Apprentice Engineer Resume
Moline, IL
Summary
- A quick learning, confident & research oriented engineering graduate with a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
- A qualitative experience of 8 months in an Air Compressor Industry as an Apprentice Engineer
- MATLAB & AutoCAD teaching experience & technically expertise in Design, Analysis & Simulation software such as Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, Pro-E & NEi Nastran
- Exposure to Enterprise Resource Planning system (MFG. PRO)
- Good understanding of Lean & Six Sigma Principles and Customer & Vendor Relationship Management.
- Good written & communication skills & looking forward to work in a team environment to utilize my technical, organizational & problem solving skills
WORK EXPERIENCE
Confidential, India May ’09 – Dec ’09
Apprentice Engineer
- Details analysis of client specifications and accordingly prepared technical proposal to fulfill client’s requirement in totality as per specification within budget
- Sizing and selection of various components as per specification provided by customer and preparation of Bill of Materials for the Compressed Air Stations with help of Mfg. Pro
- Designed room layout for the Compressor Installation using AutoCAD
- Developed Project Detailed Schedule Track Sheet which reduced 95% of product flow discrepancy
- Implemented Poka Yoke technique by preparing Standard Operating Procedure(SOP) manual and eliminated all associated Human Mistake/Error in the Process
- With the coordination of Supply Chain Management, Operations, Logistics, Planning and Sales; resolved 80-85% customer’s complaint
- Ensure quotation and commented on the deviation to finalize the purchase order
- Enhanced Safety on the floor by Personal Protection Equipment(PPE) policy
- Generated daily and weekly reports on the current ongoing projects using Mfg. Pro
Confidential, Kingsville May ’10 – May ‘11
Graduate Teaching Assistant
- Mentored Undergraduate students in Maymester, GirlsinEngineering,ManufacturingandScience (GEMS) & Engineering & Science Frontiers (ESF) for various technical projects such as programming a robot to dance, kick & exercise
- Instructed Classes & Labs for Undergraduate students in MATLAB & Simulation in Fall 2010
- Instructed Labs in AutoCAD for Undergraduate students in Spring 2011
- Examine students by conducting exams & frequent laboratory practical tests
ACADEMICS
- Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Relevant Coursework: Robotics & Advanced Automation, Adaptive Controls, Control system synthesis, Engineering Analysis in Applied Mechanics, Control System Engineering ,Continuum Mechanics, Advanced Fluid Mechanics, Advanced Dynamics, Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
- Bachelor of Technology in Mechatronics Engineering
Relevant Coursework: Hydraulics & Pneumatics Systems, Mechatronics System Integration & Networking, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Aided Design, Digital Image Processing & Machine Vision, Microcontrollers, Microprocessor & Advanced Controllers
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
Feasibility of Wind turbine for Residential Usage Aug ’11 – Dec ‘11
- Considering various factors for the Wind turbine such as availability of the wind speed in Texas, impact of the turbine on the ecology and human life & comparing the wind energy cost & conventional energy source explained the feasibility of the Wind turbine
- Presented the project explaining a strategy to control the power output of different power systems connected in a smart grid such that they satisfy the load demand giving higher priority to renewable energy sources
- Designed a Fuzzy-Logic Controller in SIMULINK for controlling the inputs to the renewable energy sources
- After Simulations, obtained a demand curve which was almost following the actual demand curve
Stress Analysis by Hexagonal & Quadrilateral Discretization Jan ‘11 – May ‘11
- Using MATLAB, nodes and elements were placed for a design domain in hexagonal and quadrilateral discretization form & stress analysis was done
- To check the accuracy and confirm the results obtained, performed stress analysis on the domain using NEi Nastran
Controller Design for Heating Duct & Water Tank Jun ‘10 – Jul ‘10
- Designed a PID, PI & PD controller with the help of MATLAB Simulation
- Heating Duct resembled an AC & Water tank resembled an Oil Well
- With the help of the designed controller & simulation, the heating duct obtains the desired temperature & Water tank maintains the desired level of Water in the tank
4 x 4 Autonomous Rover Jun ‘10 – Jul ‘10
- Mechanically placed the sensors on the robot & programmed & interfaced it using the Atom Pro IDE Software
- Similar sensors and devices can be used to do anything from vacuum dirt on our floor to navigating on unknown terrain
SKILLS
TYPE: SOFTWARE
Modeling & Designing Software: AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Pro-E, SolidWorks
Analysis Software: NEi Nastran
Mathematical Software: MATLAB, Simulink
Programming Language: C, C++, PLC - Allen Bradley
ERP Software: Mfg. Pro
Utility Software: Microsoft Office 2007, MS Project
AWARDS & EXTRA-CURRICULARS
- Received a Dean’s Scholarship in Texas A&M University-Kingsville
- 1st prize in CAD CONQUERERS (a design competition) conducted at Convergence – 2009, Technical Festival at U.V. Patel College of Engineering
- Organized & Hosted Robotics Workshop Event including scheduling of presentation, lectures and resources
- Awarded with a State Scholarship from Sports Authority of India (SAI) for being the state champion in Swimming
REFERENCES
- Available upon request
