Engineer Design
Resume:
RAHUL VADAKKE VEETIL
Little Rock, AR 72210
Phone: 205-***-****
Email: *******@*****.***
SUMMARY
Promising product design engineer and FEA analyst with 3+ years of experience in aviation and automotive
industry, seeking a great opportunity which will provide challenging problems
CORE COMPETENCIES
Strong knowledge in engineering design and stress analysis using FEA
Extensive experience in using CATIA V5 (+7000 hrs) and Pro/E (+6000 hrs)
‘Best Design Engineer’ award holder at CADD CENTRE, Thrissur, India for 2008
Saved a total of 24,500$ and 118 working hours by finishing projects before deadline at CADD CENTRE
State level rank holder in SSLC exam in India (2001) while working full time; 15 th rank out of 6 million students
Innovative thinker with excellent communication skills and team leading power
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research Assistant
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; 2009 – 2011
Successfully completed stress analysis of semi-elliptical surface cracks in Al 2195 plates; Greatly appreciated
by NASA MSFC, Huntsville for implementing in analyzing cracks in engine tank of IV generation space shuttle
Preliminary design for a freighter/passenger airplane for NEXUS
Standardized material properties of Al alloys (2000 and 6000 series) using tension and fatigue tests
Specialized in structural analysis using FEA software
Design Engineering Team Leader
CADD CENTRE, Thrissur, India; 2006 – 2008
Led 10 design engineers in 14 projects and saved 24,500$ by finishing them before deadline
Was greatly successful in cost reduction. Monitored work progress and carefully modified designs
Reverse engineered and designed composite instrument panel, composite visor and interior lighting assembly
for 2-seater Luscombe aircraft from concept to final production using CATIA V5. Saved 7800$ to the firm
Designed the head light, frame and engine tank for a special edition moped using CATIA V5 & AutoCAD 2006
for TVS Motors, India and could obtain 3 more projects from them
Applied principles of design and six sigma (DFA/DFM/DFSS) for all the projects
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Aerospace & Astronautics Engineering July 2011, GPA 3.75/4.0
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering May 2007, GPA 3.80/4.0
Government College of Engineering, Kannur
PROJECTS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED
CATIA V5: Conceptualized and designed Single Speed reduction Gear Box using CATIA V5
CATIA V5: Design of supporting structures of fuel tank and accumulator assembly for a TATA 60/70 ton truck
Pro/E: Design of I-scooter
CATIA & ABAQUS: Design and model analysis of alloy wheel for Sigma car systems, India
ABAQUS: Structural analysis of frame of Felt F-70 racing bike
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY
CAD: AutoCAD, CATIA V5, Pro/E
Finite Element Analysis: ANSYS, ABAQUS, NASTRAN, FEACrack
Programming: FORTRAN, MATLAB, C++, MathCAD
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