Mechanical Engineer Power Plant

SAKA PRANITH CHANDER

Denver, CO ***** 720-***-**** ***********@*****.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Passionate and motivated Master’s graduate experienced with developing projects involving aerodynamics, fluid dynamics, unmanned flight systems and mechanical/mechatronic systems engineering. AREA OF EXPERTISE

Details oriented, innovative professional with a demonstrated record of success in science and engineering projects.

Proven expertise in handling all phases of the project life cycle, from design initiation, testing/validation and completion of project deliverables.

Collaboration and leadership skills, with expertise in motivating, directing and handling cross functional teams to peak performance especially in deadline driven environments. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING PROGRAM KNOWLEDGE

Strong Research Skills

CAD (Solidworks /

AutoCAD)

CFD tools : ANSYS-

Workbench CFX/Fluent

FEA tools : ANSYS-

Workbench / Solidworks

UAV based autopilots

Data acquisition and

instrumentation systems

Wind Tunnel Testing

Rapid Prototyping

3D Printing

Robotic kinematics/dynamics

Embedded platforms:

Arduino, Raspberrypi

Data Sensors

Electrical/Pneumatic actuators

PCB prototyping : Eagle, Fritzing

Matlab, Multisim

C, Python

Latex

Microsoft Office

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word,Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

PROF ES S I ONAL EXPER I ENCE

DU Unmanned Systems Laboratory, Denver, CO 8/2014 to 8/2016 RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Carried out research and development for wide range of fixed wing UAV projects, utilizing analytical design mythologies, simulation and testing methods (CFD / FEA / Matlab), for design, development and flight testing.

Key Achievements

Patent Pending : K. Kanistras, Saka Pranith Chander, K. P. Valavanis, M. J. Rutherford. Design and Development of a Circulation Control System for the Unmanned Circulation Control Aerial Vehicle.

Developed, designed, tested and implemented a novel flow control system on airfoils and data acquisition systems for the Unmanned Circulation Control Aerial Vehicle.

Designed and rapid prototype manufactured various wind tunnel models to be tested for Circulation Control applications.

Developed and performed experimental/computational testing of small scale centrifugal compressors for UAV applications.

Designed, validated and tested data acquisition systems for Class-I UAVs.

Design and prototyped the Unmanned Circulation Control Aerial Vehicle for the flight testing.

Garnered extensive knowledge of Computational Fluid Dynamics, CAD (Solidworks / AutoCAD), Labview, MATLAB and embedded electronics through hands on project development.

Proven research and development (published 5 technical conference papers). SAKA PRANITH CHANDER PAGE 2

University of Denver, Denver, CO 9/2015 to 4/2016

GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT

Provided guidance to students during laboratory testing to help students achieve their best.

Assisted and coordinated with student tutors to help ensure efficient functioning of coursework.

Delivered effective tutoring and facilitated understanding for students in Mechatronics systems 1 and Advanced electronics.

My Home Power Pvt. Ltd., Denver, CO 5/2013 to 12/2013 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING INTERN

Expanded knowledge and expertise of power plant systems and electromechanical systems.

Studied power plant design aspects utilizing CAD, identified and investigated workflow and research methodologies.

Performed root-cause analysis and supported various design teams in collaboration with R&D. EDUCAT ION & CERTI F I CATES

Master of Science in Mechatronics Systems Engineering (M.Sc.) University of Denver, Denver, Thesis Title: Design and Development of an Air Supply System for the Unmanned Circulation Control Aerial Vehicle.

Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical (Mechatronics) Engineering Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India

Thesis Title: Design and Development of a low cost Fusion Deposition Modelling Machine for Rapid Prototyping.

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