Thakor Patel
************@*****.*** **** Manor Court Macedonia, Ohio 44056 330-***-****
PROJECT MANAGER/ENGINEERING MANAGER CANDIDATE
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Design/ Data Modeling Tools: PRO/ENGINEER/CREO 2 3D Design, PRO/Mechanica, Auto CAD,
CNC programing, iPrism
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, 2000, XP, Vista 7, MAC OS X, SUN Solaris 2.5 Unix System
Standards: ASTM, ASME, AISI, ANSI, API, PIPING Code and MIL specifications
PROFESSIONAL AFFLICATION
o ASME SC SVR: Safety Valve Requirement, Committee Member
o ASME PTC 25: Performance Test Code, Committee Member
o NBIC SC PRD: Pressure Relief Device, Committee Member
o API 520,521, 526 & 527: Pressure Relieving System, Committee Member
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Curtiss Wright Flow Corporation, Senior Project Engineer April 1990 Present
Project Management Responsibilities:
Team leader for implementation of Infor Product Lifecycle Management Software company
wide for controlling the item, document and business process
System Administrator for CAD software, Pro/Engineer, AutoCAD, Product Center, and PLM
Authorized observer for conducting National Board Certification test for preliminary and
production of Safety relief Valves in a NB Approved Lab
Responsible for the training project/application engineers,. product development.
Attend ASME, NBIC and API standards conferences with participation on code revisions
Manage drafting department to ensure drawings are per ANSI and ASME Standards
Interact with vendors to coordinate the production of castings, hardware and prototype
Co ordinate with sales and Manufacturing for their input at design stage of the new product.
Support manufacturer licensing of safety relief valves internationally
Engineering Responsibilities
Design and testing safety relief/ pilot operated safety valves used on pressure vessels, piping,
boilers, equipments and machines as per the API 526 standard, ASME I/VIII code, ASTM F 1508
by using 3D Pro/Engineer wildfire 5.0/Creo 2. Sizes of pressure relief valves ranges from ” to
12” inlet / outlet with threaded, flanged, Union ends connections
Create layout drawings of safety relief valves/pilot operated valves consisting of different
orifices
Design and testing safety relief valves for US Navy per ASTM F 1508; test prototypes to achieve
ASME section VIII/I code performance
Design fabrication of cryogenic and high pressure test stand with its accessories for testing
pressure relief valves.
Continuously improve the existing safety relief valve products by refining the design of
components and manufacturing technique
Utilize MathCAD to calculate the stress level of individual valve components
Prepare of pool sheet, bill of materials, spring charts and maintenance manual of products
Sizing of pressure relief valves using iPrism
Thakor Patel
************@*****.*** 8598 Manor Court Macedonia, Ohio 44056 330-***-****
Service Metal Fabricating Inc., Mechanical Engineer May 1986 March 1990
Designed mechanical parts, layouts of sheet metal parts, punches and dies
CNC Programming of sheet metal parts on CAM System for STRIPPIT NC and laser machines
Designed tooling, jigs, fixtures templates for jobs
Gujarat State Fertilizers Company Ltd., Mechanical Engineer September 1976 May 1985
Supervised and responsible for mechanical staff of twenty five people
Planned, coordinated and executed maintenance jobs of rotary and reciprocating machines,
pressure vessels piping, heat exchangers and coolers
Installed and commissioned of equipment’s, piping and machines
Performed troubleshooting of rotary and reciprocating machines
Engineering design of pressure vessels and piping
EDUCATION
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) May 1989
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Maharaja Sayajirao University May 1976
Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering