Design Engineer Engineering

HARDIKUMAR RAJNIKANT PATEL

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

** ***** ** ********** ******* and managing new product development, process improvement projects in the

domain of Truck/Off-road and outdoor power equipment. Proven leadership skills for leading & directing cross

functional team across the globe to design and deploy product design best practices. Exceptional problem

solving and sound decision making capabilities, coupled with excellent communication and interpersonal

skills. 20000+ man hours of CAD experience (16,000 man-hours in creo and 6,600 man hours in Catia V5).

SKILLS

NPD for Truck and off-highway and Outdoor CAD - Pro-e/Creo, CATIA, Ideas, UG NX

power equipment Solid modeling, surfacing, Kinematics

Mechanical engineering PLM (Windchill/Team center)

ECN/ECR and SAP Microsoft Office

Process development and improvement Programming: C, VBA

Microsoft Project Planner Project management

WORK HISTORY

Senior Design Engineer, 11/2012 to Current

L&T Technology Services (Client: Briggs and Stratton) – Vadodara, Gujarat, India Wauwatosa, WI

Product: Outdoor Power Equipment

Senior design engineer leading team of 10 people responsible design and design support for lawn tractor,

snow blower, pressure washer, portable generator and their attachments.

Selected Accomplishments:

Low cost design of Electrical assisted power steering

Cost reduction programs for tractors and snow blowers resulting in 8-10% cost reduction

Unique patent-able detent design for single stage snow blower chute rotation

1000+ ECN activities as a team

Standard work instruction and checklist documents generation

Productivity improvement program resulting in overall ~ 10% improvements

Design of injection molded plastic components for snow blowers and portable generators using surfacing

(Front and back grill, control panel, top and bottom cover, wheel, plastic chute)

97.33% customer satisfaction

Design Engineer, 04/2007 to 10/2012

L&T Technology Services (Client: Paccar group (Kenworth, Peterbilt, Leyland)) – Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Leyland, UK Umea, Sweden

Product: Truck and off-highway vehicles

Design and development of various technology areas of trucks for Engine installation programs EPA

2007/2010/2013 and Euro 6. This includes following: Layout design of engine ancillaries within limited

space for technology areas like chassis, air intake, exhaust, fuel piping, noise suppression, electrical harness,

cabin, transmission, CAC etc. Design of casting, sheet metal and plastic components that involves extensive surfacing skill (for parts like front grill, bumper, engine mount, bogie-box). Creation of manufacturing drawing with GD&T, assembly layouts, tolerance analysis, Design review presentation with various stakeholders, Production and prototype support, Co-ordination with client, supplier and onsite/offshore team.

Selected Accomplishment:

Co-author of dipstick patent for Leyland trucks

Received appreciation from client for unique design for after treatment layout which is common for all the

variants.

Fixture Designer, Automotive, 04/2006 to 03/2007

L&T Technology Services (Client: Nissan Motors) – Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Product: Automobile

Working as a team member for Nissan Motors to design final assembly and paint line's fixtures & material

handling equipment. Project was demanding use of various design software to switch between the task such as

Catia, AutoCAD and Ideas.

Engineering and Planning, 07/2005 to 03/2006

Adani Energy Ltd – Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India

Working as Engineer trainee in engineering and planning department. Responsible for engineering and

planning for gas network across Ahmadabad city and industrial area, design calculation for fuel consumption

requirement domestic and industries, commissioning of domestic and industrial connection. Role demands

cross functional co-ordination with various teams (sales, operations, vendor, and client).

Selected Accomplishments:

Commissioned 50+ industries within 6 months which is highest among all the trainees.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Engineering: Mechanical, 2005

B.V.M. Engineering College - Vallabh Vidhyanagar, Gujarat, India

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Co-author of UK patent for dipstick locking (GB2512638B)

White paper publication on LTTS website for unique detent design for snow blower chute rotation

Basic certification in Project Management, R.E.P. of PMI,USA (L&T IPM)

OTHER INFORMATION

Currently holding H1-B visa (valide till Feb-2022 with extension)

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