Hydraulic Engineer

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PROFILE

• A successful, goal achieving and self motivated Hydraulic engineer with experience in design improvement and production quality support for CATERPILLAR machine hydraulic components

• Hands on experience with troubleshooting and root cause analysis of hydraulic components with ability of reading hydraulic schematics and blueprints

• Sound educational background and good experience in Pro/Engineer CAD systems

• Industry experience in Hydraulics with a company involved in manufacturing of different types of water pumps; worked on design and value stream mapping projects, 3D modeling skills in component and assembly design, well-versed in GD&T principles, knowledgeable of DFM and manufacturing cost considerations during the design process

• Experience with lean manufacturing, material inspection and statistical data analysis

• Master of science in Industrial Engineering with ASQ six sigma green belt certification

• Working towards Certified Fluid Power Engineering Certification

EXPERIENCE

Hydraulic Engineer (Nov 2007 to Jan 2009) CATERPILLAR Inc, Decatur, IL

• Investigated nonconformance of hydraulic components like cylinders, tanks, valves, pumps, fan motors, accumulators, filters of Off-highway trucks and Motor graders

• Modified existing designs of hydraulic components based on field failures

• Communicated failures with shop floor workers and supplier, for disposition of hydraulic parts with proper quality indicators

• Worked to troubleshoot quality problems seen during assembly, pressure check and road test of CAT machines

• Collected, analyzed and presented nonconformance data to improve supplier product quality using DPM techniques

• Conducted quality audits and containments for issues like bad paint, improper packaging and critical dimensions

• Conducted “All Quality Events” to ensure continuous process improvement

• Worked in PFMEA of supplier hydraulic products

• Worked in Rapid Improvement Workshops (RIW) to improve quality management system

Internship Engineer (May 2004 to June 2006) Laxmi Hydraulics Pvt. Ltd., India

• Performed time study to investigate product flow and cycle time of water pump sub-components to create current value stream maps in a lean project of total cycle time reduction

• Carried out 5S activities in electric motor assembly and inspection operations

• Worked in an in-coming part inspection process of hydraulic pump assembly components like axle, frames, mechanical seals, wirings and electronic components to improve supplier product quality

• Analyzed field failures for root cause analysis and used DPM techniques for continuous product, process improvement and worked in supplier rating

• Designed 3-D models and detailed 2-D drawings of components and assemblies of electric drives and water pumps using PROE, component and assembly design of axles, fasteners, frames, fans, breaks and fixtures

• Generated and maintained version control, design review documents

• Applied Design for Manufacturability techniques and manufacturing cost considerations in design processes

Graduate Research Assistant (Aug 2006 to Sept 2007) Wichita State University, Wichita KS

• Worked as a software developer to design, develop and test ‘Meta Data Enabled System Thinking Tool’ for root cause analysis and re-engineering applications in an aerospace company

• Worked to create software requirement specifications, version control documents

• Worked to develop relational data in MS Access , built test cases, import and export data from user interface to MS Excel , text mining, issue management

• Designed PROE 3-D models of precision shafts, pins, needle rollers, heavy duty seals and gear shafts used for reliability analysis

EDUCATION

M.S., Industrial Engineering (GPA: 3.3/4.0)Wichita State University, Wichita (2008)

B.S., Production Engineering (GPA: 3.8/4.0) Walchand Institute of Technology, India (2005)

SOFTWARE SKILLS

Minitab, Design Expert 6.0, Pro/E Wildfire 2.0, AUTOCAD, C, C++, VB, MS Office, ARENA, Visio

TECHNICAL PROJECTS

• Developed and tested ‘Maintenance Decision’ simulation tool by using ARENA ,VBA and Excel macro to facilitate spare part inventory control in aircraft service center

• Improved Tensile cut testing machine’s design to reduce process cycle time

ACADEMIC COURSEWORK

Reliability Engineering, Risk Analysis, Design of Experiments, System Simulation, Production Systems, Operation Research, Engineering Statistics, Lean Manufacturing, Ergonomics

CERTIFICATION AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

• ASQ Six Sigma Green Belt Certified

• Awarded by Randall Chambers Ad Astra Kansas News for ‘Meta Data Enabled System Thinking Tool’

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