KAUSHAL PATEL
Edison, NJ 732-***-**** ******@*****.***
SUMMARY
Planned and supervised production, supported management to achieve quality production (ISO/TS 16949), and succeeded in new manufacturing project (slewing ring).
Generated casting and machine drawings, as well as, 3D assembly and part drawings and achieved most part interchangeability ratio.
Cut costs up to 30% by negotiating quotation, provided continuous technical support to vendors, and stabilized supply system.
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY
MS Office AutoCAD PRO-E/CREO ANSYS
GD&T Reverse Engineering DFMA Vendor Evaluation
5S & Kaizen Solidworks Six-Sigma FMEA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING
Rotech Fluid Handling Equipment Pvt. Ltd. Vadodara, India Mechanical Design Engineer (Feb’15 to Dec’15)
Created BOM and ERP System of pumps, and help integrating operation and accounting departments.
Successfully designed various standards of pump parts with maximum part interchangeability to make them easily available. Also generated and approved drawings of patterns, dies, fixtures, etc.
Generated GA and cost estimation drawings to support sales department.
Coordinated with customers, other departments, as well as vendors and improved design quality of product.
Introduced 5-S and kaizen principle and saved significant investment of time and money. Bearing Manufacturing Co. Pvt. Ltd. Vadodara, India Mechanical Engineer (Jun’14 to Jan’15)
Led a team and successfully completed manufacturing of slewing rings(1200 mm) for the first time in company workshop.
Responsible for APQP, PPAP, calibration, production flow and ongoing manufacturing to assembly process.
Developed quality plans, processes and systems to measure and improve manufacturing by performing kaizen, 5S, and customer quality levels.
Jyoti Ltd. Vadodara, India Intern – FEA Analyst (May’13 to May’14)
Worked with R&D team to complete FEA analysis, prediction of performance, and flow pattern of pumps to reduce cavitation and vibration effects.
Electro Magnetic Industries Por, India (summer’11 Training)
Learned the process of boring, drilling, and laser cutting machines and acquired knowledge about fabrication. RJ Foundry Pvt. Ltd.
Visited foundry and learned mouldings and sand castings, as well as, material and equipment used in process. Solar Air Conditioner Adapter Development (Individual HVAC Project) (Mar’15 to Jun’15)
Collaborated with Divine InfoTech and worked in a high stress environment and contributed in research, design and development of solar air conditioner adapter as a new product. EDUCATION
Bachelors of Engineering – Mechanical (Jun’10 to Jun’14) Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad, India Certifications
Diploma, Piping Engineering
AutoCAD
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Participant - Designed and made a two wheeler remote control bike with team of four people and used it to participate in SVIT, Vadodara and SIGMA INST., Vadodara.
Event organizer - Organized team for Freshman’s Welcome function, Technical Festival AAHVAN and Senior’s Farewell Function at BITS Edu Campus.
Student Mentor - Mentored freshmen to help adjust to a new academically & socially environment.
Winning team member at inter school tournament games i.e. Cricket, Kho-Kho.