Profile of Suresh Ullagaddi Six Sigma, Project Management, CAD

Suresh Ullagaddi ( Available )

Hollidaysburg, PA - 16648 USA

Expertise :	Six Sigma, Project Management, CAD
Status :	Have Work Visa
Job Type :	All - W2,Corp-to-Corp,Need Sponsorship
Position :

Resume

objective

Seeking to utilize my 6 Sigma experience in product, business development in a new fast-pace Manufacturing and engineering environment.

SUMMARY

o Competent and Result Oriented Professional offering 7+ years of experience across Conceptual Design, Performing Engineering Analysis, Lay-Out Design Work & Testing.

o Excellent Techno-commercial skills with proven ability to work accurately and quickly prioritize, coordinate and consolidate tasks, whilst simultaneously managing the diverse range of function from multiple sources.

o Six Sigma experience in customer support and project Management.

o Dexterity in Designing and developing hydraulic system concepts for the current and next generation (Tier IV) Machines.

o Possess complete understanding of complex Hydraulic Systems and components selection processes and Product knowledge.

o Instrumental at Troubleshooting of the Mining and construction machineries like Motor Grader (MG), Truck, Wheel tractor Scraper.

o Understanding of all aspects governing operational activities and up to date knowledge of latest technological advancements, regulations/ guidelines and statutory compliances in the industry.

o Proficient in working in a deadline intensive environment, multi-task, perform under pressure and meet deadlines. Ability to use sound judgment & decision-making skills and effectively perform in a self-directed environment.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

December, 2008 - March, 2009

Senior Product Development Engineer

Danaher Altoona , PA

Designed vapor recovery valve used in Gas dispenser to meet functional and regulatory requirements EN, TUV, ATEX while compatible with existing system.
Developed test procedure to validate and certify Stage Vapor II Recovery system functionality at various flows, pressures and temperatures for new designs and competitive products.
Designed fixture for valve testing.
Identified and mitigated design risks and failure modes using FMEA.

May, 2005 - December, 2008

Project Lead Engineer

NPI Hydraulic system or Caterpillar Decatur , IL

Worked with the customer to define the NPI program scope and translated the VOC voice of the customer and VOB Voice of Business into critical customer requirements and specifications.
As System owner, assists in systems definition, trade-off and design activity and updating the Hydraulic System design control Drawing, schematics, Service literature Document.

Communicated project status feasibility, cost, etc to management team, stakeholders and Customers Machine level, Dealers by conducting design reviews and Gate reviews.

To make sure that the system is robust used DFx Methodologies, actively participant in all Design FMEA's that affected the hydraulic system and subsystem with Vehicle, sub-system and Component teams. Created action item in the meetings and managing work using Project.

Support supervisor, suppliers, engineering subordinates and other departments to execute job assignments consisting of meeting specifications and performing calculations, analysis, material and components Pumps, Motors, Valves, Cylinders, Tanks, etc selection.
Assured procurement process is started to deliver iron in time, created Engineering Orders EO for all new components needed for the Design Verification and pilot builds.

Create project plans for all of the changes requested by the customer ie all activities from concept to the receipt of iron in Decatur.
Scheduled update meetings with the COE s, component engineers and the relevant vehicle engineers Customers to update the plan, FMEA s, identify roadblocks and assure all NPI and delivery goals are met.

Took the ownership in completing the assigned tasks of meeting planned product cost, schedule, quality and performance objectives, while ensuring international standards are met for global manufacture and sale.
Lead 6 Sigma Green belt on CPI, DMAIC Projects for Motor Grader and Truck.
Assisted manufacturing team Supervisors, Assemblers, etc in the identification and resolution of hydraulic problems troubleshooting experienced during the assembly of Motor Graders and Off Highway Trucks to assure that machines are built to the highest quality and delivered on time.
Used DMAIC process 6 - sigma Methodology, worked with SDE's Supplier Development Engineers, Internal and external supplier to assure that issues identified on the production line and in the field are communicated to the suppliers and they are resolved in a timely fashion.
To assure that issues identified are understood and resolved, worked with vehicle validation team to verify that failures and solutions is replicated on machines.
Make sure Safety and regulatory compliance of Hydraulic components is met for North American NA, European Standard EU and Asian Countries.

Documented issue root cause, ICA, PCA info, lessons learnt in CDIM Corporate Disciplined Issue Management database for future reference.
Used field failure databases CPI, RWA and PPRD to perform reliability analysis SPN, Weibull Analysis and identify field issues that will improve the product and improve customer satisfaction.
Involved in APQP and PPAP steps to improve the quality of the components.

Review the work of product designers for quality, technical judgment and Regulation compliance with specifications.

March, 2005 - May, 2005

Unigraphics Designer/Drafter Sino Swearingen San Antonio , TX

Created Engineering order EO that included all change requirements and Drawing change notice DCN for Landing Nose Gear, Fuselage for commercial aircraft using Unigraphics NX-2. Made sure that all required information is captured before sending it for releasing.

January, 2005 - March, 2005

Design Engineer

Advanced Heat Transfer HVAC Memphis , TN Unigraphics Designer/Drafter Sino Swearingen San Antonio , TX

Developed New Solid and sheet metal model of Housing Box Assembly of Motor, AC Blowers, Evaporators, Wavy and Multi leveled Fin, Centrifugal Compressors used in air conditioning systems.
Model Compare, Motion simulation, BOM, Templates, Palettes, Drafting GD and T was created in using Unigraphics NX-2.

January, 2003 - December, 2004

Research Assistant

The University of Memphis

Provided technical support in modeling using Unigraphics NX-2 2D curve construction in explicit modeling, Bottom up assembly, Drafting and Detailing, Sheet metal, basic manufacturing, post processing.
Applied industrial principles to design Orthopedic, Heart Implants and automobile Components using Unigraphics NX2.
Using Solidworks Cosmos designed and analyzed Belt Conveyor System.

March, 2002 - January, 2003

Quality Control Engineering Apprentice Bharat Dynamics Limited

Defined manufacturing problems, collected data and drawn valid conclusions using root cause analysis and provided solutions to the Aerospace and missile components.
Geometric dimensioning and tolerance GD and T of individual and assembly of Missile components checked using Metrology and Engineering tool according to ISO-9001.
To improve the quality developed and Co-ordinate all testing Assembly, Material, Fatigue to assess durability and reliability of components.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering December 2004
The University of Memphis , Memphis , TN
Bachelor of Technology in Production Engineering June 2001
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University JNTU , India

TRAINING

FMEA Investigator Certificate Design FMEAs and Process-FMEAs
6 Sigma Green Belts in DFMEA from Caterpillar
NPI Process Overview and Design Collaboration Center DCC
Project Management-Project Success Method YCA
Modeling and Manufacturing Technology on Unigraphics V. 17.0.1

CAD/CAM : Unigraphics , Pro-E , Solidworks , AutoCAD , Rhinoceros , Windchill PDM .
Hydraulic tools : Automation Studio and Visio .
Data Analysis : Excel , SPSS .
Software tools : Office , ASP , Dreamweaver , SQL , C/ C++ , VB .
Project management : Project , e-Tracker .
Location : No constrain .

SKILLS SUMMARY

Certifications:

o FMEA Investigator Certificate (Design –FMEAs & Process-FMEAs)

o Six Sigma Green Belts in DFMEA from Caterpillar

o NPI Process Overview and Design Collaboration Center (DCC)

o Project Management-Project Success Method (YCA)

o Modeling & Manufacturing Technology on Unigraphics V.17.0.1

CAD/CAM: Unigraphics, Pro-E, Solidworks, AutoCAD, Rhinoceros,Windchill PDM.

Hydraulic tools: Automation Studio, and Visio.

Data Analysis: Excel, SPSS. MS Office

Project management: MS Project, e-Tracker.