Engineer Design
Resume:
*, ***** *****, ***********. **** NSW.
Mobile: 040*-***-***
Email: *********@*****.***
Educational Qualifications
Mechanical Engineer, member of Engineer’s Australia, Mechanical College.
FEA from UTS, Sydney.
SKILLS
1. Multilingual, I know 3 languages.
2. Solidworks Essentials, Advanced and FEA i.e. Solidworks Simulation Static Analysis.
3. MS Word and Excel.
4. Expertise over the following crane industry codes.
AS 1418 Australian Crane design standard.
AS2550 Australian Crane service, maintenance and inspection standard.
AS 4100 The Australian Steel Structure Standard, Limit states.
AS 3990 The Australian Steel Structure Standard, Working stress.
IS 3177 (Indian code for cranes)
IS 4137 (Indian code for cranes)
Conversant with some ISO crane regulations.
5. Team player with excellent communications.
6. Highly practical “Hands on”, replaced tractor clutch plates on the farm, and a good learner.
7. I grew up on a farm.
8. Auto-CAD some time ago I was very good at it, now Solidworks has taken over.
Experience
September 2010 – till date for Konecranes as a CRS Engineer.
1. Certifying cranes against Australian standards, preparing detailed crane audit reports and assisting in further
crane and industrial machinery calculations, using CAD and FEA.
Jan 2009 – August 2010. With EMS as a Mechanical Design Engineer
1. Rapid prototyping using 3D CAD, Solidworks.
2. Designing cranes, special purpose lifting systems, special purpose industrial machinery, jacking system, etc.
Using Solidworks and Solidworks Simulation (FEA).
3. I have designed, analyzed through FEA, prepared detailed manufacturing, assembly drawings and assisted
in manufacturing and commissioning a 50 tonne screw press for Q.R. There is no press in the world close to
this one in operating principle.
4. I have regularly conducted crane audits, assessing cranes against major inspections.
July07 – May08. Redfern Flinn Cranes and Hoisting (Melbourne) as a Mechanical Design Engineer
1. Structure Design and drawing of a proposed crane in Solidworks.
2. Coordinating with various suppliers for the material procurement, through bill of materials and cut lists.
3. Execution of the work through the workshop, also helping the tradesmen.
4. Installing the crane structure on site, helping the riggers, welders and electricians, guiding the installation.
5. Load testing, commissioning and final coordination with the actual operators of the crane.
6. Designing and certifying various lifting jigs for specialized handling especially for Toyota, Ford, Holden
and many.
April 1999 – Oct 1999. Anupam Industries Limited, the largest crane industry in Western India.
Position: Trainee Mechanical Design Engineer
1. Machinery calculation and selection i.e. all the machinery like motors, gears, brakes, etc on the crane was
individually calculated and selected from supplier catalogues for crane design.
2. Structural Design of cranes using AutoCAD.
3. Informing draftsmen for the blue print preparation and its inspection.
April 2004 – May 2007
1. Worked as a Motor Mechanic diagnosing and fixing cars in my initial phase in Australia.
April 2001 – Nov 2003. Manubhai B Patel & Company
1. Maintaining machines such as excavators, a fleet of trucks and tractors, mixtures, vibrators, welding
transformers, road roller, compressors, diesel generators, mobile cranes and such machines used in
construction industry.
Achievements
1. Successfully converted a powder plant project from electrical to gas engines and obtained higher profit as
compared to previous situation where the industry was struggling to survive. (Import substitute was too
cheap)
Sept 1998 – April 1999
Oct 1999 – April 2001 J D Trivedi Marble (Asia’s largest white marble mine)
Position: Maintenance Engineer.
1. Taken care of preventive as well as break down maintenanc e and management of workshops at marble
mines and factory. For equipment worth millions.
2. Maintaining and managing various heavy equipments like excavators, dumpers, dozers, loaders, large
number of cranes, compressors, special purpose machines, a power house (full of industrial diesel engines)
and many more.
Achievements
1. Indigenously developed the water bag system which is extensively used at the mines to shift heavy marble
blocks weighing up to 25 tones.
2. Designed and developed indigenous excavator tooth point system which was just 15% in cost of the
conventionally used tooth points giving same level of performance.
3. Have modified gigantic Italian derrick cranes, installed truck gearboxes so that I did not have to rely on
parts from overseas.
4. Manufactured a truck mounted crane for in-house use.
Hobbies
1. Watching, understanding and analyzing various machines especially automobiles, earthmoving equipments,
lifting devices, special purpose machines and many more.
2. Understanding the various types of power transmission systems.
3. Visiting industries.
4. Working with Solidworks.
5. Spending time with my family, playing different games with my kids.
6. I’m a bikee, imported my Royal Enfield Classic retro bike.
References
TBA
Thanking you for going through.
Chirag Patel (040*-***-*** a call would be welcome what ever is the outcome)
Following are some of my designs and calculations, working successfully.
A 50 tonne press.
A 20 tonne rail jack
Trolley for Eriez Magnets, for magnetic separation.
DEAD LOAD (D.L.)
3 .1
Self Weight of Platform. = 70 kg/m
3.1.2
POINT LOAD
3.1.3
Weight of Lt Mechanism, Control Panel & accessories= 2000 kg
3.1.3.1
CRANE LOADS
3.2
Wt of crab = 4000 kg
3.2.1
Lifted Load 10000 kg
3.2.2
8 410 min allow
WIDTH 41 Cm. 22.08 cm 1.80 <=3.5
HEIGHT 74 Cm. 73.61
6 354 Yc TOP TH. 0.8 Cm. 0.68 cm
726
740
BO. TH 0.6 Cm.
WEB TH. 0.6 4.03 MM
Cm.
Yt WEB.HG. 72.6 L/H <=18 17.91
Cm.
WEIGHT 113 kg/mtr L/B <=60 32.32
B/C <=60 68.33
6 136 Wt.with Ver.stiffner H/B <=3.5 1.805
H/T <=180 92.5
Dist bet. centre line of Girder & centre of platform
L1 = 70.5 Cm. Actual value
END DIST 22 25 MM Allowable value
RESULTS:
Section is Safe in Deflection
976 <1305.3 DEFLECTION =
Axial + Bending= kg/cm2
154 13.81
<1000 MAXIMUM = mm 13.25 mm
Shear+Torsional = kg/cm2
span/1000
1012 14.72
<2250 ALLOWABLE = mm 17.67 mm
Combined = kg/cm2
span/900 span/750
16.5625
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