Mechanical Engineer Solidworks

AKSHAY HANUMANT POL

www.linkedin.com/in/akshay-pol 682-***-**** ************@*****.***

EDUCATION :

Master’s in Mechanical Engineering, May 2020

University of Texas at Arlington – Arlington, Texas Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering, May 2017

University of Mumbai – Mumbai, India

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, May 2014

Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education – Mumbai, India

TECHNICAL SKILLS :

Lean Techniques: Kaizen, Kanban, Value Stream Mapping, 5S, Mistake Proofing (Poka Yoke), Failure Modes and Effect Analysis(FMEA), Just in Time(JIT), PDCA, 5 Why’s Six Sigma and Quality Tools: DMAIC, Statistical Process Control(SPC), Process Mapping, Control Charts, Pareto Analysis, Process Capability study, Hypothesis testing. Other Skills: Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD & T), Additive Manufacturing, CAD, Design for Manufacturing Analysis (DFM) Design for Assembly Analysis (DFA). Software Tools: SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Ansys, Solid Thinking Inspire, Simplify 3D, Minitab

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE :

Manufacturing Process Associate – Honda of America Manufacturing, Marysville, Ohio Sep 2020 – Present

• Analyzing company processes for delays, obstructions, and weaknesses.

• Ensuring production area is clear of obstructions and contaminants.

• Servicing and maintaining production equipment.

• Maintaining machinery supply inventory.

• Ensuring production processes adhere to safety and quality regulations. Volunteer Research Assistant - UTA MAE Department, Arlington, Texas Jul 2020 – Aug 2020

• Actively engage in experimental equipment Procurement for the Electronic and Packaging lab.

• Collaborate with Professor and teammates to assist with lab upgrades and data center maintenance.

• Completed and distributed documentation records with proper measurements for data center maintenance of lab. All information shared with appropriate team members and Professor. Crew Leader – UC Operations UTA, Arlington, Texas Aug 2019 – May 2020

• In-charge of a team of student assistants for precise and accurate event setups at UTA.

• Implemented and applied 5S Methodology for inventory management.

• Suggested Critical thinking methodology using 5 Why’s, 7 so What’s and Pareto Principle to help the organization.

• Assisting Customers and visitors with issues.

Manufacturing Engineer - Mechanical Engineer - Pratik Engineering Works, Surat, India Jan 2018 – Jun 2018

• Designed production parts like shafts and gears using SolidWorks according to desired specifications.

• Implemented 5s, Kaizen, and Kanban techniques for improving the efficiency and increased the productivity by 10%.

• Executed Lean and six sigma tools such as process flow chart and check sheet to identify machine breakdown errors.

• Performed statistical analyses to validate the reduction of errors and developed SPC charts to monitor the process.

• Determined Failure modes and effect analysis (FMEA) for identifying problems in the product manufactured. Project Management Intern - Mechanical Engineer - Disha Enterprises, Mumbai, India Jun 2017 – Dec 2017

• In charge of inventory control, inspecting raw materials, warehouse management and dispatching of finished products.

• Prepared Purchase Orders and analyzed Test Reports of manufactured parts.

• Established Inventory management consisting of building and managing bill of Materials.

• Observed manufacturing process and plant operations to analyze production time estimate and surplus process if any. ACADEMIC PROJECTS :

Multi-Feature on Wing to Enhance Aerodynamic Efficiency : July 2020 – Sep 2020

• Perform analysis on a multi-feature Aerofoil wing using ANSYS Fluent, study the results, and their variations with different prototype arrangement.

• Determining the aerodynamic efficiency over the length, ratio of lift force (FL) and drag force (FD) in accordance with different angle of attack (AOA) and inlet velocity.

• Analyzing the results obtained to check for variation in the data. Design of screw conveyor – Martin Sprocket: Aug 2019- Dec 2019

• Developed and designed the screw conveyor to carry the soybean flour.

• Considered designing concepts of design for manufacturing and modelled it with help of SolidWorks.

• Performed DFM, DFA, FMEA, House of Quality, Tolerance Analysis, Cost Analysis, Safety and Ergonomic Analysis. Design and analysis of BGA package : Aug 2019- Dec 2019

• Modeled BGA package on SpaceClaim with specified specifications and ran simulations on Ansys.

• Analyzed the simulation results and found deformations and number of crack propagation cycles to failure of PCB.

• Ran simulations with modifications to improve the reliability of the PCB by decreasing the number of propagation cycles.

3D printed hydraulic spool valve: Jan 2019- May 2019

• Modelled and Analyzed hydraulic spool valve using Additive manufacturing.

• Designed the part using SolidWorks, optimized using Solid Thinking Inspire and used Simplify 3D for printing.

• Fabricated the model by Fused Deposition Modelling(FDM) printer with PLA as a base material. Design of medical refrigerator door assembly: Jan 2019- May 2019

• Designed the refrigerator door assembly and evaluated various manufacturing process for each part.

• Used SolidWorks for designing door assembly and prepared a new process layout.

• Prepared GD&T callouts, created bill of material and cost analysis for the parts designed. Design and manufacturing of waste segregation machine: Dec 2016- April 2017

• Developed and designed waste segregation machine for vegetable market waste.

• Used conveyor belt, toothed wheel, and blower mechanism to get the biodegradable product waste, which can be further utilized as a fertilizer or generation of energy through biogas.

• Designed and analyzed the components using SolidWorks and Ansys.

COURSES:

Engineering Analysis Finite Element Methods Analytic Methods of Engineering Thermal Conduction Manufacturing Process and System Additive Manufacturing Design for Manufacturing Fundamentals of Electronic Packaging Computational Techniques in Electronic Packaging

CERTIFICATIONS :

• Manufacturing Certification by University of Texas at Arlington.

• SolidWorks 2019 Essential Training certification registered by LinkedIn Learning.

• Six Sigma Green Belt certification registered by LinkedIn Learning.

• Lean Six Sigma White Belt certified by Management and Strategy Institute (MSI).

• Project Management Essentials certified by Management and Strategy Institute (MSI).

• Operational Excellence Work-Out and Kaizen Facilitator certified by Project Management Institute (PMI).

• G-Code Programing for CNC Foundations certification registered by LinkedIn Learning.

• Learning Minitab certified by LinkedIn Learning.

• Introduction to Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing(GD&T)certification registered by LinkedIn Learning.

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