Engineer Quality

SAGAR MEWADA

Louisville, KY Cell: +1-313-***-**** Email: adb2vm@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn: SagarMewada

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position as an Engineer in leading company as a Quality, Manufacturing, Process and Lean Engineer to utilize my technical, interpersonal, managerial and industrial skills and experience.

EDUCATION

Wayne State University, MS in Industrial Engineering August 2017 - May 2019

Gujarat Technological University, BE in Mechanical Engineering August 2013 - May 2017

TOOLS

Six Sigma

PPAP

Poke-Yoke

Pareto analysis

KPIV, KPOV

GD&T

Kanban

ISO 9001:2015

Visio

Power BI

PolyVista

Infinity QS

MS Excel

FDA Regulation

21CFR 820

ISO/TS 16949

CERTIFICATION

Achieved a certification for Black Belt Six Sigma

Certified AutoCAD user by Autodesk University

Certified Creo user by PTC University

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Quality Engineer – Tech Mahindra (Americas) Inc. Sep 2019 - Present

Client GE Appliances, Louisville, KY, USA

Leading cross functional teams in development of local Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) and addressing high RPN risks.

Performing quality engineering reviews of design documentation for compliances with GE Appliances standards requirement.

Redesigning (AutoCAD, Creo and Solidworks) appliances components to reduce product cost, identifying & qualifying new component & supplier on current product according to engineering principles of GE Appliances GD&T standards.

Inspecting and Qualifying the incoming purchased components and raw materials through supplier and PPAP and creating a report for statistical data to maintain quality of product.

Reviews and Qualifying drawings prior to going into Manufacturing department to ensure that drawings are complete and design intent is clearly represented.

Leading the Cross Functional Team to implement and develop new color PVD/Wet Paint/Powder finishes with supplier and analyzing lab testing result for Finishes and Graphics qualification.

Analyze SPC data for process improvement, root cause, corrective actions and other activities.

Reviewed supplier manufacturing processes and communicating with suppliers on continuous improvement process and value enhancement opportunities.

Engaging in assigning the suppliers and implementation of APQP to deliver successful new multi-Product finishes launch with robust PPAP disciplines that meets Program launch milestones requirements.

Quality Engineering Co-op - Kohler Co., Kohler, WI, USA Jan 2019 – August 2019

Worked with cross functional team for PVD and Plating process improvement by implementing Statistical Process Control (SPC) in each machine and analyzed the data to identify potential Root Causes.

Inspected and audited the incoming raw material, purchased components at every stage and qualified the material through PPAP process.

Gave on hands Training to the users for finish appearance tests for brushed, polished, PVD, powder coating coated and performed MSA. Managed Logistics, developed test material, training tools for lab certification globally.

Used SPECTROPHOTOMETER and GLOSS METER for measuring the reflectivity, Glossiness, surface roughness, color differences, and accurate HUE identification.

Developed Process map, PFMEA & control plan for qualification of process & products printed in 3d printing machine and assisted in implementing infinity QS software.

Checked SPC and Process capability of every production run in 3d printing Additive Manufacturing machine.

Global SOP making for standardized Quality Labs in China, North America and India. It includes 18 certifying tests and 10 verifying tests for Faucets Quality. Followed ASTM and ASME standards.

Analyzed warranty claim data using PolyVista and identified the top issues to drive the corrective and preventive actions and created a Power BI report.

Parallel project of part design with NPI: Implemented machine vision system using 3d laser scanning technology (Keyence) for measuring Flatness, Parallelism, brushing pattern and surface roughness of NPD parts, which replaced CMM. Compared blueprints (SKU) of China, India, France and North America to make standards GD&T practice in Global Plants. Worked with cross functional team to provide agreements, questionnaires and NDA’s.

Assisted for looking up of quality of incoming material, managing globally supplier relations and leading corrective actions for non-conforming material.

Performed (MSA) of X-ray plating thickness measurement on brass, zinc and plastic substrate in global groups. Implemented advance XDLM/XDAL series X-ray device for measuring plating thickness more accurately.

Implemented SAP Quality Module, created Power Bi Quality reports for die cast, plating, PVD and finished good audit and identified new approval process. Prepared standardized job instruction sheet for SAP QM.

Multi factor DOE: Effect of shape, temperature, ph. level on corrosion resistance of Cr, Ni plated parts & PVD coated parts. Salt spray test up to 96 hours (4 classes of 24-hour cycles each) according to ASTM G85 standard.

Quality Engineering Co-op - Gujarat Foundry, Gujarat July 2016 – Aug 2017

Developed and implemented Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for various process for the Quality Department.

Comprehended innovative and robust visual checks and measurement test leading to framework improving overall quality performance by applying 5S & 7QC tools.

Participated in completing PPAP packages and completing 8D reports for a customer by backtracking the information and implementing CAPA.

Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) of casted products, maintaining process capability (Cp & Cpk) values.

Perform regular supplier oversight activities including supplier audits; report on findings to appropriate business partners.

Worked with senior engineers to conduct FMEA for defective components and determined preventive actions.

Inspected the quality of casted product using CMM and communicated with clients to address quality issues.

Supplier Quality Eng Intern - Windsor Machine PVT-LTD (Injection Molding), May 2016 – June 2016

First Article Inspected on raw materials received through APQP process to achieve Production Part Approval Process.

Issued, reviewed and improved- the supplier corrective actions plan using an 8D approach.

Analyze data to identify areas for improvement in the quality system.

Performed internal investigation regarding raw material and supplier issues. Managed 6 supplier CAPA.

PROJECTS

Reduce Scrap and improve quality in Grinding and electroplating process. (Six Sigma Black Belt Project).

Used Six Sigma (DMAIC) & PDCA methodology to identify & control the process variation and improve process yield. Used MS Project for managing the project.

Collected and analyzed data using various tools like Gage R & R, SPC, ANOVA, DOE to understand the process.

Conducted fishbone analysis, FMEA, 8D process flow, prioritization matrix to investigate the root cause of the problem and created a controlled chart with working with Cross-Functional Team.

Reduced stain, pits, porosity and in-process damage by 33% and improved Six Sigma level from 2.04 to 2.32.

Design and Experimental Analysis on Neodymium Magnet Generator

We generated a power through mechanism of magnetic repulsion using a high grade of magnet- Neodymium magnet.

Used AutoCAD 2D, 3D & Creo to design the model. Analyzed the ANSYS report. Generated an energy of 110 Watt.

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