T hejas Menon **** N Oliver St, Wichita, KS

*****

ab635n@r.postjobfree.com 316-***-****

Immediately available for a full-time job position in the field of Engineering

Distinctive background and expert in diverse fields of Mechanical Engineering and is

adaptable

Possess good analytical and logical skills, passionate to apply them to solve engineering

p roblems

SK I L LS & EXPERT ISE

Analysis of Manufactu ring P rocesses LS-Dyna Systems Simulation

Arena

F inite Element Analysis of Structures Abaqus GD & T

@Risk

D esign & Analysis SolidWorks, Pro/E, CATIA, AutoCAD DOE Design-

Expert

P rogramming C/C++, CNC, LabVIEW, Maple, Matlab Statistics Stat-Ease

WORK EXPER I ENCE

Research Associate, National Institu te of Standards & Technology, Maryland Apr

’13 - Aug ‘13

Smart Manufacturing Processes & Equipment (SMPE) P roduction Systems Group

Addressed measurements, standards to develop next generation SMPE

Developed measurement methods, standards for integrating machining

p rocess and machine tool models with real-t ime measurements

Optimized machining process and performance of advanced,

non-conventional materials for improved efficiency and reliability

R esearch Assistant, Wichita State University, Kansas Jan

‘11 - Mar ‘13

Optimized Machining Processes N ational Science Foundation

Innovated cutting-edge technology for high-accuracy temperature measurement

Developed unique design of t ransparent cutting tools and fixture

Successfully machined hard-to-machine materials using t ransparent tool

Stacked Drilling of Composites and Titanium Spi r it, Cessna, H awker Consortium

Identified optimal parameters for Ti tanium-Composite Stack Drilling

Developed numerical models for th rust, torque, hole quality and tool life

Fini te Element Simulation of Titanium Dril ling A dvanced M anufactur ing Lab

Optimized tool, cutting parameters for drilling using L S Dyna & Abaqus

Compared cutting forces predicted by simulation and experiments

Mobile Coal Refuse Dewatering System E ureka Technologies

Designed Dewatering Plant to increase coal’s energy value using Solid Works

Determined best configuration using experimental design tool Design-Expert

P roject Engineer (Consultant), Kanchi Technologies, Wisconsin Mar

’11 - Oct ‘11

Motor Assembly Design Evaluation

Recommended GD&T factors which are critical to quality for motor assembly

Performed tolerance analysis for motor shaft run out reducing i t by 30%

Performed r isk and sensitivity analysis on overall motor assembly capability

WORK EXPER I ENCE - continued

P roject Engineer, Amri ta University, India Jan ’10 -

Dec ‘10

Vir tual Labs M inistry of H uman Resources & Development

Established a remote-t r iggered vir tual lab in Solid Mechanics

Awarded $300,000 as funding from M inistry of HR and Development

Learnt and applied Digital Image Correlation for Material Testing

Wind Turbines N ationa l Aerospace Labs

Designed and fabricated an innovative roof-top micro wind tu rbine

Designed a method to mass manufacture a propeller by Composite Layup

Determined the best locknut design to be used on a 500kW wind turbine

ED UCAT ION

Master of Science i n I ndustrial Engineering (Manufactu r ing Systems)

Jul ‘13

Wichita State University, Kansas GPA

3.95/4.00

Thesis on Infrared Thermography through Transparent Cutting Tools

Bachelor of Technology i n M echanical Engineering Aug

‘10

Amri ta University, India GPA 3.96/4.00

Gold Medal secured for first rank at university level in bachelor’s program

Award Winning Paper on Deformation Analysis of Petroleum Storage Tanks

ACT I V I T I ES & H ONORS

Member of Society of Manufactu ring Engineers 2013 -

p resent

Certified Manufacturing Technologist – in process

Member of U SA Racquetball Association 2012 -

p resent

Wichita State In t ramurals doubles winner and singles runner-up in 2012

Member of Wichita State F lying Club 2011

Learnt fundamentals of flying a twin-seater plane

Technical Head of Amri ta University Association of Mechanical Engineers

2008 - 2010

Organized a national level technical festival among numerous events

Core Member of Aero-modeling Club 2006 -

2010

Designed and constructed model planes to understand various functionality

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