Chirag (Chris) Patel Email & Phone Number

Lowell, MA

• Designed and developed a passively cooled optical sheet metal chassis (MD26608) from concept to finish including all documentation using ProEngineer.
• Thermal Design of a 19” rack-mount telecom chassis ( VSP12000) from concept to finish based on 6000 watts of power using FloTHERM CFD.
• Worked with Electrical Engineers to define PCB layout for maximum power of 550 watt modules.
• Ensure electronic enclosures meet the acoustics and EMI requirements.
• Created designs for Sheet metal, Plastics, Heatsinks, and Cable Harness assemblies.
• Worked with vendors in Rapid Prototyping of SLA parts.

Salem, NH

• Laid out Lean Cell designs for high/low volume production lines using AutoCAD.
• Continuously improved cost savings using Lean principles and Six Sigma to reduce floor space and scrap.
• Generated process documents for electro-optics-mechanical assemblies per ISO 9001 standard.
• Designed, developed, and purchased tooling/fixtures to streamline the manufacturing line.
• Developed Out-of-Box Audit and First Article Inspection checklist, procedure, and training.
• Created weekly Non-conforming MRB quality reports to the Mfg. Team and Customer for an effective feedback loop to root cause / corrective actions.

North Billerica

• Design & Manufacture factory automation equipment using AutoCAD.
• Provided day-to-day Technical/mechanical support to the manufacturing floor by Creating & Providing detailed 2D-3D assembly drawing (per ANSI Y14.5 Dimensioning and Tolerancing Standard) for the production of factory.
• Develop and improve machine designs using AutoCAD.
• Generate Bill of Materials using Visual Manufacturing database program.
• Design and verification of custom tooling/fixtures per customer specification.
• Coordinate mechanical design with electrical engineers, manufacturing teams and in-house machine shop