SUMMARY:

• Senior Mechanical Engineer, Project Engineer & Technical Product Manager with 21 years of experience in New Product Development from concept to production, Project Management and products launched to market generating multi - million dollars in revenue and products submitted for patents.
• Education - Master & Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, MBA - Washington University
• Experience in Aerospace & Defense, Energy, Consumer Products, Vending, Thermal Systems, HVAC & Engineering PLM industries. Worked on Aerospace products in military aircrafts, Turbine Generators, Camera Systems, Vending Machines, Electro-mechanical Gas Valves, Hydraulic Dampeners, Fuel Pumps, Convection Ovens, Refrigeration Systems, Thermal Systems. Knowledge of Fasteners, Springs, Bearings, Solenoids, Blowers, Heaters, Sensors, Gear Motors, Chain-Sprocket, Belt-Pulley, Valves, Gaskets etc.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

CAD Software:  Solidworks, Unigraphics/NX, AutoCad, Solid Edge, Pro-E, Microstation, Intergraph

Analysis Software: Autodesk CFD, Ansys, Cosmos, Algor, Mechanica, StressCheck, Nastran, FatigueW

Other Softwares: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Microsoft Project / Gantt Chart, Outlook, Epicor, Dataworks, Webex, Agile process / Lean kit, Teamcenter, Matlab, Mathcad, Fortran, Pascal, Visio.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Responsibilities:

• New product design & development and Project Management of Thermal Systems such as Convection Ovens, Heating & Humidified Cabinets, Broilers, Product Holding / Warming units, Sinks, Refrigeration Systems and other food processing equipment per Agency standards such as UL, NSF, ASHRAE.
• Worked on design & development of Heating & Humidified Cabinet with increased capacity. Design of sheetmetal & Weldment parts for air flow ducting & venting with proper stiffening, sheetmetal enclosures for electrical components. Design of doors, insulation & Gaskets and Heat Sinks. Performed Flow & Heat Transfer analysis using Autodesk CFD to predict flow & temperature distribution inside the unit. Developed prototypes & performed testing. Troubleshooting Field issues and came up with solutions involving Humidity Sensors, Gaskets, Hinge, Ring Heaters, Water issue, Software algorithms.
• Worked on design & development of Oven System with combined proofing & baking capability. Design of sheetmetal parts such as scroll design around blower to evenly distribute air, iterations on various scroll shapes & dimensions, design of side ducts with various hole sizes, nozzles & design of fan blade geometry to increase flow. Performed CAD design using Solidworks & CFD Analysis/particle traces to predict Flow, Velocity, Pressure & Temperature distribution. Built prototypes & performed testing.
• Worked on Thermal Engineer tasks such as Refrigeration System design including Heat Load Calculations, component design & selection of Evaporator / Condenser coil (Rifled & Non Rifled), Condensing units, Compressor, ECM Motors & Fans, Accumulator, Receiver, Suction & Liquid Line Filter, Sight Glass, EPR & CPR Valve, Expansion Valve, Capillary Tube, Insulation & Refrigerant Types. Created Test Plan to record energy consumption, temperature, pressure, current, voltage, run times etc.
• Worked on Research & Development projects to develop rapid innovative products for customers, products launched to market and submitted for patents. Design of elastomer parts & 3D printed prototype part, Carton & Crate packaging design, Decals, Heat Sink, electronic packaging of touchscreen.

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Mechanical Engineer

• Design of Steam Turbine Generators. Design, Development & Analysis of high speed rotating parts in Collector Ring Test Rig design in Generators per GE design guides & practices. Designed to test for brush wear & collector ring wear rates for new larger collector ring in Steam Turbine Generators. Designed Rotor, Collector Ring, Bearings, Sheetmetal enclosure & brackets, ducting, blower, motor / belt/ pulley, measuring equipment such as wear sensors, flow meters etc.
• Investigated ideas to extend brush wear & collector ring wear rates using various brush holders, brush materials, flow patterns, air filters, cooling inlet air, humidity, number of vent holes on collector ring, reducing vibration & rotor balancing.
• Performed solid modeling using Unigraphics / NX. Performed Finite Element (FEA) / Stress / Structural & Vibration Analysis using Ansys. Also performed Inertia / Torque/ Speed calculations to determine system torque.

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Technical Product Manager, Lead Application Engineer

• Technical Product Management of Engineering Sheetmetal application in Unigraphics / NX. Subject Matter Expert and set future direction of the product for NX Sheet Metal, Advanced Sheet Metal & Aerospace Sheet Metal. Also Application Engineering of Piping, Wiring & Ship Design applications.
• Respond to engineering design issues from Customers, Sales & Technical Support personnel worldwide. Review customer parts & update their parts to show relevant workflow using sheetmetal application in Unigraphics / NX. Provide & Create presentations & demos to Customers, Sales & Marketing in US, Europe & Asia via teleconference and also traveled to customer locations in Europe & presented Sheet Metal Application in NX and discussed technical issues raised by customers.
• Discuss and gather requirements from customers and maintain customer relationships, create projects and coordinate with Development to implement those functionalities in future projects & versions. Write Requirement specification documents for projects and log problem & enhancement reports in database.
• Coordinate with Marketing & Sales to create / update Fact sheets & other marketing materials to be placed on Sales center & support other sales efforts. Discuss / Set pricing for various Bundles / packages in Sheet Metal. Prepared Training courses & provided training to customers. Organized Beta events for customer such as Boeing, General Motors, NASA, Northrop Grumman, Confidential etc.

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Project Engineer

• Design of Aerospace products in Military aircrafts. Design, Development & Analysis from concept to production of Weapons Control Stick & Throttle Grip Assembly and other products such as Hydraulic Dampener & Fuel Pumps according to Military / FAA specifications, Aerospace standards and Customer Specifications from customers such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon etc. Involved Casting & machining design of Stick & Throttle per manufacturing standards / tolerances and assembly of switches / wiring inside the Stick and Throttle based on functionality such as missile release, gun fire, speed brake, antenna.
• Performed Solid Modeling of parts and assemblies using Solid Works CAD software. Created detail drawings of parts & assemblies and bill of Material. Created Acceptance & Qualification test procedure documentation and Maintenance manual. Also design of testing fixtures such as Stick Grip Load Test Fixture and Fuel Pump test stand fixture for accelerated testing.
• Performed Finite Element (FEA) / Stress Analysis using Algor software to analyze whether a part would fail under applied loads such as Aerodynamic, Pilot induced etc. Performed Fatigue / Failure Analysis using Fatigue Wizard software to compute number of cycles to failure under a load spectrum.
• Project Management by coordinating with Customers, Suppliers, Buyers, Sales, Management, Manufacturing and Assembly.

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Project Engineer

• Design of Camera Systems. Design & Development from concept to production of Camera Systems. Designed Zoom drive mechanism, Infra-red sensor mechanism, Focus Stop mechanism, harness routing, Plastic housing, Sheet Metal Enclosures / mounting brackets for circuit board / video camera, Solenoids, Motors, Gears, Belts, Motion Screws.
• Performed Solid modeling of parts & assemblies and created detail drawings using Unigraphics / NX & AutoCad CAD softwares. Created bill of material and assembly instruction documentations.
• Project Management by coordinating with customers, suppliers, management, manufacturers, Assembly.

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Mechanical Engineer

• Design of Beverage Vending Machines. Design and Development from concept to production of Glass Front & High Capacity beverage vending machines. Sheet metal & plastic part design of vending mechanism, vending machine components, coin / bill Acceptor components, Gears, Sprockets, Chain, Motor, Pins, Rotor, bushings, stiffeners, lighting.
• Researched ideas for a new vending mechanisms and Investigative Analysis on various design issues inside vending machine.
• Performed Solid Modeling & detail drawings using Unigraphics / NX CAD software. Performed Finite Element (FEA) / Stress Analysis on Vending Machine components, Gears using Pro-Mechanica software.
• Built Prototypes, Life Cycle Fixtures, Testing Programs, Gear / Motor / Chain Analysis & Selection, Engineering / patent reports.

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Mechanical Engineer, Test Engineer

• Design of HVAC products such as electro-mechanical Gas Valves, Thermostats etc. Design and Analysis of Mechanical & Electrical components in electro-mechanical Gas Valves per Agency standards such as UL. Die Cast & plastic part design. Knowledge of Furnace, Ignition Controls, Thermostat, Solenoids, Valves, Gaskets / Seals, Springs, Piping, Tubing, Pressure taps.
• Worked with offshore plants to ensure manufacturability & cost effectiveness of product design. Built prototypes and developed product testing programs for new Gas Valves.
• Performed Mechanical Design layouts and Drawings using Intergraph EMS, Solid Edge and Microstation CAD softwares. Performed Finite Element (FEA) / Stress Analysis on Gas Valve components using Cosmos software.
• Test Engineer - Mechanical, Electrical & Gas Flow Testing of Gas Valves, Ignition Controls, Solenoids & electro-mechanical products. Knowledge of laboratory Mechanical & Electrical tests, Lab Equipment, Test Plans / Reports.