Syed Arsalan Ahmed

**** ****** ******, *** ***,

Victoria, BC, Canada

Cell: 778-***-****

EMAIL: actvpl@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

Skilled in designing of Tooling, Jigs, Fixture, Sheet metal dies, casting molds and plastic molds for Automotive sectors including Suzuki Motors Company and for Toyota Motors Corporation.

Experienced in 3D modeling of new parts and experienced in rectifications in current models of seats, roofing and other parts.

Worked with generating Engineering drawings, assembly drawings, production drawings, production layouts, standard operating procedures (SOP), Bill of materials, Instruction manuals, Engineering change notes, and ISO auditing matters.

Experienced in handling production matters in FMCG and Automotive assembly lines.

Excellent problem solving, communication and presentation skills.

Good team player and able to work independently with little or no supervision.

Dynamic, Well organized, highly motivated and eager to learn and to take new responsibilities and challenges.

Hold driving license class 5 and owned vehicle.

Software Skills: SolidWorks, mySAP, ERP, Primavera, Pro-Engineer, AutoCAD, share point. Computer skills: WINDOWS, MS-Office (Word, Excel, Projects & PowerPoint). Languages: Fluent English, Hindi and Urdu.

EDUCATION

Master’s in Mechanical Engineering (M.Eng) 2014-present University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Relevant Courses: CAD (SolidWorks), Ferrous Non Ferrous Materials, Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM), Advance and conventional manufacturing processes, Production and project planning, Electron Microscopy (For Manufacturing sector), Hybrid Electrical Vehicle, Low power Electronics.

Bachelor in Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering (B.Eng) 2004-2008 N.E.D University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan CAREER-RELATED EXPERIENCE

Design & Development Engineer 2013-2014

Product Development Department.

Toyota Motors Corporation, Karachi, Pakistan

Thal Engineering (Division of Thal Limited, a company of Toyota Motors Corporation Pakistan) manufactures Seats, Auto Air conditioners, Wiring Harness, Heater Blower and AC Controls to its product line. It is one of the largest automotive parts manufacturers in Pakistan and is a major supplier of parts to all major automobile manufacturers.

Worked as a design engineer of new products and experienced in 3D modeling in Pro- Engineer/SolidWorks for seats product and their metallic assemblies, levers, inner roofs, sun-visors, brake assemblies and other plastic parts.

Designed tooling, dies, Jigs and fixtures for all new products including rubber, sheet metal and plastic for mass production.

Redesigned and modification through reverse engineering Tool (Fero-Arm and Geo Magic Software) of older version of Tooling into new version with the permission of Japan.

Worked on Engineering change note for rectification and re modeling of existing model of different products.

Experienced in outsourcing assessing cost, including process selection, labour costing, and projects handling experienced in house and at vendor end.

Worked on Quality Control Inspection Tooling and planning for the development of products as per plan.

Monitored and executed new projects for Toyota corolla 2014 with vendor price negotiated meetings, Costings, and design suggestions.

Syed Arsalan Ahmed Cell # 778-***-****

Product development Engineer 2011-2013

Research and Development (R & D) Department

Suzuki Motors Company Limited (SMC), Karachi, Pakistan

Worked with R&D department to plan out the new part development program.

Responsible for selection of the new parts for localization by reviewing their FOB’s cost.

Worked on CAD software’s for the designing purposes.

Communicated with the Suzuki Japan and share the list of parts selected for the development.

Made a development plan by using Microsoft Project and circulate it to the Suzuki Japan for the approval.

Responsible for selection of the supplier for the new development by the coordination with other departments such as Quality, Supply Chain Management and R&D.

Circulated Engineering Drawings, CAD data and other technical documents to the selected suppliers for their study to come up with the development plan of their own.

Arranged specification meeting with the suppliers to discuss different aspects about the development process such as BOM’s, Material recommendation, Tooling and fixture development, ability to perform different test during development phase like corrosion, strength and durability test.

Monitored part development process by constant correspondence with the vendor along with their facility visit to make sure all the activities are happening as per the development plan.

Cost Assessment Engineer - Supply Chain Management 2010-2011 Department of Supply Chain & Procurement

Managed Procurement, Vendor development/training, Inventory Management, Process Audits and ensuring Timely supplies for smooth production.

Managed procurement of over 100 million PKR value.

Involved in Vender end Production Planning and Management to make sure the timely arrival of inventory as per In house Assembly Line requirements.

Responsible for process Audits to develop Lean Manufacturing setup at vendor end.

Responsible for new ordering for localization to earn savings for the company

&optimization of packaging, logistic cost to generate savings for the company.

Resolved vendor related problems regarding supplies, quality, financial assistance etc. through coordination with the relevant division in the company. Production Engineer 2008-2009

Tube Light Manufacturing Plant

Philips Electrical Industries of Pakistan Limited, Karachi, Pakistan

Used system and metrics to guide the initiation and execution of safety, quality, productivity and continuous improvement initiatives in support of the production plan.

Initiated action to prevent the occurrence/reoccurrence of any nonconformities relating to product, process, and quality system, conducted root cause analysis and problem solving methods and interface with internal/external customers and lead team members in problem solving with regard to production, customer, and supplier concerns.

Evaluated the performance and contribution of subordinates and established developmental plans in conjunction with individuals where required.

Reviewed operations and conferred with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.

Interests

Cricket: Playing cricket from Victoria United Cricket Club in Victoria for Division one-league Cricket.

BaseBall: Played Base Ball in Karachi with Pakistan Base Ball team for 2years. Reference

References available upon request

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