SUDHARSAN SRIDHAR

Kalamazoo, MI 269-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/sudharsan-sridhar ac9ykf@r.postjobfree.com PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Self-motivated Mechanical Engineer with hands-on Product Development and Academic Research experience. Currently working as a Research & Teaching Assistant for a university funded research project. Actively looking for Intern/Co-op positions to utilize my skills and knowledge to learn and grow along with the company. EDUCATION

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering Apr 2020 Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA GPA: 3.3 Thesis: Development of Non-Precious electrocatalysts for low temperature hydrogen fuel cells for automotive applications (Supported and Funded by WMU) Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering April 2015 Anna University, Chennai, TN, INDIA GPA: 3.4

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant, Western Michigan University August 2017 – Present

• Taught LabVIEW to more than 250 students of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department and helped them conduct various experiments to acquire data using NI-DAQ modules.

• Received Graduate Teaching Effectiveness Award in recognition of my teaching excellence at the department.

• Successfully synthesized and tested graphene-based catalyst materials for Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV’s).

• Secured funding of $10,000 and received Robert J Mion Scholarship from WMU for my initiative towards green-energy technologies and in realizing an affordable FCEV for automobile consumers. Design & Development Engineer, SNI Pumps May 2014 – August 2016

• Created 2D & 3D models of pump systems & components using GD&T to meet ISO standards with the help of AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor and released them for manufacturing.

• Assisted the R&D team to research and develop high performance carbon bush thrust bearings to increase the load-carrying capacity and the durability of submersible pumps.

• Implemented appropriate engineering changes during the prototype phase in validating the design to approve for manufacturability and provided support to DFMEA for maintaining work quality and cost reduction.

• Generated and interpreted customer engineering specifications to align with Design, Validation & Testing and assess test results of the manufactured pump prototype.

• Participated in PPAP of the components before the design release for production and customers approval. Manufacturing Engineering Intern, Bimetal Bearings Limited December 2012 – October 2013

• Increased the production of bearings by 55,536 per year by balancing assembly line and reducing the takt time of each equipment in the manufacturing process.

• Designed & analyzed bearing samples using ANSYS to evaluate its safe-load carrying capacity to assess the bearing life. Testing of the bearing sample was performed to compare with that of the simulated results.

• Performed Time and Motion study on an assembly line using Timer Pro Professional software for optimized utilization of work station, operators and production time. SKILLS

• Software Proficiency: AutoCAD Mechanical, SolidWorks, ANSYS, LabVIEW and MATLAB.

• Hands-on experience: DVP&R, FMEA, DFMEA, GD&T, Prototyping, Validation & Testing.

• Certifications: Diploma CAD Certifications in Pro-ENGINEER and CATIA V5. ACHIEVEMENTS

• Graduated NASA Space School program with a GOLD medal for excellence in their science competitions.

• Shielded with a GOLD medal for representing India in the Second Asian Yoga Championship in 2010.