Quality Assurance Engineering

Rupali H.Tandel

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Wichita, KS 67208 ******.******@*******.***

OBJECTIVE:

To seek a job in the field of Engineering so that I can utilize my skills and education to the maximum and make a positive contribution in my professional career.

AREAS OF EXPERTIS:

• Hands on experience in Sustaining of Boeing (777 & 747) and Airbus 310

• Design experience in 3D modeling HYPERMESH, CATIA V5 R20 and Gambit) and Structural Analysis Software (NASTRAN and LS-DYNA) as well as CFD Software (Fluent)

• Experience in cross-functional teams to achieve cost reduction and improve design efficiency

• Excellent communication skills, teamwork, leadership qualities, detail oriented

EDUCATION:

Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering currently pursuing

Wichita State University, Wichita, KS

Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering Dec 2008

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL

B.S. Aeronautical Engineering Sept. 2003-July 2007

Sardar Vallabhbhai Institute of Technology, Gujarat,

PUBLICATION (Presented in ASME Conference)

CFD Analysis Of Drug Carrying Magnetic Nanocomposite Carrier Under Magnetic Fields

• Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) approach is utilized in this study to understand the fluid flow mechanism of MNP(magnetic nanoparticles) introduced in the blood vessel in the presence of a magnetic field

• Effect of magnetic capture on the flow characteristics of the blood vessel in the presence of a magnetic field

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Graduate Research Assistant at Structures Lab August 2010 - present

National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) Wichita State University, KS

• Research on air crashworthiness

• Study of the analyses of structural failure for vehicle

• Composite Testing for failure at different loads with different temperature as per ASTM standards

• Testing of different composite coupons for tension, compression, shear strength, impact strength etc

• Base line testing and write technical specifications

• Effectively communicate the test results to all major Air-plane industries and suggest the efficient composite design

Graduate Research Assistant Jan 2008 - Dec 2008

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL

• Research on designing control system for space craft structure

• Focused on designing semi-active control system using database

Engineering Internship Jan 2007 - April 2007

Air India,Mumbai,India

• Investigated Commercial Airliner Boeing 747 and Boeing 777 for ‘C’ Check

• Worked with Quality Assurance department for jobs on task cards

• Maintaining Boeing 777 for snags and fracture at different positions

• Rectification of Nose Landing Gear, MEC and Forward Cargo

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Engineering Internship Dec 2005

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, Nasik, India

• Gained knowledge of aircraft systems including hydraulics and pneumatic

• Studied the control system of different aircrafts i.e. MiG-21, 27, 29

Engineering Internship Dec 2004

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, Koraput, India

• Gained knowledge about turbo-fan engines of Sukoi-30

• Performed afterburner test on turbofan engine for MiG-21

PROJECTS:

Gulf Stream Aircraft Corporation (Lean Engineering)

• Problem Solving Strategy for Gulf Stream Aircraft Corporation

• Formatted various Root Cause Analysis Tools for solving problems in industries

• Created a matrix feasible for solving any type of industrial problems in all vicissitude

Study of Wing Gust Aero-elastic Interaction for MAV Controllability

• Unveil the most important features of MAVs during wing gust

• Aerodynamic forces and torques are controlled by averaging the systems

Self Healing Composites for impact and damage tolerance

• Study of different phenomenon like microencapsulation, hallow glass fibers, thermally bendable polymers

• Application in aerospace, marine, spacecraft, etc

TECHANICAL SKILLS:

Design tools : HYPERMESH, CATIA V5 R20

Finite element analysis software’s : FLUENT, GAMBIT, LS-PREPOST, LS DYNA, NASTRAN,

ADAMS

Operating System : Windows XP/NT, LINUX

Programming Languages : MATLAB, Lab View

AWARDS, ACHIEVEMENTS & OTHER ACTIVITIES:

• Stood 1st in State level Technical Event for presenting paper on Mission to Mars - 2004

• Problem Solving Techniques using Lean Engineering and 6 Sigma- a paper presented at MIT

• Indian Society of Technical Education (India), 2004-2007

REFERENCES:

I would be happy to submit many references available upon request.

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