PRAVIN PRADEEP adj2d5@r.postjobfree.com

Management / Aerospace Engineer +91-623*******

EDUCATION

Cranfield University, Milton Keynes, England GPA: 4/4 Oct 2017 - Sept 2018

Master of Science, Aerospace Vehicle Design, Aircraft Design Option

• Nominated for The Course Director’s Prize (10/85) for the contribution to the Aerospace Vehicle Design program and cohort

• Awarded 40% scholarship (5/85 in department) by the Center of Excellence in Aeronautics for outstanding academic qualifications

• Boeing, System Integration Project Lead - Aerodynamics, Propulsion, Hybrid Laminar Flow, Engine Performance & Integration

• Jaguar Land Rover, Research Associate - Development of a numerical fatigue-based non-linear adhesive debonding model

Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland GPA: 3.69/4 Sept 2013 - May 2017

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering with Honours

• Selected as Class Representative (1/45 in department) to bridge gap between students and faculty through council meetings

• Solar Decathlon Middle East 2020, Project Lead Coordinator - Led a group of 85 students, securing participation and $500,000 in funding

• Green Technologies, Project Engineer - Developed an HVAC system employing concrete as a thermal storage medium (per ASHRAE std.)

WORK EXPERIENCE

TriStar Multicopters, Québec, Canada Mar 2020 - Jul 2020

Aero-Mechanical Engineer

Product owner and conceptual design engineer for next generation commercial UAV’s deployed for security, surveillance, search and rescue mission configurations; expertise in cost/process optimization, agile implementation, strategy and backlog management

• Led design engineering activities for key structural, mechanical and electrical components inherent to the UAV design employing fundamental engineering principles, physics-based models, CAD tools, structural and fluid dynamic packages to validate concept delivery

• Improved system performance by 15% administering system level performance analysis for increased flight operations effectiveness

• Cost optimization of $25,000 (6X) by facilitating systems overview for UAV architecture through FMEA, RAMS and cost-benefit analyses

• Streamlined organizational process flow by 50%; implemented agile/scrum methodologies by employing provisions for sprint planning, time-boxed daily scrums, sprint review/retrospective and scrum artifact databases for increment planning and monitoring sprint progress

• Mapped stakeholder requirements, improving DFM activities (2X) by evaluating process metrics, GD&T, manufacturing scope and PLM

• Collaborated with global component suppliers, process engineers and product integration teams to meet aggressive delivery timelines

AXISCADES/Airbus, Bengaluru, India May 2019 - Nov 2019

Key Awards and Achievements

• Selected among 500+ employees and granted Airbus classified access for conceptualizing a unique methodology to predict and improve material response for composite application to reduce conservatism for fatigue and damage tolerance on next generation aircraft

• Awarded MoM divisional recognition honors; given to 2.5% employees of 500+ employees globally in QA engineering division Stress

Engineer - Airbus A350 XWB Final Assembly Line

Team lead and quality assurance engineer for end to end reliability and compliance for Airbus’ $94 billion in-service aircraft and 638 aircraft on order valued at $250+ billion, expertise in operational optimization, cross-functional team and stakeholder management

• Led stress engineering activities for 3 assembly lines (Toulouse, Saint Nazaire & Spirit AeroSystems), comprising of 4,500+ employees each to resolve 400+ assembly line production anomalies for assembly-level concessions valued at $50 million within a calendar month

• Cost optimization of $2+ billion (3X) by developing and validating design principles and loading actions for MSN 316 and 416 employing static, fatigue and damage tolerance methodologies for fuselage, wing and empennage section for metallic and composite structures

• Streamlined process delivery lead time by 80% in 3 months by identifying root cause and eliminating stress analyses redundancies

• Supervised and trained junior engineers and engineers in-training through premeditated ramp-up programs and structured learning

• Facilitated project management and forecasting analytics, achieving 80% prediction accuracy utilizing data warehouse repositories, dashboards and visualizations through daily and weekly reviews with stakeholders and onsite team for technical deliverables

Brand Moustache Innovative Solutions, Dubai, UAE Aug 2016 - Mar 2019 Key Awards and Achievements

• Exceptional rating for 2 consecutive appraisal periods (selected from 1/35); promoted to engineering consultant (6 months vs 1 year)

• Awarded 2 departmental recognition awards; given to 5% of 30+ employees globally in the process engineering department Engineering

Consultant/Project Manager

Process and equipment development consultant deployed to streamline back end processes and optimize production output; expertise in cost optimization and operational management across assembly/manufacturing sites in 2 countries (India and UAE)

• Led design for manufacturing activities for mechanical equipment using mathematical formulations and CAD tools for UAV’s and automotive components, optimized automation code architecture and deficiencies to reduce production automation anomalies

• Streamlined reliability process design by 75% implementing cross product tooling utilization and eliminating machining down time

• Identified cost savings of $2.7 million by resolving operational deficiencies and back-end manufacturing through data repository analysis

• Improved logistics architecture by 200%; implemented scaled Kanban methodology for mechanical components to reduce inventory cost

• Generated billings of $50,000 yearly and 94% YoY (vs 20%) growth through engineering services and business development

PERSONAL INTERESTS, CERTIFICATIONS & EXPERTISE

• Competitive Cricketer: Represented the Kuwait National Team (22/200), DPS Kuwait Team (11/500) & Karnataka State Cricket Association

• Volunteered at ‘Dubai Cares’, a philanthropic organisation working to improve children’s access to quality primary education in the UAE

• Certified ScrumMaster: Acquired the designation of Certified ScrumMaster from Scrum Alliance in July 2019

• Diploma in Project Management: Fulfilled the credit requirements from Shaw Academy for a Diploma in Project Management

• Advanced knowledge in CAD, Statistical Methods, Capability Studies, FEM, ISAMI, Fatigue & Fracture Mechanics, Stress Analysis, Material Sciences, CFD, Automation, Manufacturing, FMEA, C-programming, Project Management, Team Management, Process Planning & QMS

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