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Summary:
* 5 years of professional experience in the areas of Quality Assurance, New Product Development, Process improvements and Six Sigma. 3 years of laboratory R&D experience
* Certified Quality Engineer (CQE); Certified Associate of Project Mgmt (CAPM); Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (SSGB); Certified ISO 9001 Lead auditor
* Bachelors and Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering
* Self- motivated and hardworking individual with good communicational, organizational and leadership skills. Currently leading a team of over 20 quality auditors and technicians
Work Experience:
Goodman Manufacturing, Houston, TX - Quality Engineer July'07 - Present
* Supervised quality operations: Managed and coordinated activities of technicians (~20) involved in conducting product/ process audits, incoming inspection and daily product performance testing
* ISO9000 system compliance: Conducted internal ISO audits of design, assembly and fabrication departments. In addition conducted regular process audits to ensure compliance
* New product development projects: Reviewed product design, engineering drawings, design verification and validation data, ECR's, pilot documentation during product launch
* Led Warranty reduction projects: Guided cross functional teams in projects aimed at reducing the product (condensers and heat pumps) warranty and field complaints
* Supplier quality activities: Managed incoming inspection activities, monitored line rejects, First Article Inspections, etc. Assessed supplier's quality system and initiated site visits
* Managed corrective action system: Assigned corrective actions and led improvements by guiding the teams in performing root cause analysis and problem solving. Also managed deviation system
* 6-Sigma: Guided and trained teams in developing PCP's, PFMEA's and DFMEA's. Conducted DOE's, Capability studies, Gage R&R's, Flow charts.
Watlow Electric Mfg Company, Hannibal, MO - Product Engineer Mar'05- Jun'07
Application engineering support:
* Aided in the optimal design of heating systems through combined use of: engineering theory, experience, customer requirements, and manufacturing / assembly capabilities & considerations
* Responsible for enlisting and maintaining UL and CSA agency certification for heater products
Failure analysis (RCCA) projects:
* Provided field technical support and troubleshot equipment failures at customer locations (Caterpillar, Ingersoll Rand, BE Aerospace, ITW, Henny Penny, etc.)
* Performed failure analysis on field returns using problem solving tools (Fishbone, Cause chain, Design of Experiments, 5 why's, etc) to identify root cause and implemented corrective actions
Product development projects:
* Led cross functional teams to develop new products from concept generation to prototype production, testing and manufacturing (stage-gate product development process, Solidworks2006)
* Planned and conducted Accelerated Tests (ALT, step-stress, etc)
Six Sigma and process improvement projects:
* Six Sigma green belt project resulted in the First Pass Yield (FPY) improvement of a key product line by 30%, scrap reduction by 58% and On-Time-Delivery (OTD) improvement by 60%
* Experience using lean tools such as Kaizen, value stream mapping, 5S, One-piece flow, JIT, etc
Summit Polymers, Columbia, MO - Manufacturing Engineering Intern Jul'04 – Feb'05
* Aided quality technicians in calibrating gages for accuracy, precision and reliability
* Implemented lean concepts to shop floor processes; Designed work cells, developed Kanban boards, updated control plans, created work instructions, etc
* Addressed quality issues (using 8D's) and provided timely technical support as a quality liaison at Lear Corporation, Visteon Corporation, and Ford Ohio Assembly plant during new product launch
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO - Research Assistant Aug'01 – May'04
* Developed glass laminates with polymer interlayer, optimally reinforced with glass fiber cloths using 'hand lay-up' technique
* Performed Accelerated Life Tests to simulate 'Hurricane' force winds and wind borne debris impacts, to validate the superior impact resistance of the glass laminates
* Conducted fatigue tests to study the interface strengths of riveted aluminum joints and evaluated their joint integrity for use in automotive manufacturing applications
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.(R & D), India – Intern Jan'01- May'01
* Estimated the fatigue life of Uni-axially loaded test specimens with inherent defects like cracks using the concepts of fracture mechanics
* Worked on AutoCAD 2000 for the initial design of the specimens. The model was then analyzed using Finite Element Analysis tools (NISA) for data required to generate the life estimate
Educational Experience:
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Universit y of Missouri- Columbia
* GPA 3.9/4.0; Awarded graduate research assistantship
* Coursework in Finite element analysis, Fracture mechanics, CAD/ CAM and Composite materials
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, JNTU, India
* GPA 82/100; Received awards and merit certificates for academic excellence
* Student council Secretary for the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), student chapter
Computer Skills:
* MS Office, MS project, MS Visio, SolidWorks 2006, AutoCAD 2000, MicroStation V8
* ANSYS, MasterCAM, Minitab, Weibull++
Professional Affiliations:
* Member, American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
* Member, American Society for Quality (ASQ)
* Member, Project Management Institute (PMI)
Certifications:
* ASQ - Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
* PMI - Certified Associate of Project Management (CAPM)
* AIT, Inc - Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (SSGB)
* QMI - Certified ISO 9001 Lead auditor
References: Available upon request
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