Mechanical Engineer

Summary

• Technical competencies: prototype design, development, and testing; problem solving, and experimental investigation, GD&T

• Proficient in solid modeling, machine design, DVP, DOE, DFMEA, and parametric modeling

• Experienced in Solidworks ‘10 and Certification in Pro/ENGINEER: Creation of Solid 3D CAD models

Experience

Research Assistant – Mechanics of Advanced Materials Lab, Oklahoma State University, OK August 2008–Present

• Successfully designed a universal test fixture model using Pro/ENGINEER to accurately measure the strength of composite materials

• Prepared reports on Design failure mode effects analysis (DFMEA) to study and compare the failure in polymer clay reinforced composite materials when clay was subjected to excess surfactant removal

• Created Design validation plans (DVP) for testing the interlayer fracture toughness and permeability of carbon fiber reinforced clay polymer nanocomposites: achieved an improvement of 34% in interlayer toughness and 41% reduction in permeability

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• Investigated and proposed novel methods for dispersing nanoscale fillers in organic solvent–polymer systems and performed Design of experiments (DOE) to understand the dispersion effects on the fracture properties of epoxy-clay composites

• Collaboration with clients for proposing ideas to design projects

Teaching Assistant – Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Oklahoma State University, OK January 2009–May 2010

Courses: Mechanical Design-II and CAD

• Tutored students on software tools such as Pro/ENGINEER, AutoCAD and assisted students in solving mechanical design related problems

• Handle classes occasionally, graded exam papers and homework

• Prepared and typewritten adequate material for the students before lectures

Mechanical Design Trainee – Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), India April 2008 – July 2008

Project: Prototype design and analysis of hydraulic Ge-rotor shaft pump for a turbo-shaft engine

• Studied and comprehended the principles of operation of various aero-engines

• Worked on a prototype design of oil pump for a turbo-shaft engine: performed initial design calculations

• Modeled oil pump components using Pro/ENGINEER: carried out tolerance analysis and design reviews

• Analyzed the performance of oil pumps on various jet-propulsion engine test–beds by varying the test parameters

Internship – Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), India May 2007– August 2007

• Calculated optimal machining parameters for grinding of lens using MatLab

• Designed and developed lens prototype models for surgical microscopes and night vision goggles using SolidWorks

• Documented the process control for the manufacturing of optical lens

Education

Master of Science, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Major: Solid Mechanics and Design) December 2010

Oklahoma State University (OSU), Stillwater, OK GPA 3.12

Thesis: “Effect of excess surfactant removal on thermo-mechanical behavior of clay reinforced polymer nanocomposites”

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering August 2004–May 2008

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India GPA 3.80

Skills

Solid modeling: Pro/ENGINEER, SolidWorks ‘10, AutoCAD 08, CATIA, AutoDesk Inventor

Analytical tools: Kaleidagraph, Excel, Gnuplot, MATLAB

Experimental skills: Mechanical testing of materials (ASTM standards), SEM, XRD, TGA, DSC

Awards: Received outstanding award for the paper “Rapid Protoyping techniques” and “Modular robots” held at JNTU and RGM College

Leadership: Student team leader in National Cadet Corps (NCC), team leader for National Service Society

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