Engineering Quality

Dhirendra C. Damji (DD)

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Summary: Technology leader with advanced engineering, statistical analytics, and the deployment of Quality Risk Management (QRM) & Game Theory prediction modeling for market leaders. Recognized for driving organizational excellence across the entire value stream, from product & device technology to field implementation. Successful quality, technology and value stream transfer leveraged through sustained relationships with global partners, suppliers and customers from Japan, China, Europe and the Russian Federation. Acknowledged for excellence in engineering and applied statistics, with outstanding contributions in technical problem solving, data & value analysis, process yield optimization and systems thinking. A passionate quality systems practitioner and teacher, with deep understanding, of quality as embodied in Dr. Deming, Dr. Taguchi, Six Sigma & TRIZ and holds 50 patents. And can add value in: Technology Transfer and Commercialization, New Product and Platform Development, Re-Engineering and Cost Reduction, Directing Applied Research & Development (R&D), Fuel Cells/Alternative Energy, Lean Statistical Data Driven Analytical Value Stream Optimization.

Education: M. Sc., Product Development, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, USA

Executive Engineering Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

M.Eng., Mechatronics & Systems Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Experience:

1/2014 to 1/2015 HZO Inc., Draper, Utah, (1/2014 to 1/2015)

Engineering Fellow / Director of NPI & NPD

Major contributor to the company’s overall Operations, process quality systems, R&D strategy and Roadmap. Coached and mentored technical & sales teams, and evolved all phases of the product development lifecycle. And worked with a global teams to help deliver product engineering & quality solutions to customers in a variety of markets.

Exploratory research for potential new product and businesses in nano thin film chemical & metal deposition.

Identify intellectual property opportunities and strategy.

Monitoring and controlling group’s budget.

Managed and developed robust quality systems & processes for the New Product Introductions (NPI) team.

Developed & optimized quality & engineering processes that ensured prototype build’s first pass yield losses were below 2% prior to transition to series production, deploying Minitab’s Trend, SPC & Six Pack Data Analysis.

Lead/participated in emerging business teams, and interacted with current customers / future customers to fully understand needs/unmet quality & product yield desired requirements.

Established ideation processes including managing the idea vault (mind mapping) & HZO’s “Got Data?” Strategy

Value Steam Optimization using big data to manage nano scale chemical & metal CVD systems in the field.

Acquisition of new knowledge with HZO Advanced CVD systems for improved system’s operational algorithms and chemistry utilization model development.

4/2008 to 12/2013 eSpin Technologies Inc., Chattanooga, Tennessee

Director – Technology

Systems development and optimizations for their Nano fibers, cGMP & FDA processes, new Nano systems & products scheduled for Q1 2014 global market launch.

Lean Value Systems to deliver “Exceed Brand” Nano Technology products to military & medical suppliers and high value add final product processors.

Initiation of research and development activities of carbon nano fibers, nano scale chemical & metal deposition for current & future aerospace & medical applications.

Due Diligence of potential business partners and first tier suppliers.

1/2010 to 12/2011 Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, Ohio

Associate Dean of Engineering & Technology (Sabbatical) – College-Wide

Provide leadership, management, and development for the Engineering and Engineering Technology programs. Delivers academic excellence across engineering programs college-wide. Collaborates and builds consensus with the College Presidents, Dean, fellow Academic Deans and College staff to promote high academic standards. Specific interests in Systems Engineering, Efficient Value Stream delivery and Alternative Energy - fuel cell technology & solar photovoltaic technology.

Achieved a record of promoting academic standards and implementing continuous improvement, professional development and successful change initiatives.

Expanded course offerings in analytical yet reduced departmental and administrative costs.

Recognized for exceptional interpersonal, communication, team building and leadership skills.

Leveraged international/cross-cultural experience to achieve internships and strong linkages with high tech companies.

7/2003 to 3/2008 Plug Power, Inc., Latham, New York

Director, Advanced Technologies, Stack Center of Excellence

Alternative Energy company, that researches, develops, designs and manufactures fuel cell systems

Managed and delivered new technology transfers, R & D and New Product Deliveries (NPD) with world class quality and reliability. Held cradle-to-grave responsibility for proton exchange membrane fuel cell systems and product families. Lead the team that developed the most advanced and cost effective fuel cell stack technologies available in the industry, with successful supply chain and manufacturing integration (24 member staff included Ph.D.’s, technicians and engineers with a $4M annual budget).

Developed comprehensive organizational knowledge of the fuel cell design processes and delivery systems.

Delivered 35% direct manufacturing cost improvements and 40% system volume reductions.

Conducted a large portion of the due diligence leading to $217M in Russian investments in Plug Power.

Developed and delivered of 16 high-tech fuel cell systems at NASA whose statistical life and reliability expectancy is 5x greater than goal, deploying benchmark engineering & statistical best practices.

Organized and managed Statements of Work with Russian Academies of Science to deliver Titanium Bi-Polar Plate Assembly's, Low Temp Composite Bi-Polar Plate's, and Innovative Gas Diffusion Layer.

7/1981 to 7/2003 Xerox Corporation (XC), UK, Netherlands, Japan & USA

Principal and Platform Manager - Brazil, Japan, Netherlands, UK, USA markets (2001 to 2003)

Orchestrated acquisition and relocation of single component development technologies for the Print Cartridge Delivery Unit and consumables print cartridge packages. Increased company’s revenue $60M.

Awarded the highest corporate technical honors with both the President's and Eagle Awards, amassing 50+ US and EEC patents.

Resident Program Manager with Sharp Corporation (SC) in Japan, delivering next generation designs and print cartridges from XC’s USA, Brazil and Netherlands facilities, increased revenues by $200M.

Managed design/delivery of global supply of digital product platform’s copy cartridges / consumables.

Overseas US assignments included national integration and R & D engineering resident for Xerox Research (UK) Ltd. Instrumental in the enterprenuerial startup of Print Cartridge Delivery Unit, copy cartridge development & design, as well as delivery of value streams in USA, Brazil and the Netherlands.

Managed / trained critical people and championed transition of strategic production to full-service supplier.

Accountable for capital budgets of $7M per year and global product delivery teams of up to 100 headcount.

Principal Engineer and Product Manager - UK, Netherlands, Japan & USA (1981 to 2001)

Managed A2 platform copy cartridge value stream for extended enterprise initiative, as well as its development, design and optimization of Xerographic engine’s critical components and parameters delivering 15% year over year productivity.

Initiated development, design and delivery of all-in-one / split cartridges from US, Brazil and China plants.

Trained and developed critical divisional people, while developing and delivering new products, using Xerox’ world class “time to market” and “engineering excellence” processes and principles.

Selected to assist and develop consumables strategic business unit into a full service supplier, and was promoted several times during this period.

Internalized and delivered principles of the “extended enterprise”, with Office Products Group and Booz Allen Hamilton, Management and Product Delivery Consultants.

Instrumental in technology selection to enable delivery of high volume all-in-one copy cartridges; managed transfer of critical technologies from Fuji Xerox in Japan to the USA.

Trained business unit engineers and team leaders in the complete understanding, development and design of complex technologies.

Additional Training:

DF(x) / DFA / DFM, A3, 8D, Management By Fact (MBF), TTM & Engineering Excellence, Critical Parameter Management (CPM), Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) & Theoretical CPM, Module & Product Risk Analysis, Theoretical and Systems optimization

Management, Systems Simulation, VA/VE, Color Technology, Quality Function Deployment (QFD) & Voice Of Customer (VOC), Lean Six Sigma & Value Stream Optimization, Mind Mapping, PMBOK, Hoshin Kanri et al

Advanced Training Courses for Practitioners Subject Matter Experts, such as Technology Road Mapping, TRIZ, Statistical product component & module theoretical modeling methodologies, Taguchi Design of Experiments, Quality Loss Function, Quality Risk Management (QRM), Monte Carlo & Crystal Ball techniques and Weibull Analysis

Subject Matter Process Champion; QRM, Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ), Advanced TRIZ, Dr. Deming’s Workshops & Philosophy, Minitab Analysis, Mistake Proofing (Poke Yoke et al) Product reliability & SPC Analysis

Semi-Conductor Miniaturization and Fabrication, Fuzzy Logic, Risk & Game Theory Analysis

Nano Technology & Nano Fibers, Thin Film Chemical & Metal Deposition

Boeing – Nastran Analysis

Associations & Certifications:

Professional Member of the Institute of Engineers (EEC)

Professional Member of Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMECHE)

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/dhirendradamji/

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