Pawan Wankhede

313-***-**** adjklk@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Summary

Pursuing Master’s in Industrial Engineering with a year of experience of working in cross-functional teams in the tier-1 automotive supplier. Worked as a Process improvement engineer to enhance and execute production and process improvement at NRB Bearings. Worked as production engineer intern at Audi India. Core competencies

Technical Hypermesh, Minitab, Catia, Ansys, PFMEA, C/C++, Python, PPAP, APQP, AutoCAD, 5S, TQM, TPM, Visio, MS Project.

Problem Solving DFMEA, PDCA, 5Why’s, Failure/Risk analysis, Root Cause Analysis, 8D, Kaizen, 5S, DMAIC, TPM, Industry Experience

NRB bearings, India, Quality Engineer Aug 19 - July 20

• Perform Root causes analysis using 8D and 5Why process and implement CAPA, resulting in overall 20% less defective products and saving $0.7M on rework

• Participated in the APQP (Advance Product Quality Planning) meetings to review existing quality assurance system and implemented procedural revisions with a team of quality and manufacturing engineers

• Following ISO 9001:2015, IATF 16949 standards from the quality standpoint; conducting quality and 5S audits for plant

• Ensure that all defective parts and their associated defects are documented in accordance with established procedures

• Coordinated with the Manufacturing team to implement the changes suggested

• Performed Failure analysis using Root cause Analysis, 5 Why’s when the equipment fails unexpectedly, suggested improvement and prepared an after-action report.

• Approved finished product by confirming specification & visual inspection, returning product for rework and confirming rework

Audi India, Aurangabad, MH, India, Production Engineer Intern Aug 17 – Dec17

• Created production schedule using MS Project and monitored the progress according to the timeline

• Assisted quality managers in PFMEA, PPAP, APQP for Audi A4’s door assembly.

• Conducted 5S walks and documented observations to report 5S audit score

• Responsible for weekly Continuous Improvement audits

• Converted existing Work Instructions and Test instructions into Skoda’s standard working document formats

• Assisted Quality Engineers to update quality document SAE Baja, Team Kraftwagen, Manufacturing Head March 16 -17

• Welding, designing fixture and selection of material for the roll cage

• Design facility layout for the assembly of the ATV

• Reduced cost of the ATV by manufacturing in house brake caliper and rotor

• Successfully validated strength of the ATV by performing crash test, roll over and side impact test

• Designed the chassis of the ATV using Auto CAD, Solid Works and Catia, validated the design using ANSYS and Hypermesh Academic Projects

Improving Process Cycle Time at Digvijay Industries time Using Lean Principals Jan 20– April 20

• Created Value Stream Map to identify current process and suggested improvement to reduce waste and improve lead time

• Implemented Kanban system at the final assembly section to reduce the non-Value-added time from 22.5 min to 3.5min

• Implemented Poke yoke at welding station to improve FTQ (First time quality)

• Implemented 5S to optimize inventory space for MS metal sheets Behavioral Study of Hydraulic Braking System Bachelors Project 17-18

• Changed the traditional brake pad material and replaced it with custom brake pad which wear out 35% less and weighs 20 % less than the standard brake pad used in cars

• Custom designed the brake caliper to reduce the size and weight of the caliper by 20 % and 70 % respectively

• Changed the material of the brake caliper from steel to aluminum 7050 to increase the braking efficiency and reduce the braking effort of the driver

• Performed structural, thermal and CFD analysis using Ansys to design the brake rotor Academic Qualification

Master’s in Industrial and Systems Engineering Detroit MI. GPA 3.66 Anticipated Graduation – April 21 Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering Pune India. GPA 3.4 Aug 14 – July 18

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