Engineer Maintenance

SUMANT ADVANI *** Dundas St. E, Toronto ON M*A *Z* 647-***-**** ************@*****.***

EXPERIENCE

Valuelight North York, ON Jun 2011 Sep 2012

Production Engineer

Created official production procedures for LED fixture assemblies

Conducted bench testing and failure analyses on deficient fixtures and made appropriate redesign recommendations

Created fixture documentation for installation instructions and assembly procedures

Organized and oversaw e-mail marketing campaign and special promotions

Imerys Lompoc, CA Oct 2011 Feb 2012

Maintenance Engineer

Implementing and managing Maintenance Work Management and CMMS programs

Institutionalizing World Class Asset Management process and procedures

Participating in design of new equipment and facilities to ensure reliability in final design

Supporting maintenance personal with reliability improvements, technical issues and regulatory compliance

Conducting root cause failure analysis on chronic maintenance and repair issues

Coordinating with plant maintenance teams to implement key metrics to drive asset productivity improvements

World Minerals, Inc. Lompoc, CA Mar 2011 Oct 2011

Maintenance Department Intern

Created complete Bill of Materials for diatomaceous earth processing facility

Analyzed inventory trends and worked together with suppliers and manufacturers to determine recommended spare parts to

provide enhanced plant maintenance with minimum downtime

Updated CMMS software and made recommendations for improvements to maintenance management system

Assisted planning and supervision of preventative maintenance tasks

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Software Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Matlab/Simulink, SolidWorks 2010, AutoCAD, Abaqus FEA

Programming Visual Basic, Java, C, and Unix

Manufacturing Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing, Mill, Lathe, CNC, Riveting, Welding (GMAW, GTAW, Brazing, Plasma

Cutting), Logged 50+ Machine Shop hours

Languages Conversational French, Conversational German

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Dec 2010

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Fachhochschule University of Applied Sciences, Munich Study Abroad 2007

RELAVANT COURSEWORK

Statics/Dynamics Solid Modeling Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

Mechanical Vibrations Electronics Fluid Mechanics

Mechanical Design Strength of Materials Finite Element Analysis

ENGINEERING PROJECTS

Four Cylinder Fuel Injected Turbocharger System

Designed and assembled fully working turbocharger system to work with a Honda B -Series four cylinder fuel injected motor

Design decisions supported with appropriate mechanical, thermal, and fluid engineering calculations

Engine still performs smoothly and reliably after 3 years and over 30k miles

Connecting Rod Finite Element Analysis

Performed a stress analysis on an Acura Integra four cylinder connecting rod using ABAQUS

Process included measuring actual part, creating 3-D model in SolidWorks and importing file into ABAQUS to apply loads and

determine stresses

Numerical results agreed with published data for estimated failure modes

Crossflow Turbine Wheel

Designed and rapid prototyped a crossflow turbine wheel and nozzle

Refined and optimized design using CFD

Design successfully generated enough power to propel a 1 lb. weight 20 ft. using only 1L of water

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