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Washington, Dc, Us

Annapolis Junction, Md, Us

Annapolis Junction, Md, Us

Responsible for growth and profitability of a $100M product line. Sales growth +17%Profitability +230 bps

Annapolis Junction, Md, Us

Wilmington, Delaware, Us

New Brunswick, Nj, Us

Developed new sterilization equipment from concept to prototype and testing.► Designed 5 key subsystems, coordinating with engineers to ensure fast progress through the development cycle.► Collaborated with project manager, mechanical engineering team, and key stakeholders, initiating design changes and making appropriate recommendation based on goals.► Led a team of 4 Mechanical Engineers as Lead Mechanical Design Engineer in technical aspects by defining milestones and deliverables.

Houston, Texas, Us

Led development of field instrument used by utility industry. Managed the implementation of product lifecycle management system. Optimized engineering business processes for implementation of ERP system. ► Designed and developed Odorator-II instrument, enabling measurement of odorant level in natural gas pipe lines. ▸ Completed the 1st working prototype in less than 6 months and the 1st production build instrument in 1 year. ▸ Implemented DFA and DFS philosophies, reducing assembly time by 30% and service time by 25% in comparison with legacy instrument.► Led team of 6, in implementation of PRO.FILE product lifecycle management system, PRO.FILE. ▸ Established new configuration management structure, accommodating complex engineering data in an intuitive, user friendly set up. ▸ Created lean work flow for engineering change process, reducing average time for an engineering change by 60%.► Optimized engineering business processes for implementation of ERP system, Epicor, creating lean workflow with fewer work orders. ▸ Represented engineering department in elite ERP implementation team. ▸ Restructured several business processes including quality inspection process, return material authorization process, and transfer request process, ensuring quality and traceability.

Designed 3 ultrasonic, non-destructive testing scanners in a startup environment working as sole Mechanical Engineer. Managed complete design cycle from conceptual design to product release.► Designed and developed an air cooler, high-temperature scanner.► Designed and developed two hand held string encoder based scanner, thus expanding the product line up of the company rapidly.► Designed a new scanning arm retrofit for an existing scanner, giving it 3 additional degrees of freedom and more functionality.

Spearheaded research on robotic needle biopsies. Designed complete experimental setup to prove study’s feasibility.► Applied advanced concepts in computer vision, robotic kinematics, and strength of material to design experimental needle biopsy system.► Completed experiments successfully, published the results in technical journals and conferences, and filed a patent.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Master Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Mechatronics Engineering.