Prajakta C. Kandarkar

Quick learner, Innovator and a driven Mechanical Manufacturing Engineer dedicated to Research and Development to handle manufacturing operations efficiently to achieve organizational goals. CONTACT DETAILS:

Block No. G2, Soham Housing Society, Bhatwadi, Vengurla, Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, India-416516. Contact No.: +91-938*******

Email ID: adeuva@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE:

DRDO RCI, Hyderabad — Project Intern

July 2019 - March 2020

Design Analysis of Piezo Based Path Length Control Mechanism in Laser Based Navigation Sensors.

● Path Length Control of Laser: Controlling the frequency of a laser by controlling the pressure of air in a cell.

● Structural Analysis: Investigation on the influence of Lead Zirconate Titanate Piezo material in mechanical deformation process for static and transient analysis. Dynamic Flow Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai —Assistant Engineer Nov 2016 - May 2017

● Good understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerances (GD & T).

● Evaluation of design and processes for manufacturing based on the Design for Manufacturing

(DFM).

● Documentation of manufacturing information for the production of parts, Bill of Material

(BOM) creation.

● Handling failure analysis to determine the root cause and implementing corrective actions.

● Proper knowledge of core industrial Engineer skills such as Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Just In Time in order to improve manufacturing efficiency.

● Conducting safety training on the shop floor to promote and provide a safe working environment through all aspects of the facility.

Jyoti Display Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai —Graduate Trainee Engineer May 2016 - Nov 2016

● Selection of suitable material for new product development.

● Drive continuous improvement of manufacturing processes by improving the part quality, reducing cycle time and cost.

● Follow up with Design Engineer and Production Engineer on a day to day project activity.

● Preparation of rework plan according to quality report to enhance quality.

● Familiar with CNC Machine and CNC Machine Programming.

● Engineering support to the production floor, Production process requirements and Lean activity by communicating technical information.

● Thorough knowledge of Metal Casting, types of Welding, Metal Cutting, Machining, Metal Forming Process and Sheet Metal Operation, Limits, Fits and Tolerances. EDUCATION:

Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal —M.Tech (Manufacturing Engineering) July 2018 - May 2020

CGPA: 8.3

CONFERENCE AND JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS:

● Journal Paper:

Prajakta Kandarkar, Sathish Rao. U, Gowrishankar. M. C & Manjunath Shettar, “A Review Study of the Microstructural Behavior and Mechanical Properties of ZrB2 Ultra-High Temperature Ceramic”, International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development

(IJMPERD), Vol. 9, 19th June 2019, 163-176.

● Conference Paper

Prajakta Kandarkar, Sathish Rao U., Akash Kamoji, “Investigation on the influence of Lead Zirconate Titanate piezo material on different diaphragm materials in the mechanical deformation process” at the 2nd International conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering and Nano-Technology

(ICAMEN 2020) held at Manipal University, Jaipur on 28-29th February 2020. CERTIFICATION:

● Pursued the Master CAD/CAM course for a period of six months and passed with the first- division.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

1) Auto CAD

2) SOLID WORKS

3) CATIA

4) COMSOL Multiphysics

5) Ansys

6) MS Office

AWARDS:

● ‘The Best Bowler’ award in DRDO cricket competition.

● Volunteer at the Mechanical Engineering Student Association’ in college for three years. LANGUAGES:

English, Hindi, Marathi, Konkani.

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