Engineering Project Team Leader / Team Lead (PLM) Resume Example CATERPILLAR INC

ENGINEERING PROJECT TEAM LEADER / TEAM LEAD (PLM)

Professional Summary

Experienced Engineering Project Team Leader with strong leadership, general management, analytical and strategic thinking techniques to lead cross-functional team to deliver a quality product within time-to-market and cost metrics. Action-oriented with strong ability to communicate effectively with technology, executive, and business audiences. Enthusiastic team player with a strong work ethic, technical, results oriented in addressing and resolving complex problems.

Skills

CROSS-FUNCTIONAL experience in Engineering, Manufacturing and ERP
Experience in New Product Development (NPI)
Strong interpersonal skills
Experience in meeting cost reduction goals
Experience in sourcing strategies for suppliers
Experience in utilizing 6 sigma methodology
Experience in Product Life Cycle Management (PLM)
Experience in Organization Change Management

Experience in collaborating with various functional teams on understanding requirements to develop and implement new / improve processes
Efficient multi-tasker
Excellent team player and communicator

Excellent project management and people management

Excellent technical and problem solving
Experience in delivering results timely within budget constraints

Work History

Engineering Project Team Leader / Team Lead (PLM), 08/2011 to Current
CATERPILLAR INC

Implemented efficient Bill of Material(BOM) and Configuration process resulting in the value prop of $9.83 Million in 2015
Delivered Solutions to resolve customer issues timely on Product Lifecycle Management(PLM) processes related to Bill of Material (BOM) Management and Product Configuration Management
Improved collaboration with various functional teams on understanding requirements to develop and implement new / improved processes and performed effective Change Management
Developed new process engagement and deployment model that will aid in working with engineering business units across the globe to provide clarity on benefits and understanding of enterprise process strategies
Successfully developed quick win to resolve grief caused by current process within engineering that significantly helps Customer Service Support organization with efficient process

Engineering Team Leader / Certified 6 Sigma Black Belt, 07/2004 to 08/2011
CATERPILLAR INC

Delivered significant cost reduction with Piston Material Change Resulting in Savings of $1.2 million per year
Delivered significant cost reduction on Piston, Ring and Liner Components of over $480,000 in 2009
Reduced component field failures which was categorized as high safety risk by proposing a new piston design which resulted in meeting 100% of the customer safety, reliability and durability goals
Achieved team cost reduction goals by successfully executing current production and new product requirements timely on medium and heavy duty engine program cylinder pack components
Contributed in development and validation of cylinder pack components as a team for the marine application. The potential benefit by increasing the marine rating by 100hp was additional sales of $2-3 million per year
Resolved engine piston pin joint seizure issues in factory by initiating to expedite the design recommendations on the pin joint clearances with the piston suppliers.

Mechanical Design/Analysis Engineer, 08/2001 to 06/2004
CATERPILLAR INC

Performed thermal mechanical analysis on the After-treatment component and recommended the design changes on the assembly rig that was identified as the potential root cause of failure.
Eliminated field failures on river towboat applications with recommended design changes on the piston component by successfully performing Finite Element Analysis(FEA)
Developed new conceptual design of spray nozzle assembly implemented in cam core of engine cylinder block to provide uniform heating and cooling to increase durability of seals and gaskets
Improved sound suppression panel designs by modeling in ProE for engine oil pan on medium and large Wheel Loader machines
Optimized design changes successfully to the fillet area on 3600 connecting rod design to fix rod fillet failures which was high warranty problem on current production connecting rods

Project Engineer, 02/1995 to 11/1996
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE – Bangalore, India

Contributed on industrial projects like 'Erosion and its control in industrial centrifugal fans' to study the rebound and abrasion properties and sizes of dust as it passes through the fans.

Performed analysis on wide variety of castings such as 'Austempered Ductile Iron' (ADI).
Worked directly with mechanical engineering department on predictions for material failures and perform validation testing using methods such as Ultimate Tensile Strength(UTS), elongation, hardness, impact strength and wear resistance

Education

Master of Science: Mechanical Engineering, May 1998
Bradley University - Peoria, IL

Awarded Academic Excellence Scholarship

Bachelor of Science: Mechanical Engineering, 1995
R.V.College of Engineering - Bangalore

Accomplishments

Implemented efficient Bill of Material(BOM) and Configuration process resulting in value prop of $9.83 Million in 2015
Awarded Product Life Cycle Management(PLM) Playmaker for leading and executing projects in 2013 and 2015
Successfully designed plastic enclosure for high efficiency pumps (HEP6) control valve test bench currently utilized for testing
Exceeded cost reduction goal by recommending Piston material change resulting in savings of $1.2 million per year

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

CATERPILLAR INC
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE

School Attended

Bradley University
R.V.College of Engineering

Job Titles Held:

Engineering Project Team Leader / Team Lead (PLM)
Engineering Team Leader / Certified 6 Sigma Black Belt
Mechanical Design/Analysis Engineer
Project Engineer

Degrees

Master of Science : Mechanical Engineering , May 1998
Bachelor of Science : Mechanical Engineering , 1995

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