Ataur Rahiman Syed

abnnoj@r.postjobfree.com

701-***-****

Objective & Summary

Accomplished, highly motivated and innovative individual with solid background in design, implementation

and optimization of products with profound technical skills in design and finite element analysis softwares

seeking a Mechanical/Design Engineer Full-Time position

Skill Set

Drafting/Solid Modeling: AutoCAD-2005, Pro/E Wildfire, Solid Works, CATIA, Hypermesh

Finite Element Analysis: ABAQUS, ANSYS, LS-DYNA, MATLAB

PC Applications: MINITAB, SAS, M.S.DOS, MS Office

Work Experience

Graduate Research Assistant August 2007– January 2008

Bioscaffold Fabrication Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, North

Dakota State University, Fargo, ND

• Individual contribution in the fabrication of tissue scaffolds from rapid prototyping techniques

with high precision and repeatability are manufactured and tested to estimate the strength

• Great deal of progress has been achieved in developing the fiber reinforced rapid prototyping

system to match the quality of structures produced by the other processes and has been validated with

FEA

Graduate Research Assistant January 2008–Till Date

Multiscale Bio-Mechanics Simulation Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied

Mechanics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND

• Solid management capabilities with a consistent track record of anticipating consequences

of design, structural and thermal analysis and FEA process

• Expertise in design, finite element analysis and optimization of advanced composites and

soft biomaterials, conduct result validation and publish journal articles and conferences

• Contributed to designing, prototyping and testing new design and analysis concepts to study

the mechanical behavior of brain tissue and bioscaffolds; evaluate brain injuries and their criteria

• Dominant role in developing research strategies, writing research proposals and

implementation

• Detail driven with outstanding communication skills and proven success interfacing with

fellow research students and assumes a mentor role with diverse personalities

NDSU Academic Projects

Finite Element Methods –ABAQUS & ANSYS August 2007 - December 2009

• Transient Thermal Analysis of a Heat Exchanger

• Linear elastic stress analysis of a 3D Lever Hub

• Structural Analysis of Mini Baja Frame

• Axisymmetric Analysis of a Pressure Vessel

• Structural Analysis of a Transmission tower using 3D beam elements

• Transient Thermal Analysis of a Pipe Support Bracket

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Design Engineer Trainee April 2007 – July 2007

CITD, Vijayawada, India

• Modeled an Electric Locomotive wheel comprises a pair of wheels, bull gear, a traction motor and

an axle using Pro/E

• Modeled and assembled a screw jack pair using Pro/E and detailed its parts

• Involved in 3D-modeling and 2D-detailing of machine components using Pro/E

Aditya Precitech Pvt. Ltd, India

• Performed the quality control check on the products produced like Drill bits, Axle etc.

• Practiced the total quality management at the Plant

• Performed the quality check at every stage of the product and maintained the quality of the final

product

Thermal Engineer Trainee January 2007 - April 2007

Boiler Maintenance, Vijayawada Thermal Power Station, Vijayawada, AP, India

• Evaluated the thermal efficiency of boiler in power plant by varying the inlet pressure and

temperatures of the steam turbine

• Calculated the thermal efficiency for open feed water heater, closed feed water heater and

combination of both water heaters

• Developed a computer code to evaluate the thermal efficiency of boiler and has been validated by

performing transient thermal analysis of boiler pressure parts

Education

Masters of Science: Mechanical Engineering August 2007 –Till date

North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND GPA - 3.625

Course Work : Mechanics of Deformable Solids, Finite Element Analysis, Advance Engineering Analysis,

Advanced Mechanics of Failure of Composites, Fracture Mechanics, Heat Transmission – I, Engineering

Economy, Applied Statistics Regression Analysis

Thesis: Micromechanical Modeling of Interfacial Adhesion of Fibrous Composites & Application in Brain

White Matter

Bachelors of Technology: Mechanical Engineering October 2003 - May 2007

Jawaharlal Technological University, Hyderabad, India US equivalent ‘A’ grade

Course Work : Mechanics of Solids & Fluids, Machine Design, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Thermal

engineering, Hydraulic Machines, Automobile engineering, Production Technology, Power Plant

Engineering, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, Metallurgy & Material Science, CAD/CAM.

Dissertation: A Study Project on Boiler Pressure Parts & Welding Procedure for Tube Failures at

Vijayawada Thermal Power Plant, India

References Available Upon Request

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