SALMAN AHMED, MS

Philomath OR ***** adchga@r.postjobfree.com 405-***-**** LinkedIn

SUMMARY

• Mechanical Engineer with a passion on product design and human-centered design (concept to prototyping) both from technical and human factors and ergonomics perspective, experienced over 5 years

• Hands on experience in physical experiments and computer simulation to analyze mechanical product and human performance. Designed hot forging, cockpit, automotive packaging, experienced over 5 years

• Fast-paced, self-learning and research ability, working in group or single, leadership and excellent communication skills, proactive and detail oriented. Completed over 10 projects and publications WORK EXPERIENCE

RESEARCH ASSISTANT @ DESIGN ENGINEERING LAB, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY 09/2016-Now

• Developed a prototyping methodology that improves the quality of the human centered product and reduces cost and time of product development, 1 publication

• Modelled fire and smoke in Boeing 767 cockpit and simulated pilot’s response during emergency using SimLab and Virtual Reality to cut cost and improve safety. Collaborated with NASA, 3 publications

• Occupant Packaging in Boeing 767 cockpit, automotive, etc. to increase human performance by improving ergonomics. Increased reachability by 21% and vision by 9%, applied DOE, Siemens Jack, 2 publications

• Collaborated and led group of interdisciplinary researchers to finish over 7 projects in mechanical product design, prototyping, human factors and ergonomic and generated over 10 publications TEACHING ASSISTANT @ OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY 09/2016-Now

• Taught part design, assembly, BOM, technical drawing, animation, rendering in SolidWorks for 2 years

• Taught design process, prototyping, FMEA, root cause analysis, risk and reliability for 2 years LECTURER @SONARGOAN UNIVERSITY, BANGLADESH 08/2015-08/2016

• Created lectures, presentation, grading, supervising projects for over 300 students INTERNSHIP @ETH ZURICH, SWITZERLAND 07/2014-05/2015

• Designed and optimized construction crane to reduce weight (11%) and improve functionality

• Worked in a multi-national, multi-racial, multi-language European teams RESEARCH ASSOCIATE & ASSISTANT @SRL, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 08/2011-06/2014

• Performed Finite Element Analysis FEA (Abaqus) of Hot Forging Process to refine quality and cut cost (7%)

• Created model for Shell & Tube Heat Exchanger to explore the design space and for sensitivity analysis

• Developed a surrogate model (MATLAB) to explore design solution of products quicker and cheaper (40%)

• Optimized Hot Forging Process to achieve multiple conflicting goals, collaborated with TATA Consultancy PROJECT EXPERIENCE

@ OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY, CORVALLIS, OR

1. Designed a Sustainable Way to Get into Campus 05/2018

• Gathered Customer Requirement, Market Survey, Design, Prototyping, Testing and Documentation 2. Ergonomic Design of Cockpit for Pilot Accommodation (Collaborated with NASA) 03/2018

• Created the CAD model (SOLIDWORKS) and performed cockpit packaging (CATIA V5 and JACK Siemens) 3. Analysis and re-design of E-Commerce Websites Design 11/2017

• Evaluated and modified website form perception and cognitive aspect to improve user experience 4. Created a Bio-inspired injection Method 05/2017

• Designed an injection method inspired from nature (SOLIDWORKS) 5. Ergonomic Analysis of Household kitchen 03/2017

• Assessment of modern USA household kitchen using RULA to improves safety and human performance

@ UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, NORMAN, OK

6. Simulation of truss Bridge 05/2013

• FE analysis of stress, strain and displacement (ANSYS) of a bridge under static and dynamic load 7. Manufacturing Optimization of Radar Transceiver Components 12/2012

• Developed and optimized the manufacturing process using DFMA to minimize machining time (12%) and reduce cost (8%), Hands on experience on the CNC machine, applied GD&T EDUCATION

PH.D. CANDIDATE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING @OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY (3.80/4) 09/2016-Now

• Thesis Title: A Pre-Prototyping Framework to Explore Human-Centered Product Prototyping Strategies M.S IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING @UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA (3.43/4) 08/2011-12/2013

• Thesis Title: Exploration of Feasible Design Space in Hot Forging Process of Automobile Steel Gear B.S. IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING @IUT, BANGLADESH (3.74/4) 11/2005-11/2009

• Thesis Title: Study and Development of a Solar Still. Using renewable energy to distil drinking water TECHNICAL SKILLS

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

CATIA V5

Siemens NX

CREO/Pro E

Abaqus

ANSYS

Master CAM

CAM Works

C#

Python

MATLAB

SPSS

RSTUDIO

Virtual Reality

JACK Siemens

SimLab

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint, Excel

Windows 10

PUBLICATIONS

Journals 4, Conferences 9, citations over 50 Google Scholar Profile AFFILIATIONS

• Life Member in Pi Tau Sigma Honor Society

• Won 2013 and 2012 IDETC/CIE ASME Design Essay Award, $1500 each

• Recognized for outstanding academic result for O & A Level

• Volunteer as General Secretary, Student Association of Bangladesh, University of Oklahoma References and Publications provided on request

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