Sadegh Tafti - P.Eng.
Winnipeg,Canada
Summary
Dynamic Mechanical Engineer and effective leader with extensive experience at Gerdau Ameristeel and Efficere Engineering. Proven ability to reduce operational costs by optimizing processes and implementing innovative solutions. Proficient in CAD, FEA, and project management, showcasing strong problem-solving skills and the capacity to lead teams to success. Committed to driving efficiency improvements and achieving substantial cost savings in future engineering projects.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
President, Mechanical Engineer
Efficere Engineering
Winnipeg, Canada
07.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: Consulting and design services for the steel industry in Manitoba based on 8 years of experience of working at Gerdau Ameristeel
- Performed Engineering studies & provided technical drawings & documentation for lifting devices, verifying their load rating based on standards.
- Providing design consultation, 3D models, and 3D printed casting patterns for investment-casting and sand-casting processes
Roll Designer - Process Engineer
Gerdau Ameristeel
Selkirk, Canada
05.2015 - 07.2023
- Led and collaborated with a multi-disciplinary production team to design, verify, establish, and complete a production trial for the development of a new product used by ground-engaging equipment.
- Developed and fully implemented self-designed equipment, technical drawings, and blueprints, and processes to eliminate quality issues for five different steel products.
- Developed and fully implemented self-designed fastening equipment, technical drawings and blueprints, and associated processes to eliminate safety risks to operators, and streamline the process of pre-tensioning large mechanical assemblies.
- Reduced operational costs by $200,000 annually by optimizing the programming of a KUKA robot for milling applications, and implementing upgrades to the robotic cell.
- Reduced operational costs by $100,000 per year and eliminated the unnoticed failures of an assembly by implementing a custom-made CNC vertical lathe capable of machining parts inside the assembly.
- Optimized production workflow and output by securing critical equipment and parts needed for the production of steel for eight consecutive years by planning inventory levels, safety stock levels of critical equipment, production forecasts, and budgets using zero-based budgeting for over $5,000,000 of the annual production budget.
- Demonstrated strong leadership qualities by managing the personnel of three departments.
- Significantly reduced operational costs by reducing overtime to zero, reducing costs related to consumable, custom-made, and off-the-shelf equipment and parts during the COVID pandemic, and implementing zero-based budgeting for over 1 million dollars' worth of inventory of parts and equipment.
- Demonstrated critical thinking and strong problem-solving abilities by using root cause problem-solving methods of data collection and analysis, and used various FMEA techniques such as 5Y, PDCA, DOE (Design of Experiment), etc., and verified the results with FEA software.
- Ensured production reliability by optimizing equipment and parts, utilizing CAD, and FEA software.
- Utilized additive manufacturing (3D printing) for rapid prototyping and functional casting patterns, and reduced fabrication costs of the associated wear parts by 30%, and lead time by 50% by implementing a new process.
- Standardized the use of CNC machines and the assembling of equipment by compiling operational instruction documents. Standardized the lock-out of CNC machines and Kuka robotic cell compliance with LOTO documents.
Summer Student - Quality Intern
CG Power Systems (Now PTI Industries)
Winnipeg, Canada
05.2013 - 08.2014
- Established quality control of transformer core sheets by developing and implementing a control system and procedure for measurement.
- Ensured air quality by measuring and monitoring air particles throughout the plant.
- Made apparatus and collected data in an experiment to study the effect of different variables in near-vacuum conditions on the dew point temperature and moisture content inside a mock transformer tank, to correlate the data to the sealed power transformers, using regression and statistical tools.
Education
BSC Mechanical Engineering - Aerospace Option
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Canada05.2015
Skills
CAD - SolidWorks, AutoCAD, BricsCAD, Onshape
CAM - MasterCAM, GibbsCAM, Robotmaster
Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
Data Analysis - Excel, Minitab
Computer skills, MS Office
FMEA, Root Cause Analysis
Project Management
Effective time management
Critical thinking, Problem solving
Communication Skills
Team leadership, Teamwork
Decision-making
Coaching and mentoring
Budgeting and cost control
Flexible and adaptable
Certification
- Professional Engineer -EGM Member 36381
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Farsi
Native/ Bilingual
Arabic
Limited
Affiliations
- Reading
- Cooking
- Cycling
- Team Sports
- Personal Development
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
President, Mechanical Engineer
Efficere Engineering
07.2023 - Current
Roll Designer - Process Engineer
Gerdau Ameristeel
05.2015 - 07.2023
Summer Student - Quality Intern
CG Power Systems (Now PTI Industries)
05.2013 - 08.2014
BSC Mechanical Engineering - Aerospace Option
University of Manitoba
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