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Pune, Maharashtra, India

New Product Development. Risk Management. Continuous improvement, Model Based System Engineering (MBSE)

Pune, Maharashtra, India

(Contingent Worker)System Designer for an NPI- Designing System level requirements from User requirements and Use scenarios.- Actively facilitating dFMEA activities with core team of diverse and multi-skilled colleagues.- Developing agile methods of maintaining system configurations, system allocations as the system owner.- Driving MBSE implementation efforts in the NPI development to follow the standardized and optimal way of working. Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)Analysing to implement Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) for the Mobile Surgery department by understanding the internal way of working, aligning it with what is needed for the MBSE approach and working with the teams for successful migration.Modelling new features of NPIs in CAMEO to understand the gaps in our method and the MBSE approach.Communicating valuable feedback to the MBSE Central team and working with them on necessary modifications or workarounds to fit our needs. PlatformizationCollaborating with multiple teams to create a baseline platform of our products to minimize future NPI lead time as well as improving impact analysis for current products. Creating baseline and master documents using VBA macros to jumpstart NPIs and reflect changes instantly to all products with minimum error.Risk ManagementActively involved in risk management activities for current and new products following the ISO 14971 standards.

Maharashtra, India

Product Design Intern, R&D, Mobile Surgery, Healthcare DivisionEngaged in a department wide platform standardization project to cut down on documentation and improve efficiency for future NPIs while maintaining regulatory requirements.• Gained valuable insights on the V-model of product development from user needs to system requirements to the associated verifications and risks.• Collated and compared test protocols, hazards and risks associated with common system requirements for different products with the intention of creating a standard set of documents that can be reused as is for future products.• Evaluated requirement management tools for effective platform implementation. Collaborated with multiple teams to understand their specific requirements for impactful analysis and precise selection.• Acquired a detailed understanding of the risk management process and standards and leveraged that to create tools in excel for easy management of product specific risks in a single platform document.

Waukesha, Wisconsin

Oversaw a semi-automated process with 4-axis Epson robots, troubleshooting any major production issues that arise while continuously improving it through a variety of projects.• Slashed cycle time by 37% to meet our end of year demand by improving process flow and incorporating six sigma and lean manufacturing principles.• Reduced expenditure by $150K/year by replacing consumables with economical options without sacrificing performance.• Standardized product quality by designing and implementing fixtures using Creo and AutoCad.• Implemented several deadline-driven projects to meet fulfillment and quality demands.• Created and executed protocols (IQ/OQ/PQ) for equipment validation, design & execution of experiments, data collection, analysis, resolution of deviations, writing & obtaining approval of protocols and final reports.• Interfaced with the Quality department to ensure the paperwork and all the project protocols are in compliance with the healthcare standards of GE and the FDA.• Successfully participated in audits and made sure all documents were in order and easily available for the QE representing my process.

Waukesha, Wisconsin

Worked at GE Healthcare through Mars Solution

United States

Worked for various automotive and medical manufacturing clients to provide design solutions as below.Design fixtures for Medical Device Manufacturing• Designed fixtures using NX/CREO according to medical device requirements following DFMEA principles.• Coordinated with suppliers and client to meet deadlines without compromising quality and function.Remastering of Automotive Seating System• Designed parametric models of seating support frames from STEP / IGES models without part histories.• Implemented advanced surface and part modeling techniques to generate seating components using NX.Design of Automotive Plastic Components• Generated B-side features for automotive plastic parts with given A-side surface input.• Designed appropriate snaps, locators and dog houses as the B-side features based on the A-side surface.

New Brunswick, New Jersey

Part Time on-campus job at the Office Of Disability Services. This job comprised of scheduling, packaging and processing exams for students with learningdisabilities.Started as an exam proctor, got promoted to an office assistant soon after and finally got promoted to a senior office assistant. Collaborated in developing a new and efficient workflow software to streamline the scheduling process and helped in tweaking it according to our needs in the office.1. Supervise and train office assistants in procedures and in use of current software.2. Reserve appropriate exam rooms and proctors for invigilation.3. Prepare and conduct training conferences for new proctors and office assistants.4. Proofread and edit the student exam data entered by office assistants.5. Establish and enforce office procedures for proctors and office assistants.6. Schedule and confirm exams with special accommodations for students with disabilities.7. Answer the telephone and email enquiries and relay and record telephone calls and messages.8. Coordinate with professors to receive the exam papers and prepare them for the scheduled exams.

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

1. Schedule and confirm exams with special accommodations for students with disabilities.2. Answer the telephone and email enquiries and relay and record telephone calls and messages.3. Coordinate with professors to receive the exam papers and prepare them for the scheduled exams.4. Open and distribute emails internally and externally based on subject and severity.5. Enter student data into the system for every exam with the correct approved accommodations.6. Set up and maintain filling systems for paper printouts of every exam scheduled and the computerized copies.7. Greet students and professors, ascertain nature of business and direct them to the appropriate person.8. Prepare and send the completed exam papers to the appropriate professor.9. Confirm and supervise the proctor invigilation shifts and fill in if necessary.

Pune Area, India

Worked in the Manufacturing Engineering department which handled the prototype versions of car models and parts before they were ready for the main production. Project Management: Compiled, analyzed and presented part data for issues related to quality and fit in multi-discipline team projects from design phase to start of production of various Volkswagen car models, slashing rework time by 15 minutes.Successfully rectified over 120 unique issues relating to new part designs, their fits and tolerances, ease of assembly, quality and cost, thereby reducing time per station by 30 seconds and cutting on downtime.Collated and presented data collected before and after implementing solutions to track trends and propose changes to improve assembly line efficiency and drastically reduce costly post-production repairs.Collaborated in a team of 5 and coordinated with different teams and departments to complete numerous projects to meet strict deadlines and successfully launch new products.

Pune Area, India

Final year under graduation project on Automation in Material Handling System. It comprised of designing an automated conveyor system to transport car batteries into a water tank for charging. It also involved analyzing the viability of the project.Designed and sourced high quality components for roller conveyors, battery cooling tank systems based on market research to automate car battery charging stations using Six Sigma and DFMEA techniques.Achieved a profitability index of 1.2 with a payback period of 4 years by the proposed process.

Post Graduate Diploma, Integrated Product Design And Development, 9.5/10

Thorough understanding of the various stages of New Product Development like Voice of Customer, QFD, Concept generation, CAD modelling.

Master Of Science (Msc), Mechanical Engineering, Cgpa: 3.72/4

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng), Mechanical Engineering, First Class With Distinction

Activities and Societies: ASME

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Activities and Societies: Isshinryu Karate and Kobudo Association of India