Subhashkumar Prajapati

acu6v9@r.postjobfree.com; 201-***-****; Detroit - MICHIGAN

LinkedIn URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/subhash-prajapati

Core Competencies

CAD (2D & 3D)/CAM packages: Solidworks, Autodesk Inventor, CATIA V5, AutoCAD, UG NX.

FEA Analysis (CAE): ANSYS, Hypermesh; Simulator (Solidworks, Inventor).

Programming Languages: MATLAB, VBA, PLC, C, Visual Studios 2012,C++, C#, VB.NET

Other: FMEA, Project Management, Lean Six Sigma, Calibrate, SQL, MS ACCESS, AP-100 COMBO, Validate, MS Office

Education

Master of Project Management January’16 – Present

Harrisburg University CGPA: 3.67/4

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering January’10 – December’11

Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ CGPA: 3.45/4

Bachelor of Technology, Mechatronics Engineering June’05 – June’09

Sardar Patel University, Gujarat, INDIA CGPA: 2.67/4

Relevant Coursework and Insights

Automobile Engineering Lean Six Sigma

Fluid Dynamics & Hydraulic Machines (Pumps) Engineering & Machine Design

Optimization in Engineering Design CAD Applications

Finite Element Structural Analysis (FEA/CAE) Team Dynamics Leadership Design for Manufacturability

Manufacturing Automation, DFx, PLM Industrial Project Management

Relevant Work Experience

Mechanical Engineer (Design & Application) – Champion Bus Inc. (Man. & Ass.) (Contract) May’15 – Present

Accountable for generation of CAD parts (for ECR/ECN) and Release Drawings of Body, Roof Fixtures, Brackets, as required to support program completions. Manage Design Documentation (Vault).

Responsible for generating Bill of Materials (EBOM), create Item Masters in ERP, Program a Configurator (using Visual Basics (VBA Programming) for Excel Macro Programming) to Automate the BOM.

Worked closely with the Sales & Purchasing for the Dealer Quote Pricing Sheets with Sales and bridging the gap between Sales – Engineering – BOM Administration – Production Departments.

Creation of Visual Work Instructions (VWI) for the Production Floor Assembly.

Interacted with the production to explore on the Powertrain NVH systems of Ford, Chevy, and Freightliner etc.

Worked in Cross-Functional teams and contributed for Process Improvement of 8 – 10% in the Production Line.

Prepared Control plans, Development timetables and reviews and reported directly to the Director of Engineering.

Work with R&D Team to create Detailed Design for complex assembled structure( roof, floor, side wall, front hood, back wall) fixture drawings (GD&T) in Inventor

Created System layout/plant layout for the structure fixtures (Body in white) for welding structure, foaming, interior and exterior stations (start point to end) on AutoCAD 2014.

Have basic understanding of part flow, sub-assemblies, assemblies, production floor layout on the production floor

Have good understanding of OEM chassis parts from Ford, Chevy & Freightliner

Supervising schedules, direct workloads/jobs and performing administrative duties to Junior Design Engineers.

Lead Mechanical Engineer (Sheet Metal, Fabrication)- General Aviation & Electronics, NJ March’13 – March’15

Prepared router with detailed instructions and corrective action instruction as required for Sheet metal parts. Include blueprints and other necessary documents.

Assist Production manager in implementing manufacturing instructions where problem arise in sheet metal fabrication with FMEA process review.

Worked on job packages according to priority level in Shoptech (ERP software).

Prepare computerized instructions for machines (Punch Press, Punch press brake & Laser) with CNC control (Use AP100- COMBO & Dr.ABE). Trouble shoots programs as required. Maintain secure files of these instructions.

Gave President List of materials, hardware, tooling and other items needed with need dates. Keeps an inventory of raw material including additions and usage. Review estimates for tooling requirements and incorrect labor or material.

Have created Engineering change notification(ECN) and client Engineering specifications Documents for clients

Serves as a team member with plant operations and production personnel and troubleshoots operational issues on a daily basis

Project leadership role for one or more complex manufacturing projects as assigned by manager Scheduled activities and planned resources in order to meet deadlines.

Serve as document control manager. Maintain original copies of all procedures, work instruction, etc. Approve all above for compliance with AS 9100C. Maintain all job records not controlled by the Quality Control. Good understanding of ISO 9001:2008, OSHA and RIA.

Responsible for basic engineering design and analysis calculations using SolidWork 2014. Make drawing as per customer requirement & improvements for cost, quality and manufacturability(DFM) in sheet Metal Fabrication

Jr. Design Engineer- Telesonic Packaging Corp., Delaware March’12 – December’12

Provides manufacturing decision-making information by calculating production, labor, and material costs; reviewing production schedules; estimating future requirements.

Modified and created assembly drawings as customer required for Bagger machine on SolidWorks

Develop shop tooling, purchase certain supplies and stock materials and Support successful transition of product design into manufacturing..

Liaison between Design/COE groups to troubleshoot and solve customer product design and manufacturing issues.

Evaluate process and design alternatives based on Design for Manufacturability principles depending on product/part making sequence and troubleshooting of FMS.

Proficiently utilized AutoCAD-2010 for product drawings, Assembly and bill of materials

Familiar with maintaining information into the ERP/SAP database & Lead manufacturing

Responsible for basic engineering design and analysis calculations to make product effective in cost and quality

Product Development Projects

Heat Transfer Enhancement in Fin-Tube Heat Exchanger with Use of Delta Winglets 2010

Modeled and analyzed effect of delta winglet vortex generator in fin tube heat exchanger with help of AutoCAD Inventor Flow simulation.

Obtained 20% enhancement in heat transfer coefficient and presented savings up to 9% over HE without winglets.

Tools used: Creo 2.0, Hypermesh, Ansys

Material Evaluation for Bone Plate to Accelerate Fracture Healing 2011

Evaluated material for bone plate to accelerate fracture healing. Fracture healing takes place when fractured interface is under critical impressive stress

Developed new bone plate with low stiffness material that would provide better critical compressive stress distribution at fractured interface in order to accelerate healing process

Advance Product Development 2011

Prepared two new designs for on-line cable cutting machine, Used Weibull distribution for parts failure which use in system

The basic aspects covered blue print drawing of the design process, individual part fabrication, part flow fabrication, sequence of assembly, production time and cost optimization. Compared of all three models for reliability calculation and Life cycle cost

Leadership Roles and Honors

Student Section Chair of “TECH FECT at GCET”. Responsible for organizing technical and social events, motivate the members (174) to participate in Student Professional Development Conference (SPDC), held meetings, brainstorm ideas and transform them from conceptual stage to product stage.

Certified from AMADA company for the AP 100 COMBO and Dr. APE Software’s(CNC Machines software)

Serve as Volleyball Team Captain for the 4 years (2005-2009) and champion for 3 times at College Volleyball Tournaments

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