Design Project

OBJECTIVE:

Seeking a full-time position as a mechanical engineer emphasizing design, analysis, and validation while demonstrating analytical skills to create value for the organization and its customers.

PROFILE SUMMARY:

•2 years of experience in design, optimization, uncertainty analysis, design review environments, Finite Element Analysis and data acquisition in a research environment.

•Over 3 years of industry experience which includes product and process analysis, failure identification and reporting, corrective action planning, FMEA and software development for various clients.

•Experienced in using CAD/CAE packages, data analysis software and programming.

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering Expected Jun’ 12

University at Buffalo (UB), State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, NY GPA: 3.79/4.0

•Thesis: Imprecise Uncertainty in Design and Decision Making - Propagation and Effects

•Coursework: Optimization in Engineering Design, Finite Element Structural Analysis, CAD Applications, Advanced Design Theories, Tribology, Quality Assurance, Topics in FEA, Stochastic Methods

Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering May’ 07

College of Engineering, Pune, Maharashtra, India (ranked 6th in mechanical department)

GPA: 8.22/10

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE AND RESEARCH

1) Graduate Research Assistant (NY State Centre for Engineering Design and Industrial Innovation (NYSCEDII), UB

Imprecise Uncertainty in Design and Decision Making - Propagation and Effects May’ 11 – May’ 12

•Developing algorithm for propagation of imprecise uncertainties with improved efficiency and accuracy, modeling system value function using utility theory, and studying effects using multi-attribute analysis.

•Studying coupled effect of imprecise uncertainties, risk attitudes, key performance indicators for innovation on concept evaluation and parameter estimation and also prescribing methodology to select concepts based on risk nature towards innovation. Case study involved a design of gearbox.

•Algorithm developed and implemented using MATLAB.

Design Review Environment Enabled with Multimodal Data Acquisition Feb’11 – Present

Project Sponsor: National Science Foundation IUCRC Center for e-design

• Developing an open-source CAD based environment for multimodal data acquisition using C++.

• Testing project on a medical products, rotary compressors and student developed projects.

• Modeled complex engineering parts using Solidworks and Pro-E.

• Project part of Data, Knowledge and Information (DKI) re-use philosophy.

2) Associate Consultant (Ernst and Young India Pvt. Ltd.) Sep’ 08 – Apr’ 09

• Client Portfolio: Automotive components, automotive research, steel.

• Responsibilities: Identify product and process failures, analyze and estimate risk associated, FMEA, reporting, planning and develop corrective actions.

• Achievement: Manufacturing process improvement leading to a saving of USD 240,000 for a steel client.

3) Project Intern (Kirloskar Pneumatics Company Limited (KPCL), Pune, Maharashtra, India) Jun’ 06 – Dec’ 06

• Fixture designed and tested, identified failures and performed corrective actions, planned sequencing of manufacturing processes for slide stop of WRV screw compressor (Howden Compressors Limited (HCL), UK.

• Fixture modeled using Pro-E, geometric testing using Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM).

• Designed, manufactured and implemented material handling system for production shop. Project part of KAIZEN initiative in the organization and modeled using AutoCAD

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• CAD/CAE Packages: AutoCAD, Solidworks (1500+ hours), Pro-E (1000+ hours), ANSYS

• Programming Languages: C,C++,JAVA, Pl/SQL, MATLAB, Simulink, Optimization and Data Acquisition toolbox of MATLAB

• Data Analysis Packages: MINITAB, Business Objects XI, Microsoft Office Suite

• Database: Oracle 8i, Oracle 10g

• 3D Visualization API: Open Scene Graph

• Other – Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM)

SELECTED GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE PROJECTS

• Optimization of RR Manipulator for minimum torque – MATLAB program developed to optimize the dimensions and mass of a RR manipulator using penalty methods – Interior penalty method and Exterior penalty method.

• Design and Analysis of All Terrain Rover – Designed, modeled and analyzed a multi-body all terrain rover using Solidworks. Conducted motion simulation analysis to find the limiting angle of slope and steepness applicable for the rover.

• Transient Heat Transfer Analysis of a 2D Space Frame using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) – Developed 2D FEA code using MATLAB to conduct the analysis along with error estimation. Temperature distribution results verified using ANSYS.

• Design of Constant Mesh Gearbox for a Multiple Drilling Machine – Re-designed a failing constant mesh gearbox for a multiple drilling machine using DFA and DFM principles. Gearbox modeled and simulated using Solidworks. Project implemented in British Scaffolding Pvt. Ltd., Musalgaon, Maharashtra, India.

• Design and Development of Universal Fixture for Wire Electronic Discharge Machine – Designed using DFM principles, modeled using ProE and manufactured a universal fixture for an Electronica Wire Electronic Discharge Machine in the Micro Systems Engineering Laboratory, College of Engineering, Pune, Maharashtra, India. Fixture implemented in the lab for day to day experimentation.

• Laser Bending – Critically analyzed, verified effects of the process on stainless and aluminum sheets in 2D and 3D by conducting actual experimentation using Design of Experimentation techniques and analysis using ANOVA in MINITAB. Awarded 1st prize at national level student paper presentation contest in India.

PUBLICATIONS

• “Computationally Efficient Method for Imprecise Uncertainty Propagation”, D. Ghosh, A. Olewnik, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design - Special Issue on Design with Uncertainty (Recommended for acceptance).

• “Computationally Efficient Method for Imprecise Uncertainty Propagation in Engineering Design and Decision Making”, D. Ghosh, A. Olewnik, ASME DETC Conference, 2012 (To appear).

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

1) Graduate Teaching Assistant (Mechanical and Aerospace Department, UB, Buffalo, NY) Aug’ 10 – May’11

• Assisted professors in conducting classes, grading and setting up assignments and exams.

• Courses taught – Manufacturing processes (Spring’ 11), Applied Mathematics (Fall’ 10)

2) Senior Analyst (eClerx Services Ltd) Jul’ 09 – Aug’ 11

• Client: Credit Suisse

• Responsibilities: Back office operations and process improvement for pre-post settlements of Fixed Income Derivatives, London Clearing House and Mortgage Backed Securities. Team lead of the London Clearing House settlement team.

3) Assistant Systems Engineer (Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.) Aug’ 07 – Sep’ 08

• Client: GE Corporate

• Responsibilities: Develop and test software for Data Warehouse (DWH) automation developed in JAVA and PL/SQL, database migration from Oracle 8i to 10g, reporting tools developed in JAVA.

ACHIEVEMENTS & ACTIVITIES

• Project proposal preparation for National Science Foundation IUCRC Center for e-Design, Apr’ 12.

• Paper reviews conducted for ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conference, Chicago, 2012.

• Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), since ’10.

• Recipient of Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantship, University at Buffalo, Aug’ 10 – Present.

• Recipient of Best Project Award – Automation of DWH Process, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Aug’ 08.

• Silver Medalist – 100m, Zest – A National Level Sports Meet, College of Engineering, India, ‘06.

• Gold Medalist – 4x100m relay, Zest – A National Level Sports Meet, College of Engineering, India, ‘06.

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