NIKET THAKKAR

ac0i6f@r.postjobfree.com +1-626-***-**** https://linkedin.com/in/thakkarniket33

Authorized to work in USA, Willing to relocate anywhere in USA

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Actively seeking full time challenging position in the field of Manufacturing, Design, QA, QC, FEA.

EDUCATION

Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering GPA: 3.58 September 2015 – May 2017

California State University, Los Angeles Los Angeles California

Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering GPA: 3.12 July 2011 – May 2015

Gujarat Technological University Vadodara India

CERTIFICATIONS

SolidWorks 2016 Essential Training License: UC-7B4EGLBD by Udemy online courses April 2017

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt License: NEFBhIn6XE by Council for Six Sigma Certification May 2017

Six Sigma Green belt License: nq2NijhgvW by Council for Six Sigma Certification April 2017

Six Sigma White belt by Council for Six Sigma Certification March 2017

Basic Computer Course License: B-1310105 Commissionerate of Employment & Training June 2013

TECHNICAL SKILLS

CAD Software – AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Inventor, Catia, ANSYS, MATLAB, MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

Product Design & Prototyping, Electro-Mechanical Integration, Plastic/Sheet metal part design & integration, Automotive Engineering, Industrial Drafting. Advance Product Quality Planning (APQP), Product Part Approval Process (PPAP), Statistical Process Control (SPC), manufacturing processes including CNC programming.

Basic Knowledge of GD&T, Measurement Study Analysis(MSA), Scanning Electrode Method(SEM), Lean Manufacturing, Programmable Logical Control (PLC), Forensic Engineering / Accident Reconstruction, Finite Element Method.

Finite Element Analysis Simulation (FEA), Six Sigma Manufacturing, Scanning Electrode Method (SEM), Measurement System Analysis (MSA), Electric motors (AC/DC).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mechanical Design Engineer, Nimako Synthetics Ltd, Vadodara, India July 2013 – August 2015

Designed furnishing fabrics, contract upholstery, panel fabrics, technical textiles, vertical blinds in SolidWorks & AutoCAD.

Assisted Engineering staff in the design & development of systems & components.

Met with project managers, engineers and clients to understand the needs and requirements for the new products or mechanical system.

Measured physical dimensions machinery and observe production line at job sites & factories.

Originated structural analysis, prototype test processes, operations procedures, reports using computer aided engineering (CAE).

Reviewed different specifications and other data to develop mechanical layouts.

Presented preliminary models to project engineers and finalize new designs.

Completed projects by training and guiding technicians. Created and maintained of a bill of materials for one or more projects.

Designed for a wide range of fabrication and manufacturing processes. Organized and maintained existing engineering records.

Researched and Developed ideas for new products and production systems.

Developed manufacturing drawings in accordance with applicable standards.

Maintenance Engineering Intern, INEOS Styrolution, Vadodara, India June 2013 – July 2013

Worked with Maintenance team on Maintenance Operations by on-site and off-site visits, designing of various equipment, handling of mechanical failures and technical faults.

Planned mechanical maintenance budget for each unit in accordance with company objective.

Maintained and Developed maintenance operation in effective way of cost and safety.

Prioritized and developed a coordinated plan on how to approach and phase competing maintenance projects according to budgetary constraints.

Coordinated and worked with production, procurement, contractor, accounting and logistics to ensure the department has the right resources on time to carry out its mission.

Gave comment on maintenance for improvement to get the outcome of process reliability and extend equipment efficiency.

Spare part management and control with right quality, optimum cost, accuracy to ensure the available of maintenance working.

Planned for maintenance inspection for process safety equipment such as Tank, Vessel, Piping, Flexible, vibration and oil analysis.

Used AutoCAD & CATIAV5 to design Styrene Monomer for Stamping operations.

REPRENTATIVE PROJECTS

Cretan Windmill Fall 2016 Continue

Made working prototype of six blades Cretan windmill with the use of bicycle wheel & Aleko generator.

Designed in SolidWorks. Currently performing experiments and documenting readings for electricity generation.

Linear Optimal Control of Inverted Pendulum on Cart with Controller, LQR and Observer Design Fall 2016

Designed Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR), Controller and observer with MATLAB.

Calculations of Inverted Pendulum Derivation, Analysis of Plant, Transfer Function

Elevating Lift Summer 2016

Designed Elevating lift to store the old projects above the ceiling. Calculated number of proper bolts which can withstand the desired amount of load. Found out proper drill tools to drill through concrete and steel as the ceiling was made of both layers.

Calculated mechanical power, Torque and lifting capacity. Fixed unique pulley system which can be rotated manually with the help of the winding crank.

Aquaponics at El Arca Spring 2016

Filtration problem in aquaponics at El Arca the mobility center for adults. Repaired the pump and put new plants with clean water.

Fixed problem with the use of 55 Gallon Bucket join with the fish tank and design Swirl & Gravity filters which is connect with the pump. Put the mechanical timer of fixed time with the pump, fresh water starts going to the tank, will go to the bucket through the mechanical swirl filter and the dirty water will go to the bucket and drained.

Tree Hugger Winter 2016

Designed tree hugger on the ladder with the use of wooden blocks, cotton rope, steel hinges, steel U bolt, gate latch. For two arms required eight inch long six wooden blocks. Attached gate latch at the end of both arms.

U bolt fixed at the bottom of the block to support rope. Because of inward force acting on arms, it will automatically lock the arms of the hugger when the rope is pulled.

Helmet Testing (Forensic) Fall 2015

Compared the effects or degree of injury with or without the helmet on the head of a victim. Calculated the brain injury criterion and head injury criterion for both helmeted and unhelmet case.

With the use of experiment data, graphs of resultant acceleration and angular acceleration were plotted against time, for both cases. Helmet reduced the probability of brain injury by 46% and head injury by 92.1%.

Wheelchair For handicapped Fall 2015

Designed wheel chair for kids to play on playground slides. Developed design of Wheelchair using SolidWorks

Choose material with the use of Ansys and did calculations of different speed and friction for more safety.

Pyrolysis of Algae and analysis of their yield product June 2014 to May 2015

Developed bio-oil from the algae with the use of pyrolysis process and laboratory analysis of bio-oil.

Pyrolysis is a thermochemical decomposition of organic material at elevated temperatures in the absence of oxygen.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Public relations volunteer, ISA (Indian Student Association) CSULA, November 2015 - Present Los Angeles, California

Elected as a public relations volunteer of the Indian students Association CSULA.

Organized different festivals such as New Year celebration, Navratri Garba, Diwali, Holi. Recruited different student volunteers.

Helped volunteers in international cultural night- Introduce international people with another international and senior students.

Gave speech about my culture of India. Got first prize for Indian dance in the different cultural events.

Raised funds to support mobility center for adults at El Arca.

MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) April 2017

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International April 2017

REFERENCES

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