Control Engineer Mechanical
Resume:
Kaustubh Ladia
*************@*****.***
Objective To earn a position in the CAE/design/manufacturing/controls
area
Education University of Victoria (UVIC)
Victoria, BC, Canada
M.Eng Mechanical Engineering
November 2013
. 7.75/9 GPA
. Advisor: Dr. Curran Crawford
. Courses: Fundamentals of Hybrid Vehicles, Automatic Control
Engineering, Computer Aided Design, Computer Aided
Manufacturing, Mechatronics, Micro-Electro-Mechanical
Systems (MEMS), Robotics, Nanotechnology.
Amity University (AUUP)
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
B-Tech Mechanical and Automation Engineering
May 2010
. 8.16/10 GPA
. Received Silver Medal for being Second in academic
performance in the mechanical and automation engineering
department
Industrial CB&I
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Experience Mechanical Engineer Trainee
May, 2014-Present
. Learnt about the characterization and API, ASME codes used
in the design, selection of static, rotating equipment
namely, Pump, Pressure vessel, Heat exchanger, Turbo
expander.
. Was responsible for developing data sheets and TBE
(Technical Bid Evaluation) documentation as per requirement
of different projects.
Taseko Mines Limited
Williams Lake, B.C, Canada
Mechanical Engineer Co-op- Maintenance
January-April, 2013
. Learnt about the working of various sections in the mine
used for copper, molybdenum extraction process namely,
Mill, SAG Mill, Ball Mill and Crusher. Gained knowledge
about Reliability engineering for developing systems to
measure and improve equipment reliability.
. Was responsible for developing models as per requirement of
different projects using Autocad software and developing
documentation for performing maintenance and planning.
PolyPlastics and Industries
Kolkata,West Bengal,India
Production Engineer, Management Trainee
June, 2010-February, 2011
June,
2011-December, 2011
. Responsible for the production, quality control of
polyethene sheet products and maintenance of manufacturing
machines.
. Management trainee: Learnt about manufacturing processes
for different types of polyethene films, bags and tubes on
Plastic Extrusion Machines.
. Worked in various sections in the plant including
Production, Planning, Quality Control.
Jindal Pipes Limited
Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Trainee Engineer (Mechanical) -Power Plant
March-May, 2011
. Worked in a 5MW Captive Coal Power Plant during its
commissioning stage,
. Took initiative to learn about the working of various
sections in the power plant namely, Boiler, Turbine, WTP
(Water Treatment Plant), ESP (Electrostatic precipitator),
surface condensor and coal handling plant.
. Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical): Was responsible for
ensuring no breakdowns occurred and managing work for
maintenance personnel to get the problem at hand fixed.
Talbros Automotive Components Limited
Faridabad, Haryana, India
Summer Training
Summer 2009
. Gained knowledge about how different types of gaskets are
made in different sections in the plant namely, HME (Heavy
Machine Equipment) Section, P-30 Section (two wheeler
gaskets section), R&D Section, tire sealant section and CNC
section.
Research
Experience "Front/Rear Axle Torque Split Limits for Vehicle Stability
Control" (final project UVIC)
. Used Simulink to create a vehicle model. Performed vehicle
model simulations during acceleration and deceleration to
determine limits on the vehicle controller for torque
splitting between front and rear axle to prevent the vehicle
from slipping at longitudinal and lateral motion with and
without differential braking system engaged.
Projects "Belt Alternator Starter (BAS) motor DFMEA" (3rd semester UVIC)
. As part of a team and as a project under the EcoCar 2
project at University of Victoria, performed DFMEA, FTA
analysis and controls implementation of the fault mitigation
strategy for the Hybrid Chevrolet Malibu vehicle BAS
motor.Used Simulink to create a series hybrid vehicle model
to simulate the control strategy developed.
"New Hybrid Powertrain Design, Modeling and Simulation" (3rd
semester UVIC)
. Used Autonomie to design a Parallel Pre-tx PHEV Powertrain
using the Chevrolet Malibu as the base vehicle.
. Performed vehicle model simulations on different drive
cycles and Acceleration tests. Analysed the effect of
varying the powertrain architecture, motor/engine power
output on the vehicle performance parameters. Also gave a
presentation on it.
"MEMS Accelerometers in Automotive Industry" (2nd semester UVIC)
. Studied about the working, uses, advantages of MEMS over
conventional methods, various types of accelerometers,
manufacturing methods and further advancement through robust
package design for use in the automotive industry and also
gave a presentation on it
"Reverse Engineering and Machining of Human Face" (2nd semester
UVIC)
. As part of a team, performed reverse engineering of a human
face using a 3D scanner
. Generated tool paths for the machining of the part in
Mastercam for Solidworks software
. Performed machining verification and gouge and excess
analysis in Vericut software.
. Machined it on a 3 Axis CNC machine. Also gave a
presentation on it.
"Towers of Hanoi Application Using Robotic Manipulators" (2nd
semester UVIC)
. As part of a team, programmed a 6 DOF REIS manipulator to
perform the Towers of Hanoi application
. Performed 3D CAD modeling using Solidworks for a 3 DOF
manipulator capable of completing the same application and
the apparatus
. Used Matlab and Maple to do manipulator kinematics,
dynamics, trajectory generation and motion simulation
analysis. Individually performed a similar analysis for a
different manipulator design.
"Chemical Force Microscopy" (1st semester UVIC)
. Prepared a term paper on it as part of nanotechnology course
and gave a presentation on it
"Engine Mounts for Hybrid Chevrolet Malibu Vehicle" (1st
semester UVIC)
. As a project under the EcoCar 2 project at University of
Victoria, performed design, engineering drawing, assembly,
detailed FEA stress Analysis, sensitivity analysis and GCODE
programming for CNC machining and also gave a presentation
on it
"Industrial Sorting Application" (1st semester UVIC)
. Worked in a team to design and implement a control system
using C programming language to classify and sort items on a
conveyor belt based on the properties of the items by using
sensors and microcontroller.
"Pick and Place Mechanisms Using Hydraulics" (AUUP Summer
Project after 4th Semester)
. Studied about and also developed and gave presentation on it
as part of a team
"Dual Rotor Wind turbine" (AUUP Final Year Project)
. Created a working model and gave a presentation on it, as
part of a team
Training Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI)
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Certificate Course- Vehicle Dynamics and HIL
April 2014
. Modules: Vibration, Ride Dynamics, Suspension, Tyre, and
Brake Systems, Multi-Body Dynamics using ADAMS, mHIL, HIL
and Vehicle Simulator, Vehicle Handling
CADD Centre New
Delhi, India
Certificate Course- Hypermesh
June 2014
Computer Pro/Engineer Wildfire (Creo Elements) 5.0, Solidworks 2013,
Unigraphics NX 7.5, FEA using
Skills Unigraphics NX7.5, AutoCAD, Hypermesh 10.0, Radioss,
Optistruct, AVR Studio 4, MATLAB/Simulink, Autonomie 2011,
Maple, Mastercam for Solidworks, Vericut 7.1, C/C++, HTML, SQL
Achievements Earned scholarship in 1st, 2nd and 3rd year of bachelors
degree for securing first position in academics in my class
Stood among the top 7% of the candidates in the NIIT 5th
National IT Aptitude Test
Achieved first position in German language class throughout
bachelor's degree
Interests Automotive engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Member of CSME
Language English, Hindi, German
Skills
Hobbies Playing soccer, cricket, computer games, reading automotive
magazines
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