Mechanical Engineer

NANDKUMAR SIRASKAR

*** ****** ****, ***#**** Cincinnati, Ohio-45220 Cell: 513-***-**** Email: ********@****.**.***

SUMMARY

Highly motivated, result oriented mechanical engineer with strong analytical, innovative and leadership skills looking for creative and challenging opportunities. Proven ability to innovate, design and analyze a mechanism (DRDO, R&D Project) and to improve product designs as well as to reduce product cost and weight (Procter & Gamble).

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Sept’09- Present) GPA - 4.0 / 4

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA

Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering (Jun’05- May’09) GPA- 3.89 / 4

Vellore Institute of Technology, TN, India

COMPUTER SKILLS

Design and Analysis Software SolidWorks (6000 hrs +) , Solid Edge (3000 hrs +), Unigraphics (3000 hrs +), Pro/E (1500 hrs +),

AutoCAD (1500 hrs +), CATIA (300 hrs+),

ANSYS (2000 hrs + )

Programming and Statistical/Quality MATLAB, C, SPSS, SAS, Excel Solver

Other software and languages 3-D Max, MS Office, WINDOWS, .Mac, Linux, Adobe package (Photoshop CS5, flash etc.)

COURSE WORKS and COMPETENICES

CAD for Manufacturing, Design for Manufacturability and Assembly, Rapid Prototyping/Manufacturing, GD&T, Computational Design, Supply Chain Management, Optimization modeling, Multivariate Statistics, Product Design and Development, Design Analysis (FEA), Conceptual and Industrial Design, Design for Low Cost

MS RESEARCH

Adaptive Slicing of a CAD model using Octree data structure for Rapid Prototyping processes

- A new and better approach to find local slice thickness in rapid prototyping

- Reduction in volumetric error and staircase effect with improved product quality and build time

WORK EXPERIENCE

Lead Design Engineer for Low Cost

Procter & Gamble/University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA (Apr’11- Jul’11)

- Worked on an industrial project sponsored by P&G, which involved design modification of existing equipment using SolidEdge for globally achievable low cost manufacturing

- Performed Finite Element Analysis (FEA) on the existing and redesigned unit models

- Reduced cost by 35% and weight by 42%

- Developed, consolidated and modified Design for Low Cost (DFLC) rules for a design advisory book

Mechanical Design Engineer

Defence Research and Development Organization, (R&DE (E) Lab), Pune, India (Nov’08- May’09)

- Project leader to design and analysis of launching and retracting mechanism for manually portable 18m bridge over a crevasse at high altitude regions with low temperature conditions (up to -30F)

- Stages: Conceptualization, Ergonomic and Efficient Design (SolidWorks), Analysis (ANSYS)

- Presented an optimum design of the mechanism and tested it with Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Mechanical Engineer, Modeler and Drafter Intern

Forbes Marshall, Pune, India (May’07-Jul’07)

- Firsthand experience of Industrial Atmosphere and work culture

- Worked with different departments like design, manufacturing, assembly, inspection sectors.

- Used skill sets for modeling and drafting (ProE and SolidWorks) of boiler parts, presentations and a video.

Residents’ Services and Support

University of Cincinnati, OH, USA (Apr’10-Apr’11; Jul’11- Present)

- Employed in Residents Education and Development (RED) for students’ service and support

Production and People Management/ Supervisor

Gajanan Ginning and Pressing, Parbhani, India (Oct’04-Feb’05)

- Worked as a supervisor of ginning and pressing (hydraulic presses) processes

- Had a wonderful experience as a liaison between owner and workers (35 workers)

ACADEMIC PROJECTS and PRESENTATIONS

Team Projects and Presentations

Designed and computationally analyzed a criteria of Zero Moment Point in a dynamic locomotion of a Biped Robot for controlled legged locomotion (Apr’07)

Used Supply Chain Live to negotiated price and contract among Supplier, Manufacturers and Retailers based on demand forecast to optimize profit of our company as a part of Supply Chain Management course project (May’10)

Applied Multivariate methods for analysis of Asthma Data: Principal Component Analysis, Exploratory- Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Cluster Analysis were done. A set of underlying factors that explain the correlation structure among a set of observed variables is determined and interpreted meaningfully (May’10)

Individual Projects and Presentations

Modeled an assembly of a Chassis frame using SolidWorks and analyzed effect of structural loads using ANSYS workbench (Apr’07)

Seminar on various solid modeling methods to create solid shapes (Nov’06)

Optimized number of staff required and optimum cost to hire them at Circulation and Multimedia Services of Langsam Library University of Cincinnati (May’10)

AFFILIATION

Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Member, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES

Recipient of the ‘University Graduate Scholarship’, University of Cincinnati

Participation in ‘Sadhna Technical Fest, VIT University’

Member of Management Team for ‘Riviera Cultural Fest, VIT University’

Coordinator of Group Discussion (GD) Club, SB High School

Class Representative for 5 years, Balvidya Mandir School

Sport enthusiast. Enjoy Cricket, Baseball, Soccer, Badminton, Kho-Kho, Tennis, Chess and Travelling

Foreign Language: Russian

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