Mechanical Engineering Engineer

RACHMAT SOFIAN

**** ********** ** • Plano, TX ***25 • +1-682-***-**** • *************@*****.***

SUMMARY

Mechanical engineer with 10 years of experience in mechanical design of pressure vessel and heat exchanger per ASME section VIII (boiler and pressure vessel code) and TEMA. Strong FEA analysis background and project engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Peerless Mfg. Co., Dallas, TX

Project Engineer - Gas Separator Equipment April 2016 - Present

● Reviewed and verified engineering specifications, datasheets, control components specifications and other technical support documents.

● Calculated pressure vessel strength integrity (using Compress 2016) and internal components sizing (vanes, vane manifold, downcomer, pressure relief valve, weir plate, and filter tubesheet).

● Collaborated with designers to create GA, fabrication, controls drawings, and BOM.

● Provided resolution for customers during project approval process and released fabrication documents to subcontractors.

Delta Tee International, Inc., Arlington, TX

Mechanical Engineer January 2006 - April 2016

● Managed 40% of company’s incoming projects from sales order to manufacturing release.

● Performed mechanical design calculations for pressure vessels and shell-and-tube heat exchangers.

● Created detailed engineering drawings, bill of materials and technical notes for pressure vessels (up to 120" diameter), shell-and-tube heat exchangers (up to 60" diameter) and associated auxiliary equipment with Autocad 2004 and Solidworks.

● Collected data from existing and potential customers to perform feasibility studies and continuous improvement of processes.

● Supervised drafting work performed by junior engineers and drafters.

● Oversaw FEA review of static and fatigue analysis report on the equipment and benchmark the FEA result with ASME code.

● Communicated to customers on project approval and status.

● Collaborated with other departments on equipment designs, problems and questions.

● Responsible to release completed drawings to fabrication on schedule.

● In-depth knowledge of fabricated metal product manufacturing environment. University of Texas - Arlington, Arlington, TX

Research Assistant January 2005 – May 2005

• Conducted research in micro-hot-embossing modeling on PMMA material.

• Researched material properties of PMMA near Tg.

• Created model with Pro/Engineer and exported to ANSYS 10.0 to perform finite element analysis.

• Wrote and presented research report.

Teaching Assistant (Thermodynamics and Machine Design courses) August 2005 – January 2006

• Reviewed lecture in class, provided make up exam, graded homework, and maintained list of student's grades.

Tenth of November Institute of Technology, Surabaya, Indonesia ANSYS 6.0 Instructor (FEA Software package) January 2003 - May 2003

• Conducted simulation of elastic-plastic analysis on rolled-bent pressurized rectangular pipe and wrote thesis paper on this subject.

• Coached a group of 30 mechanical engineering students in linear statics, structural dynamics and contact analysis.

Laboratory Assistant of Pneumatics, Hydraulics and Mechatronics June 2003 - October 2003

• Supervised a group of 15 junior mechanical engineering students installing different configurations of hydraulic systems.

• Enforced discussions with participating students.

• Graded experiment reports.

Unilever LLC, Surabaya, Indonesia.

Mechanical Engineering Intern – Lux Soap & SunSilk Shampoo February 2003 -March 2003

• Supervised soap production process in manufacturing floor.

• Performed soap and shampoo production machine maintenance.

• Analyzed the endurance of machine parts.

• Produced technical report.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - ARLINGTON, Arlington, TX

Master of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering, August 2006 (GPA 3.75/4.0)

TENTH OF NOVEMBER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Surabaya, Indonesia Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering, August 2003 (GPA 3.4/4.0)

RELEVANT COURSEWORKS

• Finite Element Method

• Structural Dynamics

• Robotics

• Control Systems

• Aerodynamics

• Gas Dynamics

• CAD/CAM

• MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems)

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

• Compress 2016

• DesignCalcs 2014

• Autocad 2004, Pro/E Wildfire 2.0, Solidworks, Catia V5

• ANSYS

• Matlab

• Familiar with C language, Pascal

• Proficient in MS Office (Outlook, Powerpoint, Word, Excel), Visio

• Familiar with lathe machine, drilling machine, welding, plate rolling

• Experienced with Microcontroller MCS-51

• Experienced with PLC (Siemens, Toshiba)

• In process of obtaining P.E. license

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