Abdurrahman M Syed

Professional Summary:
 Enthusiastic Quality Engineer eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to
detail and excellent organizational skills. 3+ years of professional experience along with expertise
in Root Cause Analysis, Process validation, Continuous quality improvement, strong understanding
of Computer Aided Design, Engineering, Analysis and Manufacturing. Passionate about problem-
solving, highly energetic, and always aimed to delivering highly profitable manufacturing
processes.

Education:
Bradley University, Peoria, IL
December 2019
 Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Dr. BAMU University, Aurangabad, India July
2017
 Bachelor of Engineering Mechanical Engineering

Technical Skills & Strengths:

 Abaqus CAE  Process Improvement  PDCA/PDSA
 CATIA V5  Materials Management  Time & Motion study
 SOLIDWORKS  IQ/OQ/PQ  Optimization & Cost
 FMEA/PFMEA  Production Engineering Reduction
 GD&T  Finite Element  MATLAB & Minitab
 CREO Simulate & Analysis  Agile & Windchill
Parametric  Standardization of  Proficient in Microsoft
 AutoCAD 2D & 3D Cycle Suite (Excel, word,
 SPC Tools  Cause & Effect PowerPoint, Teams)
 Continuous Diagram
Improvement  5S ,5 Why & 8D

Professional Experience:
Philips Health Care IGTD April 2021 -
Present
Quality Engineer
 Responsible for Product evaluation, Complaint Handling with risk management and Non-
Conformance
 Reviewed Engineering Change Order (ECO), and Manufacturing Change Order (MCO)
 Wrote, reviewed, and approved change orders to improve manufacturing processes and quality
procedures
  Involved in project management and product life cycle management of the design process
 Participated in developing EU MDR Documentation for Notified Bodies
 Conducted remediation for medical equipment in an US FDA ISO 13485,14971 and current Good
Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) regulated environment
 Involved in Process Validation and Test Method Validation (TMV)
 Reviewed and authored test protocols and reports for Installation Qualification (IQ), Operational
Qualification (OQ), and Process and Performance Qualification (PQ/PPQ), Test Method Validation
(TMV) and Gage R&R,
 Master Validation Report (MVR), Statistical justification of test sample and lot sizes, and Quality
Monitoring Assessment Plan
 Reviewed Risk Assessment Documentation, reviewed Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA)
and drafting Remediation Plans for the project management approval after the GAP Analysis
 Involved in ensuring development activities were properly documented through design control such
as Risk Analyses (pFMEA), Protocols, ensure compliance with internal quality system in
accordance with Quality System Regulations (QSR) and ISO standards
 Applied quality engineering practices and guidance to support project teams and manufacturing
operations using SPC tools, FMEA, cause &amp: effect Matrix and control plans
 Co-Authored and executed IQ, OQ, PQ for new equipment and when changing existing
manufacturing equipment
Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc, East Liberty Auto Plant 2020 -
April 2021
Manufacturing Process Associate
 Gained experience with topcoat, sealer, e-coat, paint off, final repair and Vehicle quality
department for paint work such as inspection, quality checks at quality gate for all the models such
as HONDA CRV, ACURA RDX and ACURA MDX.
 Managed GALC Tracking System for defects and solved problems related to paint issues
 Performed troubleshooting for processing issues and assessing process orders for the defects and
assisting in improving the production quality for mass production of New Model
 Team Leader of Fast & Furious Honda NHC team at Honda of America East Liberty working on
development of tracking system for paint repair parts for delivery and inventory management
 Utilized SPC tools (Cause and effect diagram, Pareto analysis Ishikawa/fishbone diagram) to
identify and reduce the process variation related to paint repair parts for delivery and inventory
management

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bradley University January 2018 -

December 2019
Graduate Research Assistant, Peoria, IL
 Case Study: Toyota Out of Control accelerator and faulty electronics
 Researched emphasizes on the cause and effect of the electronic throttle control system is ECM
(Electronic Control Model) which detects the dissimilar position to activate the safety modes
  Study highlights the NHTSA report states warranty analyses identified at least two additional
failures due to tin whiskers in similarly designed APP sensors
 Completed a prescribe study on the main cause of failure which was due to malfunction between
the accelerator pedal position sensors and throttle position sensor were not tunning proper at the
time of operation
EpiPen Redesign
 Redesigned EpiPen to improve the drug delivery by 15% using plunger-spring mechanism,
standard needle size which is compatible for all age group and cost reduction by 40% in total
 Researched and designed new needle and conducted FMEA for critical components such as
needle and plunger

Swajit Engineering India LTD May

2016 - May 2017
Project Engineer, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
 Designed a chain conveyor system and established a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
 Performed work study analysis which includes cycle time audits to increase overall equipment
effectiveness (OEE), process flow chart, time study, root cause analysis and motion study
 Supervised the quality control Inspection of products and parts to assured they met packaging
standards
 Project Results: Standardization of the cycle time, reduce material handling, cost reduction by 15%
of the total assembly and productivity increased by 25%, tool life increase