NISHANTH KATUMALLA

703-***-**** acur8j@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn Personal Website

OBJECTIVE

Self-motivated and creative Masters Student, certified in multiple CAD Tools such as CATIA V5 with on- site internship experience in a manufacturing plant. Currently seeking an Entry-Level Mechanical Engineer position with a focus on Design Engineering. EDUCATION

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (GPA: 3.93/4) August 2016 (expected) University of Florida

Coursework: Fluid Mechanics, Compressible Flow, Gas Turbines & Jet Engines, Convection, Energy Conversion, Conduction, Design of Thermal Systems, Radiation, Gas Dynamics, Structural Dynamics*

*Ongoing Course

B.E (Hons.) in Mechanical Engineering May 2014

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani (BITS) EXPERIENCE

In-Plant Trainee at Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited: Study of Steam Turbines June – July’13 Trained to read & understand steam turbine blueprints, design & functions of various pumps, filters, separators, governor and piping systems in the construction of steam turbines Intern at HINDALCO: Reduction of Energy Consumption of Soaking Pits: May – July’12 Performed on-site Energy Studies in the Fabrication Plant & analyzed operation procedures to determine the energy consumption and find sources of losses.

Devised operation strategies that reduced the losses by as much as 26%

Reduced losses directly resulted in soaking operation hours being reduced by 20% on average

Recognized as one of the top 5 best interns among 1900 students across the three BITS campuses ACADEMIC PROJECTS

CFD: Effect of Non-Circular Jets in Infrared Signature Reduction August – December’15

Achieved a reduction of IR signature by as high as 35% using non-circular jets instead of circular jets with increased effectiveness at higher Mach numbers Preliminary Design Analysis for a Novel Terrestrial Gas Turbine System August – December’14

Designed a novel gas turbine system that utilizes supercharged & regenerated air to deliver mechanical, cooling & heating power while reducing the size of the microturbine system CFD: Effect of Exit Geometry in Jet Mixing Enhancement January – May’14

Designed an elliptic nozzle geometry that reduced the jet core length by as much as 60% as a result of enhanced mixing & has applications in fuel injectors and exhaust nozzles for reduced emissions Wind Electric Power Generation August – December’13

Performed structural stress analysis on wind turbines with a multi-disciplinary team of engineers

Project collaboration resulted in setting up two wind turbines on our campus TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY

CAD/CFD Tools: Pro-E, CATIA V5, SOLIDWORKS 2014, AutoCAD 2016, Hypermesh & ANSYS Fluent MS Office Tools: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Management Skills: Lean Six Sigma Fundamentals, Supply Chain Management, Project Management