AKHIL KURITI

312-***-****

adafd8@r.postjobfree.com

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Epicor, Tableau, Matlab, Minitab, ISO 9000 family of QMS, Microsoft word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, Microsoft Project, Access

Solidworks, SAP, SPC, FEA, GD & T, Additive manufacturing, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Welding processes, CNC programing

Education

Chicago, IL

University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)

August 2017 – May 2019

Master’s in Mechanical Engineering, May 2019 Graduate. GPA: 3.66/4

Graduate Coursework: Quality Control; DOE; Manufacturing of Biomedical Implants; Safety Engineering; Additive manufacturing and 3D printing; CAE; CAD/CAM; Internal combustion Engines; Advanced topics in solid mechanics; HVAC Design; Energy Auditing.

Vellore, India

Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)

July 2013 – May 2017

Bachelors of Technology in Mechanical Engineering, Fall 2017. GPA: 8.52/10

Undergraduate Coursework: Rapid manufacturing, Design of Machinery, Thermal engineering, Kinematics of Machinery, Mechanics, CAD/CAM, Fluid mechanics, Thermodynamics, Operations Research, Engineering Drawing, Material science, Automobile engineering, etc.

Employment

Mechanical Engineer

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

(BHEL)

Dec 2015- Jan 2017

Worked with cross functional teams and remanufactured mechanical systems under the supervision of senior mechanical engineer. Monitored the Quality of turbine blades by statistical Process methods. Used Solidworks to design and Used GD & T techniques for making 2D drawings.

Performed Finite Element Analysis to improve component design. Experience of Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Design of Manufacturing (DFM) and Design of Assembly (DFA).

Used Kaizen, 8D and 5-WHY principles to find root cause of non-conforming products and used lean manufacturing concepts to reduce waste throughout the lines.

Conducted Design Failure mode and Effect Analysis (DFMEA) to understand key parameters influencing the design of the component and used Root cause analysis, fish-bone diagram, 5-WHY analysis and regular process audits for identifying bottlenecks in project execution.

Created product Bill of materials (BOMs), write reports, perform condition surveys and schedule times for equipment.

Worked with suppliers on design reports and reviewed standard operating procedures (SOP).

Sealed porous materials using resins by Vacuum Pressure Impregnation (VPI). Experience with Dynamic Balancing of rotors.

Actively participated in remanufacturing of rotors, where 7 types of rotor’s problems were solved using welding processes like SMAW and MIG. Selection of filler material was one of the challenging step in this kind of repairs. Experience with windings.

Designed 3D parts and manufactured prototypes using additive manufacturing techniques (like Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) method) and Injection molding.

Experience with grinding, scaling, and other machining processes used on heavy to medium machines.

Experience with sheet metal fabrication, Injection molding, welding processes like TIG, MIG, and tool design.

PROJECTS

Title [Master’s Manufacturing project]: Design and manufacturing of inkjet 3D printer for hydrogels

Proposed methodology which minimizes the resource consumption during part fabrication.

Designed and modified an inkjet 3D printer which could print hydrogels with ease, optimization of time and material was done by introducing a T-shape head component with two inlets fixed with syringe to reduce the time taken by sodium alginate and the cross linker to form a gel which solidifies in no time . This small new component was finalized after many design changes.

Coordinate with other departments like computer science and manufacturing division to improve and trouble-shoot assembly procedures, reducing defects and assembly times and to code Aurdino board.

Successfully produced CAD model giving high attention to detail, detailed drawings and assemblies. Every part was designed and assembled using Solidworks and with this reference, a working model of the same was manufactured and run with Aurdino code.

Ensured that cost, quality and safety were incorporated into the whole design project.

Title: Designing and manufacturing a tracking system for a new model of solar power system in Solidworks to reduce the space occupied by solar panels and increasing the efficiency of the solar panels using surface coatings

Worked with photoelectric-detection circuit, Voltage/current detection circuit, communication module, clock circuit and driver module for designing a tracking system and used monocrystalline solar cells.

Experimented solar panels with different anti-reflective coatings and found Brisbane materials increased the efficiency. Designed tree structure for space optimization using Solidworks after considering parameters like area ratio, angle of orientation, on addition to this, tracking system and coatings increased the efficiency by 0.5%. Solar tree was installed and tested in the university space.

Initiated concept through advanced analysis and validation of hypothesis, with valuable insights to optimize performance in the most cost-effective manner. Managed all design components, assemblies and subassemblies including drafting, dimensioning, tolerancing, prototyping and documenting final results. Included CAD modeling, programming for tracking system and fabrication.