Steven Ramey Email & Phone Number

Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Area

Leading development team on 3500 diesel coolant systems.

Lafayette, Indiana, United States

• Working with cross-functional teams internal and external to Caterpillar to close new technology introduction (NTI) issues, new product introduction (NPI) issues, & continuous product improvement (CPI) issues• Leading tabletop discussions, design reviews, and launches of new technology introduction (NTI) and new product introduction (NPI) concerning the 3600, 3500, C175, C32, and C27 heads, blocks and housings• Leading team work on following and updating designs through build, test and validation processes• Evaluating, defining, and resolving design & manufacturing problems concerning the 3600, 3500, C175, C32, and C27 heads, blocks and housings• Providing a supportive work environment for the team, by coaching and developing team members

Lafayette, Indiana Area

• Working with cross-functional teams internal and external to Caterpillar to close new technology introduction (NTI) issues, new product introduction (NPI) issues, & continuous product improvement (CPI) issues• The teams use advanced product quality planning (APQP) tools and built in quality (BIQ) tools to drive to root cause corrective action (RCCA) to complete design of experiments (DOE).• The teams consist of product managers, plant managers, operations managers, quality managers, engineering managers, engineers and subject matter experts• Design engineering responsibilities for the 3600 and C175 heads • Participate in table top discussions, design reviews, and launches of new product introduction (NPI) concerning the 3600, 3500, C175, C32, and C27 heads• Participate in table top discussions, design reviews, and launches of new product introduction (NPI) concerning the 3600 and C175 heads

Lafayette, Indiana Area

• Design engineering responsibilities for the C175, C280 & 3600 Blocks• Participate in table top discussions, design reviews, and launches of new product introduction (NPI) concerning the C175, C280 & 3600 blocks• Review, analyze, & place judgment on over $1million worth of block product every year• Conceived and provided practical product design applications using complex technical principles • Created concepts and direct the design and development of complex engineering projects • Prepared concept, design, and development and feasibility studies of complex engineering projects • Prepared development plans and is responsible for meeting scheduled dates • Acted as the development team leader by interacting with Plant locations and General Offices departments • Conducted technical evaluations of major systems on competitive products • Coordinated product test with proven design and prototype build up and test areas • Provided guidance to other engineers responsible for portions of the product project to ensure development schedules are met • Evaluated, defines, and resolves design and manufacturing problems • Traveled to foreign and domestic plants, dealerships and customer job sites to solve design problems or to field-test locations to evaluate a product improvement • Used technical expertise and product knowledge to play the leadership role in the problem resolution process when interfacing with Test and Evaluation, Service, Plant personnel, suppliers and consultants • Worked with manufacturability teams resolving problems with manufacturing and statistical process controls

Lafayette, Indiana Area

Generate models and drawings of new trailer body conceptsWork with lead engineers to maintain and modify current trailer body designs

Bachelor Of Technology (Btech), Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Technology (B.Tech.), Mechanical Engineering