Mechanical Engineering Engineer

Chirag Waghela

Arlington, TX – 318-***-**** – ******.*******@****.***.*** – Open to relocation

Mechanical Engineer

Heat Transfer - Materials, Structures, and Properties - Machine Design

Core Technologies

ANSYS Workbench

ANSYS Icepak

Pro-Engineer

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

CATIA

REVIT

FEA

Analytical, highly adaptable R&D with experience designing, deploying and evaluating systems aimed at improving quality and efficiency.

Professionally published thermal transport and conductivity research.

Skilled with reading, interpreting and creating GD&T, ASME Y14.5M engineering drawings.

Proficiency in C, C++, and MATLAB Programming Language.

Accomplished communicator skilled in building and strengthening relationships across functions to drive cohesive, strategic operations.

Expertise with surface modelling from 2D to 3D and 3D to 2D formats.

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Recognized and named author in J. Power Sources (2015) and Microelectronic (2015) publications.

Team lead in design and implementation for solar cooker that could hold energy for up to 36 hours.

Designed automobile suspension system consisting of 12 subassemblies and 43 components.

Co-designed gear train for hoist able to carry 7.5 Tons of load.

Reverse engineered skateboard using 3D analysis of each working part to determine safety and G-load.

Team lead for sponsorships with largest UTA student organizations: Fine Arts Society of India.

ENGINEERING AND WORK EXPERIENCE

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS Arlington, TX Aug 2015-Oct 2016

Tutor: Mathematics

Provide guidance to students improving academic performance and meeting academic goals.

Client Service: Recruit and provide tutorial services for all levels of mathematics including basic, algebra, geometry, calculus, and engineering.

Institutional Service: Maintain working relationship with instructors and department head to progressively address testing, goals, and student performance.

PURPOSEFUL NETWORKS, INC. Arlington, TX Aug 2015-Dec 2015

Inner View Intern

Tasked to market Inner View career social media platform across UTA campus.

Marketing Service: Promoted LinkedIn complementary platform to campus residents, students, staff, and instructors to enhance their professional profile to include humanitarian, philanthropic, fund-raising, and other social services.

MICROSCALE THERMOPHYSICS LABORATORY Arlington, TX May 2014-Aug 2014

Undergrad Research Assistant

Designed and developed experimental setup for measuring thermal property of thin film substrates.

Development: Specifically measure out of plane thermal conductivity for flexible substrates, such as Li-ion batteries.

Acknowledgement: Dr. Vishwakarma and Dr. Jain awarded research to be included in author participants.

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS Arlington, TX May 2014-Aug 2014

Resident Assistant

Provided counseling for residence hall students regarding personal and academic concerns.

Development: Promoted and encouraged UTA's Residence Hall Association Program.

Leadership: Designed and implemented resident programs to enhance student social, educational, communal, and personal development.

ACADEMIC RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Vishwakarma, V., Waghela, C., Wei, Z., ET AL, "Heat Transfer Enhancement in a Lithium-ion Cell Through Improved

Material-level Thermal Transport." J. Power Sources, 300, pp. 123-31, 2015.

Vishwakarma, V., Waghela, C., Jain, A. "Measurement of Out-of-Plane Thermal Conductivity of Substrates for Flexible Electronics and Displays." Microelectronic. Eng., 142, pp 36-9, 2015.

EDUCATION AND AWARDS

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, Arlington, Texas

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Dec 2016

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, Arlington, Texas

Academic Connections Scholarship, Aug 2014-Aug 2015

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, Arlington, Texas

Outstanding Freshman Scholarship, Aug 2012-Aug 2014

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