Mechanical Engineer

Maya Ramachandran

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OBJECTIVE To apply for the position in research, development and manufacturing

EDUCATION M.S (Mechanical Engineering) December 2008

Clemson University, South Carolina

Cumulative GPA: 3.76

Bachelor of Engineering (Production Engineering) June 2005

Amrita Institute of Science and Technology

Anna University, Chennai-600025, Tamil Nadu, INDIA

Cumulative average: 75%.

Courses Taken at Clemson

Manufacturing Technology, Metal Forming Process, Finite Element Analysis, Advanced Strength of Materials, Material Selection for Engineering Design, Design for CAM, Experimental Statistics, Design of Machine Elements, Theory of Elasticity, Human Factors, Technology Entrepreneurship.

EXPERIENCE Design Engineer HM-RSD ltd, India June2005 – November 2006

•Involved in design activities to develop new products, modifying existing designs to improve performance.

•Involved in creation of 3D models of Components, Assemblies and Drawings with GD&T, bill of materials, quality checking, billing and coordinating with customers.

Projects Done in Brief:

•Progressive Die Design using CATIA V5

•Modeling and Assembly of Components in Steering column assy. using CATIA V5

•Design of Checking Fixture using PRO E-WF2

•Press Assembly using PRO E-WF2

•Concept Design for Ergonomic office Chair using CATIA V5

•Detailing of Dies and punches with GD&T using AutoCAD 2000

•Class “A” Surface Remastering using CATIA V5

•Development of Family Table for Components and Assembly in PRO E Wildfire2/3.

Mechanical CAD Designer Sealy, NC,USA July 2009

•Currently working as a Mechanical CAD Designer for Sealy through IDA Design Group.

Research Assistant:

Project Title: Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of TWEEL Geometric Parameter Modifications on Spoke Dynamics during High Speed Rolling January 2007 – November 2008

•The acoustic signature and noise produced by non-pneumatic wheels such as the Michelin TWEEL is a critical design criteria for automotive and other mobility applications. During high speed rolling the Tweel produces acoustic noise which is hypothesized to be due to resonant vibration of the Tweel spokes.

•In order to identify and help understand the causes of acoustic noise for a rolling TWEEL a nonlinear two-dimensional finite element model using ABAQUS was developed and simulated.

•The mode shapes and Natural Frequencies were extracted in Abaqus. Vibrations were tracked and the frequency spectrum was plotted using Matlab/Simulink.

•Three dimensional Model of the Spoke was created and both the in plane and out of plane vibrations were tracked. Several Design Changes were done using Catia V5 in order to reduce the oscillations.

Undergraduate Project: Online tool wear monitoring using Lab VIEW

•The objective of the project was to make use of the sensors; monitoring systems and software to develop an efficient system which can monitor the cutting tool wear online and to get an optimum tool life possible.

•Developed an algorithm named Support Vector Machines using LabVIEW and MATLAB for analyzing the vibration signals and predicted the cutting tool life.

•Completed a mini project on Progressive Die Design for an engine gasket

Internship during undergraduate studies

•M/s Revathi CP Ltd., India (3 months) – Manufacturers of Earth Movers exposed me to areas of assembly lines, production, process planning, ERP/MRP and various other manufacturing processes.

•M/s ELGI Equipments Ltd., India (2 months) - a leader in compressors and engines. Studied the manufacturing process, assembly process and facility layout of compressor manufacturing unit.

Course Projects

•Wrote FEA program in Matlab for computing the deformation, stress and strain distribution for a rectangular plate with hole at the center (Fall 2007)

•Theoretical and CAE study on “The Bending and Torsional Warping of an Open Thin Walled Beam with C-section” for the course Advanced Strength of Materials(Spring 2008)

•Design for Manufacturing and Design for Assembly was done for a Head Light Casing(Spring 2007)

•Have taken course on Quality tools which included topics on FMEA, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, 5S, kaizen and JIT.

COMPUTER SKILLS

•Catia V5R17 - Part Design, generative shape design, Assembly and Drafting

•PRO E wildfire3.0 - Modeling, Assembly, Drafting.

•AutoCAD,Autodesk Inventor 2009 for 3D models, Manufacturing drawings and Digitization

•Matlab ,Hypermesh 8.1, Abaqus

•SAP-BI 7.0

•SAS Programming

•MS Office

ACTIVITIES

•Have been organizers for the technical symposiums conducted by the department.

•Have been the class representative during the first year of my undergraduate studies and

•Played a vital role as the department joint secretary in the third year.

HONORS

•Have been given the best employee award during my tenure in Hindustan Motors-Remote Services Division (HM-RSD)

•Have undergone training in PRO E Wildfire2 and have been certified specialist in PRO E Wildfire 2 by 3CTechnologies, India.

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