Expert Details
Power Sources, Batteries, Lithium-Ion Batteries, Six-Sigma, and Program Management
ID: 732883
California, USA
Expert provides consulting services to small and up-and-coming businesses on operational inefficiencies, product quality issues. He also offers advice to overcome and excel in these areas as well in manufacturing process standardization and automation.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 2002 | Degree: Master of Science | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: University of Houston |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2012 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Technical Program Manager | Department: WW Operations |
Responsibilities:• Setup lithium-ion battery pack manufacturing lines and manage build activities in partnership with Asian CMs/OEMs from concept to Ramp for mobile system platforms• Drive cross-functional team consisting of Supply-chain, Engineering, Product Design and Automation groups to meet program goals for cost, product design, quality and manufacturing. • Drive failure analysis and corrective actions due to design and process at ramp and for early field failures. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2010 to 2012 | Employer: A123 Systems | Title: Manufacturing Enigneer | Department: Operations |
Responsibilities:• Supervise lithium-ion prismatic cell assembly equipment installation, trouble-shooting, qualification and operations for EV and back-up power applications.• Author and/or maintain relevant Engineering and APQP documents (ISO/TS certifications, Process flow, PFMEA, Change Logs, Work instructions etc.) • Apply 8D methodologies in problem-solving activities to ensure product meets Quality metrics and specs. • Lead Continuous-Improvement projects employing DOEs and miscellaneous Lean, Six-sigma tools |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to 2010 | Employer: Cobasys | Title: Product Engineer | Department: Product Engineering |
Responsibilities:• Serve as Technical Expert (North American operations) on Li-ion and Ni-MH cell and module products.• Plan, co-ordinate and execute cell testing activities (safety, performance) for HEV, PHEV and EV programs for Automotive customers. • Core team member of Battery pack integration, thermal management and pack failure analyses teams. • Drive problem solving and continuous improvement activities, e.g. Design-for-Manufacture & Assembly (DFM/DFA), scrap reduction, production validation etc. • Drive NiMH battery design improvement activities for HEV and back-up storage applications; • Author/maintain various engineering documents (BOMs, Engineering Change Requests, prints, SORs, FMEAs and miscellaneous APQP documents). • Support product design team in analyzing new concepts |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 2012 to 2016 | Country / Region: China | Summary: Work with various CM/OEMs while working as TPM for Employer |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Project Management Institute, member |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Six-sigma Black Belt, ASQ |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has presented to the American Physical Society, Division of Fluid Dynamics, on aluminum air cell technology and electrolyte flow. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English | Proficient |
| Hindi | Proficient |
| Urdu | Profcient |
| Mandarin | Beginner |