Associate Mechanical Engineer

PHILIPSON CYRIAC KANJIRAKKATTU

**** **** ******* *** *-S, Des Plaines, IL 60016

Ph: 267-***-****; email: *******@*****.***

Residency Status: Permanent Resident

Summary

Mechanical Engineering graduate with strong academic credentials reinforced by internship experience. Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work independently. Seeking an opportunity to learn from experienced engineers.

Education

University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)

Master of Science- Mechanical Engineering, December 2015

Major GPA: 3.78/4.0

Hindustan University, Chennai, India

Bachelor of Engineering- Mechanical Engineering, May 2014

GPA: 3.12/4.0

Skills

• Software: AutoCAD, CATIA, SolidWorks, Pro/E, Cosmo Worlds, C++, MATLAB, ANSYS.

• Office Suite: MS-Office-2013.

Internship Experience

Taneja Aerospace and Aviation Ltd., India

Design Intern January- April 2014

• Worked under project engineer and with other interns to design a Hybrid Rocket Engine using CATIA-V5R21 software and performed CFD analysis on it.

• Responsible for designing the exit nozzle so as to obtain the desired thrust for the given conditions.

Related Engineering Projects

•Design and Stress Analysis of a Lower Control Arm of a Suspension System (UIC), Fall 2015

As part of the Finite Element Analyses course, conducted a stress analysis on a self-designed Lower Control Arm of a Suspension System of an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) using ANSYS Workbench.

•Intervention in the Work Process of a Site-to-Store Employee at Walmart #3725, Fall 2015

Conducted a Method Study of the work practices involved and redesigned the work procedure so as to reduce the mental and physical workloads of the S2S associates. The new work procedure suggested would also help in better and faster customer service, thus increasing customer satisfaction.

•Product Performance Forecasting for Walmart Store #3725, Summer 2015 Analyzed the weekly sales data for 3 products and found the most suitable forecasting method for each product.

•Position Control of a Closed Loop DC Motor (UIC), Spring 2015 Controlled the position of a DC motor using a position feedback sensor and PWM output signal in conjunction with an H-bridge amplifier circuit. A self-designed encoder was used for position feedback.

•Design and Analysis of a Wobble Plate Engine (UIC), Fall 2014

As part of the Computer Aided Designing course, designed and analyzed a Wobble Plate Engine using SolidWorks.

•Design and Fabrication of a Differential Mechanism (Hindustan University), Fall 2013

Designed and fabricated a differential mechanism. Demonstrated the distribution of different speeds, thus allowing the gear shafts to rotate at different speeds while being given the same power via the crown.

Activities

• Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers Student Chapter at University of Illinois at Chicago, 2014- 2015.

• Student Member of The Indian Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2011-2014.

• Attended plant study at the manufacturing plant at Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. and Volkswagen India Ltd. (both in Pune, India) learning the processes involved in the manufacturing of the XUV 500 and the Volkswagen Polo models.

• Conducted RoboWars event and helped coordinate ‘Yantra 2013’- A national level student’s technical symposium conducted by Hindustan University, Chennai, India.

Additional Training

Completed Penetrant Testing, Magnetic Particle Testing, Radiography Testing and Ultrasonic Testing as per the guidelines of American Society of Nondestructive Testing. License valid till June 2019.

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