CURRICULAMVITAE

(DIGANT THAKOR)

E-mail: adn0jc@r.postjobfree.com

Contact no: 769-***-****, 820*******

Place: Vadodara, Gujarat

SUMMARY

An accomplished Design Engineer professional with 13 years of experience in automotive and Industrial product domain with innovative approach and drive to excel with extensive functional and operational exposure. A quick learner and a team player who likes to take challenges to bring perfection.

Experience in Sheet metal panel die Design for European and Indian automotive OEM’s.

Designed the different types of dies like Draw die, Blank die, Pierce die, Trim die, Flange & Pierce die for different automotive panels.

Worked on different kinds of BIW panels, cross member and reinforcement.

Experience in to develope the concept for Electric vehicles in Mechanical packaging.

Experience in reverse engineering and data migration of Trucks and Buses component like casting, sheet metal and plastic parts.

Manufacturing Feasibility study for sheet metal Panels.

Familiar with the usage of CAD Softwares. Knowledge in Enovia, Team center.

Done the certified course on press tool, mould & Die casting Die and software from Indo-German Tool Room, Aurangabad.

COMPETENCE OVERVIEW

Specialist area : Press tool die design, Reverse engineering, Data migration, Concept design, Knowledge about EV Vehicles.

Software Proficiency :

Catia V5 (Surfacing, Modeling, Drafting, Assembly), Solid works

(Modeling, Drafting, Assembly), Auto Cad(Drafting), PLM (3D Experience, Team center, Enovia)

Operating System : MS Office

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2011 – 2020 Engineer, L&T Technology Services Ltd

Experience in working with the European and US clients for various projects.

Data Migration from Pro-e to Solid works for Mixer tank project.

Successfully completed various design and migration tasks for truck components like mounting brackets, Exhaust manifold, intake Manifold, water pipe.

Surface modification of noise absorbent component in truck for different variants.

Accomplished the reverse engineering project for the luggage box assembly for MAN bus and Scissor lift machine project.

Worked on the internal project of Electric vehicles from mechanical team and developed the concept design for mounting of Motor, Converter, Inverter etc. in engine room and initial study of battery pack layouts. Understand the concept of electric vehicles working.

Done the Assembly animation of Marine Thruster for the assembly line by using software Cortona 3D.

Led a 4 members team for the project of Value engineering for motor parts and accomplished the project of cost reduction. Deputed at domestic onsite at Hyderabad.

Responsible for Design activity, hours estimation and coordination with the onsite engineer for project related activities, QC and Deliverables.

Preparation project progress report to the higher management for overall account growth.

2010 – 2011

2007–2010

Design Engineer, Tata Technology Ltd

Done the modification in previous dies as per the modification in automotive component.

Created manufacturing drawings, design modifications with high quality of deliverables. BOM generation.

Creating standard parts for reduce design time using Catia knowledge ware.

Accomplished the project of large welding fixture assembly for 2D to 3D conversation of each parts, post assemblies and Final assemblies for Nissan project. The work was carried out using CATIA V5 and DMU for kinematics.

Deputed domestic onsite at Chennai RNTBCI to understand the project work. Senior Associate, Tata Motors Ltd

Worked on various in house projects like Safari, Phoenix, Microbus, Sprint, Tata mobile, Tata Sherpa, Tata Sumo, Ace 1 ton, X1, Penguin for making new dies and design modification in previous dies.

Design of different types of dies like Draw die, Trim die, Pierce & Tim Die, Flange

& Restrike Die, All round trim dies for various automotive panels like ‘A’ Pillar, Tunnel, Cross member, Panel front, Center vertical floor, Top rail front, External side wall.

Checking the feasibilities for tool drawing modification.

Development of part as per process requirement for die design.

3D die design, detailing with consider all manufacturing expects and check in the data in PLM.

Communicate with the Process Planning, CAE & Tryout team till final approval of the component.

Done the different types of the modifications in existing design as per changed in automotive panels like trim line changed, cut out added, form changed. EDUCATION, TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS

2013 - 2016

2006

2003 - 2005

: B. Tech in Mechanical from Karnataka state open university, Gujarat, India

: Post Diploma in Tool Design and CAD/CAM from Indo-German Tool Room

(A joint venture between Government of India and Germany), Aurangabad, India

: Diploma in Mechanical from State Board of Technical Education, Gujarat, India PERSONAL INFORMATION

Personal qualities : Quick learner, Handworker, Easily familiar with working environment Interests and hobbies : Playing Cricket, Net surfing, Long drive Nationality : Indian

Language

Marriual status

: Gujarati, English, Hindi

: Married

Year of birth : 02/07/1985

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