This document summarizes the experience and qualifications of a mechanical engineer with over 15 years of experience designing innovative products for refrigeration and appliance companies. He has a proven track record of improving efficiency, reducing costs and development times, and has strong leadership skills. Currently he is working to develop an innovative new dispensing system at his role at GE Appliances.

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MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Performance driven professional with 15 years of hands on engineering experience. Talent for designing and producing innovative products that promote maximum efficiency while requiring minimum maintenance. Proven ability for proactive troubleshooting, ensuring smooth operations and optimal functionality. Strong leadership skills to motivate colleagues, persuade clients and forge strong alliances. Forward thinking individual with the demonstrated capability to introduce new products and processes to meet ever changing market trends.
CORE COMPETENCIES
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GE Home Appliance & lighting solution, Louisville, KY 12/2012 - Present
Mechanical Design Engineer
Research, Develop and manufacture products within the refrigeration industry. Interact extensively with clients in order to design attractive, high performance, reliable and environment friendly parts and products. Instrumental in formulating and presenting high impact proposals. Evaluate and demonstrate manufacturing feasibility. Client facing, Offshore-Onsite co-ordination for on time quality deliverables.
 Designed and Developed a new draining system for Top Mount Refrigerator that successfully improved the takt time by 50% and allowed to accommodate new high side and airflow system which improves the overall energy efficiency by 5 %
 Designed and developed a new ice bucket for Top mount refrigerator which successfully reduced the SCR by 50%, takt time by 60% and increased the ice storage capacity by 20%.
 Currently working on developing an innovative dispensing system which will be the first of it’s kind in this industry.
Tech Mahindra Ltd - Hyderabad, India 10/2010 – 12/2012
Technical Specialist
 Plan and prepare for competitor product analysis and benchmarking.
 Performed reverse heat leak test and analysed the test result.
 Energy roadmap development to make the energy consumption predictable
 Thermal analysis and foam thickness optimization.
 IP landscaping for I&W, Food safety, food preservation and adjustable shelf
 Cost estimation and cost analysis for competitor models
 Supervise and train a team of 35 departmental personnel
DEEPAK KUMAR PARIDA
3610 Fountain Dr. Apt 2, Louisville, KY, 40218
Home: 502-510-9403 • Cell: 502-533-0902 • Email:deeparida@gmail.com
Visa status: H1B (Valid till September 14, 2015)
 Product design and development
 Multi-Project Management
 Proactive Problem Solving
 DFSS & Lean process
 VAVE Process
 Refrigeration system design & Analysis
 Plastic part design & development
 Product testing & evaluation

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Ingersoll-Rand Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore, India 07/2005 – 10/2010
Lead Design Engineer
Identify, Conceptualize, develop and build an offshore team to support the parent company in sustaining, NPI, VAVE and COD program execution remotely from R&D centre. Identify product gap and led the regional product development team to develop innovative, cost effective and reliable solutions. Identify local suppliers and evaluate their capabilities for contract manufacturing. Served as liaison between clients, vendors, co-workers and all other key players.
 Project Manager for Banana ripening solution development. It’s a strategic business initiative
 Developed refrigerated bakery display cases and custom counters which enabled Ingersoll Rand to expand its product offerings to the regional market in India. It created new market opportunities while provided price advantage compared to its competitors. In hypermarket space these developments enabled to provide complete solution, thus creating better business and generating revenue.
 Project Manager for execution of $1.5M worth of VAVE projects
 As a member of innovation council, identify and access innovation growth opportunity in CCT and has taken initiation to facilitate creativity workshop and co-ordinate disclosure and patent drive.100 % increase in disclosure submission in CCT
LG Electronics Inc., Changwon City, S. Korea 05/2002 – 07/2005
Research Engineer
 Project Leader for the development of 1 and 1.5 Ton split AC for Indian market
 Engaged in the development of Oxygen generator
 20 % cost reduction in 1 and 1.5 T split AC
 Completed two six sigma projects for Green belt certification
 As a part of TDR team developed 1 Ton split AC for European market
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, India, 1998
TRAINING / CREDENTIALS
 Certified Associate Value Specialist from SAVE International, USA.
 Six sigma green belts certified from LG Electronics Inc, South Korea.
 Completed successfully one year onsite training in Hussmann Corp, Chino, CA,USA
 Patent and IP training @ Ingersoll Rand Engineering Centre.
 Completed Four weeks advance reliability training @ GE.
 Completed successfully 35 contact hrs of project management education for PMP certification.
 Completed team dynamics and Leadership training program in Ingersoll Rand.
 Completed DFSS training program in Ingersoll Rand
 Participated VSM and lean workshop in Steel craft, Chino, USA.
 Completed two days classroom training on project management from YCA,USA @ St. Louis, Hussmann Corp, USA
COMPUTER EXPERTISE
AutoCAD, Creo 2.0, Solid edge, Unigraphics, Windchill 10.1,LabView,MiniTab,Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office