Ava Patel
Senior Mechanical Engineer | CAD CAE Expert | Product Design and Development
Contact
- Email: ava.patel@example.com
- Phone: +1 555 012 3456
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/avapatel
- Portfolio: https://www.avapatel-engineering.com
Profile Summary
Detail oriented mechanical engineer with over 8 years of experience in product design and development. Proficient in CAD and CAE tools, including SolidWorks and ANSYS. Demonstrated ability to lead cross functional teams, optimize designs for performance and manufacturability, and deliver cost savings through lightweighting and design for manufacturability.
Experience
- Led design optimization of a powertrain component achieving 15 percent weight reduction and 12 percent manufacturing cost savings
- Managed finite element analysis and tolerance stack up studies reducing field failures by 20 percent
- Coordinated cross functional teams to implement design for manufacturability and robust supplier collaboration
- Implemented design changes improving assembly time by 25 percent
- Modeled thermal performance of heat exchanger assemblies and optimized for energy efficiency by 8 percent
- Developed 3D models for custom components enabling faster prototyping and cost reduction
- Led root cause analysis using FMEA and implemented corrective actions
- Directed configuration control for mechanical assemblies and reduced BOM errors by 30 percent
- Established CAD standards to improve collaboration with suppliers
Skills
- SolidWorks
- CATIA
- Creo
- ANSYS
- FEA
- CFD
- GD&T
- PLM
- Manufacturing
- Python basics
Certifications
- ASME Certification
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- CSWP SolidWorks
- OSHA 30
Education
- Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2006 – 2010, Berkeley, CA