Mechanical Engineer Project

JIGNESH PATEL

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Experienced Mechanical Engineer with Master of Science in Mechanical

Engineering, with 4.00 GPA,

Expertise in mechanical system design and analysis, possessing project

management experienced

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

. Expertise in designing and detailing mechanical parts and assemblies

in 3D using SolidWorks

. Expert in electro-mechanical product development from prototype to

final product designs

. Have a good knowledge of ASME Y14.5M- 1994 Geometric Dimensioning &

Tolerancing

. Experienced with stress and failure analysis of different mechanical

structures

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION:

. M.S in Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore

County, August 2009 GPA:4.00/4.00

. B.S in Mechatronics Engineering, Sardar Patel University,VV Nagar,

INDIA, June 2002 GPA:3.03/4.00

. Certified SolidWorks Professional (CSWP)

. Certified SolidWorks Professional - Advanced Sheet Metal Specialist

(CSWP-STML)

. Certified SolidWorks Professional - Advanced Mold Tools Specialist

(CSWP-MTLS)

. Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA)

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:

Mechanical Engineer

September 2009 - Present

JACER Corporation, Fairfax, VA

. Valuable team member, involved in the design and development of

medical device prototypes

. Design plastic and sheet metal enclosures using SolidWorks to house

PCBs, along with electronic wiring, micro-miniature connectors and LCD

. Produce virtual prototypes using solid and surface modeling, saved 10%

of project costs by eliminating the creation of costly physical

prototypes at initial stage of design

. Predict product strength and stiffness using SolidWorks Simulation

(FEA) to minimize weight and overall cost of final product

. Create detail component drawings, final assembly drawings, Bills of

Material (BOM) and exploded view of final assembly using SolidWorks

and AutoCAD

Mechanical Engineer Co-op

January 2009 - August 2009

Emerson Power Transmission, Hanover, MD

. Drew new coupling designs using AutoCAD and Solid Edge for high speed

turbo machinery application

. Updated a program which calculates induce cyclic stress in different

disc pack coupling components

. Executed tests in Research & Development lab to verify calculated and

FEA results

. Performed various engineering tasks, including writing test plans,

preparing Bills of Material and cost proposal, creating purchase

order and supporting all project documentation

Production Supervisor

May 2007 - January 2009

ARA INC., Beltsville, MD

. Managed multiple projects ranging in size from $50K to $1Million and

met deadline for each project

. Wrote professional technical reports, including assembly, installation

and test procedures

. Coordinated with customers, vendors, manufacturing and engineering

departments on a daily basis to meet project deadline and increase

productivity

Junior Mechanical Engineer

January 2003 - February 2005

Amul Dairy, Gujarat, INDIA

. Developed mechanical transportation system, increasing production rate

by 30%

. Performed stress and failure analysis of given mechanical parts to

verify reliability of designed parts

. Designed mechanical parts for manufacturing department using AutoCAD

and SolidWorks

. Participated in Research & Development lab for improving existing

Electro-Mechanical products

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

. Analysis/Design software: AutoCAD, SolidWorks, SolidWorks Simulation,

Pro/E, Solid Edge, I-DEAS, DENDRO, ABAQUS

. Manufacturing Processes: Sheet Metal, Injection Molding,

Stereolithography, PolyJet, Milling, Lathe

. Mathematics Package/Programming Languages: MATLAB, MATHEMATICA, C,

C++, FORTRAN

. Documentation: MS Office, MS Front Page

ACADEMIC PROJECTS:

Kinematics of Puma 260 and Stanford manipulator (Robotic Arm)

. Derived Denavit-Hartenbrg notation for PUMA 260 and Stanford

manipulator

. Solved Forward and Inverse kinematics of manipulators

. Formulated MATHEMATICA codes for controlling and animating manipulator

Mini-Baja frame evolution and design using finite element analysis (FEA)

. Developed Mini-Baja frame using AutoCAD and Pro/E

. Executed stress analysis of given frame using I-DEAS finite element

analysis software

. Developed 2-D Finite Element code to solve the cantilever problem

using FORTRAN 77 programming language

Design Resolver to Digital converter (Feedback System)

. Designed position feedback system for AC Servomotor using c8051f020

microcontroller

. Controlled time delay and clock frequency using C programming

RELEVANT COURSEWORK:

. Finite Element Analysis

. Computer Aided Design

. Continuum Mechanics

. Applied Elasticity

. Electromechanical Measurement

. Manufacturing Process I & II

. Fluid Mechanics

. Advanced Dynamics

. Linear Vibration

OTHER EXPERIENCE:

. Worked as a teaching assistant (TA) for statics class at University of

Maryland, Baltimore county

. Learned to work in a fast-paced and high pressure environment at Home

Depot

. Prepared all documents using Microsoft Office as Administrative

Assistant in India

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