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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Warsaw, Indiana, United States

•Designed and developed single-use and reusable external fixator implants and instruments•Supported new product introduction through concept generation, engineering analysis, simulation, and physical testing•Collaborated with surgeons, marketing, and sales to define user needs and derive related design inputs to create design matrices•Generated functional prototypes for design evaluation and preliminary testing, collaborating with manufacturing and supply chain•Evaluated design prints and performed tolerance analysis on components and assemblies•Drafted design control documents and maintained design history files (DHFs) per company procedures•Developed novel Universal Clamp concept for external fixator systems [Provisional Patent – US 63/317,481]

Florence, South Carolina Area

•Responsible for product lifecycle management and new product development for industrial safety and fall protection equipment •Conceptualized functional requirements and created mechanical product design, following various regulatory standards•Developed complex mechanical assemblies to generate production detailed drawings and Bill of Materials (BOM) •Worked with multi-disciplinary teams for new design process development as well as existing process enhancements •Collaborated with cross-functioning teams to create and manage various design control operations•Performed risk analysis to assess potential failure modes (DFMEA) in industrial loading arms and safety platforms•Conducted technical evaluations and created weekly status reports on various process and equipment updates •Reduced production costs for the year 2017 by $98000 with the introduction of design for manufacturing and assembly (DFMA)•Successfully led a team of engineers for design environment transition from 2D AutoCAD to 3D Solidworks

Warsaw, Indiana

•Participated in design control processes for new and existing prosthetic hip implants based on FDA regulations•Supported new product development through concept generation, CAD modeling and engineering analysis and simulations•Participated in review meetings for product design evaluations•Collaborated with manufacturing teams to generate conceptual and functional prototypes for design evaluation and testing•Conducted risk management activities (DFMEA and PFMEA) for new and existing products•Applied Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance (GD&T) to analyze mating components for assembly and function•Evaluated design prints for errors and identified gaps in verification & validation activities for print changes•Assisted with design history files (DHFs) organization and management for accuracy and completeness•Prepared design control traceability matrix (DCTMs) and functional relationship analysis (FRAs) for implants•Documented drawings, material requirements and relevant change orders (DCOs/ECOs) for technical and managerial approvals

Mumbai, India

•Presented conceptual design ideas based on customer specifications, design-function relationships, serviceability, and manufacturability.•Responsible for design and analysis on products including aerospace tools, industrial roller bearings, and sheet metal products using software platforms like CATIA, ANSYS and ABAQUS.•Prepared technical documents such as approval to detail drawings, stress reports, test procedures and analysis reports.•Successfully reduced production time by 12% by the design and implementation of high precision jigs and fixtures.

Phd, Automotive

•Responsible for developing a software framework to detect defects within additively manufactured components •Successfully carried out.

Master Of Sc, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Graduate Research Student at the Design of Open Engineering Systems Lab•Responsible for presenting a novel.

Master'S Degree, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering, 3.25

Activities and Societies: *Graduate Research Student for New York State Center for Engineering Design and Industrial.

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, A-

Activities and Societies: SAE collegiate club, Mechanical Engineers Student Association (MESA)Courses: Engineering Design, Finite Element.