PRATIK BHUPAL DESAI

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OBJECTIVE

Seeking a Mechanical Engineer position at POP Displays, where I can use my project management and operations knowledge along with my innovative problem-solving skills to learn to help develop and execute engineering projects in support of the company’s operations

EDUCATION

Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Minors: Industrial Engineering) April 2016

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (GPA: 3.62/4.00)

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering June 2014

University of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (GPA: 3.7/4.00)

General Secretary of the Collegiate Student Council

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Design Engineering Intern, Larsen and Toubro, Mumbai June 2015-July 2015

Designed and tested a complex FEA model using ANSYS, made of CFRP composites required to bare an internal pressure of 0.4 bar

Developed an optimum FEA model, within the required constraints, weighing nearly 18% lesser than the original CFRP model

Operations Intern, Mahavir Industries May 2015- June 2015; May 2014-July 2014

Incorporated Design For Manufacturability (DFM) and ergonomics analysis by suggesting feasible design optimization ideas

Spearheaded the assembly and troubleshooting team to ensure complete safety for any type of customer using the product

Manufacturing Intern, Mahavir Industries June 2013-July 2013

Enhanced my production engineering skills by assisting floor engineers on special purpose CNC machines viz. wire cut and milling

Maintained high product standards by carrying out frequent quality checks; gained knowledge on alloys and metal machining

Quality Intern, Deesha Engineering Works May 2013-June 2013

Assisted shop floor workers in mass production of automotive part of cylinder liner for motorcycle company Bajaj Auto Ltd.

Performed quality checks on the manufactured products using different gauging systems to ensure tolerances are maintained

Implant Trainee, National Aviation Co. of India Ltd. (AIR-INDIA) June 2012-July 2012

Coordinated with aircraft engineers to carry out the assembly, dis-assembly and testing of jet engines like PW 4056, GE-90, GE-NX

Supervised the inventory team and performed weekly reporting to maintain the company’s stock management standards

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Design and Development of a Consumer Product University of Florida August 2015-December 2015

Led a team of five to design and develop a project plan to manufacture and market a domestic use paper towel dispenser system

Mastered all stages of the product life cycle including conceptual designing, product architecture, manufacturing plan, material handling and inventory management, quotations, quality assurance, facility layout design and capital management analysis

Devised an economically competent product at $19 market price by proposing various cost saving iterations to the original idea

Green EDM University of Mumbai International Journal (ISSN 2231-2137): Paper Publication July 2013-May 2014

Provided for an eco-friendly, more efficient, cheaper and more sustainable methodology to perform Electric Discharge Machining (EDM) by replacing the hydrocarbon oil by distilled water, as the dielectric used

Slashed the number of readings taken on the EDM machine by implementing techniques like Design of Experiments and ANOVA

Lean and Agile Manufacturing: Case Study University of Mumbai January 2014 - May 2014

Studied the impacts of Lean and Agile strategies like Kaizen, Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma that lead to effective modification in the plant layout of an Aquarium Manufacturer in Thailand

Analysed an optimum plant layout that caused an 8% reduction in process time and 64% reduction in lead time of the product

TECHNICAL SKILLS: AutoCAD, ANSYS, Inventor, Pro-E, SolidWorks, MS Excel, MS Word and other MS Office applications

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