Davit Apikyan Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Overlanding World is an adventure vehicle customization company that transforms standard vehicles into high-performance off-road machines by designing and integrating bespoke components tailored for rugged and challenging terrains.-Includes custom designed light weight bumpers. -New volume added air suspension lift kits machined in house -Various other custom fabrications and designs Check out our YouTube videos!

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Created a bespoke modular 15kWh batteries for EV conversion of a Triumph TR6

Irvine, California, United States

- Owned lubrication system components from DV2 to production release and PPAP- Led meetings with 7 suppliers to ensure products meet specifications, requirements and deadlines- Approved and released lubrication system components for production using Rivian PLM/Enovia process- Drove component DFM and design iteration loop with simulation engineers to reduce part waste- Reviewed ISIR inspection data reports and approved/rejected part deliveries for build phases - Introduced… Show more - Owned lubrication system components from DV2 to production release and PPAP- Led meetings with 7 suppliers to ensure products meet specifications, requirements and deadlines- Approved and released lubrication system components for production using Rivian PLM/Enovia process- Drove component DFM and design iteration loop with simulation engineers to reduce part waste- Reviewed ISIR inspection data reports and approved/rejected part deliveries for build phases - Introduced rapid design changes to solve drive unit non-assembly and kick off tooling to meet deadlines- Created/updated DVP&R documents for components to provide direction for testing and validation - Root caused and constrained various open issue tickets to solve component/assembly failures and non-conformances - Designed and manufactured test equipment and fixtures to support drive unit validation testing- Led the design and managed the build of lubrication testing rig to rapidly characterize and validate lubrication components Show less

• Lead the design and manufacturing of the forced induction system for the FSAE Car at Cal Poly Pomona• Design goal: provide the car with 35lbft of torque across the powerband while minimizing weight• Calculated turbocharger sizing for restricted Yamaha R6 600cc application • Lead the design and manufacturing of turbo specific exhaust systems that optimized pulse flow • Lead the design and manufacturing of turbo specific intake system with learnings from my previous… Show more • Lead the design and manufacturing of the forced induction system for the FSAE Car at Cal Poly Pomona• Design goal: provide the car with 35lbft of torque across the powerband while minimizing weight• Calculated turbocharger sizing for restricted Yamaha R6 600cc application • Lead the design and manufacturing of turbo specific exhaust systems that optimized pulse flow • Lead the design and manufacturing of turbo specific intake system with learnings from my previous role• Validated and tested the use of E85 ethanol fuel for its cooling properties to prevent predetination• Lead testing on the dynamometer to root cause failure modes and get system to operational state • Modifying the Yamaha R6 engine witch custom pistons and cam shafts for forced induction application Show less

Pomona, California, United States

• Lead the design, manufacturing and validation of the induction system of the FSAE Car at Cal Poly Pomona• Design goals: to create a intake manifold that provides smooth power-band between 8k-12k RPM • Lead chassis dynamo-meter test sessions to validate Ricardo Wave simulations • Manufactured intake manifold plenum in house using carbon composite additive manufacturing • Sourced a supplier to 3D print intake runners out of Aluminum reducing weight by 0.5lb

Anaheim, California, United States

• Supported engineers with the design, failure analysis, 3D modeling and drawings of core products• Managed and maintained the lab where all engineering, 3D scanning and failure analysis took place• Measured 25 different parameters of the custom pistons and submitted data to engineers• Reverse engineered pistons, cylinder heads to assist engineers with DFM changes • 3D scanned components with Romer Arm and subsequently converted files for Solidworks compatibility.• Created… Show more • Supported engineers with the design, failure analysis, 3D modeling and drawings of core products• Managed and maintained the lab where all engineering, 3D scanning and failure analysis took place• Measured 25 different parameters of the custom pistons and submitted data to engineers• Reverse engineered pistons, cylinder heads to assist engineers with DFM changes • 3D scanned components with Romer Arm and subsequently converted files for Solidworks compatibility.• Created engineering design tracker to improve turnaround time and increase sales Show less

Lean 6 Sigma

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering, 3.1

Associate Of Arts And Sciences - Aas, Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician, 4.0