SUMMARY
Graduate student in Material Science and Engineering department specializing in Material Design, Testing, Characterization and Failure Analysis, with skills in manufacturing, CAD and CAM, seeking Full-time opportunities in Material Science and Metallurgy.
EDUCATION
Michigan Technological University Jan 2012 – August 2018
MS in Material Science and Engineering GPA 3.85
University of Pune July 2012 – May 2016
BE in Mechanical Engineering GPA 3.5
CAD certification – “Creo for Design Engineers (Creo 2.0)” Issued Nov 2015
MATERIAL SCIENCE EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant at Material Science and Engineering Department, Michigan Technological University June 2017 – August 2018
Project: Accelerated corrosion testing using brine solutions created with industrial grade ice melt to test the corrosive effect on 5000 and 6000 series aluminum panels in snowy regions.
Built the fog chamber, set up the experiment and optimized the test parameters with troubleshooting the issues faced.
Testing the panels for galvanic corrosion and microscopic analysis for intergranular corrosion sites.
Failure analysis of the test specimens using Optical Microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy.
Manufacturing of Ultra High Carbon Steel (UHCS) via Reactive Mechanical Milling (RMM) and phase identification and material characterization of the manufactured specimens – Michigan Technological University Sept 2017 – April 2018
Manufactured the UHCS samples with powder metallurgy process, “Reactive Mechanical Milling” by varying the milling time and the milling environment between Air and Argon. Prepared consolidated samples using cold and hot isostatic pressing.
X-ray diffraction analysis for phase identification and volumetric analysis of the sample using SIEMENS D500 and SCINTAG XDS 2000 powder X-ray machines with Jade and DMSNT software packages.
Design and development of brake disc rotor from Aluminum Metal Matrix Composite reinforced by Silicon Carbide Jan -April 2016
Reverse engineered and manufactured a brake disc rotor from AMMC with improved corrosion resistance, wear resistance and less weight. Manufactured and optimized the composite used for the final production and built the production setup using stir casting method. Published two research papers in IJIR. ISSN: 2454-1362.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
PTC Creo, UG NX, CATIA, AutoCAD
MATLAB
MasterCAM, GD &T
ANSYS
MS Office
Prototyping
Lean Manufacturing tools – 5S, Kanban, Poka-yoke, Theory of constraints, JIT, Standardized Work.
MATERIALS TOOLBOX
Material characterization
Scanning electron Microscopy
EDS, WDS
X-ray Diffraction Analysis
Crystallography
Fractography and failure analysis
Quantitative metallography
Mechanical Testing – Hardness, Tensile, Compression, Wear
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Design Engineer at Refcon Technical Services June – Dec 2016
Designed cold rooms for cold storage facilities for goods, food and pharmaceutical companies.
Designed the facility layout and calculated and optimized the heat load required for the storage and selection of equipment.
Manufacturing Engineering Intern at CARAVAN Engineers Pvt. Ltd. May – July 2014
Project: Developed and implemented new time management policy for the process of oil seal manufacturing using lean manufacturing techniques.
Analyzed the time management for the production department for flaws and discrepancies in the processes using lean manufacturing tools such as 5S, bottleneck analysis, Continuous flow, JIT, Kanban and standardized work.
Designed and Implemented a new time management schedule for the production floor i.e. machines as well as manual labor, which increased the productivity of the production floor by 20%.
Analyzed and assisted in quality control process of all types of oil seals and ‘O’ rings.
CO-CURRICULAR AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Team Leader for International Series of karting and BAJA SAE INDIA - (17th worldwide in International Series of Karting)
Published a review paper on Additive Manufacturing of Nickel Based Superalloys
Developed a new kinetic diffusion model for ink transfer in Dip-Pen nanolithography
Completed 7 levels of Indian Classical Percussion Instrument “Tabla”. Completed 3 levels of Indian Classical Singing.