Vignesh Santhanagopalan Email & Phone Number

Denver, Co, Us

Stamford, Ct, Us

Design, review and stamp engineering projects for Fluid Solutions for applications such as sewer bypass, water storage and treatment, water transfer, pipe plug design and ventilation.Presently licensed with the state boards of CO, CA, TX, AZ, UT, NE.

Stamford, Ct, Us

• Provide technical support on system design, calculations, product selection, material compatibility, and application consulting; Lead engineer for Fluid Solutions rental business• Developed tool for pump system design calculation; decreased calculation time by 45% in the engineering department• Created over 150 product data sheets for pumps, tanks, and filtration equipment. Maintain SharePoint website to host product documentation, tools, and training materials• Regularly perform root cause analysis including troubleshooting at the site and implement creative solutions

Richardson, Texas, Us

Fall 2016 - Assisted in the Fluid Mechanics course for a class of 70 undergraduate studentsSpring & Fall 2017 - Assisted two sessions of Fluid Mechanics Lab. Exceeded expectations of the Instructor in performance evaluation. Guided 40 students perform 6 different experiments focused on the fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics. Helped students in determining goals and feasibility for a final project of their choice, which in turn, served as a great learning experience for me.Graded and evaluated their performance, and received encouraging course evaluation from the students.

* Programmed and modeled a Parabolic-RANS solver for predicting wake evolution and interactions in a wind turbine column* Calibrated mixing length from Large Eddy Simulation (LES) dataset and implemented it in the turbulence closure of P-RANS along with a one-equation tke budget* Validated solver with good agreement in wake field and power production, capturing the effects of spacing, Tip Speed Ratio (TSR) and atmospheric turbulence* Simulated an optimization problem for maximizing performance of a Wind farm, using different optimization techniques* Minimized computational time and cost of the CFD solver, to create potential for real-time applications * Guided an Undergraduate student to perform validation of solver with wind tunnel experimental results

Irving, Texas, Us

• Won a multi-million dollar Cooling Water System contract, of a super-critical thermal power plant, from the leading power producer in India * Selected the optimum pump model and prepared the techno-commercial quotation * Acted as an intermediary between teams in US, Netherlands and India and devised the bidding strategy * Identified hydraulic modifications to comply with client specifications; Decreased power consumption of Cooling Water system by 130kW * Resolved the technical queries raised by the client and negotiated on the terms and conditions of contract * Negotiated and made agreements with vendors to decrease the overall project bid value by 21%. Won the bid and realized cost savings of 10% from the market level price of bought-out equipment• Promoted the product benefits to various client and ensured inclusion of the product in their procurement plan• Specialized in Concrete Volute pumps, Boiler feed pumps and Condensate extraction pumps

Master Of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering

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