TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Programming Languages: JAVAFortranC++

EXPERIENCE:

Project Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Perform as a certified AFA (Applied Failure Analysis) Project Engineer for ERS (Electric Rope Showel) and UGM (Under Ground Mining) products
• Collaborate with design engineers to perform AFA on new released product designs
• Review 2D drawings and 3D models in Creo and Windchill
• Publish documents and guidelines for dealerships to help them identify signs of fracture, its root causes, and improving service repair methodology and efficiency
• Investigate drive - train system failure modes of current products and publish maintenance and repair documents for global Caterpillar dealership network
• Study reliability and warranty issues on current products and communicate with product groups
• Support Caterpillar dealerships by creating Reuse and Salvage (R&S) guidelines
• Train new engineers on how to create illustrations with Canvas software
• Support product groups in regards to the latest engineering changes and communicating them with service engineers and dealerships

Design Engineer

Confidential .

Responsibilities:

• Performed as the design control owner for hydraulic line components such as couplings, plugs, fittings, adapters
• Acted as the first responder to internal and external customer inquiries
• Supported Caterpillar product groups and product design engineers regarding their needs for hydraulic tube adapters, fittings, and plugs
• Performed design upgrades using Creo to meet customer requirements
• Worked with Purchasing group for cost reduction projects
• Performed GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance) and created or updated engineering drawings
• Created ECN (Engineering Change Notices)
• Updated engineering specifications on the drawings and released them in Teamcenter database
• Participated and supported a variety of cost reduction, Six Sigma, CPI (Current Product Improvement), and NPI (New Product Introduction) projects
• Participated in cross functional team projects establishing 8Ds process to identify the root causes of problems and determined corrective actions
• Controlled the PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) for new parts and worked with suppliers globally to ensure the parts met Cat standards and quality requirements
• Created a preferred parts list for Caterpillar product design groups to help them increase design efficiency and cost reduction
• Reviewed and identified duplicate part numbers released by different design groups
• Helped the corporate library team to create master models for all adapters and plugs
• Updated CAT standards and 1E specs to match the latest industry standards
• Managed monthly Nitromation parts catalogue audits for plugs and adapters to ensure everything was provided correctly in Nitromation and on the prints

Design Engineer

Confidential .

Responsibilities:

• Performed as a Design Engineer in Hydraulic Pumps & Motors group
• Interacted with international and domestic suppliers and customers on daily basis to communicate Caterpillar’s latest engineering requirements and standards
• Performed troubleshooting and responded to urgent needs of internal and external customers such as manufacturing and dealerships
• Created cross- lists of Caterpillar & supplier part numbers
• Created a list of duplicate part numbers for cost saving
• Designed and modified 3D models and drawings of parts and assemblies using Pro/E
• Checked engineering drawings for model changes, engineering specs, GD&T, and torque values and created ECN (Engineering Change Notices) to release them
• Created service parts list and bill of materials for new pumps and released them
• Created CDIT (Component Design Input Template) in Microsoft Excel
• Supported NPI (New Product Introduction) programs for a variety of Caterpillar product groups such as cost reduction
• Engaged with international suppliers from Italy, Germany, Japan, China, and Mexico on daily basis for procurement and ensuring on-time delivery of parts
• Worked in UI SAE Baja race team during the academic year
• Designed the drive-train and rear suspension system of the University of Iowa SAE Baja race car as part of senior design project in the Fall 2008 semester
• Designed components of the rear suspension system using Pro/Engineer Wildfire 3.0
• Designed drive shafts using Pro/Engineer Wildfire 3.0
• Performed finite element analysis on rear suspension components and drive shafts using ANSYS and ABAQUS
• Fabricated the prototype CNC machined parts at the University of Iowa SAE shop
• Engineering Optimization course group project
• Applied engineering optimization techniques to design a production plan for a refinery company to meet its customer demand and maximize profit
• Formulated a design problem consisting 10 constraints and 12 design variables
• Solved the problem using Microsoft Excel Solver
• Formulated a cost function to maximize the profit without disrupting the demand for products

Finite Element Analysis

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Computer Aided Engineering course project
• Simulated the performance of a brake system in a worst-case scenario model set-up
• Imported the Pro/E model of a brake disc and pads assembly into ABAQUS
• Defined material properties, boundary conditions, mesh size, forces and pressures
• Solved the model to study any possible deformations of the disc
• Energy Systems Design course group project
• Designed a geothermal system for a 2,000 square foot house in Iowa City, IA
• Performed a detailed heat transfer analysis on every external component of the house
• Designed a horizontal piping system based on the calculated heating and cooling requirements
• Performed economical analysis and calculated the simple and inflated payback time
• Design for Manufacturing course group project
• Designed components of a wind turbine using Pro/Engineer software
• Used Pro/Engineer to create engineering drawings for each component
• Created CNC (Computer Numerical Control) code using Pro/Engineer and utilized CNC machine to build the componentsHeat Transfer course project
• Simulated the bottom half of an I-beam exposed to hot furnace gases using FEHT software
• Defined 2-D symmetrical section of the I-beam and its nodal arrangements in FEHT
• Applied boundary conditions and material properties
• Created Triangular elements and solved the model to find the heat flow rate
• Determined maximum allowable spacing between the heating channels that satisfied the specified temperature uniformity requirements