LEONARD RUSLI, Ph.D.
Phone: 0811-104-1614, Email:
[email protected]
PROFILE
Advise and manage student projects with industrial and government sponsors Expertise in product architecture, design for manufacturing and assembly, Broad exposure to variety of industrial manufacturing practice Industrial consulting in practical product design and manufacturing problems.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2008 Dissertation: Design and Analysis of Mechanical Assembly via Kinematic Screw Theory M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2003 Thesis: A Study of the Effect of Force and Tactile Feedback to Snap-fit Manual Assembly B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2000 Honor’s Thesis: Evaluation of Rapid Prototyping Methods for Functional Testing in Snap-fits
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Swiss German University (Serpong, Indonesia) Head of Mechatronics Department
2014-Present
PT. Sure Indonesia (Serpong, Indonesia) General Manager Operations • • • • • •
2012-2014
Responsible for the operations division (manufacturing, purchasing, logistics, and general affairs) Led a task force to improve the operational systems, business processes, policies, and information flow management, including implementation of new financial & budgeting system and ERP accounting software Established separation of duties between sales, logistics, and billing to prevent frauds Together with the purchasing team yield an annual saving of more than Rp. 100 million. Negotiated contracts for large purchases and negotiated disputes with non-performing suppliers Assist the CEO in analyzing cost structure, profitability, financial planning, and cashflow Team up with HRD to implement KPI and 360 degree staff performance evaluation system
Manufacturing Manager •
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Designed and established a manufacturing facility and production system for LED light assembly Involved in a team to design and initiate a Gold Mining site and production system in Nabire, Papua.
The Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio, USA) Industrial Liason & Program Coordinator • •
2001-2012
Initiated an industrially sponsored capstone design program for senior year student teams, now part of Engineering Education Innovation Center at OSU College of Engineering. Industrial liaison for student projects to Honda of America, John Deere, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Goodrich aerospace, Rockwell automation, Columbus zoo, and others. 1
Lecturer & Industrial Project Advisor • • • • •
Taught Honda R&D industrial short course (2 days training) on assembly design Assisted in developing materials for Design and Manufacturing training for NASA Faculty advisor for multiple industrially sponsored capstone design course Faculty advisor for SAE Baja student racing team Taught the following courses: o Multi-disciplinary capstone design project (involving multiple engineering departments) o Statics, Strength of materials, Design of machine elements o Form synthesis (Graduate course, laboratory testing)
Research Engineer & Design Consultant • • • •
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Design of lightweight multi-material assembly for automotive space frame ( Alcoa Aluminum) Assembly verification system using IR tracking and machine vision cameras (Honda of America) Experimental study of DC torque tool ergonomics (Honda of America) Other design projects: Optimization of lightweight bumper crush can for energy absorption (Honda R&D), High pressure oil seal power loss experimental study (John Deere), Design of interchangeable tractor power takeoff (PTO) shaft (John Deere), Redesigned and optimized a medical spray housing end cap snap-fit assembly (Vivus) Peer reviewer for Lotus Engineering report for California Air Research Board, “Demonstrating the Safety and Crashworthiness of a 2020 Model-Year, Mass-Reduced Crossover Vehicle”
General Electric – Honeywell (Greenville, Ohio, USA) Manufacturing Engineer
2001
TRW Automotive (Mount Vernon, Ohio, USA)
1998
Mettler - Toledo Industrial Scales (Worthington, Ohio, USA) Engineering Intern
1997
Manufacturing Engineer
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS • • • • • • •
Rusli, L., Luscher, A., Schmiedeler, J., 2013, “Optimization of Constraint Location, Orientation, and Quantity in Mechanical Assembly”, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, July 2013. Rusli, L., Luscher, A., Schmiedeler, J., 2012, “Analysis of constraint configurations in mechanical assembly via kinematic screw theory”, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Feb 2012. Rusli, L., Luscher, A., 2012,” Fastener identification via IR tracking”, Assembly Automation Journal. Rusli, L., Derck, J., “OSU designs a lightweight tie rod for baja SAE”, SAE Momentum, Nov 2011. Rusli, L., Luscher, A., Sommerich, C., 2010, "Force and tactile feedback in preloaded cantilever snapfits under manual assembly", International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 40(6), pp. 618-628 Rusli, L., Luscher, A., 2001, "Evaluation of Rapid Prototyping Methods for Functional Testing in Snapfits", ANTEC conference Vol 3: Special areas, Paper no. 848.. Rusli, L., Luscher, A., 2012, “Use of machine vision technology for assembly verification”, in writing for Assembly Automation Journal.
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