Pranav Phadke Email & Phone Number

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

• Planned and scheduled activities for the maintenance and facilities team by identifying the correct parts required
• Achieved more than 90% of task completion for maintenance weeks and maintained about 94% PM completion rate
• Developed automated systems for safety work orders, reporting forms email notifications and metrics generation

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

• Developed setup procedures to help technicians during product changeover, eliminate guesswork and associated delays during production
• Retrofitted oil spraying machine with diffused reflection sensor to save time for thru-beam sensor alignment and reduce related downtime
• Worked on projects with manager to find solutions on deficiencies and comply with MOL, ESA, TSSA and MOE requirements
• Worked with supervisor to make electrical modifications for better equipment integration
• Performed electrical troubleshooting by reading technical schematics, proactively inspecting equipment for issues and reporting it

• Designed HMI and developed robust PLC control logic in IEC 61131-3 programming paradigms on Allen-Bradley and Siemens platforms.
• Learnt to develop programs for ABB robots using RobotStudio. Gained exposure to Fanuc, Motoman and UR robots.
• Derived project specifications from given objectives and developed user-defined blocks for reusability.
• Implemented on-demand and periodic data logging to a database along with DDE messaging with Excel.
• Utilized dual bit I/O mapping in PLC programs to save time during troubleshooting.
• Programmed a Cognex In-Sight camera for part inspection using various built-in tools.

Kingsville, Texas, USA

• Reduced project delays by 1-4 weeks by manufacturing in-house setups, handling vendors, organizing meetings and preparing Gantt charts.
• Led a team of four graduate students through the entire UAV development life-cycle and saved over 40% in the research budget.
• Reduced electrical shorts on UAS by designing electrical schematics in AutoCAD Electrical and a SolidWorks enclosure.
• Enhanced student learning outcomes by 10% by developing strategies, using various tools and technologies.
• Chaired safety committee and assisted the department in clearing accreditation audits while handling two courses with 100 undergraduates per semester and 30 advisees as their academic advisor.
• Responsible for all aspects of Control of Systems and Elementary Numerical Methods courses at the undergraduate level and occasionally assisted with Engineering Graphics.Projects:

Kingsville, Texas

• Responsible for developing an innovative robot navigation algorithm. Saved about 85% over OEM computing solution. Received Best Masters Thesis award for the work.
• Saved department in lab expenditure by manufacturing in-house experimental setups, and developed procedures for them to be used in the curriculum.
• Assisted in designing concise presentations and responsible for lab sessions of the undergraduate Control of Systems course.Projects:
• Self-improvement(Robot programming): Learned to program Staubli 6-axis manipulators using operator manuals and online communities.
• Autonomous mobile robot navigation: Developed a navigation algorithm based on the Artificial Immune System that used sensor fusion along with simultaneous localization and mapping in C++ and MATLAB.
• Coursework project: Crafted a MATLAB script to identify letters/words from image files.

Kingsville, Texas

• Promoted robotics program at TAMU-K to enhance undergraduate enrolment by taking the lead to cover recruitment events.
• Assisted high school students in building and programming educational robots during various technical summer camps.

Pune, Maharashtra, India

• Saved on overheads by taking the initiative to troubleshoot Siemens based PLC systems using machine drawings, electrical schematics, and preparing IO lists.
• Maintained repair logs, contributed to 5S to improve safety and productivity, prepared work instructions, performed preventive maintenance, and trained personnel.
• Assisted in the preparation of internal ISO audit documentation and the commissioning of plant equipment.
• Liaised with the production team to ensure low downtime and worked with suppliers to save about 70% in spare parts budget.
• Responsible for maintaining all plant utilities and machines requiring the use of electrical/mechanical tools, P&ID, working on PLCs, control panels and wiring.
• Proposed and convinced management on machine modifications using CAD illustrations for an estimated reduction in setup time by over 30%.5S Kaizen Projects:

Pune, Maharashtra, India

• Helped conceptualize and develop a modular ASRS using CATIA and AutoCAD.
• Performed design calculations for fasteners, bearings, motors and gearing.

Master, Mechanical Engineering, 3.90

Activities and Societies: YES Texas Program, GEMS Program, BEST Robotics Competition, Indian Students Association (President)

Be, Mechanical Engineering, First Class

Activities and Societies: SAEIndia BAJA 2007, SAEIndia BAJA 2009, SAEIndia BAJA 2010