M. C. Ramesh
Box 328899, Georgia Tech Station
Atlanta, GA 30332-1240
Res: (404) 892-6552
Fax: (404) 894-4785
Email: gt8899a@acme.gatech.edu 
 

OBJECTIVE

 A consulting position involving enterprise integration, process reengineering, product data management, product and process information modeling or supplier chain management.
 

EDUCATION 
& RESEARCH

 Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering October 1997 
Ph.D. Research: A methodology for tracking and managing configuration data for complex products during early stages of development. 
Advisor: Dr. Robert Fulton 
  • Developed process and information models for apparel manufacturing using IDEF and NIAM methodologies. 
  • Developed process and information models for Pediatric Group Practices using IDEF and ER methodologies.
 
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 
M.S. in Manufacturing Engineering December 1993 
M.S. Research: Automation of Injection Mold Design using Flow Simulation and Artificial Intelligence. 
Advisor: Dr. Byung Kim
 
Malaviya Regional Engineering College, Jaipur, India 
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering October 1988
 

WORK 
EXPERIENCE 

  IBM, Poughkeepsie, NY 
Business Process Reengineering Consultant  - September 1997 – Present 
  • Analyzed the current process of designing, manufacturing and managing the supply chain for plastic parts. Identified and developed business and IT solutions. 
  • Responsible for analyzing and developing tools for configuration management of IBM’s products during early stages of development. 
 
Atlanta Electronic Commerce Resource Center (AECRC), Atlanta, GA  Database Administrator and EDI Specialist - January 1995 - August 1997 
  • Designed and maintained  the AECRC metrics database. 
  • Taught introductory EDI courses to industry representatives and conducted demonstrations of EDI software. 
 
Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems Corp., Marietta, GA 
AECRC Consultant, February 1996 - April 1996 
  • Developed STEP models for forging processes. 
 
Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Warner Robins, GA 
AECRC Consultant, June 1995 - August 1995 
  • Conducted a technical feasibility study on re-engineering of aircraft structural components using laser scanning and X-Ray Computed Tomography.
 
Innovative Mold and Machine Services, Chicopee, MA  
Mold Design Engineer, September 1992 - January 1993 
  • Designed injection molds, thermoform molds and compression molds. 
 
TexAid Private Ltd., Coimbatore, India 
Technical Director, September 1988 - August 1990  
  • Started business with three partners to manufacture injection molded plastic components for the textile industry. 
  • Responsible for day to day management of the enterprise.
 

SKILLS

 Catia, ProE; C, Java, SQL; Access and ORACLE RDBMS; IDEF Function and Data Modeling, NIAM, ER and EXPRESS Data Modeling, STEP; UNIX, SunOS; MRP, MRPII; Design of Experiments; Statistical Analysis
 

COURSES TAUGHT

 Engineering Data Management, Numerical Methods for Engineers and Scientists
 

FOREIGN 
LANGUAGE
SKILLS

 French, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada

PUBLICATIONS

 "Approaches to Bringing Information Technology to Small Business Applications", Proceedings of the ASME Engineering Database Conference, San Francisco, December, 1995. 
"Automation of Runner Balancing of Injection Molds using Flow Simulation", ASME Journal of Engineering for Industry, November 1995. 
"Prediction of Yarn Tensile Properties Using Artificial Neural Networks", Journal of the Textile Institute, Vol. 86, #3, 1995. 
"Prediction of injection molded plaque properties using artificial neural networks and flow simulation", ANTEC '95, pp. 714-721, 1995. 

Publications from Ph.D. thesis anticipated upon its completion.
 
 

POSITIONS 
HELD

 Class Representative, Malaviya Regional Engineering College, Jaipur, India - 1985 
College Representative, Indian Society of Mechanical Engineers, Jaipur Branch - 1988 
Captain, Table-Tennis team, Malaviya Regional Engineering College, Jaipur - 1988 
Publicity Secretary, India Club, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA - 1991 
Graduate Vice President, Georgia Tech India Club, Atlanta, GA - 1995
 

AWARD

 Outstanding Graduate Tutor, 1993. 
  • Award given to outstanding tutors in the Minority Engineering Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. 
 

ACTIVITIES

 American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 
American Society of Indian Engineers. 
Georgia Tech India Club.
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