Engineer

DHRUV PANCHAL

US Citizen **************@*****.*** 732-***-**** Willing to relocate/travel

EDUCATION

Duke University, Durham NC Graduate Teaching Assistant, Data Analytics/Visualization Graduation: Dec ‘19

Master of Engineering Management Courses: Strategy, Operations, Supply Chain, Decision Sciences, IP Law

New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark NJ ASME President, Pi Tau Sigma Honors Society Graduation: Aug ‘15

B.S. Mechanical Engineering (Cum Laude), Minor: Applied Math Courses: Stress Analysis, Thermodynamics

Global Engineering Education Exchange Fellow: Cardiff University, UK Courses: Sustainable Energy, Vector Calculus

SKILLS/LEADERSHIP

BA: SQL, Python, Matlab, Minitab, Labview MS Office, Visio, Project/Primavera, Crystalball, Salesforce, Adv Excel (Vlookup, Indexing, Forecasting, Monte Carlo Simulation, StatTools, Macros, Solver, VBA) CAD: Solidworks, NX, Creo

Analytical: Predictive analytics, regression, forecasting, Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, Kaizen, hypothesis, casual inference, DOE

SAP: IBP, ERP, SRM PLM: Agile, ARAS, EZDOC, PTC Windchill, Teamcenter Data Viz: Qlikview, Tableau, Power BI

Soft: PSM-I certified, accountable, on-time, analytical, self-starting, agile, data-driven, team-player, negotiator, detail-oriented

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Systems Engineer, Northrop Grumman, Orlando, FL Jun ‘20 - Present

Security Clearance Level: Secret Develop Live and Synthetic Air Domain Network (L&SADN) systems that support simulation programs for the US Air Force, enabling a worldwide distributed mission training capability over secure network.

Perform technical planning, analyse system requirements analysis, identify impacts to design specs and requirements

Adopt systems level thinking using CalTech Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) using Dassault Cameo Enterprise

Evaluate SysML structures/models, trade studies, System Readiness Review, Critical Design Review, system development

Product owner, developer: Adopt PSM-I Agile methods and conduct sprint planning, review, retrospective; develop use-cases

Product Engineer, Redbock, Contract, Client: Medtronic, Jacksonville, FL Nov ‘19 - March ‘20

ECN: Led Engineering Change Orders through Agile PLM, and maintained Nerve Integrity Monitor 3.0, Consoles and Sophono lines through kaizen activities, designing fixtures, reflecting NCMRs in SAP ERP, saving redundant shipping costs

MUV: Modulated the Material Usage Variance as per Annual Operating Plan, probing root causes saving $5500 in FY20Q3

Project Engineer, PDS Tech, Contract, Client: Collins Aerospace, San Diego, CA June ‘19 - Nov ‘19

Project Mgmt: Info, materials, cash flow of 1200 NPI Dassault BizJet tools saving $20k/day across supply chain

Adv Excel: Utilized Vlookup, VBA, indexing, macro, data links, pivot charts to monitor engineering/tool readiness

Analytics: Used forecasting/predictive and statistical trend analysis highlighting critical tools required by the end customer

Supply Chain Buyer: Created 30% RFP, RFQ, contract docs in SAP aligning with strategic sourcing, indirect procurement

BI: Utilized Power BI dashboarding product/business metrics for internal/external reporting using unstructured data sets.

SQL, Python: Data retrieving with queries and manipulation, mining of columns of work packages, tool orders

Gantt Chart: Traced whereabouts of tools in Microsoft Project leading execution of contracted work and flowchart on Visio

Reported to Director of Tool Engineering (similar to Contract Account Manager duties) ensuring the planning, budgeting, scheduling, cost reporting of the Dassault tool orders contractors is compliant and full integrated.

Operations Engineer, Client: Johnson and Johnson Medical Devices, Irvine, CA Jun ’17 - May ‘18

Network Optimization Project: Led out-transferring 100+ capital equipment to external manufacturer Jabil>make to buy

CCB, Reluctant cross-functional teams: Completed a master ECN by getting approvals from like Finance, Regulatory Affairs, DCC, R&D, Ops, Supply Chain, Production, Warehousing, Plant/Supplier Quality, Mfg in less than expected time.

Budget savings: 20% of client’s recurring costs due to troubleshooting/maintenance in their capital equipment production

Quality Engineer, Client: Johnson and Johnson Medical Devices, Irvine, CA May ‘16 – May ‘17

Quality Assurance: Drafted/executed MPVP/R per MVI, for relocation of 45-60 gauges, 2 mission critical equipment like Coordinate Measuring Machine, performed clean room validations using PPE, design input/output V&V (ISO 14644-1)

Truck Validation: Performed DOE analysis, hypothesis testing, process capability and linear regression on Minitab per process risk level to ensure optimal temperature/humidity data points are within process control limits in the truck transporting sensitive BI and Cyclesure saving substantial costs, reducing damages to the products, also winning the lowest bid

Supplier Quality: Managed supplier certification, processing of supplier submission of NC and MRB processes, executed CAPA probe from issue identification to implementing solution and effectiveness monitoring per cGxP per FDA/EUMDR

Lowered product returns by 8% saving $205k and reduced customer complaints to almost nil with support center

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