Mechanical Engineering

PRAGNESH VAGHAS I YA

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2+ years of work experience in design, quality, manufacturing, assembly & product development

3 years of experience in 2-D & 3-D CAD modelling using AutoCAD, Solidworks and Inventor with GD&T standards

Working knowledge and experience in performing CFD, FEA structural simulations using ANSYS workbench

Excellent and effective problem solving skills and applicable knowledge of quality improvement techniques, such as DFM, DFA, Six Sigma, DOE, 5S, Kaizen, DMAIC and FMEA

T E C H N I C A L S K I L L S

Software: Matlab, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, PTC Creo, NX Unigraphics, Ansys, PointWise, StarCCM+, Minitab, Champs-BES, Design Builder, MS Office Suite, Familiar with GD&T (ANSI Y14.5, Imperial/ISO) Product Design Tools: Finite Element Analysis, Computational Fluid Dynamics, DFMEA, Lean six sigma, 5S, Kaizen Programming Languages: C, C++

Hands on Manufacturing Experience with Mill, Lathe, hand tools, sheet metal fabrication & CNC operations WO R K E X P E R I E N C E

Mechanical Intern, Gade Autonomous Systems, Mumbai, India July 2013- March 2014

Developed a controlled future fire-fighting device with sensing abilities & remote capabilities by carrying designing operations

Crafted overall drawing/layout using SolidWorks along with machining and fabrication operations R E L E V A N T C O U R S E WO R K

Master of Science (Mechanical Engineering) May 2016 Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA GPA: 3.27/4.0 Graduate: Advanced Thermodynamics, Advanced Mechanics of Materials, Fluid Dynamics, Applications of CFD, Building Environmental Modelling & Simulation, Design For Mfg., Lean Six Sigma, Methods of Analysis, HVAC Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) Aug 2010- June 2014 Rizvi College of Engineering, University of Mumbai, India GPA: 3.6/4.0 Under-graduate: Applied Thermodynamics, Thermal Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Theory of Machines, Machine Design, Refrigeration & Air- Conditioning, Operational Research

A C A D E M I C P R O J E C T S

Design for manufacturing (DFM), Syracuse University Jan 2015 – May 2015 Increased the heating capacity by 50% by performing DFMEA on electric kettle with the help of benchmarking and product life cycle analysis, and effort to improve the overall manufacturability of the product by designing a sustainable product Drafted a project report on sustainable injection molding process understanding the criticality regarding selection of products, process & materials so as to improve cross functioning effects on project cost and product life cycle Tools: Solidworks, Ansys

Six Sigma Project for Marquardt Switches Sept 2015 – Dec 2015 Secured $15,000 annually during lean six sigma Green belt project done at Marquardt Switches, Cazenovia, New York, to find the root cause of defects in RSA circuit products from automated assembly line. This project was successfully implemented (Sigma Level 5 achieved) to provide a control plan to develop a technique to prevent breakage along with continuous improvement Tools: Six Sigma, Minitab

HVAC System Design of Syracuse COE Headquarters Sept 2015 – Dec 2015 Improved the energy and IEQ performance by 10%, analysed as well as designed air supply system & heating and cooling water supply system of Syracuse Center of Excellence building, calculated cooling and heating loads Tools: Design builder, Hvac Load Explorer

Design Evaluation of Audi R8 Model & 2D NACA 63-3-418 Aerofoil Jan 2015 – May 2015 Achieving top speed of 242mph on Audi R8 utilizing CFD simulation and analysis of intercooler duct mass flow rate & performing force distribution estimation between front and rear wheels as a function of speed Constructed & analysed effect of different grids (mesh) and turbulence models on convergence time Matched lift & drag coefficient simulation results with exact results for 7 different angle of attacks on aerofoil thereby understanding important assumptions made for real world problems pertaining to simulations Tools: Pointwise, STAR-CCM+

Building Environmental Modelling & Simulation Jan 2015 – May 2015 Indoor air quality & thermal comfort analysis, developing a relevant CFD model for indoor environment & comparing the simulation results with source/sink, single/multi-zone IAQ models

Tools: Pointwise, CHAMPS-BES, STAR-CCM+

Quality Analysis at St. Jude’s Charitable Organization Jan 2016 – May 2016 Upgraded patient logistics by 20% with the help of cause & effect analysis, COPQ, process capability along with utilization of QFD matrix, Cascade matrix and Quality companion tools

P U B L I C A T I O N

Published a full length technical paper about developing an HVAC resource in order to provide maximum comfort while reducing energy consumption by 15%

Technical paper presentation of the same at “Multicon International Conference” Feb 2012

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