BRIJ MOHAN MAHAGAONKAR
**** ********* ******, ***#**, HOUSTON, TX-77054
CELL PHONE NO: 508-***-****, E-MAIL ID: ******@*****.***
Summary:
• Design and Development Engineer with 4 years of design engineering experience.
• A Master’s degree holder in Mechanical engineering.
• Hands-on, Results-oriented, Versatile and quick learning capabilities with proven ability.
• Solid Mechanical Engineering, 2D and 3D modeling and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work independently or as a team player.
• Highly organized, detail oriented, customer focused.
• Willing to relocate and travel.
Skills:
• Solid works, Pro-E Wildfire, Inventor, CATIA 3D CAD modeling.
• FEA packages like Pro Mechanica, COSMOS and ANSYS.
• Good understanding of design for manufacturing.
• Familiarity with GD&T principles and symbols.
• Strong Mechanical Engineering skills.
• Familiarity with FEA, CFD and Mathematical Modeling.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Machine shop floor experience.
Professional Experience:
The Cavins Corporation, Houston, Texas (March 2009 – current)
An oil & gas service company and makes fishing and bailing tools to clean out debris from oil wells.
Design and Development Engineer:
• Lead engineer on the development of the down-hole tool called as the Desander, which is used to clean out the mud from the well fluid for cleaner and more efficient operation of the pump.
• Support engineer on the development of another down-hole tool called as the Gas separator which is used to separate out gas in the well fluid, which could otherwise interfere in the pump’s operation.
• Preparing production drawings of tools, using 3D and 2D CAD softwares to be sent over to the shop floor for manufacturing them.
• Conceiving ideas and initiating design changes of tools for new designs or improve upon existing designs.
• Coordinating with the senior engineer in the design and development of the tools
M-I SWACO, Houston, Texas (January 2008 – September 2008)
A drilling waste management company which services oil & gas companies by taking care of their drilling waste.
Development Engineer:
• Lead engineer on the project – G-Force Chemical Injection Module. This unit was to be used in Romania to remove the strong odor from the mixture of oil and water, and then separate out the two.
• Preparing the layout of any specific idea, including the piping layout design, prior to its being detailed, using 3D CAD modeling software
• Applying mechanical engineering concepts and do any calculations wherever applicable.
• Preparing detailed drawings of each component involved in a layout to be sent to the shop floor for manufacturing.
• Initiate PCN (Product Change Notification)/NPI (New Product Introduction) to update any design and/or drawings of the existing products, conforming to the company standards.
• Work with a design engineering team and coordinating with engineers of other streams like chemical and electrical while working on a project.
Best Software Engineers Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, India (June 2004 – June 2005).
A software company in India, which specializes in making designs using various 3D modeling softwares like Pro-E and CATIA V5. Their clients were from the different industries like the automotive industry, food packaging industry and medical device companies to name a few.
Junior Design Engineer:
• Creating models of the clients design using CATIA V5 and Pro-E modeling softwares.
• Creating drawings of these models to be sent over to the shop floor for manufacturing.
• Applying mechanical engineering concepts to these designs wherever necessary.
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska (September 2005 – May 2006):
Graduate teaching assistant during my first two semesters:
• Conduct lab sessions on Solid Works modeling software for junior and senior year students.
• Leading classroom instruction for a strength of 20-25 undergraduate students.
• Assist senior year students with designing and modeling their projects using Solid Works modeling software.
Education:
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, GPA = 3.22
University of Alaska Fairbanks (Sept 2005 – Aug 2007)
Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, GPA = 3.0
Visveswariah Technological University, India (Oct 2000 – May 2004)
Relevant Courses Taken:
Advanced Mechanics of Materials, Advances Materials Science, Advanced Finite Element Analysis, Advanced
Thermodynamics, Advanced Fluid Mechanics, Advanced Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, Engineering Drawing,
Theory of Machines, Machine Design, Fluid Mechanics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Materials Sciences
Computer Skills:
• 3D Modeling Packages: Solid Works 2011, Pro-E Wildfire 4.0, CATIA V5, Unigraphics
• 2D drawing packages: AutoCAD, Auto sketch
• Analysis Packages: COSMOS 2011, Flo works 2011, Pro-Mechanica 2.0, ANSYS 8.0
• Other: MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel
Professional References:
• Dr. Deben Das
Professor, Ph. D, P. E.
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Phone: 907-***-****, E-mail: *****@***.***
Relationship: Professor and Main advisor
• Dr. Godwin Chukwu
Professor, Ph. D, P. E.
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Phone: 907-***-****, E-mail: *****@***.***
Relationship: Professor and Co-advisor
• Dr. Abhijit Dandekar
Professor, Ph. D
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Phone: 907-***-****, E-mail: *********@******.***
Relationship: Co-advisor