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Detroit, Michigan(Mi), Us

Auburn Hills, Mi, Us

• Lead design (DFM, DFA, DFX), customer interaction, and multifunctional team of engineers/designers for development of battery pack/platform (4W, ~100kWh). Responsibilities include design release, testing (DV and PV), BOM maintenance, Change management, DFMEA, DVP.• Design test procedures and setup for EV battery modules to gather performance and modeling data.• Assist in pilot build of 400V/800V EV battery packs in-collaboration with tier 1 automotive OEM.• Lead interaction and interface with international Tier 1 automotive, battery and material suppliers.• Lead aspect team responsible for disposal of High Voltage Battery Systems (HVBS).

Auburn Hills, Mi, Us

Gainesville, Florida, Us

• Synthesize, fabricate electrodes (slurry mixing, coating, calendaring), and assemble Li-ion cells in a glovebox to perform battery electrochemical cycling tests using compatible additives in electrolytes. • Enable more than 50% higher capacity retention in silicon (micron and nano Si) anodes by utilizing single pot polymer surface coating. (Cycler: Arbin, Landt; Potentiostat: Gamry).• Testing and analysis of Li-ion cells using specialized scripts electrochemical and mechanical protocols.• Develop tests to evaluate adhesive strength of calendared electrode slurry on copper current collector.• Perform pristine and postmortem (cell teardown for destructive test) material characterization/analysis to understand battery and separator failure, impedance growth, energy, and power loss upon cycling.• Author academic publications, progress updates, and maintain safety in compliance with EHS.• Work with collaborators in cross-functional teams to; maintain and troubleshoot testing equipment; procure battery material from external vendors and suppliers; employ characterization techniques to obtain and analyze results in a fast paced environment.• Analyze large datasets (FMEA) to identify failure modes of capacity decay, control cell quality and implement improvements in process.

Gainesville, Florida, Us

Grade papers, assignments and exams.Hold office hours to meet with students.

Gainesville, Florida, Us

Grade papers, assignments and exams.Hold office hours to meet with students.

Gainesville, Florida, Us

Perform lab demonstration on various electrochemical energy storage systems.Grade papers, assignments and exams.

Gainesville, Florida, Us

Study of High Capacity Nanocomposite Anodes for Lithium ion Battery.Evaluation of Prussian Blue Analogous for electrodes in Sodium-ion Batteries.Concentration-Gradient Prussian Blue Cathodes for Na-Ion Batteries

Gainesville, Florida, Us

Grade papers, assignments and exams.Hold office hours to meet with students.

Gainesville, Florida, Us

Grade papers, assignments and exams. Hold office hours to meet with students.

• Directed the design, validation of next generation radiator (Heat exchanger) and other peripherals for 600cc engine with efficient packaging.• Reduced the weight of sub-assembly 20% and assembly time 40% by employing product Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFM&A) and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).• Planned the fabrication, developed the Bill of Material (BOM), performed build vs. buy cost analysis and executed the assembly/disassembly processes to evaluate the readiness of the completed car.

Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, In

• Reduced training time 15% by remapping the module, while ensuring quality and safety in a World Class Manufacturing (WCM) environment.• Reduced re-work time on body shells by 10% by identifying defects at source and rectifying the issue by employing root cause analysis (RCA).• Improved throughput from various sections of the assembly line by prioritizing Kaizens (Continuous Improvement), 5S, Six Sigma and other relevant lean manufacturing practices. • Deliberated on the use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and deployment of essential safety and precautionary measures to adapt and mitigate hazards in a car manufacturing facility.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Mechanical Engineering

Master’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

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

High School