BIVAS GELAL (EIT)
• US Citizen • 770-***-**** • ***********@*****.*** • 2503 Bradford Square NE, Atlanta, GA, 30345 EDUCATION
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Atlanta, Georgia
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering May 2015
• Engineer in Training (EIT) certification
• Georgia Tech Lorraine, France Study Abroad Program EXPERIENCE
DOVER FOOD RETAIL, DOVER Conyers, Georgia
Product Engineer July 2016 – Present
Designed and Developed wide range of refrigeration system for Supermarket and Industrial application; provided support for manufacturing and operations regarding product related activities in the factory.
• Designed P&ID for HFC, CO2, Glycol and Ammonia refrigeration systems in daily basis
• Analyzed field-system issues, searched for root cause, developed and implemented solutions o Saved company over $500,000 per year solving oil separation issue o Solved field OE valve failure issue, developed tools and processes to properly size component
• Spearheaded continuous improvement projects to improve products qualities and cost saving o Lead VAVE compressor cooling project saving company $30,000 per year o Developed refrigeration system prototypes for ISE and Product Engineer which decreased Engineering time by half o Developed Product Engineering and Manufacturing standards to standardize processes and reduce defects o Utilized A3 root cause analysis process and six sigma methodologies to solve CO2 fitting issues for Manufacturing
• Lead Mechanical Engineer for Major supermarket customers such as Wegmans, Trader Joes, Walmart, and CT controls Porsche Cars North America Atlanta, Georgia
Sales Funnel Excellence Co-op January 2016-July 2016
• Identified problems, designed solutions and lead projects towards enhancing quality of data collected and transported
• Prepared, analyzed, and communicated monthly reports on Sales Funnel Development for PCNA leadership - using proprietary SAP CRM system
• Learned about lead management, sales incentives, pricing, distribution, and dealer operations CIMMYT, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Atlanta, Georgia Product Development Engineer January 2015-May 2015
• Designed and developed seed meeting device that can be manufactured locally in a third world country
• Conceptualized product idea through sketching, creating models, prototyping, and testing
• Designed a revolutionary seed plate that effectively picks up one seed from a barrel full of ungraded seeds
• Designed for manufacturing (DFM) for plastic injection and sheet metal stamping and developed GD&T drawings GEORGIA TECH LORRAINE Metz, France
Undergraduate Research Assistant August 2013- December 2013
• Studied behavior of twinning planes of hexagonal closed packed metals and their cause in deformation
• Developed mathematical process to calculate the initial position of the twinning planes using Euler’s Method GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Atlanta, Georgia
Undergraduate Research Assistant May 2013- August 2013
• Designed solutions to separate blood cells based on stiffness using surface tension to distinguish malaria infected patients SKILLS/INTERESTS
Technical Skills: Root cause analysis, Design for Manufacturing, Lean Manufacturing, Project Management, Finite Element Analysis(FEA), Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VAVE), Design Failure mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA), Six Sigma Software: AutoCAD, Inventor, NX (3D), SolidWorks, MATLAB, Lab VIEW, PBasic, Excel Activities: Sports Coordinator (Fall 2013), President of NCGT (2014), Volunteer (Soup Kitchen, everybody wins Foundation) Hobbies: Hiking/Camping, Soccer, Travelling, Photography HONORS & AWARDS __
Bronze Sustained Award 2013 President’s List Summer 2011 HOPE Scholarship (2011-2015) PROJECTS __
Built Robot for competition Redesigned/Enhanced M107A1 Barrett Rifle Radiator Heat Transfer Simulating Software