Mechanical Design Engineer

Dhruv Oza

* *** **, *** *, Worcester, MA ***** +1-440-***-**** ***********@*****.***

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Mechanical Design Engineer Consultant at Kinefac Corporation, Worcester, MA Feb 2018 - May 2018

Developed a Design Price Quote software for thread rolling machines.

Reduced the time required to generate a quote from a few days to just about an hour.

Mechanical Design Engineer at Riverdale Mills Corporation, Northbridge, MA May 2017 - Oct 2017

Managed documentation and execution of Engineering Improvement projects to increase the overall business value of the company.

Updated existing CAD drawings, revised equipment designs and created new drawings for galvanizing and coating line machines.

Drafted electrical drawings and wiring diagrams of electro-mechanical machines and production equipment.

Wrote a detailed maintenance instructional manual for post cure oven on the powder coating line.

Designed a scaled prototype of an industrial mixer to process touch up PVC powder for the customer.

Graduate Teaching Assistant at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA Mar 2017/18 - May 2017/18

Design for Manufacturability: Studied and analysed various design solutions proposed by the students, while guiding them to address fundamental design problems, by suggesting alternative design solutions to tackle those problems.

Mechanical Design Engineer Consultant at Kinefac Corporation, Worcester, MA Feb 2017 - May 2017

Improved the design of 4-axis micro-coiler CNC machine to meet customer requirements.

Developed mathematical models, correlating initial tension & angular deflection of micro-spring to spring droop distance.

Incorporated equations into an excel spreadsheet, providing the exact droop distance of the spring.

Continuous Improvement Consultant at SCHOTT Electronic Packaging, Southbridge, MA Sep 2016 - Dec 2016

Applied Lean and Six Sigma tools to improve product flow.

Developed detailed value-stream maps at different levels to identify problems and suggested necessary improvements.

Convinced the executives to bring about a change in the company and adopt a continuous improvement ideology.

EDUCATION:

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, Massachusetts. CGPA: 3.6

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering May 2018

University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India. CGPA: 3.4

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering June 2016

Thakur Polytechnic, Mumbai, India CGPA: 3.80

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering May 2013

ACADEMIC PROJECTS:

Thermo-electric Water cooler and heater, University of Mumbai July 2012 - May 2013

Designed a non-conventional and an energy efficient water cooler/heater using thermo-electric technology.

Assembled Peltier modules with an effective piping system and heat exchanging system to get desired temperatures.

Analysed performance of the device and improved its efficiency by trying various possible combinations.

Project Heliocool, Thakur Polytechnic July 2015 - May 2016

Designed and fabricated an environmentally friendly portable refrigerating device

Developed a solar powered refrigerator using thermo-electric technology i.e. Peltier effect.

Analysed the performance of the device and improved its efficiency to justify its feasibility in the commercial market.

CERTIFICATIONS:

Lean Green Belt, Institute of Industrial and System Engineers. November 2017 Six Sigma Green Belt, Institute of Industrial and System Engineers April 2018

SKILLS:

Programs: AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Inventor, ANSYS, Pro-E, MathCAD, MATLAB, iMaint, Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Office.

Business Skills: Project Management, Problem Solving, Effective Communication, Team Building, and Continuous Improvement

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