Engineer Mechanical

ALAN THOMAS VARUGHESE

Fremont, CA ***** 859-***-**** ***********@*****.***

MANUFACTURING PROCESS ENGINEER

Driven Manufacturing Process Engineer with experience in process design, continuous improvement activities, design of tools and fixtures.

CORE PROFICIENCIES

Root Cause Analysis Design Specifications Process Improvement PFMEA Project Management

Leadership & Development Team Training & Mentoring Statistical Analysis Technical Documentation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Precision Resource Inc., Manufacturing Engineer Co-Op, KY, USA June 2017 to December 2017

Collaborated with design team, quality team, assembly associates and technicians to develop manufacturing instructions, procedures, routings, training plans, and validation plans.

Used problem solving methodologies such as 5Why’s, 8D’s, Fishbone Diagram to effectively resolve production quality issues and safety issues.

Worked with cross functional team on bill of material review, engineering data collection, and implemented engineering change orders.

Trained assembly associates with new procedures and manufacturing instructions.

Helped maintain part conformity to quality requirements through adequate control measures.

Designed fixtures and tooling using SolidWorks and worked with vendors for fabrication of the same.

Supported production line with daily production activities, travelers, assembly tools, and other continuous improvement activities.

Performed MTM analysis to determine work content for setting up new production lines.

Calculated Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) to improve productivity of the manufacturing line.

Helped quality team with designing go/ no-go gages, and test procedures.

Performed PFMEA on existing and new processes and resolved process risks.

Calculated Takt time based on customer demand to setup balanced workstations.

Special Technical Services LLC., Mechanical Engineer, Muscat, Oman October 2011 to August 2014

Designed piping systems and supports utilizing ASME 31.3, developed isometrics, specifications, BOM, and cost estimates.

Coordinated with clients, project engineers, clients' departments, manufacturers, and others to clarify project requirements, develop, and deliver drawings and specifications.

Interfaced with technical staff in related disciplines, collaborating on design concepts and specifications, project review, and execution planning.

Provided technical support to Maintenance and Operations, increasing fixed equipment availability and reducing maintenance costs. Ordered parts and machinery for maintenance activities.

Applied standard engineering principles, theories, concepts, and troubleshooting methods in scope development to provide solutions for fixed equipment issues.

Provided workable solutions to reduction of maintenance costs, without compromising production targets or asset integrity.

Monitored mean time between equipment failures and performed root cause analysis to create solutions and eliminate chronic equipment issues.

Created Work Instructions and conducted training for technicians.

FACT Engineering and Design Organization (FEDO), Intern February 2010 to April 2010

Performed calculation of the pipe wall thickness, considering stress factors, in compliance with ASME and API standards.

Studied cathodic protection methods for the pipeline.

EDUCATION

Master of Science – Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky 2015-2019

Thesis: Effective Modulus of Cracked Bodies - FEA

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering, Anna University 2006-2010

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

DFMA GD&T FEA Vibrations Machine Design Advanced Dynamics Strength of Materials

Fracture Mechanics FMEA PPAP Gage R&R APQP SCAR ASME 31.3 3D Printing Fluid Mechanics Modal Analysis HVAC

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

Creo Catia Ansys SAP R/3 Microsoft Office Suite AutoCAD MATLAB SolidWorks C++

Microsoft Project Primavera Inventor Python AutoCAD Plant Java

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