PRAFUL L PATEL
Engineers in Detroit, MI

Managment Consultant at KBN Engineering and Sales LLC

Automotive

KBN Engineering and Sales LLC since Sep 2008 - Managment Consultant Ford Motor Company Jan 2006 - Aug 2008 - Director, Commodity Business Plan Process Ford Motor Company Jun 2000 - Dec 2002 - Chief Engineer- Focus, ZX2 and Escort Ford Motor Company Jun 1998 - Jun 2000 - Chief Engineer- Super Duty Trucks ( F250-F750) and Excursion SUV Ford Motor Company May 1996 - May 1998 - Assembly Plant Engineering Manager (PVT) Ford Motor Company Apr 1992 - Apr 1996 - Seat Engineering Manager Ford Motor Company Apr 1989 - 1992 - Technical Specialist- Plastics and Polymers Chemcast 1986 - 1989 - R&D manager

Michigan State University - The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management 1993 - 1995
MBA, Executive Management University of Detroit Mercy 1983 - 1989
Master Of Engieering, Chemical Engineering/Polymers & Plastics Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda 1975 - 1979
Bachelor Of Engineering, Chemical Engineering

Lean Manufacturing, Manufacturing, FMEA, Automotive, Cost Reduction, APQP, Six Sigma, Benchmarking, Black Belt, Engineering, Product Development, Supply Chain Management, Cost, Procurement, Value Stream Mapping, PPAP, Vehicles, Program Management, Continuous Improvement, Operations Management, Problem Solving, SPC, Strategic Planning, Manufacturing Management, Product Launch, Quality Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Supply Chain, DMAIC, Supplier, Kaizen, Value Engineering, Purchasing, Process Improvement, Change Management, Process Engineering, OEM, Operational Excellence, Business Process Improvement, Planning, Strategic Sourcing, Sourcing, Materials, DFMEA, Project Planning, Engineering Management

Held Patent: #4,784,285 on “Dual Durometer Self Locking and Sealing Plug” Held Patents: #55,80116, #5609385, and #57201510 for “Energy Absorbing Vehicle Structure and Feature”

Gujarati

Associate civil Engineer at City of Detroit

Civil Engineering