Sudhakar — Virtua Commissioning Engineer

A technology driven professional with more than 9 years of experience in the areas of: Robotic Simulation Robot Programming Process Verification & Improving Layout Optimization & Validation SOP & OLP downloads Cycle Time Optimization Robot Safety Configuration Tool Kinematics & Validation Virtual Commissioning Off Line Programming Line Simulation Plant commissioning support Expertise in Robotic Simulation for Automotive processes such as BIW Spot Welding, Material Handling, Riveting, and Nut welding, Gluing & Hemming using Process Simulate & Process Designer, ROBCAD and Robot Studio. Expertise in Robot Programming & OLP for various Robots such as KUKA, ABB and Fanuc. Ability for proactively identifying & resolving problems, ramping up project activities with on time deliveries and maximum productivity. Successfully handled notable automotive line builder projects of TESLA, Volvo, BMW, Daimler, VW & Tata Motors. Software Expertise: Process Simulate, Process Designer, ROBCAD, DELMIA, Robot Studio, WEST Safety Work Experience June' 2016 - Apr 2020 with Mold-Tek Technologies Limited, India & Germany, as a Lead Simulation Engineer. Responsibilities: Performing Robotic Simulation using Process Simulate/Process Designer, ROBCAD, DELMIA, Robot Studio, for automotive BIW Spot welding, Material Handling, Gluing, Hemming and all other joining techniques. Responsible for robot reach study, weld spot distribution, weld gun search, tooling kinematics & validation, layout finalization, cell space optimization, path creation, process optimization, SOP-Creation, OLP, Virtual Commissioning. Responsible for final OLP downloads with respective OEM standards for the KUKA, ABB & Fanuc. Expertise in robot zoning optimization and cycle time optimization at shop floor level. Handling robotic simulation teams, working out on various project requirements & looking after overall project operations for ensuring timely completion. Extensively worked for major line builders, including project planning, project execution and project coordination. May' 13 - June'15 with 3DCAD India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore, India as a Sr. Simulation Engineer. Feb' 10 - May' 13 with KUKA Systems India Pvt Ltd, Pune, India as a Programming & Simulation Engineer. TESLA Project Experience Under critical time lines I successfully led a team of 20 simulation engineers. In addition onsite project coordination, Planning, Execution and Successful delivery for Model Y. Supporting to robot programmers for efficient use of OLP's by maintaining safety configuration, plc programmers for process sheets (I/O handshakes) and installation team for error free installation of Model Y at Fremont Factory. Strategic approach of high quality Off line programming with minute level checklists & Virtual Commissioning resulted in timely & quality installation for quality car builds. Achievements Developed 93 robots Line Simulation & Virtual Commissioning for Volvo V52x which led to flawless commissioning and resulted the car builds 40 days prior to the actual time lines.