RAJAT DESHPANDE

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EDUCATION

Michigan Technological University (GPA 4.0/4.0)

Master of Science- Mechanical Engineering Graduating Aug 2015 Nagpur University

Bachelor of Engineering- Mechanical Engineering Aug 2009-Aug 2013 EXPERIENCE

Intern Design Engineer, Compaction, VOLVO CE, PA Aug 2014- May 2015 Responsibilities

Created and modified parts/assemblies, updated associated Bill of Materials and 2D drawings in CREO

Performed preliminary FEA on designed parts (static structural & modal)

Worked on Cost Reduction, New Product Development and Product Maintenance projects

Prepared Engineering Change Notices (ECN)

Formulated business cases for product improvement and cost reduction opportunities

Coordinated with validation engineers for prototype testing and assembly workers for improving manufacturability

Identified hardware replacement opportunities

Projects

Swivel connecting front and rear parts of large T4 final soil compaction machines

Collaborated with off shore team to conceptualize a cast swivel connecting front and rear of soil compaction machine

Performed design space optimization in Altair Inspire

Developed the designed parts to manufacture them as castings Common inside scraper for large soil compaction machines

Designed a simple slot and tab inside scraper, with the aim of lead time reduction

Commonized the scraper for smooth and padfoot drums

Accomplished a cost saving of around $130 per unit Scraper teeth for new padfoot soil compaction drum

Conceptualized and developed multiple designs of scraper teeth for a new soil compaction drum

Identified multiple materials suitable for the purpose

Planned introduction of the design in Q1 2016

Sheet metal kick plate for the cab of large asphalt compaction machine

Designed kick plate for an open ROPS cab with the aim of standardizing design with other models

The kick plate is in production

Intern System Engineer, Backhoe Loader, VOLVO CE, PA May 2014-Aug 2014

Performed Cost/commonality analysis for BHL from different global manufacturing locations; India, Poland, and Brazil resulting in an estimated saving of $2000-$3500 per machine

Evaluated competing All Wheel Steer machines produced globally for a machine planned for EU

Examined prototype building process and identified the bottlenecks by using ABC analysis

Member of cross functional Operation Development team, successfully reduced electricity wastage in the facility resulting in savings of $180/month

Intern, SVP MINING & TECHNOLOGIES PVT.LTD, India Summer-2011, 2012

Performed daily, periodic and planned product maintenance on excavators, articulated haulers and wheel loaders

Maintained inventory records and managed the schedule of 6 labors with minimum supervision ENGINEERING PROJECTS

DIE Design to provide secondary bend to Leaf Spring, JINDAL AUTOSPRING LTD. India Nov 2011-Mar 2012

Designed a DIE and PUNCH mechanism to provide secondary bend to leaf springs in CATIA V5

Fabricated & installed the DIE to reduce cycle time from 3mins to 1min, resolved operator safety issue at the industry Design of Reciprocating Pump driven by oscillatory motion of pendulum Dec 2012-Mar 2013

Developed a two-stage oscillator mechanism which provided energy to a single acting reciprocating pump

Designed the mechanism in CATIA V5, fabricated a prototype model which lifted water to a height of 8m SKILL SET

CAD: CREO (PRO-E), CATIA V5, NX, SOLIDWORKS

FEA: HYPERWORKS, ANSYS

PDM: ENOVIA, WINDCHILL

Project Planning Tools: Microsoft Project, Fishbone, FMEA, Root cause analysis Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, GD&T, Welding Symbols, SAPGUI, 5S, Value Stream Mapping

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