• Highly motivated and detail-oriented Mechanical Engineering professional with industry as well as research experience and a Master's degree, a collaborative team player as well as a problem-solver with strong work ethic and a track record of delivering multiple projects while facing end customers worldwide in a fast-paced agile environment
• Extensive proficiency in Mechanical Engineering, Product Development, Design Optimization, CFD/FEA/Thermal Analysis (ANSYS), 2D/3D CAD Design/Modeling (SolidWorks, NX, PTC Creo, AutoCAD), Lab Testing, 3D Printing, Statistical Analysis (MATLAB, MS Excel), Engineering Mechanics and Calculations, High-quality Technical Documentation and Customer Focus
• Recommended and endorsed by the professional network - Technology Director, Managers, Supervisors, Mentor, Teammates, Colleagues, etc. with meticulous and positive feedback (Please check my LinkedIn profile in the Recommendations, Skills and Endorsements sections for details)
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Experience
Senior Mechanical Engineer
QuEST Global Services NA Inc. (Client: Halliburton), Houston, TX, United States
19 Jun. 2017 – 24 Apr. 2020
Design, development, and performance optimization of PDC Drill Bits and Rotating Downhole Tools:
• Collaborated with cross-functional product development team for performance reliability and efficiency improvement of the product line including fixed cutter PDC drill bits, roller cones, reamers, DHT and coring, hole enlargement tools
• Executed 3-D CAD modeling for optimal product configuration, supported R&D sustaining team with product design changes using SolidWorks and Siemens NX/IBitS and communicated with deployed ADE teams for customer issues
• Developed nozzle impact & imbalance forces models in drill bits design software that improved prediction accuracy
• 3-D Printed and assembled plastic test drill bits and fixtures to significantly reduce costs and experiment complexity
• Led test planning and procedure, collaborated with technicians conducting drilling mechanics tests in VTL environment
• Designed experiments (DOE), analyzed drilling mechanics test data using MatLab/JMP, and improved force models
• Optimized FEA/CFD fluid flow analysis process utilizing suitable ANSYS Fluent turbulence model for CFD, structural model for FEA, meshing, material properties fluid/operating parameters, boundary conditions, statistical methods
• Reduced simulation process computational time by 20% for improved efficiency in the field service troubleshooting
• Provided high-quality technical reports on 160+ FEA/CFD analysis and design customization projects to deployed ADE service specialists that included root-cause analysis, potential design changes, statistical analysis, and recommendations
• Improved overall product performance, mitigated erosion and balling issues, achieved effective removal of cuttings, and broke field run records for the customers around the globe including ExxonMobil, Shell, Saudi Aramco, BP, and BASF
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Projects
Laboratory Research Assistant 1 Sep. 2014 – 26 May 2017
The University of Texas at Arlington/Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX, United States
1. Board-level reliability, Semiconductor Research Corporation project sponsored by Texas Instruments
2. Thermo-mechanical design of heat sink cooling system
3. Design, development, and prototyping of gripper fingers for industrial robot
Research Assistant 1 Aug. 2011 – 3 May 2013
BCUD, University of Pune, MH, India
Medical device – New Product Development project sponsored by BCUD, University of Pune, India