• Gender: Male
• Age: 37
• Designation: Engineer
• Highest Education Level: Masters - Degree
• Notice Period: 30  Days
• Work Experience: 13.3 Year(s)

Education

Master of Technology - Material Science & Engineering From Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur & Technical, University of Dresden,
Germany in 2012 with 9.64 [CGPA/10]

Bachelor of Engineering-Polymer From Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune, Pune University in 2009 With 71.13%

Skill Sets

Softwares:
CATIA V5R19, Unigraphics NX 9.0
Engineering Client 15.1, Smaragd, Dialog
Mould Flow Analysis
Origin 8, LabVIEW, Microsoft office

Plastics:
Processing of plastics & rubbers
Testing of plastics & rubbers
Characteriation of materials

Materials Science:
Scanning Electron Microscope, Transmission Electron Microscope, Atomic Force Microscope
Characterization of materials

Foreign Language
German Language: A2 Level from Goethe Institute

Work Experience

Senior Product Design Engineer
Since Aug 2012
Company Profile: Research & development center for automotive major
Job Profile:
Responsible for design & development of body in white & seating systems parts
This includes providing complete solution with respect to CAD design, manufacturing method, joining
technique to be used for the proposed concept of the part, considering packaging/ assembly constraints
and further design changes/ modifications based on CAE simulation result loops
Handled following projects independently:
Design & development of load floor & tunnel
Design & development of rear bumper beam
Design & development of door sidewall inner panel
Design & development of bus body
Design & development of seat systems
Design & development of seat fixation brackets & mounting frame assemblies
Execute & manage design activities for series production of parts aligning to the vehicle timeline
Experience in lightweight design of body in white parts using advanced materials such as composites, fiber
reinforcement plastics, aluminum alloys
Filed 3 publications (defensive patents) related to lightweight design of automotive parts
Expertise in CAD softwares- Catia V5R19, Unigraphics NX 9.0 (surfacing, part design, kinematics)
Onsite work experience in Germany with the business partners
Handled projects for various Daimler products: Mercedes Benz Cars, Vans, Buses, Trucks
Other responsibilities include designing NX templates, predevelopment projects for seat design

Project Engineer
March 2010 to July 2010
Company Profile: Leading automotive manufacturer.
Job Profile:
Responsible for polymer testing & validation on component & material level
Base work for failure analysis of polymer parts (test the part, identify the probable cause & simulate failure) &
root cause analysis
Hands on experience of DSC, TGA, FTIR, UL-94 burning test apparatus, FMVSS-302 test apparatus,
Environmental Chambers used for weathering tests of automotive components

Graduate Engineer Trainee
Aug 2009 to Feb 2010
Company Name: Aquapharm Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.
Job Profile:
Responsible for synthesis and characterization of polymers, copolymers and blends for the
applications in detergents, de-scaling formulations and ceramic, cement industry

Academic projects:
Development of polymer nanocomposites based on Halloysite Nanotubes at Leibniz Institute of Polymer
Research, Technical University of Dresden, Germany, (M.Tech.): The project work involved development of
polymer nanocomposites based on Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) and analyzing the changes in properties of
base polymer. The nanocomposites were characterized by SEM, TEM, TGA, DSC, FTIR, WAXS, UV-VIS
spectroscopy.
Polymer flocculants by Frontal Polymerization at Maharashtra Institute of Technology, University of Pune
(B.E.): The project work involved synthesis of polyacrylamide flocculants, and study of the process
characteristics with respect to temperature using LabVIEW software. Further studies included its
performance analysis as flocculants in ceramic effluents and in-house clay slurries.
Internship: Successfully completed one month training related to manufacturing of PVC pipe fittings at
Dnyanaplast Pvt. Ltd. as part of B. E. course curriculum.

Major Courses during Graduation and Post Graduation:
Materials Science and Engineering-Polymer Engineering
Science & technology of polymers-Polymer chemistry
Science & technology of ceramics-Polymer materials
Science & technology of semiconductors-Polymer structure and property relationship
Structure property relations in materials-Polymer processing operations
Techniques of material characterization-Polymer composites & blends
Manufacture of Industrial Polymers-Mould & die design
Industrial polymer production technology-Polymer thermodynamics and reaction engineering
Polymer Rheology & Mixing-Polymer testing
Technology of natural and synthetic elastomers-Polymer rheology and processing
Polymer blends and alloys-Specialty polymers

Future Goals

Growth