Swanand Suresh Saraf E-mail: sarafswanand@yahoo.

com

Performance-driven experienced Mechanical Engineer with a result oriented career spanning 13

years; recognized for Expertise in Manufacturing Execution System (MES), Knowledge Based
Engineering (KBE) ,PLM and work experience of Manufacturing industry.

Key Expertise:
Manufacturing: Work with manufacturing industries in domain like Automobile, FMCG, Oil
and Gas, Hi-tech.
Expertise in Manufacturing Execution System (MES) domain touching every aspect of MES
product life cycle like design, development, Quality Assurance(Package Validation),
implementation.
KBE (Knowledge Based Engineering) Application Development.CAD Customization, CAD-PLM
Integration.
Good understanding of ERP/PLM-CAD-MES-ERP Environments and their co-relations.
Experience as Project Executive as well as Shop floor engineer for Special purpose
Automotive Testing Machine manufacturing plants.
Work Experience in Engineering design consultancy.

Technical and Functional Proficiency:

MES Techno-Functional Consultant.
MES Product: Delmia Apriso 9.7, 9.5.
KBE CAD Packages NX5 and NX3, Solid-Edge, SolidWorks.
CAD API Programming Languages: UG/KF, UFUNC, NXOpen.Net,VB6,VB/C#.Net
CAD-PLM Integration- eMatrix, Team Center.
Database: Oracle 10g,11g , SQL Server 2012 & 2014
Hands on Experience on IBM Clear Quest.
Good Knowledge of HP/QC 9.2, QTP,

Professional Certification:
Six Sigma Green Belt certified
Pro-E Certified Professional

Work Experience

Sr# Company Industry Type Duration Role

1 L&T Infotech Ltd IT/Engineering Consultancy Nov2015 Till Date MES Sr. Consultant
2 Tata Consultancy IT/Engineering Consultancy July2006 Oct2015 Assistant Consultant
Services Ltd. (MES Consultant and
KBE Expert)
3 Designtech System Engineering Services and Feb2005 Jul2006 Technical Support
Pvt Ltd Design Consultancy Engineer
4 Ubique Packaging Manufacturing Industry Jun2004 Jan2005 Jr Engineer
System Ltd
5 Panatech Asia Ltd Engineering Services and Feb2004 May2004 Design Engineer
Design Consultancy

Role
1. MES Consultant - Business requirement gathering by attending customer workshops and
meetings.
2. MES Product Validation/Quality Assurance Professional - Lead Quality Assurance Team. Prepare
test strategy and test cases. Integration testing of MES packages, MES Reports, MES-PLC
handshake, PLM-MES interface etc. Standardize testing methodology and process.
3. MES Designer Prepare Functional requirement document, Technical design document, Impact
Analysis and Effort Estimation documents ( IA&EE).Review functional requirement or use case
document. Consult Customer for discrepancy.
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4. MES Developer Apriso 9.5 & 9.7 Process Builder - Standard Operations, POC (Proof of Concept),
Stored Procedures. Peer review, Standardization of deployment process and Packaging.
5. KBE Expert: Development of KBE application in CAD Packages like UG - NX 3 & NX5, SolidEdge
and SolidWorks using UG/KF(Knowledge Fusion), UG NXOpen.Net, VB6 and VB.Net. VBA based
testing tool to reduce the testing time also enables to verify application calculations for any
configuration.
6. Test case writing and QA of CAD PLM Integration.
7. Engineering Design: Mechanical engineering design of components based on ANSI,JIS, ISO
standards for development of KBE tool.
8. Project Engineer/Implementation Engineer for Special Purpose Automotive Testing Machine
manufacturing industry.
9. Design Engineer of Load test rig and Damper test rig.

Projects

1. Company L&T Infotech Ltd

1.A Project: MES, Smart factory plant solutions & Business Development.
Duration Nov 2015 to Till date
Role As Project Management , Consultant - MES & Plant Solutions
Skills/Tools: Delmia Apriso (2016) Screen Framework, Smart factory applications (RTLS)
Job Description MES Apriso Solution:
1. Attend Customer workshops for requirement Gathering, do the plant readiness.
2. Prepare/review Functional requirement Specification (FRS) Document, Conceptual
design document. Preparing Test Strategy, test case writing.

Project Management and Smart Factory Solution Consulting:

1. Work with Business development team. Customer order management.
2. Drive Proof of concepts, smart factory solution implementation and rollout.
3. Conduct training on MES and smart factory Product.
Achievements 1. Customer appreciated functional flows and FRS documents of Apriso Traceability
Solution.
2. Customer appreciation on recent smart factory rollout.

2. Company Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

2.A Project: Mfg Performance Standardization; Collect and Report Losses using MES tool.
Product is developed for UK based global leading FMCG manufacturer.
Duration Mar 2015 to Oct 2015
Role As MES Consultant.
Skills/Tools: Delmia Apriso (9.7), Determination 2.0 (Screen Framework), PB,MPI,MI,SQL Server 2014.
Attended Instructor lead training on Screen Framework (Determination 2.0)
Training
Job Description 1. Business requirement gathering by attending Customer workshops and meetings at
Poland.
2. Lead MPI Report team.
3. Prepared detailed design document for MPI Reports, Machine Integration with PLC.
4. Mentoring Team on Determination 2.0 (screen framework.)
Achievements 1. Holds a very strong business and functional understanding of FMCG industry which is
vital in continuing design and development of all program modules.
2. Customer appreciated detailing of the design document.

2.B Project: NX-Manufacturing Execution System.

Tool is developed for a US based leading manufacturer of Diesel Engines for Automotive,
Marine, Locomotive and Power generation Industry.
Duration Dec 2010 to Feb 2015
Role As Sr. Designer/Developer ( Dec2010- Jan 2013), Implementation Engg.( Feb2012 - Oct2012)
Quality Assurance/Product Validation Lead ( Feb 2013- Feb 2015)
Skills/Tools: Apriso FlexNet (9.3 & 9.5), Process builder ,Oracle 10g & 11g
Job Description MES Design/Development:
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1. Customer interactions. Analysis requirement and prepare Functional requirement

documents. Prepare Impact Analysis and Effort Estimation documents( IA&EE).
2. Create Technical Design Document (TDD).
3. Create PB-Standard Operations, POC (Proof of Concept), Stored Procedures.
4. Peer review, Standardization of deployment process and Packaging.

MES Implementation:
1. MES Implementation at Client site. Setup shop floor MES clients, Assist in User
Acceptance Testing and ongoing implementation activities.
2. Prepare Training and instruction document for deployment and Plant support.
3. Conduct training for - Shop floor operator, Plant Business/IT team.

MES Quality Assurance(Testing):

1. Lead Quality Assurance Team.
2. Prepare test strategy and test cases.
3. Integration testing of MES packages, MES Reports, MES-PLC handshake, PLM-MES
interface etc.
4. Review functional requirement or use case document. Consult Customer for
discrepancy.
5. Standardize testing methodology and process.
6. Report problem (PR) in Change management system. Work with Development team for
PR resolutions/Fixing.
Achievements Apriso Design/Development:
1. Contribution to design documents of more than 4 big packages. Appreciation by Clients
on TDD and detailed IA&&EE documents which were referred as standard for further
developments.
2. Created re-usable Std operations, procedures and functions which saved efforts in
development and easy for maintenance. Optimized Std.Operations to improve the MES
performance.

Apriso Testing:
1. More than 2 packages tested simultaneously and in short span of time so it can be
deployed and implemented in plant in schedule.
2. Queries raised during FDD review were not consider during design/development which
finally included in scope and appreciated by client for miniscule reviews.
3. Received appreciation from client on efforts and package testing activities.
4. Independently worked for test case writing of PLM- MES integration.
5. Most of critical bugs and issues captured in testing phase. Till now no major defect
reported from plant.

Apriso Product Implementation:

1. Successful implementation of MES application at client site in outside India.

2.C Project: NX Customization using NXOpen .Net (VB.Net) + UG/KF

Client is Technical center of leading Automobile Manufacturing Giant from US.
Duration May 2010 to Nov 2010
Role Sr. KBE Developer
Skills/Tools: 3D CAD Tool- NX-5 & NX-6
NXOpen.Net - VB.Net (MS Visual Studio-2005 & 2008).
Job Description KBE Application Development[UG/KF]:
Involved in development of KBE applications using NXOpen.Net and UG/KF on total owner
ship basis which involves Requirement gathering, Design and architecture of application,
Development and Unit Testing.
Achievements KBE Application, NXOpen .Net: Working on vehicle engine part design Automation.
1. Development: Design Automation Utility.
2. Automated Tool to test Model/UDFs.

2.D Project: KBE(CAD Customization) - PLM Engineering Services

Client is leading Oil and Gas energy Services provider from US.
Duration March 2008 to April 2010
Role Module Lead Engineering Services
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Skills/Tools 3D CAD Tool-SolidWorks-2007 and 2009 ,EMatrix (PLM) - PDM Administration and HP/QC.
VB6, VB.Net (MS Visual Studio-2005) and DB: MS Access.
Job Description 1. KBE application:. Involved in developing the KBE application using VB6 and VB.Net in
SolidWorks Environment. MS Access is backend.
2. eMatrix(PLM Tool):Support and Maintenance.
3. As Team Lead:Team co-ordination at offshore.
Achievements 1. KBE application [SolidWorks customization]: Creating the utilities/tools on total
ownership basis. Major Application
a. E-Roll: Automation to print or make PDF or large size Engg Drawings.
b. Total Engineering Data Specific Drawing (Brochure/Catalogue) Methodology to
resize the view, cropping the Section views using Blocks on Layers, managing
cropped with different sheets.
c. Automation to create Standardized Engg. Drawing from part model.
d. Standard API Threads Insertion (>50 Variety), Cosmetic threads and setting
SolidWorks options and many more.
2. Team Lead at Offshore: As team lead managing the Team activities and coordination
of team size=5. Setting QA process.

2.E Project: Web Application Development(ASP.Net ,SQL Server 2005)

"StatusTracker a Utility Tool for Effort Tracking
Duration Jan08 to Feb08
Role ASP.Net Web Application Developer
Skills/Tools ASP.Net 2.0 and SQL Server 2005
Job Description 1. Development in ASP.Net 2.0: StatusTracker is an Automation tool to reduce the
efforts for entering, controlling and maintaining the data in excel sheets.
Achievements 1. Single handedly worked on project. Created GUI, providing the user functionality via
Development in ASP.Net Product Testing and bug report generation.
2. Managing SQL Server 2005 Database.

2.F Project: NX Customization (Knowledge Fusion)

Hydro-Turbine Design Automation. (HTDA).
Feed Water Heater Design Automation.
Client is Leading power generation corporation from Japan.
Duration 17th July 06 to Dec07
Role KBE Developer
Skills/tools UG/KF (Knowledge-Fusion) UFUNC, Unigraphics NX3 and VBA
Job Description KBE Application Development [UG/KF]:
1. Generate the demand driven geometry, Implement UG/KF with GUI styler.
2. Unigraphics NX3: Modeling, drafting,Assembly.
3. Reading and understanding the complicated mechanical engineering drawing. Product
Testing and bug report generation.
Achievements 1. UG/KF: Completes Hydro Turbine Design Automation of Components like Head Cover,
Upper draft tube, Shaft Seal, Rotating Part and Guide bearing and Shaft.
2. Use GUI styler. Implement classes,functions and methods effectively to optimize the
code. Develop the code for generating the Design Data report in HTML, XML also
stress and weight calculations in Spreadsheet (MS-Excel).
3. Testing Tool: VBA in MS excels as testing tool in IVDA and FWH projects. This testing
tool reduces the testing time also enables to verify application calculations for any
configuration.

3. Company Designtech Systems Pvt Ltd

Duration 4th Feb05 to 6th July06 (17 months)
Role Design and Technical Support Engineer [CAD-CAM Product Development Division]
Projects: UGS now Siemens PLMs SEER ( Solid Edge Engineering Reference) Handbook .
ISE part Bank.
Design Automation of Rack Type Gear Cutting Tool path.
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Job Description 1. Mechanical Design: - Providing technical support for KBE Product SEER ( Solid Edge
Engineering Reference) development. Designing of Mechanical Components as per
Standards Like ISO, JIS, ANSI, DIN. Defining the algorithm of design procedures and
creating relevant mechanical design databases.
2. SolidEdge-V18 and 19: Part Modeling, assembly, drafting.
3. CAD Customization: Defining the GUI / Architecture of the CAD-customized product.
Programming in VB, VB.net Platform. Writing help-files and tutorials.
4. Testing: Performing the manual, Functional testing and performance testing of the
Customized mechanical calculation Softwares.
Achievements 1. Design: Designing Knowledge of mechanical components like Gears Shafts, Cams, ,
Belts, Chains, Ball /Roller Bearings, plain Bearings, Pins, Clevis Pin, Beams using ISO,
ANSI, DIN, JIS, IS Standards.
2. Successful Project: ISE Partbank, Engineering Reference handbook are the customized
products handled. Currently Working on Calculation software, which is already been
included in Siemens-UGSs 3D CAD product . I had handled around 70% of Mechanical
Design aspects.
3. Clients: Experience of working with client like Siemens-UGS, Johncrane,PARI.

4. Company Ubique Systems Pvt Ltd

Duration 1st June04 To 2nd Feb05. [8 months]
Role Jr Engineer.
Project: Gear Roll Tester, Gear OBD Tester.
Gear Box Transmission Test Rig.
Job Description 1. Mechanical Design: - Special purpose Automotive Testing machine Design.
2. Pro-E2001, CAD: -Modeling, Assembly and Drafting of Special Purpose Automotive
testing machine.
3. Project execution: - Co-ordination between client and Company. Scheduling the
machine manufacturing lifecycle and other tasks. Performing Installation and training
of the SPTM at clients site.
Achievements 1. Automation:- Good understanding of PLC based SPTMs, Automation in Mechanical
Industries. Shop floor experience and on site trouble shooting of hydraulic systems,
pneumatic systems, PLC based Solenoid valve operated feedback circuits.
Successful Installations of:
Gear Roll Tester [PLC based] at Tata Motors Ltd Pune.
GRT [MCP based] at Indofarm Tractors and farm Ltd Baddi, HP.
Gear OBD Tester [PLC Based] at Hero Honda Motors Ltd, Gurgaon.
1. Project Execution:
GRT [PLC based] for Tata motors, Makino auto parts, Indofarm tractors HP.Gear
OBD tester for Hero Honda Motors.
Gear Box transmission Test Rig: M&M Automotive Ltd. Kandivali.
2. Clients: Experience of working with client like Tata Motors, M&M, Indofarm tractors
and Motors, Hero Honda Motors, Makino Auto Industry, Varroc Group.

5. Company PANATECH Asia Ltd.

Duration From Feb 2004 to 31st of 31st May04 [4 Months]
Role Design Engineer and Project Executive.
Project: Damper Test Rig for Tata Motors Ltd, Pune.
Load Test Rig for ARAI, Pune.
Job Description 1. Mechanical Design: Designing of Damper Test Rig and Load test rig. Design of air
springs isolators to dampen the shocks, Supporting columns, cross head, actuator with
its stroke length.
Achievements 1. Successful projects: Designing of Damper Test Rig, Load Test Rig for Tata Motors
Pune and ARAI Pune. The above machines are currently in used for Shock Absorber
simulation, testing and research and development.
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Educational Profile

DEGREE University Year of % of Marks Grade

Passing

Graduation - Pune 2003 60.00% First Class

B.E. Mechanical
H.S.C. Pune 1998-99 84.0% Distinction

Personal Information
Date of Birth : 18-01-1982
Contact No. : 9890002544
Mail ID : sarafswanand@yahoo.com
Passport : G0358984
Sex : Male
Nationality : Indian
Languages Known : English, Marathi and Hindi.

Yours Faithfully,

Swanand Suresh Saraf