Shubhankar Desai Email & Phone Number

Erie, Pa, Us

* Led the design process for Thera Logics' portable eccentric exercise device, ensuring user-centric and innovative designs.* Conducted cost reduction initiatives for TheraLogics' portable eccentric exercise device, leveraging design optimization and material selection to achieve significant production cost savings.* Utilized principles of heat dissipation, cooling and thermal management to design components that ensure optimal temperature regulation and device efficiency, ensuring optimal comfort to end user.* Developed and implemented DFMEA and comprehensive validation plans, ensuring regulatory compliance and product reliability for rigorous testing and analysis.* Executed projects through the design review process, ensuring adherence to technical specifications and quality standards.* Authored intellectual property such as invention disclosures Patent applications, detailed documentation to support regulatory compliance and facilitate internal audits, etc., contributing to the company's portfolio.* Selected appropriate metallic and non-metallic materials for components, balancing cost, performance, and manufacturability.* Drove R&D for new devices aligned with company goals, conducting market analysis and prototype testing for emerging opportunities through analyzing and solving real-life problems.

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

* Conceptualized and fabricated innovative automation devices for Drosophila fly experiments, streamlining processes by 35% and reducing experiment time by 75, using advanced materials, demonstrating proficiency in composite materials and manufacturing processes.* Designed complex machine concepts based on provided User Requirement Specifications, CAD models, assemblies, and simulations to meet precise experimental requirements.* Engineered construction with advanced materials and thermal management techniques to enhance experimental efficiency, demonstrating a strong foundation in mechanical and thermal design.* Validated complex machine concepts through finite element analysis, ensuring robust performance under various mechanical loads.* Integrated liquid cooling solutions in experimental setups including computing units and batteries to maintain optimal operating temperatures of electronic systems in automation devices* Trained lab personnel on the effective use of automation devices, fostering efficiency and knowledge transfer.* Collaborated with cross-functional teams including sourcing and manufacturing, to streamline the production process and achieve manufacturability targets, similar to coordination required in automation device projects.

Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

⧫ Managed 3 research assistants, resulting in timely completion of project deliverables.⧫ Utilized cutting-edge technology to achieve 30% growth rate boost in mushroom mycelia experiments.⧫ Successfully implemented new treatment methods resulting in a 20% increase in survival rates for mycological systems.⧫ Developed mushroom mycelium blocks that surpassed Styrofoam in ASTM compression test, reducing carbon footprint.

Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

⧫ Designed and modified virtual reality environment in unity game engine.⧫ Performed motion tracking with Oculus and X-Sens motion capture system.⧫ Create a 3D reconstruction of movement under experiment for kinematics assessment.⧫ Conducted human testing and performed ergonomic analysis based on the collected data.

Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

⧫ Designed and conducted experiments with robotic equipment such as Fanuc, Kinarm End-Point etc. ⧫ Prepared resources, equipment, and materials for the research, and data-analysis post-experiments⧫ Assisted professors with labs and quizzes conducted in the lab.

Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

This was a voluntary work position serving new and upcoming international students with any and all help required for settling in.

Pune, Maharashtra, India

⧫ Led a team of 25 technicians and machine operators to increase production by 20%, resulting in a 10% decrease in delivery time.⧫ Reviewed and corrected designs, resulting in a 50% reduction in errors and ensuring timely completion of projects.⧫ Increased productivity by 15% by implementing optimized business operation policies and procedures.⧫ educed production costs by 10% by implementing CNC machining techniques and streamlining production processes, resulting in increased profitability for the company.

Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

⧫ Drafted finalized designs and explained the details to the technicians and machine operators.⧫ Kept track of on-going projects and reporting of progress and failures.