Dhruv J. Shah

**** **, **** ******, ********** Apt., DD 301, Gainesville, FL 32608 • aco4s1@r.postjobfree.com • 352-***-****

OBJECTIVE:

Seeking a full-time position where I can utilize my technical and interpersonal skills

EDUCATION:

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering (GPA 3.78/4.00) Dec 2015

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

Courses:

Fall 2014:Gas Turbines and Jet Engines, Introduction of Compressible Flow, Advanced Refrigeration

Spring 2015: Convective heat transfer, Energy Management

Projects:

Energy Management of a Typical Commercial Building Spring 2015

- Model a 1-story building using Carrier HAP

- Generate and study the System Design Reports and Load Summary for different zones

- Simulate the building energy use calculating annual energy costs and implement various energy conservation measures as a

part of a project under Dr. Herbert A. Ingley, III

PoWER (Power, Water Extraction and Refrigeration) Engine under Dr. Lear Spring 2015

- It is a semi-closed gas turbine cycle combined with a vapor absorption refrigeration system

- It can supply both water and sub-zero refrigerant to an ice-making apparatus

Designing a novel terrestrial gas turbine system Fall 2014

- Developed a cycle analysis code in MATLAB

- Obtained the highest efficiency operation point for the system by considering parameters such as component efficiencies, heat

exchanger pressure losses, recirculation ratio and turbine inlet temperature

Designing a supersonic wind tunnel Fall 2014

- Analyzed the requirements and design parameters for a supersonic wind tunnel

- Explored the high pressure storage requirements, operating pressure, mass flow rates and other critical parameters to

determine the feasible Mach number range and size of this tunnel

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (GPA: 3.50/4.00) May 2012

Sardar Patel College of Engineering, Mumbai, INDIA

Projects:

A Case Study on the Design and Development of a Die and Punch Set Mar 2012

GUI for Database Management Sep 2010

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Senior Mechanical Engineer – TATA Consulting Engineers (TCE) Limited, India Oct 2012 - July 2014

Lodha Group

Worked with planning team to develop and update project schedules and milestones

Co-ordinated site-work for MEP and prepared as-built drawings

Prepared Technical Specifications, Bill of Materials, General Arrangement Drawings and P&Idfor Water Treatment Plant,

Sewage Treatment Plants, Underground Tanks and Pumping Stations (selecting and designing of pumps, valves, pipes,

hydro-pneumatic tanks)

Detailed Engineering & Planning of Infrastructure for the following projects:

- Development of 590 acres under Phase II – Palava in Dombivali, Mumbai

- Development of 60 acres under Lodha Golf Link Village on Mumbai – Pune Expressway

- Infrastructure of Casa Rio township of 135 acres near Dombivali, Mumbai

Tata Medical Center (Air-conditioning and Ventilation a Hospital)

Preparation of Basic Study

Calculation of Ventilation and Air-Conditioning load, pipe/duct/grille sizing, preliminary sizing of the AHU

Qatar Petroleum

Worked on the irrigation water pumping system for the Centralized Waste Water and Sewage Treatment Plant at Halul

Island

Gujarat International Finance-Tec (GIFT) Company Limited

Responsible for providing Engineering Services for this project

Reviewed the Vendor Drawings of Automated Waste Collection and Segregation (AWCS) System

Inspection of Pipes, Valves, Pressure Sand Vessel, Activated Carbon Filters

Mechanical Engineer, Hilden Packaging Machines Pvt. Ltd., India Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

Involved in manufacturing and logistics process for both PET and Glass bottle filling-capping-packaging machines

Attained a working background on industrial level automation, planning as well as inventory

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Programming Skills: C++, Java, Visual Basic (Developed a Sudoku solver code)

Software Skills: AutoCAD, Abaqus (Begineer), ANSYS Fluent (Begineer), Water Cad, Water Hammer, MATLAB, MS Project, Carrier HA P

PRESENTATIONS:

Health Practices in hospital – HVAC Unit atTCE Limited, Mumbai May 2013

- Presented on health practices to be followed in a hospital with respect to Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC)

Units

- Relayed a study carried out on room conditions requirement in an operation theater with an elaborate comparison between

Protective Environment rooms and Airborne Infection Isolation rooms

Demineralization for a Thermal Power Plant at TATA Consulting Engineers (TCE) Limited Dec 2012

- Presented various demineralization techniques followed in the industries

- Discussed in detail the Ion Exchange process including process vessel size

LEADERSHIPS AND INVOLVEMENTS:

Treasurer:ASHRAEUFL

Member: SAE (Society of Automobile Engineers)

MESA (Mechanical Engineering Students’ Association

ISHRAE (Indian Society for Refrigeration, Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers)

ASHRAE (American Society for Refrigeration, Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers)

IAC Audit

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