Mechanical Engineering Manufacturing

ABHISHEK RAJA

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SUMMARY

MSME effective in enhancing product design capabilities, improving manufacturing processes and streamlining productivity through innovation. Background in Product Design, Manufacturing, Lean and Operations Research. WORK EXPERIENCE

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

Research Assistant March 2015 – Present

Headed research initiatives in areas of Manufacturing Energy Efficiency, Life Cycle Analysis, Green Energy.

Gained experience with integrating and troubleshooting industrial grade ABB 6-axis and Yamaha SCARA, 4- Axis and 1D robots (YPX220, YP330A, YK250X) using Allen Bradley PLC System.

Built Internet of Things (IoT) based device for detection of greenhouse gas emission levels in industries. Mechanical & Mechatronics Lab: R&D Co-op June 2015 – Sept 2015

Built low-cost 2D robotic laser scanner prototype using Arduino for scanning granular defects in solar cells. Tata Iron and Steel Co (TISCO), Jamshedpur, India

Manufacturing Engineering Intern July 2013 – July 2013

Identified & eliminated bottlenecks in high volume production process of steel to reduce cost & lead time.

Optimized product flow in integrated production lines with automated material handling equipment. Accropoly Metal Industries Pvt Ltd, Jamshedpur, India Mechanical Engineering Intern June 2012 – July 2012

Executed batch production of truck cabins and components for Tata Motors as tier 1 automotive suppliers.

Designed precision tools & dies for stamping. Verified product designs for manufacturability & assembly.

Delegated & monitored manufacturing, assembly operations. Participated in continuous process improvement. ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Regeneration of Energy from Linear Vibration of Vehicle Suspension Mar 2014 – May 2014

Designed, analyzed and fabricated prototype regenerative shock absorber to continuously recover hybrid vehicle’s vibration energy dissipated due to road irregularities, vehicle acceleration and braking. Zamok, A modular NFC-Fingerprint door lock attachment (Product Design) Sept 2015 – Dec 2015

Designed, 3D printed and assembled components, programmed Arduino microcontroller to create working electro-mechanical Internet of Things (IoT) ready prototype.

Won 1st place at the Drexel Design Fair voted by audience including staff and students and 2nd prize for the elevator pitch competition at the Baiada Institute Startup Day. Preventive Maintenance Schedule Optimization (Operations Research) Jan 2016 – Mar 2016

Formulated mathematical model for data driven problem of size 250K variables and 270K constraints.

Optimized maintenance of 425 vehicles of 3 types undergoing different maintenances with several constraints over period of 104 weeks successfully having median of 402 vehicles trucks on road per week. Design of a Modern Bike Frame June 2016 – July 2016

Modelled, rendered frame of bike using lofting, knitting & other surfacing techniques on SolidWorks. EDUCATION

M.S.: Mechanical Engineering Drexel University - Philadelphia, PA, GPA 3.71 2016 B.E.: Mechanical Engineering PES Institute of Technology - Bangalore, India 2014 TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Inventor, Solid Edge, Cero (Pro-E), FEA, ANSYS, MATLAB, C++, Industrial Robots, CNC Programming, Machining, Life Cycle Analysis, Rapid Prototyping, CMM, Project Management, Lean, Kaizen, 5S, DFMA

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