Umer Farooqui
Engineering Project Management | Process Efficiencies | Realizing Cost Improvements | Team Leadership
- Role
- Electrical Engineer Product Ii at John Deere
- Location
- Dubuque, IA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Umer Farooqui
Hello, I am an innovative engineering professional with experience leveraging industry best practices to lead the cross-functional efforts in designing, development, and testing for a wide-range of engineering solutions.In my current role with John Deere, I drove improvements in the reliability and performance of our products. I did this by implementing a process that diagnosed and resolved issues with prototype build machines. I was then able to integrate the discovered solutions directly into production designs.I also managed the product launch of our high-visibility E-drive product. Ensuring alignment with internal, cross-functional stakeholders and resolving supplier blockers were critical in successfully meeting product launch milestones.Collaborating with cross-functional teams is a great strength, and other Managers recognize me as someone who can always be trusted to come up with the right approach. With so much going on with AI, I am always learning about new tools, technologies, and techniques. And while my results-driven work ethic has been a big part of my advancement, I have been lucky to have learnt from and worked alongside great managers and colleagues.Thank you for taking the time to look at my LinkedIn profile! I am always interested in learning about new challenges and connecting with other professionals.
Experience
Electrical Engineer Product Ii
Aug 2023 — Present · Dubuque, IA, US
Managed high-visibility E-drive product launch – John Deere’s 850 Gen A crawler dozer program, aligning cross-functional stakeholders to drive the timely release of electrical designs and resolving supplier blockers to meet critical milestones. Led the end-to-end development and validation of high-voltage (HV) and low-voltage (LV) electrical wiring designs, ensuring program scope aligned with technical requirements. Removed discrepancies and enhanced design integrity by introducing a design check process to maintain 2D to 3D model consistency. Improved reliability and performance by implementing a process to diagnose and resolve issues with prototype build machines and integrate the solutions into production designs. Reduced product material costs 20%, while leading the collaboration with developers to optimize Ethernet communication. Served as a single-point-of-contact to external suppliers for DPARs, coordinating electrical harness design implementation. Provided hands-on build phase support, leading the resolution of production issues through EDAs and by facilitating the collaboration with the manufacturing team. Conducted official, pre-program visit to CVG-Mexico, ensuring alignment on product SLAs and other deliverable logistics.
Education
Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology
Bachelor of Science (BS), Electronics Engineering
2012 — 2015
University of Detroit Mercy
Masters of Engineering (MEng), Electrical & Computer Engineering
2017 — 2018
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