RAJEEV PANCHOLI

RAJEEV PANCHOLI M –+1- 651-202-1442
Mail – rajeevpancholi@gmail.com
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SUMMARY
• Currently working in Polaris industries, Wyoming USA as Mechanical design engineer.
• Over 8+ years’ experience in Product Design & Development, Project Management, GD&T, VAVE and DFMEA analysis, with demonstrated success in project management.
• Experience as Machine design & Trucks, off highway Vehicle and on road vehicle domain.
• Experience in Design & Development of automobile sub-systems like Chassis frame, ROPS, Engine Intake and Exhaust system, interior or exterior trim and frame.
• Develops engineering detail and assembly documentation to support tooling quotations, manufacturing and manufacturing preparation.
• Exposure to conceptual designs from scratch and with development team for prototype manufacturing, testing, trouble shooting and till product manufacturing.
• Creating Bill of Materials (BOM), routings and Engineering Change Order (ECO) processing
• Very good hands on working experience in Creo, Pro/ENGINEER WILDFIRE 2.0 & 4.0, and AutoCAD, PDM and PLM.
• Hands on experience in reversing engineering & prototyping projects.
• Additional Experience: As technical writer, Knowledge of Parts book instruction, User manual writing, Instruction writing in Arbortext software.

EDUCATION
• Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronics with 68% (2004-2007) from U.V. Patel collage of engineering, Mehasana, Gujarat, India.
• Diploma in Mechatronics Engineering with 70% (2001-2004) from B.S Patel Polytechnic, Mehsana, Gujarat

SOFTWARE
KNOWLEDGE

• Master in Creo , Pro/ENGINEER WILDFIRE 2.0 & 4.0 – solid modeling, assembly modeling, detailing and Surfacing, Pro/Sheet metal, and 2D drawings
• AutoCAD – 2D drawings
• SAP, Team center, ERP software.
• Microsoft software including Excel, Project, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.

WORK EXPERIENCE
• Jul’11 – Till Date with Larsen and Toubro as Mechanical Design Lead
• Client : Polaris Industries Inc,USA ; Wyoming, MN,US

• Polaris designs, engineers, manufactures and markets innovative, high quality off-road vehicles, including all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and the Polaris RANGER® for recreational and utility use, snowmobiles, motorcycles and On-Road electric powered vehicles. Polaris is a recognized leader in the power sports industry, among the global sales leaders for snowmobiles and off-road vehicles Casting, Forging and Plastic parts Design.

• Handling team of engineers working on design and development for Model launch programs for off-road and On-Road vehicles.
• Design & Development of automobile sub-systems like Chassis frame, ROPS, Engine Intake/Exhaust system and Door trims/frame.
• Hands-on Design Calculations, GD&T, Tolerance Stack up Analysis, DFMEA & DVP for the proposed system designs.
• Establishing a reasonable project development schedule from concept to production implementation in line with overall business requirements.
• Assist with cost control programs and standards
• Process ECO’s and set up BOM’s/Routings
• Support all design related component styling, purchasing and manufacturing issues with emphasis on quality, reliability, timely delivery, and cost.
• Determine ideal component manufacturing route to ensure overall design, performance, and cost conformance.
• Contacting customers, suppliers, and agencies to obtain information relative to existing products, purchased parts, material selections, or manufacturing processes.
• Prepare preliminary sketches and/or schematic diagrams and/or presentations to aid in the understanding and solution of engineering problems.
• Lead design reviews on projects to ensure adequate input and involvement from all interested groups.
• Analyze field problems and recommend possible solutions.
• Prepare monthly project status report.

• Sr. Engineer Design ( Jan 2011 to July 2011)
Mahindra Engineering Ltd.
• Working on site project in Caterpillar Inc. in Chennai for Germany EDC
• Design Sheet metal part with using of Pro/Sheet metal.
• Part modeling & detailing in Pro/E & Autocad with GD & T.
• Checking & Release Technical drawings for Manufacturing.
• Engineering Change Management in Drawings.
• Interfacing with centralized databases (Team-center, HVC, EDS etc.) for electronic releasing and maintenance of change Notices and releasing the approved design drawings.
• Working on the project activities and drawing specifications with the clients to ensure drawings are per the specifications of clients
• Working in top down assembly and handle large assembly in Pro/E.
• Support new Development project for Design.
• Working on Continuous Product Improvement (CPI).
• Working on CAT standards & ASME.
• Responsible for Design of Excavator (Boom, Exterior, Body & Fluid line routing etc.) part & manage work flow. for engineering design center Germany.

Junior Engineer Design (Aug 2007 to Jan 2011)

KHS Machinery Pvt. Ltd. Ahmedabad.

• 1 year worked in Technology center KHS AG. Germany for learn Design Standardization, Pro/Sheet metal, Pro/Mechanica, PDM & SAP
• Design of machinery, equipment, jigs, and fixtures
• Process ECO’s and set up BOM’s/Routings.
• Convert German language drawing into English.
• Responsible for Design of Machine for Filling and Packaging application. Material handling Conveyor system, Palletizer, Packer, Poucher
• Design Sheet metal part for Conveyors technology & Inspection technology.
• Worked on Prototype Design Model for Project.
• Part modeling & Detailing in Pro/E & AutoCAD with GD & T.
• Checking & Release Technical drawings for Manufacturing.
• Give Engineering Change Notice in Drawings.
• Making BOM in SAP Production module.
• Responsible for Global Engineering center for Material Handling Equipment in India.
• Reengineering of German old Machine.

PROJECT
MANAGEMENT

• Planning and co-ordination of day-to-day activities involved in project assign.
• Customer requirement understanding & study, proposal preparation, project execution.
• Co-ordination with onsite engineer and with customer for daily work input and design iteration, quality and delivery.
• Responsible for quality checks, quality assurance for customer deliverables and review meetings and issue resolutions.
• Execute Engineering Service Request (ECRs) including change notice and BOM alignment
• Coordination with suppliers for Prototype generation.

PROJECT
HIGHLIGHTS

PROJECT 1: SHIFT LEVER DESIGN WITH INTEGRATED SWITCHES

Customer : Polaris industries Ltd.
Role : Team Leader
Software : Pro/Engineer Wildfire 2.0
Contribution
• Design the shift lever from conceptual stage to final prototype.
• Gave complete understanding to parts manufacture.
• Created plastic injection molded parts

PROJECT 2: BUMPERS AND GUARD DESIGN
Customer : Polaris industries Ltd.
Role : Team leader
Software : Pro/Engineer Wildfire 4.0
Contribution
• Design the front and rear bumper from conceptual stage to final.
• Created tubler and sheet metal parts design.

PROJECT 3: CARGO BOX FOR UTILITY VEHICLE

Customer : Polaris industries Ltd.
Role : Team Member
Contribution
• Design the cargo box for UTV from conceptual stage to final.
• Created thermoform plastic body panels and parts .

PROJECT 4: Test- Rig design

Customer : Training Purpose
Role : Team Member
Software : Pro/Engineer Wildfire 4.0
Contribution
• Design the full assembly of Test- Rig design
From conceptual stage to final prototype.
• Generated 2D manufacturing drawings for the parts.
• Quality checks for the drawings.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
• E-mail : rajeevpancholi@gmail.com
• Languages known : English, German , Hindi, Gujarati
• CTC : $65000
• Marital Status : Married
• Address : 1821 Cedar Ave
APT # 101, white bear lake, MN, 55110.