AKASH MARAKANI 3345 Wiscasset Dr #110 Dearborn, MI 48120 832-612-1914 akash.marakani@gmail.com

SUMMARY Looking for a challenging position to utilize my problem solving and leadership skills to create a sustainable business environment and drive improvements at each and every stage of the project lifecycle. SOFTWARE SKILLS: SolidWorks, CATIA V5, Abaqus (CAE), ANSYS, MS Office (Project, Excel, Word), AutoCAD, 3D CAD, C, Minitab

TECHNICAL SKILLS: Design of Experiments (DOE), GD&T, Six Sigma, 5S, BOM, APQP, DMAIC, Design for Manufacturing & Assembly

(DFM/DFA), Statistical Process Control (SPC), Product Devel opment, Project Mgmt., Testing, Analysis, DVP&R, DFMEA, Data Analysis EDUCATION Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering August 2014 – April 2016 University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida GPA: 3.90/4.00

Graduate Teaching Assistant for Models of Supply Chain Management ‘16 COURSEWORK: Failure of Materials in Mechanical Design, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Experimental Stress Analysis, Applied Elasticity and Advanced Mechanics of Solids, Computational Methods for Design & Manufacturing. Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical (Mechatronics) Engineering September 2010 – May 2014

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India GPA: 4.00/4.00 Achievement: Awarded the University Gold Medal for academic and research excellence ‘14

WORK EXPERIENCE

Project Engineering & Management Co-op, Airbus Group, Spain June 2015 – December 2015 Coordinated, planned, monitored & scheduled programs for the A330 militar y aircrafts each worth $200M for 9 clients

Assisted in cross-functional alignment & communicated with key stakeholders for identifying requirements and expectations

Created a risk, quality and change management plan to deliver results on time by meeting the customer needs

Evaluated the business performance by calculating the key performance indicators (KPI) and act as a Voice of Customer (VOC)

Acted as a customer liaison for the suppliers, engineering, purchasing, manufacturing and planning departments

Design and Manufacturing - Intern, Defence Research and Development Organization, India June 2013 – August 2013

Created Bill of Materials (BOM) to analyze the ways to integrate the components depending upon its functionality

Assisted in Design Verification Plan and Report (DVP&R) at each product l ifecycle to ensure the design meets specifications

Initiated Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (DFMEA) to minimize the risk and implemented a risk mitigation plan

Design for Manufacturability & Assembly (DFM/DFA) guidelines were implemented to reduce the product cost by 20%

Conducted a Measurement System Analysis (MSA) – Gage R&R to redefine the SOP’s and improve the process efficiency by 5%

Performed Design of Experiments (DOE) using Statistical Process Control (SPC) for plastic injection molding of parts

Achieved a 3% significance level for injection molding process by implementing Hypothesis Testing

SAE - Chassis Design (EV) -Team Lead, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology, India October 2013 – March 2014 Designed the steering assembly components using SolidWorks and performed load analysis to meet the requirements

Performed Crash Analysis using SolidWorks and fabricated the lowest weight by optimizing the design constraints

Reduced the amount of slip by implementing an Ackerman steering mechanism and designed the chassis of the vehicle

A pure steering condition was achieved and the team stood 6 th at a national level electric vehicle (EV) solar car competition

PROJECT EXPERIENCE Finite Element Analysis - Simulation and Optimization of Torque arm and Plane Truss, Florida January 2015 – April 2015

Performed a Fully Stressed Design (FSD) - CAE analysis under 3 loading conditions to reduce the structural weight by 48%

Minimized the cost of the structure by obtaining a design in compliance with the optimal design parameters

Fatigue Analysis of a Coke Drum and Fuse Pin in an Aircraft, Florida August 2014 – December 2014 Performed the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for components which are subjected to extreme heating and cold shocks in refineries

Investigated the unexpected failure, due to fatigue of a fuse pin in a pylon mounting which caused the Boeing 747 to crash

Estimated the number of cycles of failure using the S-N diagram and recommended ways to improve the life expectancy

Design and fabrication of Gesture Vocalizer for Individuals with disabilities, India December 2013 – April 2014 Developed, Verified and Validated a prototype data hand glove for the disabled to communicate effectively

Implemented a Flex Sensor-Microcontroller technology to convert hand gestures into LCD and audio messages

Conceptualized a cost effective design and built the prototype for a cost of $100

Computational Methods for Design & Manufacturing – Boat, Florida January 2015 – April 2015 Designed a 3D solid model for a boat which involved the knowledge of curves l ike B-spline, Bezier and Hermite curves

accompanied by free form 3D geometry. Used matrix equations used in CATIA V5 for 3D modeling Implemented Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance (GD&T) technique to design the structure in compliance with the design

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE Student Assistant, UF Housing and Residence Education, FL January 2015 – May 2015

President, Nirvana Club 2014, India January 2014 – March 2014