Vishal Chandrasekhar

1019 East University Dr, Apt 304, Tempe, AZ 85281

(248) 686-4919
vchand16@asu.edu

OBJECTIVE

Graduate mechanical engineering student seeking a full-time position that provides an opportunity to
learn through experience while contributing to organization with zeal.

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Aug 14- July 16 (expected)
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Coursework: Advanced CAE, Finite element analysis, Design optimization, six sigma methodology.
Cumulative GPA: 3.72/4.00

WORK
EXPERIENCE

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Anna University, Chennai, India
Magna cum Laude

Aug 09 - May 13

Graduate Research Aide

Arizona State University, Tempe

Oct 14 Present

Currently working under Dr. Yongming Liu on XFEM Cohesive zone based analysis of composite laminate
in Prognostic Analysis and Reliability Assessment Laboratory.

Research Assistant - Design analysis and manufacturing

Anna University, Chennai, India

Sept '11 Sept '13

Solved various imperative industrial issues like extrusion die design for ejector pin and designing gating
system used in Commutator end bracket by using design & analysis techniques.
Applied lean manufacturing techniques for cycle time reduction and Inventory optimization.
Developed and evaluated fibre composites for liner material in journal bearing.

Intern
Royal Enfield Motorcycle, Chennai, India

Nov 12 Feb 13

Work In Progress (WIP) identification by studying material and process flow during vehicle assembly
through activity mapping.
Productivity improvement of vehicle assembly line through optimization of dynamic WIP.

PROJECTS

Sept '14 Dec '14

Analysed composite aircraft wing skin with hat stringers and found optimal parameters to minimize bending
as it undergoes typical wing loading of a commercial aircraft.
The analysis of the composite laminate was done using ABAQUS along with safety analysis using various
failure criteria.

Wet Wing Skin with Fuel Inlet and Hat Stringers

May '12 April '13

Government of India, Department of Science & Technology sponsored project under Innovation and
entrepreneurship development cell (IEDC).
Conceptualized, designed and developed Bluetooth based engine control system.

Bluetooth based wireless engine control system

SAE mini Baja, 2013

PAPERS
AND
PUBLICATIONS

Co-Captain of Collegiate team with 25 members involved in the design and analysis of ATV for SAE Mini
Baja.

Modelling and analysis of extrusion die and bolt ejector pin

Applied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 591 (2014) pp 137-141.
Designed an extrusion die for bolt ejector pin using CAD tool and analysed it for the maximum extrusion load
condition using ANSYS software. A simulation of the extrusion process of the designed die and pin was done
to validate the results.
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Analysis and Optimization of Gating System for Commutator End Bracket

Procedia Materials Science 6 (2014) 1312 1328.
Optimization of the gating system for Commutator End Bracket which caused various casting defects. The
component was designed using PTC Creo and flow analysis was carried out using FLOW 3D Software.

Optimization of product development time through lean manufacturing

Advanced Science letter Vol. 19, No. 8 (Aug 2013) pp. 2322-2325.
This work involved optimizing product development cycle time in existing machining processes by using value
stream mapping. I presented the work at 3rd International Conference on Mechanical and Aerospace
engineering in Paris, France.

Value stream evaluation and simulation to improve productivity

Applied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 612 (2014) pp 89-95.
An extension of the previous work in which the carburettor assembly line was optimized to improve
productivity using lean manufacturing technique.

MCDM approach for selecting suitable solar tracking system

IEEE Xplore
A mathematical model using a multi criteria decision making (MCDM) model, Analytical Hierarchical Process
(AHP) was developed to determine the best possible solar tracking mechanism to achieve maximum solar
energy. Presented at 7th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Systems & Control in India

PATENTS

Bluetooth based vehicle engine control system

SKILLS

Design Software:

(IN patent: 4784/CHE/2013)

A device for controlling the engine using Bluetooth device like mobile phone, Bluetooth dongle. Applied for
patent at Intellectual Property of India, Chennai.

Other Skills:
Design Experiment Software:
Analysis Software:
Other Software:
Productivity Simulation software:
Language (Spoken & Written):
Leadership and Professional activities:

LINKEDIN PROFILE

PTC Creo, Unigraphics NX 7.0, CATIA V5R12 and

SolidWorks 2012
Geometric modelling & Tolerance (GD&T), DOE,
Six Sigma, DFMEA
JMP, Minitab
ANSYS 8.0, ABAQUS 6.13, MSC NASTRAN 11.9
MATLAB, C++, FORTRAN, python, LabVIEW,
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint
eVSM (Electronic Value Stream Mapping), Arena
English, Hindi, Tamil

Member of Techshop innovation centre, Chandler, AZ.

Student member and Secretary, SAE Collegiate Club.
Student Organizer, Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Member of Innovation and entrepreneurship development cell (IEDC) of my college.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vishal-chandrasekhar-58216738

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