1. 401 East 32nd Street, Apt. #413
Chicago, IL 60616 Tushar Mote
773-595-6289
tmote@hawk.iit.edu
Objective
Applying for a full-time position as a Manufacturing Process Engineer, and employ my skills to continuously simplify and
improve processes and products that generate value, eliminate excess and minimize failure.
Education
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL May 2015
Master in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Relevant Courses: Statistical Process Control (Understanding 6σ), Design of Thermal Systems, Computer
Integrated Manufacturing, Heat Transfer, Advanced CAD/CAM
Nalla Malla Reddy Engineering College, Jawaharlal Technological University, Hyderabad, India June 2012
Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering
Experience
Metaldyne Performance Group , Chicago, IL Manufacturing Project Engineer April 2015 – present
 Installing and commissioning of new forging and related equipment.
 Setting up experiments during production to gather data.
 Minimize cycle time by optimizing robot motions and preplanning wait times.
 Conceptualize and execute solutions for process failure and improvement.
 Redesign and rebuild production equipment for improved process reliability.
 Integrally work with product engineers, production control and maitenance teams to execute process and design
changes on live production lines.
 Design, develop, test and maintain EoAT and other process automation devices and sensing instruments.
 Request and lead key PLC programming changes for improved process and equipment efficiency.
 Work with third party contarctors and integrators on a daily basis to keep projects on track.
 Source vendors, for automation integration, sensing, vision, and mechanical equipment.
 Develop supporting work instructions for change overs, PM’s and equipment operation.
 Project management of capital equipment from initial Capital Expenditure Request (CER) through production
turnover.
 Standardizing and fool-proofing processes to minimizing failure using standard work instructions and one point
lessons.
 Conduct feasibility studies for projects and comply with OSHA and company safety guidelines.
 Extensive experience in ground-up programming and troubleshooting FANUC robotic arms.
Jernberg Industries Inc. , Chicago, IL Manufacturing Engineer August 2014 – April 2015
 Mapped value stream for eight presses and the final processing/shipping area with more than fifty products.
 Streamlined material flow and optimized labor utilization.
 Develop floor space utilization that lead to reduced material levels, handling and cost.
 Minimized material movement by plotting product flow in the plant hence minimizing fuel costs for forklifts.
 Generated present-state process flow diagrams for the forge plant to help visualize the processes.
 Estimated scheduled maintenance cycles for presses using historic downtime data and performed pFMEA.
 Set up experiments to measure process deviation.
 Identified critical jobs with high inventory flow using Excel to maintain optimal inventory.
 Worked with Lean and Continuous Improvement implementation teams of production supervisors and operators.
 Designed a Kanban loop ground-up, to better schedule production and maintain optimal inventory.
 Actively involved in Material and Information Flow Analysis , truck routes, work instruction and visual management
of processes.
 Trained shop floor worker to work with ERP system -PLEX.

2. Jernberg Industries Inc. , Chicago,IL Process Analyst March - August 2014
 Maximized space utilization for storage, and increased overall effective floor space utilization.
 Oriented and allocated space for new machines HAAS CNC Mills to be introduced onto the shop floor.
 Verified actual cycle times for processes and suggested steps to reduce them.
 Increased tool utilization by extending tool usage without compromising the tolerances.
 Performed Root Cause Analysis using 5 why’s producing an Ishikawa diagram.
 Improved inventory management techniques, so as to record inventory accurately, and in half the time.
 Analyzed production data using Excel to determine tooling and cost of operation.
Product Development (Design and Testing)
 Robotic EoAT for a Robotic Cell.
 Tools for assembling and disassembling dies and field testing them.
 20+ tons heavy duty shelving systems.
 Transfer systems (conveyors, chutes and robotic arms) for coining press based on the Heijunka philosophy.
 Purpose specific fixtures and mandrels for 3+ ton jobs requiring heavy cut milling operations, for both horizontal and
vertical machining.
Lokesh Machines Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad, India Tooling and Design Engineer May 2012 -October 2012
 Decided tool pitch, depth of cut, tool diameter, spindle RPM, feed and other parameters for machining
components like:
- Pistons, Engine blocks and Cylinder heads
- Hubs and axels
- Geared and non-geared fly wheels
 Minimized bottlenecks and sequenced machining processes for work-piece
 Created machine layout diagrams in AutoCAD 2D for individual work stations and integrated production lines.
 Calculated tool change frequency, cycle time and generated Takt time spreadsheet for machining processes.
 Minimized work-piece movement and production cycle time of manufactured components.
 Prepared time sheets, and shift reports for machining line of engine blocks to validate Takt time.
Larsen and Tubro Cement Manufacturing Ltd
Gulbarga, India
Intern May2011 - June 2011
 Analyzed kiln thermodynamics, heat transfer rate and their effects on shell-ovality.
 Identified key energy leakage points, material choking issues and studied pre-heater air flow.
 Studied effects of parameters like RPM, ball size, and air flow velocity on particle size.
Technical skills
 Over five years’ experience with AutoCAD LT designing layouts and material flow diagrams
 FANUC™ certified Handling Tool Operation and Programmer
 Reading ladder logic and electrical prints to understand processes control parameters to help with
troubleshooting.
 Over three years of experience in working with CATIA V5 and SolidWorks in modules such as:
- Solids and Surfaces
- Assemblies
- Flow and thermal analysis (SolidWorks)
- FEA (SolidWorks)
 Three years’ experience in working with ProE Wildfire 5.0 (now Creo) :
- Created drawings for shop floor machinist with appropriate GD&T
- Created and studied ASME Y14.5 M-1982 standard drawings
- Created assemblies with thousands of components
- Maintain drawings for all key robot tooling and automation equipment.