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Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nl

- Owning Scrub, Cryo-clean, Bench Hoods and supporting Copper Plating and Back Side Etch workstations as an equipment owner and responsible for overlooking tool issues and improvement in the area. - Working on new tool qualification projects and performance improvement initiatives including cost saving projects based on part resourcing and chemical usage.- Collaborating with vendor teams to come up with effective solutions and find resolutions to business needs of the company.- Steered improvement efforts as an area champion for Airborne Molecular Contaminants(AMC) control and worked on tackling issues that can impact the product.- Representing the department as an area champion for Defect reduction and SPC to tackle with Defectivity issues for all the processes in the area.

Boise, Idaho, Us

-Responsible for the performance upkeep, tool optimization and yield improvement of SWC tools. Owned SU_Clean(DNS SU30/31/32) and Scrub/Scrub_E( DNS SS30/31/32) workstations as an equipment owner.- Performed root cause analysis using lean methodologies, and quality principles on the equipment issues to find fix-it-forever solutions and improve the efficiency of these semiconductor tools.- Steered the Fault Detection (FD) defense line as a champion for the entire area, to take the area beyond the target (of 90%) to 96% to win recognition for the department in the global network.- Used SPC charts, FMEA, trends, and DOE principles to analyze the weaknesses to make strategic decisions and reach MA and Quality goals.- Modeled and designed parts for the semiconductor equipment to replace OEM parts with more cost-efficient alternatives with an extended life cycle. Led design to manufacture projects for these in-house parts and worked with the manufacturing department using CAD and FEA tools.- Headed several quality projects and lost time reduction projects moving the department best in class with a record low of 5% lost time at the global level and keeping manufacturing availability consistently beyond 96%.- Led new Tool Installs and Qualification projects including a first-of-a-kind tool and two of the highest-priority tools for the site. Working with multiple vendors & contractors to coordinate and pull the release date in by 3 months. Worked on design, leveling, services, facility tie-ins, and vendor qualification as Install owner.

Tempe, Az, Us

- Managed a staff team of 50 individuals responsible for managing the facility, business services, rectification, and equipment services.- Looked over hiring, training, and evaluation of our employees to make them proficient at risk management as well as customer service.- Applied lean and quality management tools to optimize sales and product flow in the facility looking over backend supply chain management.-Troubleshoot, support, streamline, and manage software programs and website backend for the institution using Fusion software. Optimizing sales, running statistical database for effective functioning and business operation of the facility.

Pune, Maharashtra, In

- Developed the design of a compound press tool using Solidworks CAD modeling, resulting in an increased pace of production by 5 seconds. Enhanced the design by introducing a machine element reducing the post-processing time.- Performed complete static and dynamic stress analysis of the press tool using ANSYS R2 Workbench. Executed the product validation and advocated the design validation plan (DVP).- Published a paper in International Journal for Scientific Research & Development, Vol. 7, 2019. on ‘Design and development of a Press-tool assembly’.

- Led a team of 28+ students to secure a place at national level, 19th position. Executed design to manufacturing for the student formula race car including prototyping, jigs & fixture designs, design simulations to manufacturing and assembly in accordance with ASME Y14.5 GD&T standards.- We designed the air intake and exhaust system in the powertrain department as well as designed the wheel hub in transmission planning. Designed subsets of chassis, and steering systems for the car using part/assembly design and GSD workbenches in CATIA V5 and ANSYS 15.0.- As head of the suspension department designed, analyzed, and manufactured the suspension system for the car using MSC ADAMS Suspension and Lotus Suspension Analysis SHARK module.- Managed the documentation of all reports, being the report head looked over cost reports, design reports, and SES reports of the team. Headed the Marketing for the team, persuading investors to raise team funds by business model and presentations.

Kolkata, West Bengal, In

- Audited the baking furnace section for graphite electrodes (used in boilers in power plants), to investigate causes for decreased efficiency. Assessed the readings using DOE tools (2k factorial models), identifying prevalent factors for failure and prolonged baking periods.- Suggested plausible repair measures were incorporated resulting in enhanced furnace efficiency by 18.5%.- Inspected the ash handling system to identify the component problem, solved it in record time, and improved the speed of the overall system by 13% and capacity of the system three times the earlier capacity.

Nacka, Stockholm, Se

- Spearheaded a team of 3 interns to orchestrate a project of Inventory management which maximized the section’s work area by 70%.- Worked in the drilling section of the company, executing TH-10 (borewell digger) and DB-40 (mining tunneling equipment) assemblies to plan the workflow for the assembly and CAD design using DS CATIA for the parts of the borewell digging equipment.- Planned inventory management strategies, oversaw assembly operations and addressed difficulties hands-on. Cooperated in the failure detection with the strategic planning team using causal mechanisms and lean methods to recommend appropriate actions.

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Mechanical Engineering