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Sunnyvale, CA, US

Sunnyvale, CA, US

• Expertise in sustainable and cost-effective alloy development, magnets, adhesive solutions for consumer electronics.
• Develop functional and sustainable materials and/or processes in partnership with cross-functional and vendor teams to deliver material solutions to be used on hardware development.
• Identify long term trends involving material challenges and develop/champion initiatives to intercept.
• Working as a materials content expert in the hardware development process – define the materials requirements surrounding resins, textiles and metals.
• Perform testing and analysis of materials using a variety of characterization and analysis tools.

Houghton, MI, US

Dissertation: Study of Effects of Chemistry and Grain Boundary Geometry on Materials Failure (Sponsored by DOE) - Analyzing effect of grain boundary segregation on strengthening and deformation mechanism. - Intensively used small scale mechanical testing such as Nano indentation and in-situ TEM experiments, along with SEM, XRD, AFM, FIB & EDS..

Houghton, MI, US

Sunnyvale, CA, US

- Instructor of mechanics labs for two sections of undergraduate students with 25 students each and grade lab assignments - Help students understand theoretical concepts in physics

Thesis: Mechanically Induced Structural Changes in MoS2.Project: Preparation of Exfoliated MoS2 using Ball Milling Process and Fabrication / Characterization of MoS2 based Electrodes for Super Capacitor Application. - Prepare Exfoliated MoS2 powder with different milling hours as well as different solvents. - Analyse effect of different ball milling.

Houghton, MI, US

• Primarily assigned to maintain materials testing and analysis lab.
• Designed and conducted mechanical tests such as UTM, Charpy, Brinell and Rockwell tests, Micro hardness as per ASTM standards.
• Assisted undergraduate students prepare samples for microstructural analysis.
• Performed different machining processes like wire drawing, lathe cutting, grinding, welding
• Mentored senior year level projects and helped analyze experimental data for variety of mechanical tests conducted.
• This experience helped me develop analytical and complex problem solving skills.

Panaji, Goa, IN

• Primary Highlights: - Worked with metallurgical testing labs to analyze sinter product. - Prepared work safety procedures by OHSAS 18000 standards & prepared standard operating procedures. - Collaborated in a cross.
• Worked with metallurgical testing labs to analyze sinter product.
• Assisted production team enhance process depending on chemical analysis.
• Actively participated in process improvement and standardization initiatives. Prepared standard operating procedures for various processes.
• Prepared safety procedures to enhance work safety and hazard control measures by implementing OHSAS 18000 standards. Blast Furnace Operations: Worked with production and maintenance team to improve plant availability..

Kolhapur, MH, IN

Project Specific Tasks:- Redesigned engine casings with an objective of reducing weight. - Developed a new alloy with better yield and higher ductility to prepare thin wall castings. - Performed Charpy and Brinell tests to evaluate material properties. Utilized magma software for casting analysis while mechanical team performed FEA on optimized design.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Materials Sciences

Master Of Science (Ms), Materials Engineering

Bachelor Of Technology (B.Tech.), Metallurgical Engineering