Engineering Manufacturing

Yuanhan Xu

Cambridge, MA ***** 515-***-**** ***********@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/yuanhan-xu

Mechanical Process Engineer

Master of Engineering candidate, with Advanced Manufacturing and Design specialty, and experience establishing and documenting robust processes and methods, recommending and participating in equipment selection and modifications, wants to join organization where experience and drive will be utilized to solve problems and overcome challenges presented by an ever-changing world of technology and engineering. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, work cross-functionally to achieve corporate objectives. Analyze data to troubleshoot equipment, tools and processes. Successfully handle multiple projects simultaneously. Outstanding interpersonal, communication, prioritization, and organizational skills. Detail oriented, utilize engineering best practices.

Strategic/Analytical Thinker

SolidWorks

Idea/Concept/System Design

Matlab

Product Lifecycle Management

Microsoft Office Suite

AutoCad

Data Analysis

Design for Assembly

Statistical Process Control

Manufacturing/Casting

JMP

Coursework

Graduate level curriculum includes subjects in manufacturing processes and process control, factory systems and supply chains, business fundamentals and product development process. Subjects include hands-on labs that have significant project components, interaction with industry leaders, manufacturing entrepreneurs, and thought leaders. Work with local manufacturing company on problem of immediate value to company that leads to MEng thesis.

Coursework: Modern Manufacturing, Manufacturing Systems, Process Control, Engineering Mechanics

Course Projects: Analyzed gauge repeatability and reproducibility for Indoshell Precision Technologies; optimized work flow and performed ROI analysis for Aluma Trailers; analyzed, designed and printed a 3D sterile cap used on dialysis catheters for Molded Products.

Education & Certification

Master of Engineering in Advanced Manufacturing and Design

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, Anticipated 2017

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Graduated with Honors

Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, IA, Cum Laude, GPA: 3.59/4.0, 2016

Internships

BRAINCO INC. Somerville, Massachusetts 2016

A fast-moving startup incubated from the Harvard Innovation Lab and raised $5.5 million, developing A "mind control" robotic hand effectively with a range of possible applications.

Manufacturing Engineering Winter Intern

Utilized SolidWorks to reduced more than 20% operation time by optimizing mechanical design through design for manufacturing.

Reduced more than 15% cycle time by designing action-efficient processes for manufacturing and assembling products in large quantity.

HONGYUAN PRECISION CASTINGS CO., LTD., Luoyang, China 2015, 2016

Casting and Machining Manufacturer exporting products to Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa, Germany, Japan, United States and Western Hemisphere, with General Electric as one large client.

Process Engineering Intern

Collaborated with Executive Management to evaluate production requirements, technical and human resource support and negotiate tractor-production subcontract with largest Asian bus manufacturer valued at $30 Million, resulting in corporation expanding engineering processes offered.

Utilized SolidWorks for theoretical proof and calculations to design best solution for automatic cooling conveyor that analyzed vortex air flow and optimized energy consumption, as part of bigger machine that automatically heated and cooled temperature-sensitive ceramic shells, with design recommendation ultimately implemented.

Created design using SolidWorks to facilitate manufacture of conveyor, saving corporation $160k per machine in manufacturing costs, $26k in electricity costs annually and $20k in labor costs, also resulting in 3x production rate increase.

Conducted control-variate experiments, analyzed production data, detected root cause, and re-evaluated machine design to diagnose chronic problems of wax injection equipment; designed solution that led to better surface finish, less porosity, greater strength of stainless steel products, lower rework rate, lower machine down time, higher production rate, product quality and performance, and customer satisfaction.

Solution decreased machine down time from 20 to 5 days annually, saving labor and tool cost of approximately $6,000 per year.

Solution increased customer satisfaction resulting in $0.3 million additional sales to annual corporate revenue of $11 million.

ISU DEPT. OF INDUSTRIAL & MANUFACTURING SYSTEM ENGINEERING, Ames, Iowa 2015

Department research emphasizes the following: Operations Research and Analytics; Advanced Manufacturing; Human Factors and Ergonomics; Systems Engineering and Engineering Management.

Research Assistant

Built optimization model that scientifically showed farmers how to determine optimal crop planning size for genetically different corn seed that would maximize crop yield by precise treatments of each farm segment.

Conducted literature review on mapping methods and potential math model constrains related to irrigation and soil properties that not only helped establish theoretical framework for topic, defining key terms, definitions, terminology, identifying previous studies, models, and case studies supporting topic, but saved other project researchers time and effort.

Presented at Undergraduate Student Research Assistant Forum to 30+ industry leaders from Boeing and John Deere, professors, and students resulting in introducing model to John Deere Executive to identify model commercialization possibilities.

EATON CORPORATION HYDRAULICS FACTORY, Shanghai, China 2014

Power management company that sells products to customers in 175+ countries with 2015 sales of $20.9 billion, and approximately 95,000 employees.

Quality Engineering Intern

Performed in-depth Quality System & Environmental Health and Safety Assessments on four potential suppliers to ensure they passed corporation’s minimum standard score.

Provided advice to suppliers on how to improve their production processes.

Tracked suppliers’ performance to maintain high quality and lower cost of hydraulic products.

Researched new suppliers in foreign markets to alleviate increasing labor cost in China.

Worked alongside executive management developing and negotiating contracts with potential suppliers.

Awards Distinctions

ISU Honors Student Board Outreach Chair, 2015 - 2016

ISU Pi Day Committee Member of Tau Beta Pi, 2015

Scholarship Recipient, The W. Edwards Deming Institute, 2015

Nominee, ISU College of Engineering Dean’s List, 2012, 2013, 2015

ISU Career Fair Ambassador, 2014

American Cancer Society, Relay for Life Fundraiser, 2014

Scholarship Recipient, Tau Beta Pi, 2012 - 2013

Tutor, Ames High School Mathematics, 2012 - 2013

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