Avinash Nanayakkara Email & Phone Number

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Vancouver, Canada Area

Designed and manufactured multiple sub-systems for a beverage dispense machine.Undertook multiple projects including designing the nozzle for the system and designing the framework for the fluidic control systems in a start-up environment.Worked on multiple electro-mechanical projects including designing a fluid flow control system and electrical box design.Led a multidisciplinary team in designing and manufacturing smaller form factor beverage dispense… Show more Designed and manufactured multiple sub-systems for a beverage dispense machine.Undertook multiple projects including designing the nozzle for the system and designing the framework for the fluidic control systems in a start-up environment.Worked on multiple electro-mechanical projects including designing a fluid flow control system and electrical box design.Led a multidisciplinary team in designing and manufacturing smaller form factor beverage dispense units.Created CAD models and prototyped mechanical and electro-mechanical parts in house using tools to verify usability and viability of designs.Communicated with fabricators and suppliers directly to establish relations for component production and purchasing parts.Built prototypes of designs by hand using tools as well as worked with fabrication shops to produce higher tolerenced prototypes. Show less

Determined the design specifications for the design of a heat exchanger for a new tobacco curing plant using MATLAB for numerical analysis and SolidWorks for modellingAnalyzed the power and water usage of the cigarette production complex; reported the findings to the company’s Head Engineer in preparation for long term budgetingOptimized the manufacturing processes of existing equipment and problem-solved repairs with senior engineers