Engineer Mechanical

KEYUR PARIKH

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Objective

Seeking a full time or contract position in mechanical engineering where I can use my industrial experience and can make a significant contribution to the organization.

Qualification Summary

● Highly experienced in mechanical designing for industrial and commercial equipments

● In-depth knowledge of product designing standards and working mechanism of mechanical products

● Sound knowledge of product testing, diagnosis and troubleshooting

● Experience using CAD software like Pro/Engineer, Solid Works& AutoCAD

● Experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) programs, Product lifecycle management (PLM), Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), Bill of Materials (BOM), Design for Assembly (DFA) and Design for Manufacture (DFM) .

● Good command over verbal and written communications skills

● Dedicated and loyal worker with a positive attitude towards work and colleagues

● Ability to work under pressure and handle multiple tasks

Professional Experiences

Mechanical Design Engineer, Oct. 2011-Present

Elliott Manufacturing, Fresno, CA

● Designs and develops new products or customizes existing products for packaging system, which includes conveyor, flight, magazine, erector, loading and closing guarding systems.

● Designed drive systems, gearboxes, system piping and calculated speeds and feed rates for conveyor systems.

● Displayed full competency in the use of 3D CAD tools (SolidWorks) to create innovative designs and documentation.

● Designed and created assembly drawings, including bill of materials (BOM), detail drawings, part numbers, vendor technical data and project files, for finishing packaging machines.

● Responsible for designing appropriate experimental protocols relating to project assignments while interfacing with manufacturing, quality control, purchasing and sales.

Facility Engineer, Feb. 2011- May. 2011

Maxim Integrated Products, San Jose, CA

● Developed a proactive and preventative maintenance program for all of the equipment supporting the plant: HVAC system, boilers, compressed air systems, piping and pumps, power distribution, etc.

Tool: Auto CAD.

● Supported maintenance on plant processing equipment.

Mechanical Design Engineer, Dec. 2009- Dec. 2010

Spire Manufacturing (R & D Department), San Jose, CA

● Created and Maintained 3D CAD solid components and assemblies

● Produced fully dimensioned detail and assembly drawing for manufacturing

● Completed calculation pertaining to physical properties, tolerances and fits of components and assemblies in mechanical system

● Run Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) software for theoretical data before finalizing parts of the assembly to be manufactured. Tool: Solidworks – Cosmos

● Worked with many kinds of visual video inspection machines and wrote the programs for the CNC video measuring system (Nikon) to perform first article inspection of the parts to ensure they meet the specifications of the drawings

● Followed fundamentals design/drafting concepts & GD&T

● Interface with Internal Work group, Machine Shop, Quality Engineering and Production

Technical Skills

Drafting Tool : Auto-CAD (2D-3D), Pro-E, Solidworks (Including PDMWorks)

(3D Modeling, Assembling and Simulation)

Analysis (FEA, FMEA) Tool : Pro/MCHANICA, Cosmos.

GD&T : ASME Y14.5M

Application Packages : MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint

Operating System : Windows, XP, Vista

Education

● Master’s of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering, San Jose State University.

San Jose, CA, USA – December, 2010.

● Bachelor’s of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, Gujarat University.

Gujarat, India – May, 2008.

Related Course Work

FEA Methods, Vibration of Mechanical System, Applied Stress Analysis, Advanced Heat Transfer & Thermodynamics, Rigid Body Dynamic, I.C. Engine & Automobile Eng, Alternate Energy Sources Strength of Materials, Mechanical Design, Power Plant Engineering, Manufacturing Processes, Industrial Management

Academic Projects

● Design and Analysis of Multimaterial Disc Brake Rotor Jan‘10 – May‘10

Designed and analyzed brake disc rotor using multi materials for better Strength and Temperature distribution, with the help of a Finite Element meshing technology to model the heterogeneous brake disc rotor. This project concerned with transient heat transfer and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to design a stronger disc with minimum thermal and mechanical stresses. Tool: Pro-E/Mechanica, Solidworks.

● Design and Analysis of Monoshock Regular Swing Arm Rear Suspension Aug‘08– Dec‘08

Designed and analyzed an automobile component, Monoshock Regular Swingarm Rear Suspension for complete Static analysis and optimized the design to reduce its mass up to 10%.Tool: ProE/Mechanica.

● Design Photovoltaic equipment Jan‘10 – May‘10

Designed photovoltaic equipment like solar panel for a house, based on available resources. Calculate solar radiation and energy generation for three different types of designs and analyzed them on the basis of efficiency and cost requirement.

• Harley Davidson Bike Wheel Feb‘09 – May‘09

Created 3 different design of wheel for lighter weight and more stiffness. Optimize the design to minimize the extra weight of the design. Made 3 fresh designs with the help of Pro-E and did Finite Element Analysis with help of Pro/Mechanica.

• A Suspension System for Half –Car Model Dec‘08

Analyze the suspension system of a vehicle based on linear model with four degrees of freedom. A half-car model was used to investigate the dynamic response of cars with uncertainty under random road input excitations. Tool: Matlab.

● Comparison & Performance Analysis of Alternative I.C. Engine Fuels Jan‘08 – July‘08

Worked in group of 2 to analyze on the basis of energy contains, cost, safety, availability and pollution contains. Compared Hydrogen, CNG, LPG, Biodiesel, Ethanol and Methanol. And found that CNG is the most preferable alternative fuel.

Achievements

● Attended the National Level Robotics competition held at CITC Gujarat, November 2002.

● Attended the National Level Advanced course in Rock Climbing conducted by Gujarat State Mountaineering Institute, November 2000.

● Cleared the “Madhyama Purna”, a National Level examination for Music (Tabla).

● Attended International Workshops at AMA (Ahmedabad Management Association) on Public speaking and personality development.

LinkedIn Account: http://www.linkedin.com/in/keyurpparikh

Design Portfolio: http://www.coroflot.com/keyurparikh/Design-Portfolio

Open to relocate and References will be provided upon a request.

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