Industrial Engineer

Kena Patel

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Phone: 312-***-****

Objective

To find a challenging position in the Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics field to use and enhance my research knowledge, skills and abilities of Industrial Engineering to improve user satisfaction and performance in high-technology systems.

Summary

• Energetic self-starter with excellent analytical, organizational, and documentation skills.

• Ability to analyze the root cause of problem using different tools like value stream mapping etc. and take corrective actions to improve the process.

• Ability to implement Six Sigma and Lean/kaizen Principles in the Manufacturing area.

• Ability to carry out 5s/Visual factory, JIT, DMAIC, FMEA, SPC etc.

• Ability to carry out OSHA/ISO 9000 regulations and standards.

• Ability to do Cost analysis and eliminate different types of waste in industrial environment.

• Earned thorough knowledge of performing maintenance, safety and operational procedures of various medical devices.

• Conceptualized knowledge about working of different biomedical equipments with expertise in X-ray, CT scan, Ultrasound and MRI.

• Earned thorough knowledge of performing maintenance, safety and operational procedures of various medical devices.

• Well understanding of beam hardening correction, scatter correction and reducing artifacts in the presence of metallic implants during bone image reconstruction.

• Ability to learn new software and techniques work in a team oriented environment.

Education

Degree University/ Board Date of Completion

Master of Science in Industrial and Human Factors Engineering Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio Fall 2010

Bachelor of Technology in Biomedical and Instrumentation Engineering Gujarat, INDIA June 2008

Higher Secondary Gujarat, INDIA March 2004

Professional Experience

Pranam Global Tech, Detroit Sep 2009 - Nov 2009

HR Intern

• Involved in Cost analysis of Employee expenses using MS Excel.

• Involved in Cost analysis of Insurance Expenses using MS Excel.

• Applied Ergonomics Principles in Industrial Environment.

Bonny Orthotic and Prosthetic Pvt. Ltd, INDIA Sep 2007 – Dec 2007

Biomedical Technician

• Designing & developing orthotic and Prosthetic equipments like artificial leg, artificial hand, and different kinds of splints, pneumatic air bag, and pneumatic neck belts.

• Hands on experience on making plaster moulds and dies to design the orthotic and prosthetic leg.

• Conducting patient study and taking casting.

• Involved in doing analysis of different orthotic and prosthetic designs.

• Using MS Excel to create charts, comparison tables and analysis records

• Travelling to different hospital sites to take casting of patients

Shrey Hospital, Gujarat, INDIA Jan 2007 – Aug 2007

Biomedical Department Assistant, Intern

• Assisted in installation and maintenance of hospital medical equipments

• Installs new biomedical equipment by adjusting, calibrating, and testing performance

• Hands on experience in troubleshooting and servicing of medical equipments, soldering, PCB designing.

• Gained technical knowledge of various medical equipments including Ventilators, Defibrillators, Infusion pumps, Blood gas analyzers, chromatography, centrifuges, anesthesia machine, MRI, X-Ray, CT-Scan, Ultrasound machines, ECG, EMG, Endoscopes and Bedside patient monitors

Academic Coursework

• Industrial Ergonomics

• Advanced Industrial Ergonomics

• Six Sigma for Engineers

• Kaizen/ Lean Manufacturing for Engineers

• Human Control Engineering

• Human Decision Making

• Quantitative Workload Analysis

• Biomechanics and thermodynamic

• Thermodynamics Engineering

• Statistics for Engineers

• Engineering for Supply Chain Management

• OSHA /ISO 9000 • Human Physiology and Anatomy

• Microprocessors and Microcontroller

• Biomedical Digital Signal Processing

• Bioengineering Materials and Devices

• Biological Control System and Modeling

• Analog Integrated electronics

• Principle of Biomedical Imaging and

Radiology

• Prosthetic and Orthotic Engineering

• Advanced Imaging

• Bio Potentials and Instrumentations

• Biomedical Instrumentation I&II

Academic Projects

Presented a paper on causes and risk of back pain in nursing

• Used different ergonomics tools like flow chart, mapping tools to analyze root causes of back pain in nursing.

• Applying different solutions to the problems and selecting the best solutions by error and trial method.

Standing Sub-Assembly Workstation Design

• Gathered data and designed a workstation based on calculation of table height, chair height, clearance, reach for assembly part bins, and monitor level height for eye of the operator.

• Presentation and report of the above to doctoral students and professors.

Seated Sub-Assembly Workstation Design

• Designed the workstation based on calculation of table height, clearance, reach for assembly part bins, height for process sheet, monitor level height for eye.

• Presentation and documentation of the above to research audience.

Creating a Lean Six Sigma Hospital Discharge Process

• Used Six Sigma tools to find out slow rate for discharge process and lean manufacturing to reduce the non-value added time.

Utilization of Six Sigma in Thermal Power Plant

• Used Six Sigma tools to find out loss of De-Mineralized water in thermal power plant, which further reduced company’s De-Mineralized water production cost.

Created Spiro meter

• This measured the tidal volume of the air flow in the lungs.

• Designing circuit diagrams of all the components needed for Spiro meter like

Amplifier, filters, switching circuit, A-D convertors, seven digit display circuit etc

• Used microcontroller for programming.

Created Pulse Oxy meter

• This measures oxygen saturation in the blood by using red and infrared lights.

• Designing finger probe by designing circuit of red and infrared lights and detector on it.

• Designing other circuits like filter, amplifier, switching circuit made with use of gate.

Created Electromayogram

• This analyses the strength of the muscles and thereby analyze which muscle is not working.

• Measured these using different electrodes.

• Designed different circuits needed to grt the output.

• Showed the results on CRO

Presented a paper on Linear Accelerator

• it is a machine which is used to diagnose and treat cancer.

• Included working of machine.

• Explained block diagram of machine.

• Explained how it is used for curing cancer.

Computer Skills

• Statistical packages:- JMP

• Software:- MS Visio, Adobe Photoshop, MS Office

• Programming: C, Microprocessors 8085/8086, Microcontroller 8051.

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