Neel Dhawan

* www.linkedin.com/neeldhawan * **** 55th place San Diego, CA 92115 * 732-***-**** * ac39nj@r.postjobfree.com Work Experience

Research Assistant

**/**** – 04/2017 Computational Thermodynamics Lab, San Diego, CA, US

Research focused on collaborative work on calculating spread rates of solid fuel (PMMA) in standard and micro-gravity.

Fabricated sample holders for cylindrical and thin sheet PMMA.

Led the experiments and collected data of cylindrical and thin sheet PMMA of varying thicknesses.

Analyzed data in Matlab Graphical User Interface (GUI) to determine the spread rate, leading edge, and flame length of the burning fuel

Organized and presented the data in a coherent manner to people unfamiliar with my research. Promote STEM education

10/2016 Barrio Logan College Institute, San Diego, CA, US

Promoted importance of STEM education among middle school students

Introduced kids to work on a week-long project in teams to develop toy cars manufactured from recycled materials to run in a competition.

Coursework Projects

Motorized wheelchair

02/2017 – 05/2017 San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, US

Used Solidworks to design a CAD model of an improved wheelchair track and wheel system that could perform tasks such as going up & down the stairs.

Lead manufacturer for preparing parts using 3D printing, laser cutting, and water jetting. Assembled the final working product, in 5-person manufacturing team.

Maintained a weekly progress report and product documentation

Generated a final report of the working assembly of product and submitted the final design for evaluation.

Finished the product underbudget, having a budget of $250, managed to make it under $200 Conceptual Accessory

Gearbox Design

02/2017 – 05/2017 San Diego State University, San Diego. CA, US

Lead designer for an Accessory Gearbox in a transmission system for a commercial aircraft as per requirements.

Project coordinator in 8-person design team

Designed to perform 4 gear ratios inside a specific housing parameter.

Worked in calculating Gear train/Gear bending stress analysis and other various forces.

Helped prepare a final report for final submission. Education

San Diego State University – San Diego, CA, US

Bachelor of Science – Mechanical Engineering GPA- 3.0/4.0 Graduation Date – 08/2014 – 05/2019

Skills

SolidWorks (Solid Modeling, Drawings, Finite Element Analysis)

PTC Creo (Solid Modeling, Drawings)

Matlab

G-code

Additive Manufacturing of Polymers

Machining (Mills, Laser cutter, Water Jet, Lathes, Band saws, Chop saws, Grinders, Drill presses)

Microsoft Office