RACHIT SHAH

**B St Alphonsus Street, Boston, MA *2120 860-***-**** http://www.linkedin.com/in/shahrachit90 acov24@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

Northeastern University Boston, MA

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, GPA:3.4/4.0 Anticipated May 2015

Relevant Courses: Finite Elements Method, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Fracture Mechanics and Failure Analysis,

Elasticity and Plasticity, Theory of Plates and Shells, Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing

Gujarat Technological University Gujarat, India

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, CGPA: 7.06/10.00 July 2008 - May 2012

TECHNICAL SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Certifications: CSWA ( SolidWorks Associate), CSWP ( SolidWorks Professional)

Design Software: SolidWorks 2014, Creo 2.0, AutoCAD 2015, NX 9, Catia v5, Abaqus 6.11, Ansys 12

Computing Software: Matlab 2013, Maple 15

MS office suite: Excel 2013, Word 2013, PowerPoint 2013

WORK EXPERIENCE

Northeastern University Boston, MA

Teaching Assistant Aug 2014 – Dec 2014

Assisted faculty with classroom instruction, exam preparation and miscellaneous projects.

Trained and mentored 30 students for Solid Works 2014 and AutoCAD 2014.

Fulfilled responsibilities such as preparing presentation and materials for lectures, obtaining documents,

proctoring examination, grading exams and assignments.

Cad Engineers Vadodara, India

Junior Mechanical Engineer Jan 2013 – July 2013

Conducted modeling, simulation and analysis of solar tracking system and thermal insulating mechanism using

Pro/E 5.0 and Ansys 12 softwares.

Improved product life by 30% through modifying existing design of electric motor using SolidWorks 2013.

Provided technical support by suggestion and implementation of feasible design solution to clients.

Created manufacturing drawings of various parts of products with geometric dimensioning and tolerances

(GD&T) as per ASME Y14.5 codes by using AutoCAD 2013.

R.K. Feed Equipment Halol, India

Mechanical Engineer July 2012 – Dec 2012

Managed the project as an erection team leader for installation of a vertical high temperature vacuum furnace for

production facility of palletizing machines.

Developed and implemented new technique for manufacturing herringbone rollers which resulted in increased

productivity by 25%.

Collaborated with other departments for change in orders and status updates for two ongoing projects.

Suggested and implemented techniques such as inventory and process management for better documentation,

manufacturing cost reduction and more time efficient production.

Applied ASME Y14.5 codes to optimize existing production drawings of equipments such as rollers, palletizing

dies and palletizing machines, using AutoCAD 2013, to reduce manufacturing time by 20%.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Analysis of lattice of double periodic cracks, Northeastern University Feb 2014 - Apr 2014

Analyzed lattice of crack in elastic material by applying various techniques and found exact solution of 80%

accurate compared to available sources by using Matlab.

The effect of stress distribution in a plate with a hole, Northeastern University Apr 2014

Studied the stress concentration factor in plate with different types of elements such as Q4,Q8,CST and more

refined mesh structure by Abaqus.

Working model of windmill, Gujarat Technological University Jan 2012 – Apr 2012

Led team of 4 to create windmill which was designed and modeled using Pro/E 5.0 and output was calculated at

different blade angles using analytical approach. Validated the results using prototype model.

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