DAMINI J. PATEL

**** ****** ***** **** • Sugar Land, TX 77498

HOME 281-***-**** • CELL 832-***-****

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OBJECTIVE

Seeking a challenging position with a Mechanical Engineering group where I can utilize my skills and knowledge to contribute to the company’s overall growth and progress.

PROFILE SUMMARY

• Proficient in following software, i.e. SolidWorks, AutoCAD, PolyWorks, and Pro/ENGINEER

• Proficient in following simulation packages, i.e. ADAMS, WITNESS, and Phonix Environment

• Skilled in following authoring tools, i.e. MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

January 2011 - April 2011 Bechtel Corporation Houston, Texas

Mechanical Engineer (contract)

• Served on the Brass LNG facility project awarded to Bechtel for the Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract of a liquefied natural gas plant on Brass Island in Nigeria’s Bayelsa state.

• Reviewed and edited client specification data sheets for project specific purpose, incorporated client comments into data sheets, and prepared specifications for bid/purchase of equipment.

• Worked on data sheets per client specifications

January 2008 - December 2008 Bridle Gears, G.I.D.C. Estate Vithal Udyognagar, India

Mechanical Design Engineer

• Responsibility for building CAD drawing base on information provided by clients

• Study proper calculations needed to produce effective legends

• Provided CAD and drafting guidelines to junior designers on a variety of projects

• Solicited feedback from machine operators to develop designs of the highest quality and cost effectiveness

December 2001 - August 2002 Bridle Gears, G.I.D.C. Estate Vithal Udyognagar, India

Assistant to Design Engineer

• Created draft design plans as per customer requirements for Senior Design Engineers

• Mentored under engineers on a variety of projects for maximum exposure to design and drafting techniques

• Attended production meetings/design sessions with engineers to determine design/production process

EDUCATION*

Sept 2003 - May 2007 Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester, UK

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering

June 2001 Bhailalbhai & Bhikhabhai Institute of Technology V.V. Nagar, India

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

*U.S. equivalency of degrees completed and validated by ECE International

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Increasing Production by using WITNESS Simulation package (2006-07)

Built the production layout using the Simulation WITNESS software; identified the bottleneck in the production line and tested four various settings; reduced 7 hours production time from the original production time. (Target: 8 hours 30 min)

• Investigate different joint schemes in Mechanism model using ADAMS (2006)

1. Built a computer model of the whitworth quick-return (QR) mechanism

2. Validated the computer model using the input/output data

3. Parameterize the selected design model and carried out sensitivity study

REFERENCES

Dilipkumar I. Patel

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Bechtel Corporation

Mahendra R. Patel

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Bechtel Corporation

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