Ajinkya Padgaonkar

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OBJECTIVE

Seeking a Mechanical Engineer position with emphasis on CAE/Product Design and Manufacturing EDUCATION

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 3.33/4.0 University of Florida April 2016 Related courses: Production Engineering, Failure of Machine Design, Applied Elasticity, Supply Chain Management, Advanced Manufacturing, Entrepreneurship, Engineering Innovation and Leadership, Nontraditional Manufacturing Advanced Manufacturing Certificate and Engineering Entrepreneurship Certificate Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 3.8/4.0 University of Mumbai July 2014 Related Courses: Heat and Mass Transfer, Finite Element Analysis, Manufacturing and Planning Control, Machine Design TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Software: C++, MATLAB Analysis Software: ANSYS Designing Software: AutoCAD, SolidWorks, SolidEdge, CATIA V5, Inventor, Pro E General Software: MS Office WORK EXPERIENCE

Larsen & Toubro Limited, Mumbai - Summer Intern June 2012 - July 2012

Worked in the Nuclear Equipment & Systems Business Unit

Performed study and analysis of Marketing and Design processes along with Root cause analysis

Designed and performed stress and fatigue analysis on the base plate of a nuclear vessel, reducing material cost by 5 % and assisted the team in designing specific part design BAJA SAE-INDIA April 2013 - Feb 2014

Designed the chassis of an All-Terrain Vehicle(ATV) in SolidWorks and performed stress analysis in ANSYS

Developed the chassis using steel pipes and suspension for front and rear wheel drive

Performed machining operations like grinding, turning, milling, welding, drilling, pipe and sheet-metal cutting.

Performed FEA stress analysis by considering Static and Dynamic Loads

Identified failure modes and implemented corrective action plans using DFMEA ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Design and Fabrication of Fire Fighting Robot April 2014

Designed and modelled the robot using SolidWorks and AutoCAD

Used manufacturing technique: welding, soldering

Solved issues on water leakage and battery supply by incorporating Fish bone diagram and CAPA principles Fabrication of Low-Cost Low-Volume Production Parts with a Desktop 3D Printer May 2015

Fabricated molds from PLA, NinjaFlex, PMC-744 and parts made from Task 2-Two Part Plastic

Produced a bracket, used in high dose radiation (HDR) treatment of cervical cancer using GD&T principles

Calibrated the 3D Printer to test accuracy of x, y and z axis linear travel, angular alignment and slicing settings Optimization of Plasma Beam Machining March 2016

Worked on the Taguchi technique for optimization of the point of usage of Plasma Beam Machining

Discussed the effects of cutting speed, gas pressure, arc modeling, standoff distance, cutting current on surface roughness and material removal rate of the workpiece Finite Element Analysis Project December 2015

Solved 2D, 3D, Beam, Truss and Shell problems using FEA and converged with analytical solution using DFMEA Optimization of Injection Molding December 2014

Optimized the process by improving the clamping and injection unit, nozzle width and standoff distance based on the different types of raw plastic and working mechanism

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