ANEESH LOTCHER NAGESH

adciyt@r.postjobfree.com 213-***-**** San Jose, California www.linkedin.com/in/aneesh-lotcher/ EDUCATION

MS in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, GPA 3.6 January 2018 – December 2019 University of Southern California

BE in Mechanical Engineering, GPA 3.7 August 2013 – June 2017 Visveswaraya Technological University

Selected Coursework: Mechanical Design, Basic and Advanced Thermodynamic, Computer Aided Design, Design of Experiments, Product Development, FEA, DFMEA, GD&T, Quality Management, Six Sigma, FDA, ISO 13485 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEERING INTERN DRIVE SYSTEMS TESLA, PALO ALTO SEPTEMBER 2019 – DECMEBER 2019

· Designed and fabricated test stand to characterize different heat exchangers (analyze, design, material selection, prototyping) and to validate effectiveness of heat-exchanger design. Test rig was built in accordance with ASME Y14.5 and GD&T standards (Zero BOM cost; scrap material used for test stand)

· Formulated failure criterion for surge testing of Model 3 drive train resolver by adapting technique of root cause analysis and reliability testing

· Designed, fabricated and prototyped a test stand for performance mapping of different cooling systems of stator (Model 3 and Semi Truck)

· Modified design of oil pump housing for automobile drive system (high volume manufacturing) to increase life cycle reliability and reduce assembly time in manufacturing line

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING INTERN INTERIOR SYSTEMS COLLINS AEROSPACE, ANAHEIM MAY 2019 – AUGUST 2019

· Performed vibration analysis of door handle to record power spectrum and reduce rattling effect (2 times), in accordance with FAA standards

· Formulated Root Cause for failure (HALT, reliability, quality control) of thermistor in a family of refrigerator products

· Analyzed structural stability of aircraft chiller units under production and vibrational fixture plate using FEA (hyperworks), NX RESEARCH ASSISTANT MICRO-COMBUSTION USC (Dr. Paul Ronney) DARPA Funded AUGUST 2018 – MAY 2019 Development of Autonomous Sub-Gram Flapping-Wing Flyers Using Novel Combustion-Driven SMA-based Actuators- PATENT PENDING

· Developing a new combustion driven shape memory alloy (SMA, Pt coated Nitinol) to actuate a robotic butterfly wing

· Built test stands (fixture; valve sizing; material selection) to run experiments and validate the composition of fuel flow required for actuation.

· Labview was used to control flow of air and fuel mixture by adapting PID coding technique INTERN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT – PRODCT DESIGN vDRONE, BANGALORE MAY 2018 – JULY 2018

· Administered research and development of design of drone by realizing various ideas (3D CAD) into realistic working models (ROS for drones)

· Developed and built 3D models to support proof-of-concept with supporting 3D printed models to realize concept to production

· Formulated standard fabrication and manufacturing techniques for production of prototypes, reducing lead-time for production by 20%

· Lead cross-discipline design process for integrating camera hardware to mechanical design of drone leading to effective product design ACADEMIC PROJECTS

· Designed a highly repeatable centrifugal governor – SolidWorks: Modelled 8 legged HRC Governor in accordance with ASME Y14.5 standards. Performed linear static analysis of designed model in Cosmos FEA to determine axial and total deformation, maximum stress and fundamental natural frequency. Model was optimized as per design intent thereby maintaining freedom for manufacturability

· Response Surface Methodology (Regression Analysis) – Statistical analysis (Minitab) was performed to minimise response of 6 independent predictor variables. Setting was recommended based on the results obtained by ANOVA, ridge analysis, distribution of fit and error

· Solar and Vibration Powered Aircraft: Designed and fabricated a radio-controlled plane that harnesses solar and vibration energy (piezo- electric), to increase fuel efficiency (20% increase). Savings in terms of fuel and finance was tabulated (15% savings)

· Go-Kart: Designed, analyzed (SolidWorks, Ansys) and manufactured racing Go-Kart for National Level racing competition. Performed duties of technical lead, recruiter (125 students) and mentor of sponsorship team (raised $10000). Team was awarded Best Sales Presentation SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP

Software: Matlab, Python, SolidWorks, Catia, Ansys Fluent, NX Cad, Minitab, Labview, OptiStruct, Hypermesh, Cantera Leadership And Awards

Graduate Career Ambassador for Viterbi School of Engineering, USC

· Represent academic division of Viterbi School of Engineering and connect development opportunities between students, faculty and employers

· Organize info-sessions, tech talk, coffee-chats and represent USC to recruiters Vice President, Association of Indian Students (AIS) at University of Southern California

· Spearhead, supervise and manage executive board members, events, discipline of organization (1000+) and proxy duties of President Graduate Departmental Senator of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at USC for Spring 2018 Awarded gold Medal for Best Outgoing Student during senior year for overall performance.

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