Sachit Kohli
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Education
B.S in Mechanical Engineering, Focus: Design of Machine Systems (Aug 2011) – University of California, Irvine, CA
B.S in Mechanical Engineering (May 2009) – Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL
Experience Highlights
Manufacturing Engineer, Illumina, Hayward Mar 2012 – Present
Aligning DNA sequencing machine (MiSeq) to allow better imaging and meet specification
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Design, test and work with tools that allow easy access and reduce time to work with delicate equipment
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Cross train in different operations to allow faster and better time for shipping instrument
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Manage instruments, documents and manufacturing tools on the unit floor as per ISO guidelines
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Prepare and update work instructions, bill of materials and other crucial documents required before shipping instrument
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Project Engineer, Flex Energy Inc., Irvine Apr 2011 – June 2011
Redesigned the piping system for a gas turbine company to reduce cost
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Discovered and presented a new inner Insulation method for different pipe sizes
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Referenced ASME B.31.1 standards for proposing the new pipe material
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Contacted vendors for quotes regarding new insulation material and different pipe material
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Research Assistant, National Fuel Cell Research Center, Irvine Mar 2010 – Jan 2010
Monitored the effects that physical parameters have on turbulent mixing
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Fabricate hot wire and cold wire sensors to be used inside the wind tunnel for completing the Wheatstone bridge
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Worked with Multimeter, Oscilloscope and microscope to make the sensors
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Plot graphs from Lab View readings for the flow of air
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Research Assistant, Beckman Laser Institute, Irvine June 2010 – Sept 2010
Developed a code using MATLAB to identify bone structure from the images of a CT scan
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Worked with COMSOL for importing CT scan images into a 3 D model used for laser surgical purposes
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Engineering Projects
Design Engineer, Wind Turbine, Irvine Jan 2011 – June 2011
Team leader for a six student team developing a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
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Designed the Turbine using SolidWorks and Prototyped a Working Model using raw materials
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Performed SolidWorks Simulations for stress, thermal and vibration analysis using Finite Element Analysis
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Presented a summary of the cost analysis, simulation results and the power generated using a Working Model of the
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design at the 2011 UC Irvine Engineering Showcase
Music Box Challenge, Mechanical Engineering Design Jan 2011 – March 2011
Designed a sound box that allows balls to fall down and lights to glow while a specific musical note is played.
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Constructed a circuit which included LEDs, Resistor, Capacitor and a button switch
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Programmed a microprocessor chip, Arduino, which gives command to the light and sound to play simultaneously
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Finite Element Analysis, Computer Aided Engineering (CAD) Jan 2011 – March 2011
Stress and frequency analysis on frequently used support systems
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Displacement plot and load analysis on a wheel, table and a bridge
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Combined project analyzing a small cargo airplane for stress, displacement, thermal and frequency analysis
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Double robotic air hockey challenge, Mechanical Systems Apr 2010 – June 2010
Build a robotic arm, completely independent and able to score goals on an air hockey table
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Developed a code on LabVIEW to detect two different colored balls and kick them with the pneumatic arm
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Skills
Basic machining experience Electro Static Discharge (ESD)
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Pro E Wildfire Microsoft SharePoint
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Solid Works Oracle Agile documentation
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COMSOL HP Quality Center
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MATLAB HP QuickTest Professional
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C++ SQL
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