Engineer Engineering

Akshay Patel, EIT

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Summary:

Experienced in in preparing standard working instruction and balancing assembly line.

Coordinated with welding, paint and inventory shop to ensure to deliver required components to assembly line station.

Well versed in 3D modeling and assembly over 3D CAD platform and GD&T.

Assisted manufacturing engineering manager to design assembly line for new product.

Experienced in preparing bill of material and managed multiple project utilizing ePDM software. Education:

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering 2013-2015 University of Houston (UH), Cullen College of Engineering, Houston, TX GPA 3.45 Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering 2009-2013 Gujarat Technological University (GTU), Gujarat, India GPA 3.85 Work Experience:

Manufacturing Engineer I at CNH Industrial (CASE IH), Benson, MN Jan 2016- Present

Modified and documented Standard working instruction for use by factory personnel that resulted into increase of operator’s efficiency, reduced takt time, balanced assembly line station and improved safety.

Prepared EPM requesting to change design of product as per manufacturing and fabrication process availability.

Conducted time and motion studies and developed SOP for welding process of chassis and provided proposal improvement to reduce takt time and increase operator’s safety.

Worked with ERP system to structure manufacturing bill of material and routing of components.

Performed root cause analysis on issue and designed new jig & fixture to resolve issue. Mechanical Design Engineer Intern at Borehole Seismic, Houston, TX Sep 2014- May 2015

Worked as project leader, to develop a mechanical equipment by designing 3D CAD model and assembly on SolidWorks/PTC Creo platform by applying DFM & DFA concept, preparing detail 2D drawing as per GD&T.

Experience in SolidWorks FEA simulation and enterprise PDM to manage multiple project and project data.

Ensured optimum strength by considering all possible load and stress, decide material by executing stress and strain analysis, for manufacturing, also communicating with manufacturer, to optimize design at minimum cost & RFQ.

Responsible for providing bi-weekly update to CEO of company with technical project report. Engineering Tutor, Department of Athletics, University of Houston Jan 2014-Aug 2014

Provide assistance in understanding of technical subjects like mathematics, physics etc. to incoming freshmen. Co-Op Engineer, Industrial Boiler Limited, Gujarat, India Dec 2012-June 2013

Assisted senior engineer in new product development from designing to testing product till product launch.

Provided necessary correction by interpreting engineering drawing blueprints of pressure vessel as per Standard code over SolidWorks software and proposed manufacturing strategy.

Prepared technical report with product specification and bill of material (BOM) of product on ERP system. Engineering Intern, Gallop Motor Ltd, Gujarat, India Oct 2011-Mar 2012

Worked as a safety and maintenance engineer, implemented new strategy to improve machine condition and safety.

Designed plant layout on SolidWorks platform for setting up equipment as per their usage priority.

Elevated service rate by implementing scheduling and planning technique as well as lean manufacturing technique. Academic Project:

Panel line production improvement: Executed detailed time study and analyzed data to find root causes for the incapability of panel production line to meet daily demand and also constructed process mapping of current production line on basis of time study data. UH Spring 2015

Optimization of Heat sink: Optimized a radiator design ensuring maximum heat transfer applying COMSOL and calculation is done using MATLAB software and prepared technical report UH. Spring 2014

Implementation of VAR system on vehicle AC system: Designed, fabricated and tested HVAC of car on PTC Creo that runs on waste heat of engine, by calculating heat load of cabin. GTU June 2011- Feb 2012 Skills:

Software: Pro Planner, Exact ERP MFG, Creo, SolidWorks, ePDM, Auto CAD, CFD-Ansys, MS Office.

Tools and Codes: CNC code, GD&T, B31.1 & B31.3, ANSI ASME VIII-Div 1 & Div 2, FEA. Certification:

EIT: Passed FE exam conducted by Texas Board of Professional Engineers.

Awarded Six Sigma Green belt certification, University of Houston. Professional Development:

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). • IIT Alumni of Greater Houston (IITAGH)

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