Mechanical Engineering Quality Assurance
Resume:
KETKI MANJREKAR
***-** ********* *****, ************, NC 28314
*****.*********@*****.***
PROFILE
B.E. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Proficient in using ProE, experience with GD&T, Statistical analyses,
graphic editors, and publishing tools. Experience in design projects involving multi disciplinary teams and design
for manufacturing and product platforming.
OBJECTIVE
Seeking a full time position as Mechanical Engineer to expand my mechanical engineering skills and make
meaningful contributions towards innovation in design.
SKILLS
Design and Engineering software: ProE, Solidworks, Autocad, Jack, Maestro, Molden.
Programming languages and other applications: Matlab, R, C++, Python.
Graphic editors: Inkscape, Adobe Illustrator, and Photoshop.
Publishing tools: Latex, Microsoft Office, iWork.
Pursuing Six Sigma Green Belt
WORK HISTORY
CRM Engineers & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Indore, India
Engineering Intern May 2004-July 2008
• Created technical drawings using ProE and performed various engineering tasks that involved design and
analysis.
• Assisted in designing, manufacturing, erection and commissioning of Slitting Assembly Lines and Cut to length
lines for Mild Steel and Aluminum.
• Contributed to market research and drafted competitive offers, documents, and proposals to acquire new
contracts from clients.
STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED Bhilai, India
Industrial Trainee May 2007
• Visited workshop floors of the steel melting shops, rail and structural mills, plate mills and observed the Six
Sigma philosophy being put into practice at every stage.
• Gained understanding of the process of manufacturing rails-from the iron ore stage to the finished product
with quality assurance (ISO 9001)
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY – OPEN DESIGN LAB (http://www.openlab.psu.edu)
Research Assistant January 2009-August 2010
• Gained valuable documentation and technical report writing experience – published a paper and a thesis.
• Created a methodology to divide the target users into segments of people with similar anthropometry to
facilitate creation of beneficial product families.
• Applied principal components analysis to estimate commonality and distinctiveness required in product
families based on human variability.
• Gained expertise in multivariate analysis techniques which assist the design of environments for human use.
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY – VAN DUIN GROUP (http://www.engr.psu.edu/adri/)
Full Time Research Assistant February 2011-February 2012
• Simulated the pyrolysis of KEL F-800, a polymer that binds nuclear fuel to predict its behavior of upon
detonation and the life of a bomb in order to eliminate the need for actual testing.
• Used ReaxFF reactive force fields to investigate the hypergolicity of energetic ionic liquids.
• Gained knowledge in molecular chemistry, programming in Python, atomic simulations, Maestro, Molden, and
Linux.
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (CGPA: 3.57) August 2010
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering (CGPA: 3.64) June 2008
Institute of Engineering and Technology, Devi Ahilya University, Indore, India.
RELEVANT PROJECTS
REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM
• Performed extensive market research and conceptualized a prize winning viable r emote monitoring
s ystem ‘Ecolink’ for the Industry sponsor at a multi-disciplinary design competition.
• Surpassed expectations of the sponsor by proposing expansion in the utility metering market and outlining
potential contribution towards LEED certification.
• Utilized Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to aid visualization.
POWERPACK FOR PEDICAB
• Designed and fabricated a mechanism to provide a boost to the Pedi cab puller while climbing a gradient by
harnessing the energy wasted during braking.
• Established design specifications by applying fundamentals of machine design, machine dynamics and hydraulics.
• Utilized drawings created in ProE extensively through out the preliminary design stages.
PLATE SUPPORT OPTIMIZATION
• Found optimum locations for pin supports to minimize the deflection in a plate acted upon by its own weight.
• Used FEA to obtain the objective function and Matlab to create the optimization program.
• Utilized the Simulated Annealing and Differential Evolution techniques for optimization of results for a 3:1 and
a 1:1 plate.
STRAIGHT-LINE GENERATOR
• Analyzed a straight-line generator mechanism in detail. Manually carried out the mobility, kinematic, force, and
dynamic analyses of the straight-line generator to solidify the concepts of Machine Dynamics.
• Validated these calculations using Working Model.
BOAT RETRIVAL SYSTEM
• Designed a mechanism to launch and retrieve a boat without submerging the trailer.
• Performed the kinematic and dynamic analyses of the links and pin joints using Working Model, ProE.
• Derived the technical specifications by hand calculations and validated using ProE and Working model.
PRODUCT PLATFORM FOR KITCHEN CABINETS
• Proposed beneficial manufacturing options for kitchen cabinets by using product platforms in order to cater to
a larger number of customers and increase the usability.
• Designed an experiment to obtain data from real subjects using an adjustable countertop prototype.
• Applied tools such as preference and principal components analysis to extrapolate the data obtained to a
larger set of users.
PUBLICATIONS
K. Manjrekar and M. B. Parkinson, Considering race and gender distributions of the target user population in the
multivariate design of vehicle seating, International Journal of Vehicle Design (2011-Vol.55,No.2/3/4 pp 174-188).
• Explored the effects of gender and racial composition of the user population on design parameters.
• Demonstrated that the established practice of applying univariate analysis to a multivariate problem produces
misleading results.
K. Manjrekar, Creation of optimal product families to accommodate human variability by using principal components
analysis, Master’s thesis, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, August 2010.
• Developed a technique to analyze multiple variables simultaneously and partitioned target customers into
pools of people with similar body types.
• Integrated designing for human variability and designing product families with the help of principal components
analysis.
• The technique can be beneficial to the manufacturers by helping them create profitable product families.
ACTIVITIES
• Housing Coordinator for Indian graduate students association to help new international students.
• Creative Designer for events of Association for India’s Development - Penn State Chapter.
• Senior Editor of College Magazine - Pegasus
• Master of Ceremonies for the annual college festival.
• Participant – intramural soccer team.
• Creative Designer for the annual college festival in charge of the décor of the whole campus.
• Successfully lead 20 teams to generate funds through marketing and advertising to secure sponsorships for the
college festival.
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