Company Description:

SUMMARY
 

• Highly creative, performance driven engineering professional with experience in creating innovative and cost effective designs
• Experience in Product Design,  Development,  Detail and Production processes
• Strong Mechanical Aptitude and deep understanding of  processes
• Hands-on experience in quality improvement by applying Six Sigma methodology
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, quick learner, multi-tasking and leadership abilities
• Proven ability to work under aggressive time frames

 
  

EXPERIENCE
 
Geometric Americas’ Inc. (Client: Caterpillar Inc.), Peoria, IL                Aug’ 14– Till Date
Senior Engineer- Design

• Provide engineering support for the design and development of power transfer/final drive components (spindle, wheel, wheel hub, sprocket hub) for all product lines. 
• Participate in the design and development of pilot & production models for new and enhanced products
• Analyze, identify, and apply engineering techniques (CREO, simulation, bolted joint analysis using FA) to solve problems and make recommendations.
• Work with cross-functional teams of quality, service and design.
• Perform inspections of parts and assemblies; summarize inspection results and distribute information to appropriate personnel. 
• Develop and conduct simple design verification tests to support product validation efforts. 
• Provide design feedback and recommendations to engineering and manufacturing personnel based on test and inspection results. 
• Working knowledge of APQP and PPAP processes.
• Participate and support the FMEA process (DFMEA and PFMEA)
• Run multiple cost reduction projects to meet the cost target for various components
• Conduct design reviews as per customer guidelines.
• Support to release any new drawing that is required to support CPI (Continuous Product Improvement) and/or factory specific designs.

 
 
Axis Global Engineering (Client: Caterpillar Inc.), Peoria, IL                 Jan’ 12– Aug’13
Engineer- Design
 

• Provide engineering support for the concept, design and maintenance of small diameter engine lines
• Design lines using Six Sigma Methodology in getting parts from concept to production and onto the Engines.
• Worked with suppliers to do CPPD on the new lines designed to fix CPI/NPI issues
• Exposure to pro-active risk mitigation activities including, but not limited to DFMEA activities.
• Familiarity with Caterpillar Integration package, EDS, PLM tools like Team Center Engineering, Team Center Workflow, GPGR publishing, BOM Mgmt, Change Management, Core PDM
• Modeling, assembly management, and detailing as per Caterpillar current engineering standards and practices.
• APQP and PPAP so as to make sure design meet manufacturing capabilities.
• Worked with manufacturing and assembly to resolve CPI  issues on C9 compressor lines
• Worked on CI card in order to improve the efficiency, avoid process bottlenecks and to resolve quality concerns for the oil lines on C15 and resolved issues.
• CAT tools/processes - Engineering Data Systems (EDS), High Velocity Caterpillar Desktop (HVC), Vis mock-up/ Vis Professional, iPEM, Nitromation, REDI, TMI, DCC
• CEM fuel & coolant lines, turbo oil lines, compressor lines, balance valve lines on C9, C13, C15, C18, C27/32, C140 for TIER-4 applications

 
Axis Global Engineering (Client: Caterpillar Inc.), Hyderabad, India            Oct ‘09 – Oct ‘11
Project Leader/Team Leader
 

• Preparing scope document, time estimations, work assignment, quality, delivery, billing for design and detailing of sound attenuation canopy and base frames for diesel generator sets , FG Wilson, UK
• Design and development of schematic diagram, wiring harness, flattening and detailed drawings for  L1, L2 with Pyro and without Pyro Control Panel
• Worked on Engineering Design changes and the creation of EDN using Engineering Data System as per Caterpillar Standards
• Resolved product problems, quality issues and assisted in managing cost/quality projects
• Managed bill of materials and provided recommendations for deviation requests and CPI issues

 
CATERPILLAR,  Chennai, India                                                                   Aug ‘06 – Aug ‘08
Associate Engineer
 

• Involved in design modifications to fix CPI and NPI issues on lines using Pro-E
• Detailing of NPI assemblies with proper welds and tolerances, blue print reading
• Drawing updates with model changes, base line dimensioning to latest standards
• Worked as a quality inspector for 773, 777, 1035 Trucks, cabin area in Thiruvallur, Chennai
• Supported HR team for recruiting people in Machines-I department

           
Butler International (Client: Caterpillar Inc), Hyderabad, India    Jun ‘03 – Aug ‘06
Team Leader
 

• Determined resolution for the detected interferences and created drawings for the finished assemblies along with bend data calculations for sheet metal parts or bent parts
• Conversion of AutoCAD 32” printing press drawings for MARK ANDY & COMCO to Pro-E and design and detail of 42”machine using family table parts and GD&T
• Work allocation, quality, delivery and billing
• Knowledge sharing on standards and specifications as per client requirements within the team and for new employees joining the team

 
 

PROJECTS
 
Final drive design on d6txe & wha npi, Caterpillar, Peoria, IL                      Aug ’14 – Till Date
 

• Designed snap ring, spindle for XW, LGP and LGP VPAT configurations
• Developed Final Drive Gp assemblies, top level arrangements and drawings for XW, LGP, LGP VPAT, XL Arctic, XW Arctic, LGP Arctic and LGP VPAT Arctic configurations
• Designed spindle, sprocket hub, guard for WHA
• Developed Final Drive Gp assemblies, top level arrangements and drawings for XL, XW, LGP and VPAT WHA configurations
• Developed common rough for 988 and R1700K spindle for cost reduction
• Worked on spindle and axle localization
• Designed spindle and wheel hub on R1700K NPI

 
Design of Lines, Caterpillar, Peoria, IL                                                   Jan ‘12 – Aug ‘13
 

• Designed turbo supply and drain line on C9 marine application using Pro-E
• Routed tubes and hoses for compressor lines and balance valve lines on C140 engine using Fluid lines
• Worked with machine plant and ACP teams to release  new designs on CEM combustion  lines
• Designed compressor lines on C27/32 for gear driven compressor
• Designed fuel and coolant lines on CEM for T4 application on C13/C18 engines   

 
Caterpillar, EDC-I, Chennai, India                                                                        Aug ‘06 – Aug ‘08
 
Designed hydraulic lines for mining and construction equipment like off-high way trucks, scrapers,
motor graders, tractors

• Designed and detailed steering lines and brake lines on 777 truck using Pro-E
• Routed lines, modified lengths of the flexible lines to avoid interference issues with surrounding

     Components on trucks and scrapers
 
Butler International, Hyderabad, India                                                   Jun ‘03 – Aug ‘06
 
Worked on conversion projects like AutoCAD to Pro-E, CAPT to Pro-E based on the input drawings provided by the client

• Designed and detailed 42" printing press for Mark Andy & Comco based on the inputs provided

     for 36" machine in Pro-E

• Designed and detailed oil lines, steering lines, brake lines, water lines and support bracket on              

     trucks using Pro-E
  
 

EDUCATION
 
Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering                                      Nov ‘99 – Apr ‘03
Jawaharlal nehru technological University, Andhra Pradesh, India                
 
  

RELATED SKILLS
 

• Design Tools: Creo 2, Pro-E Wildfire-4, Pro-E Wildfire-2, Pro-E 2001, AutoCAD, Team Center,

Vis Mock-up,

• FEA: Pro Mechanica
• Software: C, C++, CNC Programming
• Office Tools: MS-Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Notes)