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California, United States

Fremont, California, United States

• Lead process engineering for battery packaging zone, spearheading innovation across 15+ steps to enhance yield and throughput, driving critical projects that ensure timely shipments and operational excellence.
• Direct a team of 3 Process Engineers and 3 Technicians in coordinating and executing new product processing setup and release, optimizing manufacturing sub-processes for seamless production integration.
• Successfully led a project to develop a process that increased a key… Show more
• Successfully led a project to develop a process that increased a key process output Cpk from 0.8 to 3.6 (350% increase) thereby enabling the company to position our product as a standout offering, enhancing our.
• Championed the elimination of a critical low-detection defect through robust process development, reducing the RPN from 224 to 36 while ensuring compliance with stringent customer tests and maintaining product quality.
• Key contributor to innovative manufacturing process development, optimizing high-volume production, reducing Capex, and eliminating critical defects all across product types. Inventor in 2 patent filings, demonstrating.

Fremont, California, United States

• Managed scale-up of multiple battery manufacturing processes by conducting Design of experiments (DOE) for process development, locking process recipes, increasing tool UPH, and improving process robustness.
• Achieved ~50% increase in OEE by communicating tool issues with different teams (Controls/Equipment/Mechanical), brainstorming ideas, and implementing action plans to improve equipment availability.
• Contributed towards company shipment goals by achieving a 72% increase in… Show more
• Contributed towards company shipment goals by achieving a 72% increase in process UPH while maintaining a yield of >99%.
• Developed 40+ interactive automated scripts using Python, R, and SQL to reduce data extraction and analysis time by up to 99%.
• Successfully passed a POC study by achieving a ~79% higher process window with the current manual process to enable high volume manufacturing using automated Gen2 tools.

Fremont, California, United States

• Supported critical pilot line production by developing & improving processes, monitoring yield, and implementing action plans to improve overall yield and OEE.
• Re-designed fixtures using Solidworks to significantly reduce a major defect from 25% to 1% along with reducing the false-fail errors.
• Effectively used GR&R to assess the variation in the measurement system while implementing a new fixture on the production line.
• Communicated with vendors regarding the material… Show more
• Communicated with vendors regarding the material requirements and the fabrication of the fixtures.
• Performed real-time SPC monitoring using automated scripts written in SQL, R & Python to monitor the quality of the product and drive continuous improvement to reduce the non-conforming parts.

Danvers, MA

• Supported process improvement projects (adhering to FDA’s CGMP regulations) by effectively utilizing Lean and Six Sigma tools for analyzing the process trend data.
• Used data driven approach to find correlations between factors & defects and identified opportunities for yield improvement.
• Conducted IQ and OQ on various equipment using metrology tools and equipment such as Keyence digital microscope, Micro-Vu, and techniques such as GR&R and Ppk while adhering to FDA’s GMP… Show more
• Conducted IQ and OQ on various equipment using metrology tools and equipment such as Keyence digital microscope, Micro-Vu, and techniques such as GR&R and Ppk while adhering to FDA’s GMP regulations.
• Conceptualized and designed a fixture using Solidworks to combine 2 processes, ultimately reducing overall process time by 20% along with introducing process standardization and poka-yoking.
• Recognized for solving a problem of a tight fit between two components across two manufacturing plants by developing action plans after thorough process investigation and DOE analysis using Minitab. Show less

Sanand, Gujarat, India

• Spearheaded day-to-day functionality in an internship role, thereby developing fundamental skills in the field.
• Successfully devised and implemented action plans after a thorough investigation of pallet damages. Slashed the pallet damages by ~60% while saving $50K per year and strengthening operator efficiency by ~20%
• Inspected over 2000 pallets to identify patterns among the pallet damages and suggested action plans accordingly.
• Communicated with the line operators and team… Show more
• Communicated with the line operators and team leaders to get detailed information regarding the process followed to stack up empty pallets.
• Used six sigma tools such as Time Studies, Cause & Effect Diagram and 5 Whys to find the root cause of the damages. Show less

Master Of Science - Ms, Manufacturing & Mechanical Systems Integration

Bachelor Of Technology - Btech, Mechanical Engineering