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Charleston, South Carolina Area

• Co-ordinated the launch of 2019 Common rail Injectors utilizing Lean Manufacturing principles and support auditing that qualifies for IATF.• Implemented DFM/DFA to develop high quality fixtures at lower production costs in precision assembly.• Redesigning a Six station S&B processing machine with new fixture design to hold symmetric and asymmetric Diesel Fuel injectors (USED FLM/SLS 3D printing technique to rapid prototype)• Redesigned and improved non-capable gauges using Solid-works to measure process characteristics.• Assisting team responsible for quality in manufacturing, operations, and engineering processes of producing common rail diesel injectors and supported work orders using SAP.• Creating and updating Process Quality Instructions, train associates with the updated technical resources.• Work with supplier facility on requesting for Quotes/orders to schedule machine maintenance (RFQ/RFP).• Teamed up with German and Swedish contractors to document the Manufacturing troubleshoot process.• Practicing valuable Lean Manufacturing methods and BPS principles into manufacturing operations.• Support group of ID/OD cylindrical Grinders (Bahmuller, UVA, HTT), Surface Grinders, Honing Machines• Rapid-prototyping fixtures, Poka yoke parts, associate satisfaction and 5S projects using FDM/SLS techniques.

Rochester, New York Area

Rochester Institute of TechnologySelf-Healing Fuser Film- Exploring Smart Materials for Hewlett-Packard.- Developed Fuser Roll materials in photocopier machines for longevity and robustness- Designed and tested composite materials for self-healing capabilities- Designed new experiments to test fuser roll and fuser composites- Designed and 3D printed a stamping device for adhesive tests and capabilities

Rochester, New York Area

3D Printing- Rapid Prototyping-Investigated the FDM process for improvement in Mechanical properties and production cost.-Worked closely with Electronics manufacturing team to implement cost reduction projects using 3D printers.-Learned Injection Molding process and compared the products with FDM process to improve structural properties-Trained on SLA printers and 3D printing slicing software.

Chennai Area, India

-Performed Root cause Analysis, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis and studied the manufacturing quality on the shop floor and proactively implemented 8D Engineering principles in automation of a process.- Profitably reduced the cycle time, improved product quality, revitalized the production process and increased the counts of Jobs per hour (15 JPH to 18 JPH) in the assembly line.

Coimbatore Area, India

-Assisted the manufacturing team in designing Jigs and fixtures for Engineering Process.-Supported design engineering department with CAD drawings-Standardized processes by writing detailed instructions using Lean tools.-Redesigned and improved testing gages using SolidWorks.

Master'S Degree, Manufacturing And Mechanical Engineering Technology

Activities and Societies: Society of Automotive Engineers Robust Design and Production Systems Lean Six Sigma Systems Engineering.

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Mechanical Engineering, 8/10

Activities and Societies: ● Studied and designed KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) to fabricate in bicycle, 2013. ● Participated.