Mechanical Engineering

Area of Focus: Mechanical Engineering

Qualifications Profile

Detail-oriented, results-driven, and dedicated professional with strong background in engineering, focusing on the automotive and manufacturing industries. Armed with the ability to lead teams, resolve conflicts, improve processes, drive efficiencies, and accomplish goals. Effective at building rapport with individuals of various levels and backgrounds. Multilingual in English, Hindi, and Tamil.

Areas of Expertise

Finite Element Analysis (FEA) Mechanical Design 3D CAD Modeling Project Engineering Staff Supervision

Process Improvement ANSYS Organizational Leadership

Relevant Experience

Jayem Automotive Ltd., Coimbatore, TN, India

Engineering Intern – Motorsports Division 2014

Carried out the installation of the gearbox, clutch, and wheels in 20 F2000 cars, while inspecting for wear and tear used in the 2014 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship.

Coordinated with engineers in assembling performance suspension system for rally cars.

Obtained background on the basics of a formula race car, such as manufacturing, assembly, fabrication, and modifications in the engine, along with the preparation and installation of special suspensions for rally cars.

Earned commendation in preparing and submitting a report on lessons to the administration.

Ford Motors India, Coimbatore, TN, India

Technical Assistant (trainee) – Service Division, Rajshree Ford Centre 2012

Conducted diagnosis and categorization of services in compliance with the company’s service checklist on three sedan-class vehicles, which included Ford Mondeo, Ford Ikon, and Ford Fiesta.

Provided support to work personnel with air-conditioning segment, body shop, and wheel alignment section.

Attained knowledge of vehicle functions, service methods used, and common problems.

Contributed in dealing with a noise problem in the brake system by identifying its source.

Other Experience

University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Chicago, IL (2015–17)

Student Manager – Sports and Fitness Center 2016–17

Desk Attendant Fitness Attendant – Sports and Fitness Center 2015–17

Thesis

Don Parthiban. D, BharathRaj, S., and Darshan, M. (2015). CAE analysis of heat affected zone in powder-mixed electric discharge machining (PM-EDM). (Thesis). Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology (SKCET), Coimbatore, India.

Completed a computer-aided engineering (CAE) analysis on the material INCONEL 718, which was subjected to EDM process with graphite powder suspended in the electrolyte to achieve better results.

Employed Response Surface Methodology (RSM) through DesignExpert 12.0 software to design the experiments by varying 4 process factors.

Collaborated with two peers in assessing and performing experiments at COINDIA industrial centers to determine the material removal rate (MRR) and tool wear rate (TWR).

Performed analysis of variance (ANOVA), including backward regression to determine the significance of the process factors on the results.

Formulated a mathematical model by utilizing FEA technique to present three distinct results, such as minimum TWR, maximum MRR, and optimal solution.

Accomplished Projects

Title of Project: Dynamic Analysis of a Single-arm Windshield Wiper Mechanism

Date: 2016

Selected a wiper blade on a windshield system with a motor arm and connecting link, while designing a model in NX CAD software and obtaining parameters such as moment of inertia (MoI) and mass.

Created a code to identify angular position, acceleration, and velocity on various instances.

Developed and solved equations of motions with constraint conditions through the Runge-Kutta method.

Title of Project: Finite Element Analysis of a Single-state Speed Reduction Spur Gearbox

Date: 2015

Demonstrated expertise of finite element method (FEM) to assess the contact surface of the gear tooth in a spur gear set.

Identified the stress on the gear after applying several factors, which reached full stress on the edges of the line of contact on the gear tooth.

Title of Project: Design and Fabrication of Semi-automated Optical Sortation System

Date: 2014

Introduced optical sorting systems to enhance manual work stations with human labor; and increase precision.

Devised a process of sorting objects in accordance with its color into respective bins through the principle of pneumatics.

Mitigated lead time and boosted overall process efficiency.

Gained selection to be exhibited in the Engineer’s Day Expo.

Education

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, May 2017

University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Chicago, IL, USA

GPA: 3.78 Member, UIC Tennis Club Member, UIC Badminton Club

Relevant Coursework: Advanced Finite Element Analysis; Applied Stress Analysis; Computer-aided analysis of Multibody Dynamics

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, May 2015

Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology (SKCET), Coimbatore, India

GPA: 3.6 Certificate of Appreciation (2) President, Society of Automation and Robotics Organizer, Mechanical Tech Fest

Member, Society of Automotive Engineers, SAE-India Member, Mech Stepperz Dance Team

Relevant Coursework: Strength of Materials; Mechanics of Machines; Design of Machine Elements; Automobile Engineering

Certifications

CATIA V5 Certificate, UMS Technologies Training Centre

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification, American Red Cross

Technical Acumen

ANSYS APDL CATIA V5 MATLAB SolidWorks Pro-E/Creo AutoCAD Minitab C C++ Python

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)

Publications

Suresh. M, Rakesh. N, and Don Parthiban. D (2014). Design and development of a trap for part feeders to obtain the most favorable orientation of part. International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 9(24), 27733–27750.

Suresh. M, Don Parthiban. D, and Sakthivel. J. (2014). Mathematical investigation of a trap in a vibratory part feeders for effective part motion. International Journal of Research in Mathematics and Computation, 2(2), 33–38.

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