Zeel Shah

***** ******** ***** *****, *** # ***, Southfield, MI 48034

313-***-**** • ac69ru@r.postjobfree.com

Career Objective

Motivated and hardworking Automotive Engineering Graduate seeking an Entry Level Job/Internship in Automotive Industry with a year of experience in designing, simulating and analyzing transmission Education

Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI

Master of Science in Automotive Engineering (May 2018) GPA: 4.0/4.0

MPSTME, NMIMS University Mumbai, India

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (May2016) Cumulative GPA: 3.04/4.0

Technical Skills and Abilities

• Software: AutoCAD, Inventor, CATIA V5, SOLIDWORKS, MATLAB, ANSYS Fluent, Windows 10, Microsoft Office and Google Applications, C, C++, HTML

• Skills: FEA, CAE, CFD, DFMEA, DVP&R, Designing, Analysis, BOM, Problem Solving, Team Work,

• Relevant Courses: CFD, FEA, Vehicle Dynamics, Powertrains I&II, Body and Chassis,

• Machines: Lathe, Boring, Drilling, Pipe Bending, Milling, Broaching, CNC Experience

Divine Hyundai Motors Vapi, Gujarat, India (June 2017-August 2017) Service Engineering Intern

• Diagnosed Engines using the root cause analysis technique for car starting problems

• Recommended change in the position of air intake duct

• Assembled and disassembled clutch, transmission shaft, gears, differential case, front and rear axle of cars Design and Fabrication of a Go-Kart: NMIMS University Mumbai, India (July 2014-March 2015) Transmission Department Head and Co-Captain

• Designed the 3D CAD model in Solidworks using CVT, chain and sprocket as transmission of Go-Kart

• Performed FEA and G4 stress analysis in ANSYS FLUENT to account for front and rear impact

• Reduced weight by 10% and acceleration time of go-kart by 2 sec. Max Power Gears Valsad, Gujarat, India (December 2012–July 2014) Engineering Intern

• Inspected gearboxes for the decrease in speed of gears

• Conducted a gear analysis using Solidworks and recommended decrease of pitch

• Designed the new gear box using new pitch

• Prepare Bill of Materials (BOM) for the manufacturing process and drafted 2D sketches using GD&T

• Reduced the fatigue of gears by 20%

Projects

Simulation of Powertrain Systems: Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI (November 2017)

• Developed an Excel simulation to compute the acceleration time and fuel economy for cars

• Compared 4WD, FWD, RWD acceleration times with vertical weight transfer and different traction conditions

• Used Macro solver to analyze the acceleration time and Fuel Economy for car with MT, AT and CVT Handling Behavior of a vehicle: Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI (December 2017)

• Investigated the dynamic response of a 2-Degrees of Freedom bicycle handling model and Articulated Vehicle Model utilizing constant radius method for lateral acceleration from 0.1g to 0.5g

• Wheel travel, Yaw rate, Vehicle Roll angle, Slip angles, Understeer gradient, Longitudinal and Lateral forces on the wheel were calculated using an Excel simulation for various inputs. Design of Suspension: Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI (January 2018)

• Performed a kinematic analysis of a Double Wishbone Suspension for the Ride-Motion-Event

• Calculated the roll center height using the front and rear steer hardpoints and modified the hardpoints to achieve the required roll center height

• Developed an Excel Simulation to demonstrate the sprung mass acceleration for different damping ratio

• Developed an Excel Simulation to calculate the spring stiffness and find the optimum damping ratio for a McPherson Strut Suspension considering suspension offset for a quarter car model