REYNOLD CHRISTIAN
Beaufort, SC Phone:334-***-**** Email: ******************@*****.***
SUMMARY
A Mechanical Engineer experienced in Design for Manufacturing, Engineering Documentation & collaborating with purchasing and Shop/Assembly Teams Advanced Mathematical and Software Skills Experience in Automotive Design, DFMEA and fabrication techniques Proven Leadership Abilities Seeking a Full Time Engineering Position EDUCATION
• Auburn University Auburn, AL
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering Dec’17 WORK EXPERIENCE
• GEISMAR NORTH AMERICA Beaufort, SC
Designer/Drafter April’18-Present
In-charge of Design for manufacturing of Heavy Machinery Maintenance Equipment, Developing Engineering Drawings and Releasing Drawings for Purchase/Fabrication and Assembly.
Develop Design as per Customer requirements and validate design using FEA Techniques.
Collaborate with Shop/Assembly Teams in resolving Assembly and Fabrication issues.
Develop Bill of Materials as per company standards and requirements of the Financing Department.
• Auburn University Auburn, AL
Teaching Assistant Aug’16-May’17
• Mercedes Benz INDIA
Industrial Trainee Jun’14
Worked on wheel balancing, Steering Alignment, regular vehicle inspection and troubleshooting SKILLS
• Design : Computer Aided Design, AutoCAD, Product Design, SOLIDWORKS, CATIA, CREO, Design Calculations, Engineering Drafting, Design and Validation Reports.
• Analysis: ANSYS, MATLAB, DFMEA, FEA, Deflection and Modal analysis, CFD PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Finite Element Method Projects:
• Developed a conceptual model of a retractable Stability boom for a fire truck and followed a design process in ANSYS to achieve desired load bearing capacity Feb’17-Mar’17
• Designed and Analyzed a Staircase truss using ANSYS to determine stresses, deflections and reaction forces in each Truss element Feb’17-Mar’17
• Designed a Linkage System Model in SOLIDWORKS and Analyzed it in ANSYS with loading conditions to achieve the required lifting capacity Mar’17-Apr’17 Design Projects:
• Designed a Vibration Isolator for a RECIPROCATING PUMP IN A HVAC UNIT Jan’16 – May’16
• Designed and Developed a Model of an Ocean wave Energy converter to generate clean energy, reducing carbon dioxide emissions with an efficiency of 30% Aug’14-May’15
• Led a team of 25 mechanical engineering students, assigning work and overseeing the entire process of Designing and Building a Solar Energy Powered Vehicle Aug’14-May’15
• Collaborated with 20 students in building an All-Terrain vehicle for an SAE event Aug’13-Mar’14 Experimental Mechanics Projects:
• Determined Stress concentration factors and Tangential stress about a hole in a specimen using an Optical Birefringence measurement technique Feb’17-Mar’17
• Measured the in-plane horizontal Deflections in a specimen subjected to a three-point bending using Moiré Method Mar’17-May’17