Abhishek N Bakshi

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SUMMARY:

• Experienced design engineer with expertise in GD&T, DFM and prototyping.

• Graduate researcher in the braided composites field & piezoelectric devices.

• Led senior design competition teams to success as a teaching assistant.

• Multiple certifications in CAD, FEA, statistical analysis tools and six sigma green belt.

• In-depth knowledge and experience in 3-D printing with metals & plastics. EDUCATION:

Auburn University; Auburn; AL December 2017

MS Mechanical Engineering GPA: 3.33 / 4.00

Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering; Bangalore; India May 2015 BS Mechanical Engineering GPA: 3.6 / 4.00

WORK EXPERIENCE:

STARCO Tech; Longview; TX August 2017 – Dec 2017

Product design engineer: Intern

• Carry out product lifecycle: conception, proof of concept, prototyping, product design, product testing, manufacturing, mass production and market introduction.

• Create CAD models, DFM, tolerance analysis techniques (GD&T), prototypes. Design plastics that integrate multiple systems and technologies.

• Make prototypes with help of 3D printers, CNC machines and silicone molding.

• Specify performance testing parameters, execute drop and impact tests and carry out finite element analysis on products.

• Improve existing products using analytical techniques to better meet the customer's requirements, with feedback from electrical engineers. Auburn University; Auburn; AL August 2015 – May 2017 Graduate Researcher: Carbon fiber composites

• Research focused on optimization of axial strength capabilities of braided carbon fiber composite structures. Designing, manufacturing and testing of hybrid carbon fiber yarns with help of test fixtures. Software packages used: SolidWorks, AutoCAD Ansys, Abaqus, Adams.

• Manufacture and testing of composite structure included: composite braiding machines, SEM, Instron machine testing: tensile, compressive, 3-point bending tests.

• Improved axial loading strength by 20% with the use of textured nylon jackets on carbon fiber core. Applications involve truss structures, wheels, AR-15 riffle handguards, spaceship nozzles.

Auburn University; Auburn; AL August 2015 – May 2016 Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Worked as a teaching assistant for the Senior design projects handling over 20 student teams with the material testing, CAD modeling, FEA (finite element analysis), root cause analysis, new product development, manufacturing techniques.

• Assisted teams with composite manufacturing, and welding. Led & maintained the senior design room with all the machines including Welding tables, injection molding machines, lathes, & milling machines.

Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, India August 2014 – January 2015 New product Development engineer- Intern(R&D)

• Conducted material characterization, testing & FEA of PIN-PMN-PT ferroelectric single crystals to understand the effect of stress & composition variance on energy conversion and storage characteristics.

• Designed, fabricated and tested bimorph piezoelectric beams of lead and non-lead piezo materials to study performance characteristics.

• Achieved 33% performance improvement with lead free piezoelectric beams. Software packages used: ProE, COMSOL, ANSYS.

Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, India September 2014 - May 2015 Design Engineer: Senior design project

• Designed a desk sized FDM 3-D printer on AutoCAD including outer frame, rail guides, extruder head and base thermal plate.

• Fabricated the 3D printer with low cost plywood exteriors and analyzed for heat losses with help of finite element tools like Hyper Mesh & ANSYS.

• Successfully manufactured fully functional 3D printer on ABS & PLA plastics. Final cost of product $400. Reduced cost to consumer of product by 15%. SKILLS:

• CAD/ CAE: AutoCAD, SolidWorks, ProE, AutoCAD, NX

• Finite Element Analysis: Ansys, Abaqus, Hypermesh, ANSA

• Programming skills: Matlab

• Statistical Analysis: R, SAS, Excel, Origin Pro.

• Additive Manufacturing, Prototyping, Welding, Composite Manufacture: VARTM, Braiding, Injection molding, Nondestructive testing, New product development.

• Material characterization, Scanning electron microscopy, Instron testing.

• DFM, GD&T, Six sigma green belt, FMEA, Root cause analysis, ASME standards. PUBLICATIONS:

• Technical Paper titled ‘Effect of stress on energy conversion & storage characteristics of (1-x-y) PNM-PIN-PT crystals’ published on IEEE journal of Ferroelectric letter sections 42(4-6):107-114 November 2015. DOI:10.1080/07315171.2015.1068507

• Technical Paper titled ‘Finite Element Analysis of Bimorph Piezoelectric Beam’ presented at IEMSA-2014 (National Conference) ISBN: 978-93-83083-95-4 AWARDS:

• Auburn Tuition fellowship recipient: 2015-2016

• Best student of the year- 2014 by Indian Society of Technical Education (I.S.T.E).

• Certifications: AutoCAD, Pro-E, Hypermesh, Six Sigma - green belt, R, SAS, C.