWorks 2014, AutoCAD (Autodesk 2012 certified), Matlab, ANSYS, Minitab, Mode Frontier, SAS and Vis-View

Strong skills in Lean manufacturing, reverse engineering, SIPOC, ANOVA, Gage R&R, DOE, time and motions studies

Six Sigma Green Belt Certified – June 2015

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

BMW, Spartanburg, South Carolina Dec 2014 – Aug 2015

Graduate Research Assistant Production-Quality Project (part-time)

Researched the concept of supporting engineering and manufacturing quality prediction in earlier product development phase with the quality department

Abhishek Pharmaceuticals, Ahmedabad, India May 2013 – Jul 2013

Mechanical Engineer – Manufacturing

Gained knowledge of ampoule filling and sealing machine

Assisted in getting quotations and developing bill of materials

Ferromatik Milacron PVT LTD, Gujarat, India Jul 2012 – Apr 2013

Mechanical Design Project Intern (part-time)

Assisted in product-development life cycle, from developing engineering design, developing bill of materials and rolling out improvement in existing assembly procedures

Supported in the conceptual design phase from brainstorming to a final detailed sketch for a fixture to improve the assembly process of the molding machine

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ACQUIRED THROUGH TRAINING AND PROJECTS

Acquired an excellent set of inter-disciplinary skills related to trouble shooting problems in manufacturing environments.

BMW Quality-Prediction research project lead

Led a team of three to predict quality in terms of defects observed during the assembly for 23 different parts in the BMW facility

Utilized CAD drawings of X5 model and assembly information to construct connections of 23 parts

Developed a Visual Doc code for constructing bipartite graphs

Utilized Artificial Neural Networks in matlab to predict quality in terms of defects count and time in repairing the defects

Conducted ANOVA tests to show alignment between results of different individuals

Ferromatik Milacron plastic injection molding machine assembly improvement

Implemented a systematic design methodology to troubleshoot a time and complexity problem in strain rod assembly process of the injection molding machine

Conducted time and motion studies for torqueing the tie bar to calculate assembly time required for installing the strain rod

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PROJECTS (CONTINUED)

Ferromatik Milacron plastic injection molding machine assembly improvement (contd..)

Solved the assembly issue of torqueing the strain rod nut by delivering a concept of an automated

Fixture, reducing the assembly time and complexity

Provided detailed design sketches and constructed CAD models using Solidworks and AutoCAD with a proof of concept prototype and documented a first draft of bill of materials required to implement the solution

Meritor Inc. actuator assembly innovations (DFA Automation Cost Poka Yoke)

Effectively implemented Boothroyd and Dewhurst Methodologies for design for manufacturing and assembly on actuator assembly for braking systems

Redesigned a fixture by implementing automation in the workstation and improved the ergonomics of the overall process

Conducted cost analysis to substantiate our proposal

Resulting design increased the productivity by 18% and reduced the cycle time by 25% through the fixture redesign with poka-yoke considerations

3D Parametric Design Project (Solidworks Poka Yoke DFA)

Designed and improved a commercial product- hair dryer to reduce the assembly complexity

Presented the old and improved assembly using SolidWorks modeling

Optimization Project (ANSYS Optimization Mode Frontier Visual Doc)

Achieved a multiple-objective optimization using feasible solutions, including setting up the analysis in ANSYS

Modelled the square plate using Solidworks and ANSYS Design and modeler, and coupled it to Mode Frontier and Visual Doc

Identified relationship between volume and stress from parametric analysis

Reverse engineering of a Rival hand mixer (DFA DFM BOM FEA Cost)

Coordinated a group of three members

Implemented Design for assembly analysis (DFA) to reduce the assembly time

Applied Design for manufacturing analysis (DFM) to eliminate and edit features, to reduce cost

Documented Bill of Materials (BOM)

Analyzed modes of failure and feasible solutions using Failure modes Effects Analysis (FMEA)

Achieved a 23% reduction in manufacturing cost along with improved assembly time from 357 to 191 seconds

EDUCATION

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, Clemson, South Carolina Aug 2013 – Aug 2015

Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering

GPA of 3.58/4.00

Relevant Coursework: Design for Manufacturing, Finite Element Analysis, Material selection in Engineering Design, Engineering Optimization, 3D Parametric Designs, Statistical Methods, Six Sigma

GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, Gujarat, India May 2009 – May 2013

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical

CGPA of 8.1/10.0

Affiliations

American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME)

Clemson Design Applications and Research (CEDAR)

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