Engineer Mechanical
Resume:
Cover Letter
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am a Mechanical Engineer and worked as a Staff Engineer-thermal for Lockheed-Martin Company in Houston. I have also worked for Boeing Company and Oceaneering, in their aerospace operations in thermal areas. I have developed solutions to variety complex thermal problems for spacecraft hardware, performed thermal modeling, simulation and analysis using analysis tools, developed innovative high temperature thermal protection system, conducted testing, correlated test data and established cooling concept using thermoelectric device. I have provided problem solving assistance to staff members and presented design and analysis status to the management and the customers.
I have worked for Kellogg-Brown & Root in Research & Development Center and analyzed furnace performances and analyzed the field data from different furnaces to understand the coke formation inside the process furnace tubes. I also took courses in fired heater design when with KBR. I have used HTRI software to analyze heat exchanger performance. I have worked for Brown & Root and developed concepts to lay pipes in arctic and solve problems in drilling platforms in arctic I have also analyzed flares when I was with Brown & Root. I also analyzed pressure vessels using ANSYS finite element codes and ASME Section VIII codes. I have used ASME, TEMA and API codes.
I have earned my B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees, all in Mechanical Engineering specializing in heat transfer, fluid mechanics and thermodynamics. I am also a Registered Professional Engineer, Certified Six Sigma Green Belt and a US citizen.
As the space shuttle program ended, I am looking for an opportunity to transition my thermal science and mechanical engineering expertise to any non-aerospace engineering industries. I have acquired experience in mechanical engineering and thermal science and I will apply this experience to perform satisfactorily the duties of a Mechanical/Thermal Engineer.
I will assists in preparing technical documents for mechanical components and systems and assists in supporting proposal preparation and new business development efforts. I have competencies in adaptability, communication, customer focus, initiating action, system thinking. I have technical competencies in advanced math and system modeling. I am experienced and competent in successfully solving difficult problems that require adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures and criteria.
Please find enclosed a copy of my resume that summarizes my professional experience and educational background.
If you have any questions, please contact me.
Thanks,
Santosh Mandal, Ph.D.; P.E.
RESUME
Santosh. K. Mandal
Email: ******@*****.***
Phone: (281) 498- 5400 (R), 832-***-**** (C)
SUMMARY:
Demonstrated technical excellence in design, analysis, simulation and testing of thermal systems for aerospace, petrochemical, offshore and nuclear industries. Ensured the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Developed solutions to a variety of complex problems for thermal analysis of furnaces, heat exchangers for nuclear power plants and petro-chemical industries, insulation systems, space shuttle and the cargo for space flights, and special projects. . Used Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT, TRASYS and TSS to analyze thermal problems. Used HTRI, ANSYS, ASME Pressure Vessel Codes, TEMA.. Provided technical advice and problem solving assistance to staff and presented design and analysis status to management and customers.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Staff Engineer- Lockheed-Martin, Houston, Texas 2007 - 2010
I performed the thermal analysis of various space flight hardware for the International Space Station ((ISS) integrated payloads. I developed solutions to the variety of complex thermal problems for hardware to be integrated in the space shuttle payload bay and on to the ISS. I have used Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT, TRASYS and TSS to analyze space thermal hardware problems. I also provided analysis status to the staff members, management and the customers.
Engineer4/Engineering Specialists - Boeing Company, Houston, Texas 1996- 2007
I led the orbiter nose landing gear door thermal analysis task to evaluate debris impact during shuttle lift off. I developed solution to the thermal protection system (TPS) thermal modeling and analysis for damage performance evaluation. I performed the thermal verification analysis of the space shuttle and the cargo in the payload bay to demonstrate that the integrated payloads do not violate thermal constraints. I have used SINDA/FLUINT, TRASYS and TSS to analyze space thermal hardware problems.
Principal Engineer/Lead Engineer/Advanced System Engineering Specialist-
Lockheed Engineering & Science Company, Houston, Texas 1987 - 1996
As a lead engineer I designed, developed and performed thermal modeling and analysis of different space hardware including equipment, gloves and batteries. I have used SINDA/FLUINT, and TRASYS to analyze space thermal hardware problems. I supported the manned thermal vacuum test for space hardware for different missions and evaluated their performance. I performed advanced cooling concept studies to remove heat of compression during pressurization for space station airlock to be used as hyperbaric chamber and established thirteen cooling concepts using heat pipes, phase change materials, cold fluids, thermoelectric devices, and their combinations I developed convective heat transfer correlation to use in pressurization cooling studies. I developed heating concepts to keep the astronaut's body warm when performing activities outside the space shuttle and space station. I performed advanced glove modeling and analysis for different environments for the protection of astronauts’ hand during activities outside the shuttle.
Thermal Engineer/Senior Scientist Oceaneering Space Systems Houston, Texas 1983 – 198I performed thermal design and analysis of space hardware, analysis and design of thermal systems to solved high/low temperature problems. I designed, developed and analyzed an innovative thermal protection system using phase-change material for nuclear power plant cable trays (in case of fire) and I designed the instrumentation, testing and data acquisition system and supervised the testing which was performed at the Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio. I have tested insulation in high temperature environment. I have SINDA/FLUINT to analyze space thermal hardware problems.
Senior Engineer/Principal Engineer (IV), Marine Engineering Division, Brown & Root, Houston, Texas, 1981-1983
As a mechanical engineer, I performed the ice hole fabrication conceptual study to lay pipes under ice in the arctic region. I selected the pumps, diesel engines, generators, heaters and the insulation. I selected the insulation and performed cost estimate for a tanker, which was converted into a drilling caisson. I performed the analysis of offshore flare design. I developed concepts to solve thermal problems associated with the construction of pipelines, artificial islands and drilling platforms in arctic regions using heat pipes; gas, liquid, and two-phase flow simulation in pipes.
Senior Development Engineer, R & D Center, M. W. Kellogg, Houston, Texas, 1976 -1981
Performed the thermo-fluid analyses of process furnaces to improve the existing knowledge of the processes involved. Analyzed the field data from different process to understand the coke formation inside the process furnace tubes. Developed the furnace run length correlation using data from different types of furnaces to be used for furnace performance evaluation. This correlation is applicable for multi-zone and single zone Millisecond furnaces. Analyzed sloped wall furnaces, which showed that harder firing at the front end of the tube increased the run length over conventional firing. Performed heat exchanger analysis using HTRI codes. Took courses in fired heater analysis.
Project Engineer, Basic Technology, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1974 - 1976
Wrote proposals, planned and completed projects for equipment used in nuclear power generation industry. Performed stress analysis of pressure vessels and heat exchanger analysis for nuclear industries. Generated the Operability Assurance Analysis where stress, vibration and seismic analyses of pumps and pump assemblies were performed according to the ASME and AISC codes using ANSYS finite element programs. Presented analysis results in certified reports to customers.
Research Engineer, Heat Transfer Division, Mech. Eng. Research Institute, Durgapur, India 1969 - 1971
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Faculty-Physics, Houston Community College, Houston, Texas, 1991-2001
EDUCATION: Ph.D., M.S. B.S (all in Mechanical Engineering specializing in thermal science)
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS: P.E. ( 1975-by examination)
CERTIFICATION; Six Sigma Green Belt-University of Houston.
SOFTWARE SKILLS: HTRI, Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT, TRASYS, TSS, ANSYS, Microsoft
Word, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Excel
MEMBERSHIP: ASME Life Member
CITIZENSHIP: US
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