Mechanical Engineer

SUMMARY

*. Powertrain Production Engineer at Toyota Motor Manufacturing (ProE, AutoCAD, fixtures)

2. MS in Environmental Engg. from Utah State U, BS in Mechanical Engg from VTU

3. Research Assistantships at Utah State University and Indian Institute of Sciences

4. Internships at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and TVS Motorcycle Manufacturing

WORK EXPERIENCE

1. Powertrain Engineer at Toyota Engineering and Manufacturing (Feb 2012 – June 2012)

Responsibilities: Engine Product Engineer for engine components including block, head, crankshaft, camshaft and conrod (ProE & AutoCAD); Management of data collection and analysis from manufacturing plants; Technical documentation and development of project management methods; Recommendation of design optimization for efficient manufacturing and quality engineering; Familiar with automotive engine manufacturing lines, assembly, issues and countermeasures, root cause analysis, preparation of reports; Experience with simultaneous engineering and modification and purchase of Industrial machinery

Achievements: Successfully acted as liaison for various manufacturing line studies and data gathering; Completed studies on engine design and effect on manufacturing

Experience in Simultaneous Engineering activity for design and manufacturing of new product line Responsibilities include analysis of design for interference studies of new designs in current line, recommendations of design modifications, and machine modification and estimations. Exposure to spec development for vendors, and time/cost estimations

2. Research Assistant (Utah Water Research Laboratory, Aug 2011 – Dec 2011)

This position was created by the UWRL to further the research from the MS thesis project, to complete the implementability of element transport model

Responsibilities: Coding and Optimization of element transport index Calculator tool; Study of application and implementation of tool in field (Excel Macro, Excel VBA, Visual Studio C++)

Achievements: The Site Index tool can be implemented for the state of Utah for easy estimation of element losses from sites; Will be used as a site management tool to abide by state and federal regulations

3. Mechanical Engineer Research Assistant (Utah State Univ., Jan 2008 – Mar 2010)

Responsibilities: Tutoring Machine Design and Thermodynamics for undergraduate level; Fluent+Gambit (CFD), AutoCAD, and Fortran coding to validate experimental data for a 2D model of rocket chamber, and preparation of technical documentation; Completed water seepage study for city of Logan, UT, involving calibration and field measurements of flow

4. Research Associate (Indian Institute of Sciences, Mar 2007 – Dec 2007)

Responsibilities: Extensive coding in FORTRAN, use of design/analysis ANSYS with ProE software. The code was written as a function to be implemented in the analysis program; Delaunay triangulation method was used and Watson algorithm was implemented for the mesh generation of the concrete column; this project was to develop a code for analysis of crack propagation in a concrete column

Achievements: Developed solver subroutine for mesh generation in FORTRAN, used ANSYS for validation of mesh

5. Intern (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Mar 2006 – Sep 2006)

Documentation of service issues at the aircraft and ship gas turbine engine manufacturing plant and study for optimization of manufacturing process, review of blueprints for manufacturing and servicing.

Responsibilities: Detailed Study of engine assembly/design drawings, trained in servicing of gas turbine engines; Studied various protocols involved in manufacture and service of gas turbine engines; Interpretation of drawings (AutoCAD), understanding of operation and service manuals for marine and airborne engines

6. Intern (TVS Motors, Mar 2005 – Sep 2005)

The internship was designed to prepare a potential Engineer 1 employee at the motorcycle manufacturing plant with the shop floor operations and troubleshooting skills

Responsibilities: Engine component production and design, Programming CNC Machines, Trained in programming and operation of FANUC CNC machines; Interpreting engineering drawings (AutoCAD); Manufacturing and assembly techniques of motorcycle engine; Six Sigma manufacturing Techniques; Optimization of design for manufacturing equipment, understanding importance of drawings, tolerancing, troubleshooting

EDUCATION

1. MS in Environmental Engineering (Utah State University, Aug 2010 – Dec 2011)

Thesis: “Assessing Phosphorus Transport from Biosolids Land Application Sites in Utah”; Prepared proposals, thesis report and conference presentations of research work; Completed study of field implementation of model; Collected and analyzed data for Utah state farming practices and Environmental Conditions, developed formulation and successfully implemented in easy to use computer tool

Relevant coursework: Process Dynamics for Engineers, Statistics for Engineers, Data Quality Analysis for Engineers, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Propulsion Systems, Non-Traditional and Additive Manufacturing Methods, Compressible Fluid Flow, Partial Differential Equations

2. BS in Mechanical Engineering (SDM College of Engg. & Tech., May 2003 - May 2007)

Specialization: Automotive Engineering

Final Project: Practical design of speed bump electricity generator; The 1:2 scale model of the generator was designed to demonstrate proof of concept of generating electricity from the weight of passing vehicles.; Auto CAD models were prepared for manufacturing using ASME standards; Manufacturing of 3D working model

Relevant coursework: Engineering Design, Engineering Physics, Basic Electrical Technology, Thermodynamics, Strength of Materials, Mechanical Measurements and Metrology, Kinematics, Machine Design, CAD, Hydraulics and Pneumatics, Pumps and Motors

SKILLS

CFD: Fluent + Gambit (2+years), Ansys (2 years)

CAD: Auto CAD Mechanical (2+), CATIA V5 (1+), ProE (1+), Solid Edge ST4, NX CAD, Solid Edge (<1)

Programming (4+ years’): FORTRAN, C++, C#, VBA for Excel, MATLAB, Java Desktop and Web Apps

Technical Documentation: MS Excel, OpenOffice Calc & Math, LyX, MathCAD

Mechanical: High speed Machining (Mill, Lathe, Hand tools, sheet metal fabrication, CNC machine operation + FANUC programming); Welding processes and theory (GMAW, GTAW, gas, laser, spot); Basic electronic design/fabrication; fabrication of electro-mechanical systems; Certified soldering technician

Other: Trained and proficient in SAP Material Management module functionality

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