Prototype and Validation Lab Intern
Resume:
DHRUVI PATEL
**** ******** ** ******** ******* MI 48310
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/spateld
E-mail: **********@*****.***
EDUCATION: OAKLAND UNIVERSITY, Rochester Hills, MI Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering
Expected Graduation: May 2021
Major GPA: 3.1
SKILLS:
CATIA V5 AUTOCAD MATLAB
ARDUINO FEA ANALYSIS PROTOTYPING PRODUCT
DESIGN/REDESIGN PRODUCT CUSTOMER RELATION
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE:
Prototype and Validation Lab Intern March 2020 - Present Henkel Technologies, Madison Heights, MI
● Supported release and design engineers with acoustic, sealing, and structural part validation.
● Perform special engineering projects and supportive tasks that lead towards innovation.
● Support engineers with part design, functionality, 8D root-cause analysis, design reviews, and limited new vehicle launch support executing lessons-learned processes.
● Responsible for working mainly with Design Release Engineers for BMW/Ford car bodies.
● Tested a baffle that went between car bodies of BMW/Ford and wrote reports which helped engineers with root cause analysis.
Lead for development of a PAC Man Automotive Bushing January 2021 – April 2021 Oakland University, Rochester Hills, MI
● Working in a 4-person project team to deliver a complete production of the Pac man bushing being created for Airboss Flexible Products Co.
● Completed the analysis phase of the project by interviewing the client, understanding, and documenting their requirements and new product goals.
● Marching towards a functional requirement to meet and produce a working bushing sample that performs against other companies.
● Researched and analyzed different types of metal and rubber polymer bushings to produce new Pac man bushing.
● Utilized Catia V5 for 3D modeling and FEA analysis, as well as discussing cost analysis on the prototype bushing.
CATIA FEA Project May 2019 - July 2019
Oakland University, Rochester Hills, MI
● Created UTV from scratch, which was made up of at least 30 different parts, furthermore, was assembled into one UTV.
● Completed baseline FEA analysis on the UTV such as loading condition, design criteria, concerned component, analysis setup, results, and discussion. REFERENCES:
David Rosso - Lead Senior Prototype Engineer - Henkel Technologies Contact: *****.*****@******.*** - 248-***-****
Sarah Skelton - Design Release Engineer - Henkel Technologies Contact: *****.*******@******.*** - 248-***-****
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