Research Projects & Publications 

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CURRENT PROJECTS:

Manager, Seismic Mfg. with Schlumberger, Sugar Land, Texas

• Engineering Project Management - Leading Seismic Cable products through the Product Lifecycle Management Process - Introduce Concepts, Analyze Feasibility, Prototype Design, Development, Manufacturing, Field Testing, Commercialization, Deployment, Sustaining, Obsolescence.

• Manufacturing Engineering support for the following Seismic Cables, Repairs & Services:

  Air Gun Cables (DAG-C, DAG-B/ VNF, A-DAG) 
  Lead-in Cables (Q and MSX LOL, COL, HSEJ-C steel lead-in)
  Monowing Adapter Cable (Q, MSX & Nessie)

• Increased revenue from $2M to $18M within 1 year

• Six Sigma Project Owner; saved $100k in 2005. Training for Black Belt, completing August 2006

• Advise engineering on the manufacturability of new product designs- review designs, approve documentation, and audit. 

• Design for Manufacturability & Assembly: Design products right the first time for the easiest production, fastest assembly, best quality, highest reliability, and the shortest time to market. 

• Lean Manufacturing: Develop, build, and deliver products at half the total cost using DFM to cut parts and labor cost and systematically reducing all overhead and distribution costs. 5% cycle time reduction after implementing Lean Manufacturing, savings passed on to Clients

• Liaison between the oil-field and Technology Center - RAN & Intouch Expert

• Providing technical support/ dispositions to vendors on DMR's and NCR’s. Improve QPM for better quality and on-time delivery. Visit machine shops to review their quality procedures and corrective actions.

• Standardization: Use standardization to increase purchasing leverage, simplify supply chain management, reduce part and overhead cost, and enhance flexibility.

• Assist and supervise all aspects of procurement and production planning. This includes but is not limited to Supply Chain Management, Supplier Negotiations, Purchasing, Supplier Qualification, Logistics, Production Planning, Scheduling & Routing, Pricing, & Customer Service. 

• Implement statistical process control. 

• Introduce, develop, and sustain Kanban system for inventory management. 

• Co-ordinate & implement 5S & Kaizen. 

• Improve and standardize processes (both Sugar Land, TX and Abbeville, France, Norway, Singapore), document ISO procedures, and perform Quality Audits. 

• On-site expert for critical equipment; productivity/ efficiency improvement. Select new machinery and equipment. 

• Automation, upgrade and control of equipment. 

• Design and install simulation software for improving capacity utilization. 

• Devise ideas for exempt and non-exempt work force motivation and team building; track performance improvements. 

• Organize Quality, Health, Safety, Environment (QHSE) improvements. LPT (Loss Prevention Team) Leader in 2004-2005

PAST PROJECTS: 

Manufacturing Engineer/ Material Specialist with Schlumberger, Sugar Land, Texas

• Manufacturing Engineering support for the following Conveyance Tools: 
  
  CMIR, SAH, CMTD, ECRD, COL, TLCS, TP Terminations, RALI- DFM

• Manufacturing Engineering support for the following cable projects: 
  
  Seismic cables: 
  Q-Marine Telemetry & Power bundles 
  Q-Seabed Power Conductors 
  Gun Cables (A-DAG, DAG-B, DAG-C) 
  Optical Lead-ins (Q, Nessie, Light weight) (Q-LOL, Nessie-LOL) 
  Monowing Adapters (MWA) 
  
  Wireline cables: 
  Quad 4-46AS (also in ultra package) 
  Hepta (various conductor, insulation, armor and jacket combinations), M-18 
  Co-ax 2-23 
  Monocables 
  Slim-CHFR 7-32 
  Thunderhorse 2-32 
  Composite cables 
  Fiber Optic Logging cables (FOLC)- both M-18's and Quads 
  
  Third Party: 
  BOP 
  Bridle 
  Slope
  

RESEARCH PROJECT:

Research Assistant with the Center for Innovative Sintered Products (CISP), Penn State University  (2000-02)

• Launched a plan of action for the $50,000 project on Time Compression Techniques for Rapid Tooling

• Designed and purchased tool sets for rapid manufacturing after negotiating with vendors nationwide

• Evaluated and benchmarked over 10 current RP techniques for rapid tooling after cost analysis

• Operated various CNC’s, RPT machines and metrology equipment

• Devised sampling and testing protocols and coordinated and supervised testing efforts of the team  

• Generated ideas for process improvement to cut down processing time from 4 weeks to 4 days  

• Advisors: Dr. Paul H. Cohen, Dr. Sanjay B. Joshi