Company: Kelly Services
Location: Roswell, GA
Career Level: Mid-Senior Level
Industries: Recruitment Agency, Staffing, Job Board
Description
Highly successful career contributing extensively to all phases of product development cycle.
16+ years of experience in product development and project management roles. Extensive experience of working on agricultural, construction and off-highway equipment. Experienced in the design of complex castings, gears, sheet metal parts, hydraulics tubes, hoses, engine components, forging and plastic parts. In-depth expertise in performing all aspects of new product design and development process, as well as contributing extensively to enhancement of existing products. Record of high satisfaction levels in engaging with customers and partnering with engineers to acquire and implement product requirements and specifications. Respected for leadership savvy in delivering expert guidance and coaching to on- and off-shore teams. Adept in DFMEA, PPAP, DVP&R and additional processes. Good communications skills, project management skills, proven ability to work and collaborate with cross-functional, diverse and global teams.
Highlights of Expertise:
- Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) Methodologies
- DFMEA
- DMAIC Phases
- Quality Improvement Methods
- Design for Manufacturing & Assembly (DFMA)
- GD&T / Universal Detailing Standards Y14.5
- Root Cause Analysis
- Project Management
- 3D/2D
- VAVE
- DOE
- Hydraulic system design
CNH Industrial Product development engineering Group, Livonia MI. Tractor Product Engineer (BEV), 4/2023 – Present
Roles and responsibilities:
- Develop design, layout and drawing in support of electrification of agriculture tractor product line.
- Design responsible for tractor CAB, hood, and chassis to allocate vehicle system space claim to sub-system teams.
- Collaborate with sub-system teams to integrate component and sub-system design into vehicle master model including tolerance stack analysis.
- Create test request and shop work order to support design development and quality verification activity.
- Apply appropriate engineering techniques and considerations of manufacturing processes and technology to produce innovative and efficient design solutions considering applicable safety and environmental regulation and standards.
JLG Industrial (Deputed by Tata Technologies), Product development engineering Group, Orrville Oh.
Product Engineer, 4/2019 – 04/2023
Roles and responsibilities:
- Product engineer responsible for design and development of components, mechanical systems & sub-systems in off highway access equipment to meet design targets established (ANSI B56.6 and ANSI A92/EN 280) in NPI and CPI programs.
- Responsible for making design recommendations, and providing direction to the engineering teams, and applications cross functional leaders based on sound engineering principles, practices, and judgment.
- Facilitated technical design review and DFMEA reviews with team leaders and cross functional mangers. Working knowledge of Design of Experiments (DOE), Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA), Root Cause-Corrective Action (RCCA), 8D & 5-Whys Problem solving.
- Collaborated with FEA analyst and managed virtual validation task, inclusive of analysis procedures and acceptance criteria for parts, assemblies, and system keys for various NPI and CPI projects.
- Drafted testing and verification of new products, as well as prototypes and existing production parts.
- Generate cost savings ideas through various VAVE activities: e.g supplier/in house workshops and benchmarking activities. Assess idea feasibility with X-functional team from a technical and financial prospective on a global basis.
- Prepare presentation to support business decision and get management approval.
- Track closely the detailed status of ideas implementation (test release, supplier PPAP, customer release), resolve issues to keep timing on track and escalate roadblocks on a timely manner that cannot be solved at the project team level.
- Monitor closely savings forecast towards target and propose reaction plan if gap exists.
- Collaborate with technical writers and drawing checkers, to create, manage and release ECO's following the engineering release process using PLM tools.
- VinFast VF e33/e34 Chassis design (Suspension/sub frames & Brakes)
- New 6042, 6034, 8042 and 12054 Telehandler component design.
- Boom Platform support redesign for all boom models.
Project Manager, 2/2018 – 4/2019
Roles and responsibilities:
- Primary role to manage engineering checking, detailing, and releasing team to provide engineering drawing and change notice quality.
- To check design layout/3D models and engineering drawing that graphically represent design form, fit and function of moderate to complex design.
- Oversee and lead the implementation of process improvements to ensure project targets are met.
- Prepare reports: set KPI targets, monthly reports, quarterly report etc.
- Provide training and educational services to all departments when applicable.
Key Projects:
- Drawing checking process improvement.
- Design modifications to 2050M Dozer front hood and blade.
CNH Industrial (Deputed by Caresoft Global), Engineering Services, Process and Tools, BurrRidge, IL
Senior Mechanical Engineer, 3/2017 – 2/2018
Roles and responsibilities:
- Worked for engineering service team enhancing Process and tools. Part of Creo mentoring team. Develops, maintains, and deploys work standards for processes.
- Manage and execute process engineering change, and review process to include control over process parameters, process methods, tooling, etc.
- Resolved Teamcenter, Creo questions from end users and Integrated Creo util with custom map keys.
CNH Industrial (Deputed by Caresoft Global), Parts and Service Group, Racine, WI
Senior Mechanical Engineer, 1/2015 – 3/2017
Roles and responsibilities:
- Reverse engineered AG products for sourcing to new supplier. Created new drawings for parts, complying with CNH standards and manufacturing specifications.
- Expertly fulfil supplier, buyer, and field-warranty engineering action requests (EAR).
- Analyze manufacturing deviations and evaluate risks to disposition affected product.
- Skillfully conduct bearing rationalization, resulting in elimination of duplicate/similar bearing part numbers; updated kits to reflect changes.
- Deliver expert contributions to project entailing development of new 3D models and 2D drawings.
- Reverse engineered combine header parts.
CNH Industrial (Deputed by Caresoft Global), Product development engineering Group, Burlington, IA
Design Engineer, 9/2011 – 12/2014
Roles and responsibilities:
- Involved with TLB current product management group for CAB design.
- Researched, designed and implemented engineering changes for current product management and cost reduction projects for TLB and Dozer products.
- Drafted testing and verification of new products, as well as prototypes and existing production parts. Worked with CPM team to Performed Design failure mode and effects analysis (DFMEA) and documented test results.
- Key contributor in designing structural components, injection molded parts, fabricated design, machined components, non-metallic CAB interiors while fulfilling design and product design.
- Responsible for developing, analyzing, and documenting cost information for existing and new product development, design and cost improvement, maintenance, make vs. buy, and managing product cost to target.
- Participated in change review board meetings, collaborating in root cause analysis (RCA), analyzing results of changes and developing solutions for failure and validation requirements.
- Provides engineering expertise to aid in the development of annual and long-term business plans. Analyze and provide solutions for problems which adversely affect quality, productivity, safety, and flexibility.
- Create work orders in a timely manner to ensure scheduling and completion are performed in a timely manner.
- Modified ATS, Filters, and cooling system component mountings to accommodate the new stage V engine. Concept generation, Stack ups, brainstorming.
- Drawing creation with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
- Redesigned Side shift carriage for 570ST TLB and new Cab design for 851EX.
- ATS components Stage V Beta design freeze.
Design Engineer, 8/2010 – 9/2011
Roles and responsibilities:
- Contributed to project entailing quality and reliability testing of Variable Chamber Round Baler components (VCRB). Collaborated with Current Product Management (CPM) team to assess and resolve production issues, and to develop new concepts for baler-related parts and combine / hay tools.
- Recommends test methods and statistical process control procedures for achieving required levels of product reliability.
- Generated and updated Pro/E models and drawings for fit-up/functional tests. Made verification plans and supervised field-testing efforts.
- Support test data analysis and collaborate with design engineers to resolve issues detected in testing. Drive thorough root cause investigations and develop effective corrective actions.
- Resolved Belt slippage issue with New Holland 450 and 460 Round balers.
Design Engineer, 6/2008 – 08/2010
Roles and responsibilities:
- Performed modeling of complex casting, gears and sheet metal parts in Pro/E. Contributed to development of new concepts for various combine parts.
- Designed pipes and flexible hoses for hydraulic plumbing products and generated schematics for routing pipes and flexible hoses with no interference to environmental parts. Released change with ECR/ECO process.
- Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (CAD) - SRM University, Chennai, India
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering - IME, Bombay, India
Certification:
Six Sigma Green Belt - American Society for Quality (ASQ)
Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management Institute (PMI)
Qualified Electrician for HV Systems in Motor Vehicles for Automotive Manufacturers and Suppliers Level 2 – TUV SUD
Certified Fluid power Hydraulic specialist – IFPS
Leading-self Leadership program – CNH Industrial
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