GEORGE NAHAR, P.E.
*** ***** ****** ***** *******, Georgia 30024
678-***-**** (Cell) ******@*****.*** USA Citizen
SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER – Product Design/Development
Holder of 16 USA patents and others pending. Grand prize winner of American Product Excellence (APEX). Proficient with Creo 4.0 (15 yrs.), Windchill and SolidWorks 2015, Sheet metal, Injection molded plastic, Casting, Stress analysis, Finite element analysis, large databases, complex assemblies and drawings. Strong innovation and cost reduction skills. Love design challenges. Excellent communication. Working knowledge of machine shop and sheet metal fabrication.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Esterline Federal, Duluth GA (Contractor) 05/2015-Present
Senior Mechanical Engineer, Defense and aerospace products
Design, modification and changes to existing product line. New casting design, cost reduction and new product introduction. Electronic packaging, displays, cables, connector and thermal analysis. Shock and vibration, Equipment design, Root cause analysis, BOM and complete drawings. Involved in projects from concept to prototype to production including production fixtures. Also worked on labels, surface treatment, machining, gaskets etc. Received excellent reviews and raises. Use Windchill and Creo 4.0
Product is moving to India
Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta GA (Contractor) 01/2014-04/2015
Mechanical engineer, Freestyle Coke dispenser machine (Coke’s latest high tech machine)
New product development, root cause analysis (RCA) & redesign, stress analysis, electronic PCB/LCD packaging, cabling, cost reduction. This involves sheet metal, plastics, glass, hardware, gasket, cost reduction, prototyping, large assemblies, drawings etc.
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO, Atlanta, GA 01/2009-01/14
Lead Mechanical Engineer, Energy group
Design/development of Electric meters. Made innovative new design, substantial product improvements and cost reduction. Injection molded plastic, mechanism design, tolerance study; and 6-sigma analysis, heat transfer, root cause and stress analysis. Supervise draftsmen and consultant to other engineers.
Reduced $10.30/meter cost by innovative design and got several awards and Patents.
MEADWESTVACO CORP., Smyrna, GA 05/2006-11/2008
Senior Mechanical Engineer, High Speed Packaging Equipment
Designed automated glass drop out to clear broken glass, fallen bottle/can for high speed packaging equipment (2 patents pending).
Generated numerous cost reductions, machine performance improvements and redesigns. Work involved lot of sheet metal, machining, welding etc.
SPECTRX INC., Norcross, GA 02/2005-04/06
(Start-up medical device company)
Senior Mechanical Engineer, Medical Devices
Designed and developed new medical devices for cancer treatment and ancillary uses.
Calculated and selected motors, gears, fan, sensors and other devices including heat load, bearings.
Created innovative designs and material selection. Parts involved machining, weldment, sheet metal and plastics injection molding from concept to prototype to production including material selection.
NCR CORPORATION, Duluth, GA (20 years) 06/1985-1/05
Consultant Mechanical Engineer, Business machines
Designed and developed all NCR grocery store scanners. Developed model 7875 scanner, which is still rated No. 1 in industry. Received several awards and recognitions from company.
Developed all aspects of high performance scanner from concept to testing, design, prototype, material selection, cost analysis, vendor liaison, tooling, production fixture and complex drawings.
Designed and developed intricate plastic parts, complex casting, sheet metal, extrusion, rubber, glass, adhesives and also shipping packages in a team environment.
Performed stress analysis, bearing and motor selection, load calculation, heat transfer, spring and snap design, air flow, problem solving, production support and resolved field issues.
Lowered service and parts cost by design optimization of complex electro mechanical parts.
EDUCATION
MSME - University of Hawaii, Honolulu HI (4.0 GPA)
MBA – Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL (3.6 GPA)
BSME - Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), India - top 5% of class
Licensed Professional Engineer (P. E.)- Came First in State of Illinois
References:
Esterline Federal
Sam Orr, manager Coca-Cola Corp.
Greg Miller, Senior Project Manager and my team leader
M. Murtaza, GE Manager and my supervisor
P. Desai, Engineer and co-worker at GE
Barry Mergenthaler, Senior Manager (now retired) and my supervisor at NCR Corp