Dhruvik Patel

Mailing Address: Mobile: +1-832-***-****

**** ***** **, *** *, Beaumont, TX 77705 Email: ade27z@r.postjobfree.com SUMMARY:

o Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering and Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering. o Certification of Completion for Six Sigma Green Belt and Lean manufacturing o Certification of Completion for Solid Works CAD Software Basic & Advanced approved by Dassault system o Compiles and analyzes operational, test, and research data to help establish performance standards for newly designed or modified equipment or product.

o Coordinates design efforts to meet production schedules and provide project task estimates/updates to technical lead and project engineers.

o Knowledge of Flow and Instrumentation Diagram (F&ID), Piping and Instrumentation diagram (P&ID) & Process flow diagram (PFD).

o Knowledge and Experienced of Fabrication techniques and Manufacturing processes of Metals and Plastics. o Knowledge and experienced with a variety of Manufacturing processes such as Sheet metal fabrication, Injection Molding, Casting, wire drawing and rapid prototyping. o Knowledge of thermoplastic processing, ceramics, glass and its manufacturing processes. o Knowledge of Lean manufacturing, 5S, TQC (Total Quality control), Six-sigma, Kaizen, Kanban, production & Process plan-layout and BOM.

o Knowledge and Hands on experienced with Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis

(PFMEA), Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED), design for Manufacturability (DFM), design for assembly (DFA) o Understanding of CNC Lathe, Milling, Drilling, Cutting, Shaper, Grinding, and Turret punch press, Bending machines

o Hands on experience in managing the entire process of production involving planning schedules, deploying manpower & timely attainment of production targets. WORK EXPERIENCE:

Formosa Plastics Group, Texas, USA Jan’19 - Feb’20 Manufacturing Engineer

o Responsible for all manufacturing engineering matters relating to new product launches including process development, reducing cost, identifying required facility improvements, specification of tooling and equipment. o Confers with other functional management, engineering, and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, and other considerations to facilitate production processes. o Partnered with Maintenance and Safety to create a leaner footprint for facility operations by implementing an efficiency training program and redefining the facility layout. o Managed Engineering and Maintenance departments of 25 people through planning and execution of $15 million in projects.

o Performed continuous improvement work in the areas of productivity improvements, lean manufacturing, labor reduction, cost savings and new manufacturing technologies. o Improve manufacturing efficiency by analyzing and planning workflow, space requirements, and equipment layout. o Solve engineering problems associated with manufacturing, Product design, Quality and other equipment operations by Root Cause Analysis-RCAs to troubleshoot the problem. o Conducted Time study Analysis on manufacturing Process and removing non-value added (NVA) activities, suggested Improvements resulting in reduction of takt time. o Generates ECO's & EWR’s and completes ECO implementations according to established processes, providing implementation requirements, supports and addresses daily production issues related manufacturing. o Confer with 5S to improve setups at operators' stations to increase safety, Product quality, reduce waste and down time.

o Developed process flows with cycle times, motion & time studies, work instructions, tooling, and control plans. o Confers with vendors to determine product specifications and arrange for purchase of equipment, materials, or parts, and evaluates products according to specifications and quality standards. Shaurya Fab Solution, India Apr’16 - Jun’18

Manufacturing Lead Engineer

o Reconfigured 5,000-square-foot plant layout, which improved worker efficiency, reduced material waste by 12% monthly and reclaimed 750 square feet of space.

o Provided engineering excellence for three new product introductions, handling all phases of manufacturing from concept through production launch with SOP’s & control plans. o Led a Maintenance team, reduced downtime by 20% and Maintenance costs by 15%. o Designed customer Kan Ban system that reduced inventory levels by 30%. o Eliminated ergonomic and safety risks associated with the process and reduced cycle time by 10%. Annual cost savings of Rupee of 120K.

o Provided on-going support for modification and de-bugging of manufacturing and material handler automation equipment, resulting in a major reduction in down time. o Managed pre-design discovery, 3D modeling, prototype build, mold construction, quality and test plans, and order fulfillment.

o Perform PFMEAs analysis on existing manufacturing process and designs new methods in order to improve product flow, Quality, cycle time, and provides flexibility for future expansion into existing and new products. o Determine Jigs, tooling, fixture and equipment need for CNC manufacturing and improve the existing manufacturing methods by redesigning or adding fixtures. o Product design for injection molding, electrical interconnect systems, heat extraction and vibration control. o Performed electro-mechanical assemblies.

o Provides manufacturing decision-making information by calculating production, material, labor and material costs, reviewing production schedules, estimating future requirements, Line balancing, Value stream mapping. o Provide shop floor support on manufacturing issue through the use of Root Cause Analysis-RCAs to troubleshoot the problem and recommend remedial correction, Engineering Change Request-ECRs & ECOs. o Identifying area of opportunities for manufacturing process & tooling improvements by applying Lean tools 5S, Kaizen, Kanban, DMAIC, 5W, 8D, Ishikawa, VSM, Visual Management, that result in reduction of HPU, cycle time, takt time & cost reduction for Product.

o Develop control plans for manufacturing processes including control charts and statistical process control (SPC) and Measurement System Analysis (MSA). Evaluated data on manufacturing process leading to product yield and reliability enhancement, resulting in substantial burn-in reduction. o Monitor and inspecting employee’s performance to ensure that safe work practice, HS&E procedures and policies and standard manufacturing procedures are followed. Developed and implemented an employee-led safety program, reduced incidences by 15%.

Project Management:

o Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support the business goals and maintain overall project schedules and plans.

o Maintain SAP Master Data for product up to date includes Product costing and lead time, Router and BOM setup. o Develop and organize appropriate Product life cycle design reviews & record and issue official minutes. COMPUTER SKILLS:

o Solid works: Solid works CAD Software 2011/10 Basic and Advanced as Sheet metal design, Weldment, Assemblies, Tooling, Enclosures, Design and Detail Drawing, Product and Assembly drawing, Work instruction and Sub- assemblies

o ARENA: Project simulation software to analyze time motion study. o AutoCAD: AutoCAD Basic and Advanced

o Siemens: 8280D Sinumerik, NX design.

o Creo/PROE: Basic and advanced

o Lean Manufacturing Tools: 5S, Six-sigma, Kaizen, Kanban, Visual Management, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis (PFMEA), Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED), Quick changeover, Design for Manufacturability & assembly (DFM & DFA), Process Troubleshooting o SAP, ENOVIA

o Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Power Point, Project, Visio, Pivot Tables, Macros, Formula, Charts o CNC Machining: Lathe, Milling, Drilling, Punching, Bending, and Welding o C and C++, HTML, CSS, Java Script, MySQL, Python, R o Certification for R essential, Python for Data Science, Python for Data Analysis from IBM. EDUCATION:

o M.S in Industrial Engineering Aug’18 – May’20

Lamar University, Texas, USA

o B.E in Mechanical Engineering Aug’14 – Apr’18

Gujarat Technological University, L D College Of Engineering, Gujarat, India