Highly analytical, performance oriented engineering graduate student with experience in the Design and Manufacturing field. Pursuing MS in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering and BS in Aeronautical Engineering. Broad knowledge in Engineering Mechanics, Thermal Heat transfer, FEA, Structural and Fluid Dynamics. Proficient in AutoCAD, Pro-E, Mathematica, Catia, SolidWorks, Ansys, Gambit, Fluent, Icepak, Hypermesh and Matlab. Team spirited with effective communication and presentation skills. Superior problem solving and time management abilities.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mechanical and Aerospace Department - University Of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas.

Graduate Research Assistant Summer 2009-Present

● Carrying out responsibilities as a research team member in the field of Design and Performance for Master’s thesis.

● Project emphasized on developing methods to dissipate the excess heat from the Pulse detonation engine to the turbine.

● Developing a Performance Model in Matlab model to calculate the Performance of the Pulse Detonation Engine with integrating it into Turbofan engine By-pass.

● Analyzing the behavior of high temperatures, pressures and time valued thrust.

● Providing technical support for developing and testing engines in the Aerodynamics Research Center.

Graduate Teaching Assistant February 2010 – August 2010

● Conducting interactive sessions with students regarding concepts of the subject and their research applications

● Holding office hours to advise students on class assignments and projects for the class.

● Providing technical assistance, such has setting up the equipments for experiments, letting students know the safety procedures during experiments and record the experimental data results.

● Other jobs included grading homework’s and proctor for exams.

Research Assistant June 2009-February 2010

Design/Manufacturing Engineer (Student worker)

● Assisting Supervisor with Research projects including completing component CAD drawings to Specification using Solid Works/Pro-E and machining the parts according to the layout.

● Had interactive sessions on Conceptual basic design and 3D basic modeling with Rhino

● Interactive sessions with Formula SAE and MARS lab for Design and machining parts for respective labs, which involved conceptual design and design planning.

● Working on BATTLEBOTS, a robotic spinning wheel, in which team involves in design, FEA using Ansys and Machining according to the requirements needed for the national level competition.

● Working on Lathe, Milling, Drilling, Grinding Machines and Welding for the machining process.

ASCENT TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, India July 2008-December2008

Mechanical Co-Op in Design Engineering

● Project emphasized on modifying the existing designs of the Company.

● Developed 3-D models in Pro-E thereby supporting the engineers and technical personnel.

● Developed and updated Bill of Materials for new and existing products.

● Gained experience in sheet metal design in Pro-E, organizing and completing project work in an organized

and timely manner.

● Acquired an in depth working knowledge of the conveyors and other material handling equipment.

MTE [Machine Tools and Equipment] Limited, Hyderabad, A.P, India Summer 2007

Intern as Design Engineer

● Developed and evaluated new strategies in manufacturing, designed equipment layout and carried out time study analysis.

● Implemented time study analysis to optimize productivity, cost-reduction and efficiency.

● Provided engineering support to the Manufacturing Department by developing and updating Drawings, Bill of Materials (BOM) and Routers.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Mechanical /Aerospace Engineering Graduation Date: May 2011

The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas. GPA: 3.5

Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical/Aeronautical Engineering Graduation Date: May 2008

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India. GPA: 3.7

Relevant course work:

Mechanics of solids & Fluids, Aerodynamics-I&II, CAD, Aerospace materials, Kinematics of Machines, Heat transfer, A/c Structures-I&II,Structural dynamics, Design optimization, A/c Propulsion-I&II, Hypersonic propulsion, A/c Performance, A/c stability and control, computational aerodynamics-I&II, High speed aerodynamics, FEM, A/c design, Avionics, Electronic packaging, Viscous flow,CFD.

Academic Projects:

● Master’s Thesis in the field of Mathematical design and Performance titled “Performance of Hybrid Pulse Detonation Engines” using MATLAB and MS Excel.

● Undergraduate senior year dissertation titled “Nozzle modification for space applications” using Pro-E, Gambit and FLUENT.

● All-terrain Vehicle (ATV) Design, BAJA SAE, team of 5 used PRO-E for the basic blue print and the final design ,ran external aerodynamic analysis and during ATV run was in charge of emergency damages rectifications.

● “Design and Analysis of leaf spring Using Solid works and Ansys"

● Detailed Analysis research design project on “ABS Braking Systems”

● “Wheel Design Project “,Designing different RIM s for the Wheels Using Solid works

● “Design and Analysis of a Impact Wrench” which involved design with Solid works and Performed FEA, motion, thermal

Analysis on Impact wrench.

● “Design & Analysis of a 3dwing “With Catia, Gambit and Fluent.

● “Hyper sonic flow inside a diffuser” with Gambit and Analysis in Fluent .

● “Design and analysis of hypersonic flow past spheres inside a wind tunnel” Meshed in Gambit and CFD Analysis using Fluent.

Awards and Honors:

● Member, Golden key International Scholar Society, 2010

● Graduate Scholarship from Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington 2009-2010

● Achieved 2nd prize for design for “Modeling for Maximum Time of flight” in Indian Institute of Technology, India.

● Was part of a winning team for “Hover craft Design with maximum speed “ trial at Indian Institute of Technology, India.

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