GOWRISHANKAR RAVICHANDRAN
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Rolla, MO 65401
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OBJECTIVE To attain a full-time position in the field of Mechanical
Engineering
EDUCATION Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri
S&T) Dec 2010
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
3.9/4.0
Anna University (India)
May 2005
B.E. Mechanical Engineering
73.2%
COURSES Vector and Tensor Analysis Integrated Product and
Process
Thermo Fluid Mechanics Design
Computational Fluid Applied Elasticity Methods
Mechanics Fracture Mechanics
Turbulence in Fluid Flow Probabilistic Engineering
Design
CORPORATE
EXPERIENCE Larsen & Toubro Limited
Chennai, India
Executive Design Engineer/Project Coordinator
Jul 05-Dec 08
Project for leading industrial product manufacturer,
Carrier-USA
Utilized CAD Environment: Pro E Wildfire 2.0/3.0,
AutoCAD,
Pro-Intralink, Solid Works
. Modeled and created manufacturing drawings for
Industrial
Products such as compressor, condenser and evaporator
. Created assembly for industrial products such as
evaporator assembly, condenser assembly
Project for leading surgical equipment manufacturer,
Covidien-USA
Utilized CAD Environment: Pro E Wildfire 2.0/3.0
. Modeled, assembled and created manufacturing drawings
for
surgical parts
. Performed concept design generation for surgical parts
. Applied geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
for
surgical parts
. Performed tolerance stack up analysis for surgical parts
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Project for leading Automobile Manufacturer, Nissan - Japan
Utilized CAD Environment: CATIA V 5 R13
. Designed and simulated vehicle assembly line fixtures
and welding
fixtures for vehicle body panel
. Modeled welding guns
. Performed hose routing
RESEARCH Missouri S&T Mechanical Engineering Department
Rolla, Missouri
EXPERIENCE Graduate Research Assistant
Aug 09-present
Uncertainty Mode and Effect Analysis for Conceptual Design
. Integration of Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)
and
Variation Mode and Effect Analysis (VMEA) to achieve
reliable
and robust design
PROJECTS Missouri S&T Mechanical Engineering Department
Rolla, Missouri
Student Project Jan 09-
present
. CFD PREDICTIONS OF FLOW CHARACTERISTICS INSIDE AN ENGINE
CYLINDER
Comparison of various flow characteristics of an engine
cylinder at different
valve lifts for different turbulent models
. APPLICATION OF TENSORS TO ELASTICITY
Expressions for stress concentration around a circular
hole in an infinite
plate subjected to tensile loads, using tensors
COMPUTER SKILLS Languages C, C++
CAD Software Pro-E, Catia, Unigraphics,
SolidWorks,
AutoCAD, Mechanical Desktop, Pro-
Intralink
Analysis Software Ansys, Gambit, Fluent
ACTIVITIES
. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
. Software Engineering Institute-Capability Maturity Model
Integration (SEI-CMMI Level 4 & 5) implementation
activities for my project in Larsen & Toubro Ltd