Dhruv M. Chawla Minneapolis, MN
ac7h4x@r.postjobfree.com +1-610-***-****
EDUCATION Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering, December 2016; The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Bachelor of Engineering in Aeronautical Engineering, July 2014; Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, Karnataka, India SKILLS SolidWorks
Lean Six Sigma
NX
MATLAB
Mechanical Design
Aircraft Manufacturing
Additive Manufacturing
ANSYS
MS Office
Composite
Structures
EXPERIENCE PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
LMI Aerospace, Vista, CA
Production Operator, July 2017 – Present
Heat Treatment of aircraft parts for Gulfstream, Boeing, HondaJet and more.
Singlehandedly designed and developed parts to boost production efficiency by 100%
Established a system to provide higher quality products, post heat treatment Aeronautical Development Agency, Bangalore, India
Engineering Intern, Summer 2013
Designed a UAV and performed simulated tests of aircraft performance and computational fluid dynamics
PUBLICATIONS
Post-Additive Processing and Manufacturing of UAV Airframes, University of Kansas
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ProQuest LLC, Fall 2016
Fabricated a Polycarbonate UAV by Vacuum forming and conducted its performance testing.
Cut manufacturing costs of UAV by 89%
AWARDS &
HONORS
6th International Conference on Power Electronics Systems and Application (PESA) 2015 - The Student Competition on Electric Transportation Design Automotive, Vessel and Aircraft
Design Engineer, 15th - 17th December 2015
Team won 1st Place for ‘BATWinG’
ACADEMICS
Lyder Scholarship - Master of Science
TECHNICAL PROJECTS:
Advanced Composite Structures Project, University of Kansas Spring 2016
Analysis, Optimization and testing of a Fiberglass Skin Flap for an aircraft Composite Parts Manufacturing, University of Kansas Spring 2016
Carbon Fiber and Fiberglass prepregs layup and vacuum bagging to manufacture composite wing leading edge
Aircraft Design Project: Large Firefighter Tanker, University of Kansas Fall 2015
Detailed preliminary design of a Firefighter tanker aircraft LEADERSHIP:
Institute of Engineers-Aerospace (IE-AERO), Manipal Institute of Technology Human Resources Head, 2012 – 2013
Organized and conducted several technical workshops and events