Mechanical Engineering Injection Molding

BHUVNA KAKODIA

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OBJECTIVE

Goal driven and excellent team player seeking summer/fall 2016 internship with a mechanical firm to utilize education and experience in design, material flow and research and development while gaining valuable work experience in a professional environment . EDUCATION

University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX Aug 2014 - Dec 2016(expected) Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering GPA: 3.11 Uttar Pradesh Technical University, India (JSS Academy of Technical Education, Noida, India) Jul 2008 - Jun 2012 Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering (First Division Honors) GPA: 3.70 SKILLS

Software: Creo Parametric, Solidworks, Autodesk Inventor, Ansys, MeshLab, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint) Intermediate Knowledge of Catia V5, AutoCAD, LabVIEW, Latex, Visual Studio, Eclipse, Mainframes and .Net. Computer languages: C, C++, Matlab

WORK EXPERIENCE

James Avery Craftsmen, Comfort TX (Intern) Jan 2016 - May 2016(expected)

Design, develop and implement solution for improving product welding process using Lean principles

CAD modelling of fixture setup for holding different size and shape of jewelry for welding (process optimization).

Research and development of injection molding processes (de-bind unit) and additive manufacturing. Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterial infused filament for 3D printing (Student Researcher) Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

Fabricate 3D printing polymer/nanoparticle composite to incorporate the electrical and magnetic properties of nanoparticles used in filament.

Design of complete setup (solution blending and drying) and testing the printability of the filament created. Also documentation of the procedure and results obtained for future research work with different types of nanomaterials. Infosys Limited, India (Systems Engineer) Feb 2013 - Jul 2014

Production support using Mainframes technology. Handled troubleshooting requests and abends during production and test cycles, eliminating time lag.

Ran test cycles on test and production interface for real time testing and developed code for report generation and organizing data on spreadsheets.

Trained new recruits on the team and created proper documentation of technologies used and flow of work. India Yamaha Motors Pvt. Limited, Greater Noida, India (Intern) Jun 2011 - Jul 2011

Project related to space optimization and inventory management at assembly shop and worked on AutoCAD as part of learning.

Analyzed welding defects at welding shop by studying the causes and finding possible solutions to overcome the defect . Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India (Intern) Jun 2010 - Jul 2010

Designed sensor system for visual detection and quantification of virus and virus genes using changes in peptide and PNA activated AuNPs (Gold Nanoparticles) Plasmon (Peptide activated gold nanoparticles for selective visual sensing of virus, Journal of Nanotechnology Research).

Made gold nanoparticles of particular size using Auric chloride and Sodium citrate for peptide conjugation (August 2015). PROJECTS

Humanoid Robot as a complex system in System Engineering Jan 2015 - May 2015 Utilized several concepts of System Engineering architecture to design and manufacture a humanoid robot with improved features like artificial muscle and additional facial expressions. Performed quality analysis technique to ensure maximum safety in human environment and quality. Simulation and analysis of E-beam lithography using CASINO simulation tool and Gaussian models Jan 2015 - May 2015 Performed simulation of e-beam lithography using CASINO (Carlo Simulation of Electron Trajectory in Solids) simulation tool and Gaussian models. Obtained in-depth understanding of related theories and correlation among design and process parameters in e-beam lithography using MATLAB. Design and Finite Element Analysis of Slab Gate Valve Aug 2014 - Dec 2014 Designed and performed finite element analysis on a slab gate valve assembly, part by part, with size, stress and pressure constraints. The valve is used in petroleum and gas industry for controlling fluid flow. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of Beam Element using T3 and Q4 methods Aug 2014 - Dec 2014 Performed FEA on beam element for given loading condition using MATLAB programming and ANSYS. Comparative study of analytical and experimental stress and deformation data.

Zeolite Refrigeration System (Absorption Cycle) Jul 2011 - May 2012 Built a mechanical motor driven refrigeration system based on Zeolite as absorbent and water as fluid. The systems can be used for medical storage at small scale or keeping food items. Collaborated in a team by combining ideas to obtain a practical concept for the task. Mechanical Robot Feb 2009 - Mar 2009

Designed and fabricated a mechanical robot equipped with tools including saw, cutter and hammer, controlled manually. Improved the design, leading to the quarter finals of robotics competition at IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India LEADERSHIP

Student Mentor for Cartesian Robot 3D Printing Project, Young Women in Science and Engineering, Texas Aug 2015 - Feb 2016 Team Lead for Zeolite Refrigeration System project, JSS ATE, India Jul 2011 - Jun 2012

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