25+ Years Sr Mechanical Engineer

Rajesh Kadavegere

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SR. MECHANICAL ENGINEER

HIGHLIGHTS

Mechanical design and analysis expert over 25 years of experience in Material handling system, Special purpose Machines, Automation equipment’s, Lifting Devices, Offshore Marine Cranes, Shipboard Marine Cranes, Subsea Lifting, Heavy equipment design and development.3D Design and Simulation Software’s (Skilled in 3D & 2D CAD) & Geometric dimensioning (GD & T). Product Optimization, Sales & Marketing with Technical Expertise. Product Development & Management: Ownership of complete product from customer design specification, resource allocation, project plan & deliverables, ordering long lead & expensive items, involvement with initial conceptual design with designers, checking the product from strength point, delivering the product, handling any issues after sale, meeting & customer satisfaction after use.

Team Management: Experience in leading team based out of multi-location and varied functional areas namely – sales, marketing, operations, engineering, service & technology. After Sales: Confers with engineers to resolve malfunctions, providing technical information, investigating failures, make repair & recommendations.

Entrepreneurial: Experience in outsourcing the proto-types for trade shows exhibitions & marketing reasons, market research, presentation pitch, interaction with outside sales team all over the globe for finding new opportunities for team. Quality Control: Checking part & assembly prints, engineering specifications for manufacturing, tolerances, co-coordinating with onsite & overseas surveyors with product validation ex. Load tests, meeting international rules & regulations, etc. Cost Control: Analyzing and budgeting developments of manufacturing costs and control, if required out sourcing jobs to other countries or within efficient local vendors. Estimate costs and submit bids for clients to build product as per requested specifications and budget.

Product Achievements: Overall reduced the cost of product by 25 - 30%, increased the volume of products by 30-40% each year which in turn reduced the lead time of delivery, controlled the work load with sharing work. Outsourcing: Experience in outsourcing and importing a major expensive components, continuous monitoring and improvements of technologies etc. with introduction of lighter & high strength steels, new welding technologies, and training people with concerned area of improvements.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION:

• “Weighing Scale Optimization” using FEM. This product called “CUTE” has been patented & received a cash prize for the same.

• “Best Designer” for the year 2003 by Satyam Computers.

• Success of project has been published in Textron Newsletter with appreciation from Managing Director of GTC & Director of Automation Division, USA. Was awarded as “Excellence Employee for 2006” by Textron Inc

• Innovative lighter & Strong offshore marine crane published in SSAB magazine with my interview; https://www.dropbox.com/s/98lf95j4a0jlvb0/SSABWorld_NPCC%20Page.pdf?dl=0 EDUCATION QUALIFICATION:

• Bachelor of Engineering with “Mechanical Engineering” specialization from Basaveshwar Engineering College, Bagalkot, Karnataka State, India, from Dec,1996 – Dec 2000 PROFESSIONAL TRAINING:

• Professional Training “Pro-E Wildfire-2” from PTC, India. Nov. 2006

• Proficiency course Program “Design Break Through Products” from Indian Institute of Science

(IISC), India August 2005

• Proficiency course Program “Finite Element Analysis (FEM theory, concepts, application and expert user capability of FEA software)” from Indian Institute of Science IISC), India Jan 2001

• Certification of studies in “Failure Analysis of Industrial Components” from Indian Institute of Management (IIT), India August 2005

• Certification of studies in “Project Management” from Indian Project Management Institute, India Feb 2006

• Certification of studies in “ANSYS Advanced Course” from ANSYS, India Sept 2006 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

NAUTICAL STRUCTURES INDUSTRIES, INC. has a key wholly-owned subsidiary, North Pacific Crane Company, Seattle, WA USA

2009 – 2025, Reporting to

Sr. Mechanical Engineer - Structural Supervisor: VP Sales & Marketing Responsibilities:

1. Design & Analysis of Shipboard, Offshore & Sub-sea cranes namely 140 Ton, 110 Ton, 100 Ton, 95 Ton, 85 Ton, 75 Ton, 70 Ton, 65 Ton, 60 Ton, 50 Ton of various reach 50, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 100, 105, 110, 120, 130, 145, etc. with ABS, B.V, Lloyd’s Approved and Certified. 2. Analyze customers’ industrial and commercial crane design proposals and specifications to evaluate feasibility, cost and maintenance requirements.

3. Conceptual generation of new design and issuing a general arrangement layout after interaction with client. 4. Coordinating with internal sales and marketing team, outside vendors for the cost estimation for the commercial quote.

5. Structural design calculation submission – offshore & marine cranes to meet the lifting appliance rules & regulations from American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Bureau of VERITAS (BV), Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) and Lloyd’s, etc. Co-ordination with above Bureau in resolving their comments/handling surveyor clarifications till the final certification stage.

6. Preliminary conceptual structural analysis using hand calculations and FEA software’s. Few project list for references can be accessed from my drop box link; https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xv3nix6wcltmg9z/AAAjQOqkouayn3UOjas62I8la?dl=0 https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Yr-pccl2DKmHM4iXVcBEjvCtclNsUz4R 7. Research, design and evaluate industrial crane alternatives. 8. Specify crane components and direct modification of cranes to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications.

9. Oversee installation, operation, maintenance and load testing as per bureau rules to ensure proper installation and functioning.

10. Read and interpret crane blueprints drawn by other engineers, supervise engineers and correct for the final release to manufacturing.

11. Evaluating the technical drawings, schematics and computer-generated reports by my team for the final acceptance to revert back to management, manufacturing & client 12. Confer with other engineers to resolve crane malfunctions and provide technical information to client to resolve the issues.

13. Investigate crane equipment failures, diagnose faulty operation, make repair recommendations and provide feedback to design engineers on customer problems and needs. 14. Welding failure analysis, generating welding procedures, welding quality test procedures, proof load test for weld failure structural crane components as per AWS standards. 15. Optimization of major crane components using ANSYS workbench software, generating the technical report for customer view, assisting in writing installation procedure for complete crane. 16. Responsible for outsourcing the major components manufacturing jobs & helping vendors in resolving the technical issues.

Textron GTC, Bangalore, India 2008 - 2009, Reporting to Senior CAE Engineer – Textron Greenlee Business Unit Product Manager, UK Responsibilities:

1. Performed and validated analysis of new and existing products using Ansys & Cosmos software. 2. Interpreting design concepts, determining nature and type of required design. 3. Analyzing product or equipment specifications and performance requirements and data. 4. Determining nature of technical problems and solutions. 5. Preparing details, sub-assembly drawings, assembly drawings and other engineering specifications for manufacture of prototypes and products from sketches, marked prints, layouts or CAD models using Solid Works 3D Modeling software 6. Initiated required changes to engineering documents as specified by engineering change notices. 7. Performed tolerance analysis in keeping with drafting and standard engineering department practices and procedures. 8. Met deadlines and advised management of problems including backlogs and other potential schedule interruptions. 9. Communicated improvements and suggestions to department manager and/or other company management; and adhered to safe practices and procedures.

10. Analyzed and budgeted new product development and manufacture costs within India. 11. Created documentation for new products as well as supported the existing products working with engineers, drafters, and other personnel.

12. Initiated required changes to engineering documents as instructed by engineers on Engineering Change Notices. Shining Emotional Surplus Private Limited, Bangalore, India 2007 - 2008, Reporting to Business Principal – Project Management (Branding and Product Design) Senior Manager Responsibilities:

1. Provided leadership to the company; to achieve its long term vision and short term plans on a quarter-to-quarter basis.

2. Relevant expenses for business development projected at the beginning of the month for approval of the management.

3. Managed technical design team from assigning resource, responsibilities, target setting, training new hires, recruitment, etc.

4. Handled all project issues, deliverables and resolved engineering issues. 5. Projected relevant expenses for business and cost cutting of manufacturing 6. Negotiated time line, budgetary cost, demonstration of actual expenses to client & management. 7. Development for management approval, linked expenses to annual budget. 8. Achieved annual revenue of 8 Crores ($1.3 Million USD) generation targets in new product design from new clients. Rewarded with 0.5% incentive for the specified revenue generation. Textron GTC, Bangalore, India 2004 - 2007, Reporting to CAD Designer – Automation (Textron Fastening Business Unit) Product Manager, USA & MD, India Responsibilities:

1. Worked with engineers and other drafters in interpreting design concepts, determined nature and type of required design.

2. Generated the assembly and detailed working drawings from scratch to production stage. 3. Analyzed product or equipment specifications, performed requirements to confirm and determine designs that can be produced by existing manufacturing or processing facilities and methods. 4. Determined nature of technical problems and provided possible solutions within and outside the submitted concepts. 5. Created preliminary designs and demonstrated with presentation to team and management for the actual stage of finalization.

6. Utilized computer analysis tools and solid modeling. 7. Completed product or project designs, analyzed data; created analysis plan for potential cost and engineering considerations.

8. Drew preliminary sketches of proposed product and project. Satyam Computer Services Limited, Bangalore, India 2001 - 2004, Reporting to Design & Development Engineer – Engineering Unit Engineering Manager, India Responsibilities:

1. Designed and developed lifting devices for semiconductor manufacturing industry Applied Materials, USA. 2. Product analysis and optimization with new features as required by customer. 3. Utilized Finite Element Method for researching new or alternative materials as required for structural weight reduction with higher lift.

4. Actual generation of lifting devices after design freeze. Drafting the detailed 2D prints for the production 5. Demonstrating the alternative material to the team and manager for the approval in securing the materials. IPA Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore, India 2000 - 2001, Reporting to Trainee Engineer – Design, Mechanical Design Department Senior Design Consultant, India Responsibilities:

1. Engineering practical training in design of ‘weighing systems, drafted weighing systems for customer proposal including the various options for automation

2. Visited various plants to measure physical dimensional parameters for renovating existing weighing systems. 3. Worked out mechanical systems to fit all necessary electronic devices to operate equipment. SOFTWARE TOOLS:

CAD: Pro-E wildfire, AutoCAD,, Solid Works

CAE: COSMOS, ANSYS Work Bench

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES MANAGED:

Marketing and demonstration of products in international & local trade shows Skillful

Preparing and coordinating on company brochure Skillful

Product presentation for sales team Skillful

Revamp of the company website Skillful

Implemented of ISO 9001 system Skillful

Failure Mode Analysis-Structural, Multi-project Coordination Experienced

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