Akshit Singh is seeking a full-time job where he can utilize his technical and leadership skills. He has a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University. As a senior design team leader at Purdue, he saved an auto plant $70,000 per year using Theory of Constraints. He also placed 4th in the EcoCAR 2 competition and was an interim project leader and mechanical team member for Purdue's EcoCAR team. His experience includes research, internships in automotive engineering in India, and leadership of student organizations.

1. Akshit Singh
720 Northwestern Avenue, Apt. 425, West Lafayette, IN 47906 | singh125@purdue.edu | 765-409-5653
Objective
To obtain a full-time job where my technical and leadership skills are utilized to improve the company and the world
Education
Purdue University, B.S. Industrial Engineering December 2015
Achievements
• Saved $70,000 per year for FCA Kokomo Transmission plant using Theory Of Constraints project (Senior design)
• Young Investigator award in 2014 for excellence in research, presented by Mitchell Daniels, President of Purdue University
• EcoCAR 2 Competition (Milford, MI and Washington, D.C) : Placed 4th
out of 15 teams from the USA and Canada, with
first position in two categories: 60-0 mph stopping distance and lowest emissions
Purdue University
Purdue Senior Design Team – Technical lead August 2015 to December 2015
• First senior design team ever to handle a TOC project in FCA history, and inspired Fiat to implement similar projects in Italy
• Accomplished expertise in PowerPivot tables, an excel feature that allowed manipulation of about 10 million data points
• Improved the machining cycle time by removing unnecessary pauses related to tool change and faulty programming
• Eliminated 900 minutes of downtime per month by removing a faulty part detection switch
ECOCAR 2 – Interim Project Leader / Mechanical Team Member January 2013 to June 2014
• Designed a custom class II trailer hitch, using Siemens NX and FEA analysis, that was lighter than any available in market
• Designed and Fabricated a 5-bar to accommodate the position of Magna motor and meet crash safety requirement
• Fabricated a custom control arm made out of Aluminum which was lighter in weight and higher in FOS than the stock arm
• Mounted a 5lb. fire extinguisher inside the cabin, within the reach of the driver and every passenger in the car, without
compromising space for any of the occupants
• Designed and manufactured several parts for the rear end of the car, like the battery cooling system and magna controller stand
• Lead weekly meetings, made the agendas and assigned tasks to all sub-teams(Technical, Business and Communication)
• Represented the team during outreach programs in various High Schools and Middle schools to educate young students
Summer Research under Dr. Peter Meckl, Asst Head/Prof, Mechanical Engineering June 2014 to August 2014
• Corrected alignment problem in the custom designed rear subframe for the EcoCAR2 vehicle by redesigning the bracket for
the custom control arm
• Diagnosed problems in Magna motor related to knocking sounds that were unknown to the manufacturing company itself
Work Experience
Jaguar & Land Rover, New Delhi, India June 2013 to July 2013
• Acquired position of cabin noise isolation expert for Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
• Diagnosed several suspension issues, engine lock-ups and faulty brakes
• Received training in work flow of the company, post delivery services and other general aspects like Pre-Delivery Inspection
Jaguar & Land Rover, New Delhi, India July 2012 to August 2012
• Disassembled and Assembled 5 overheated engines for diagnosis and damage report
• Disassembled a wrecked Land Rover Range Rover Sport and assembled it back into a new chassis
• Performed various repairs/replacements on over 20 vehicles, including mechanical failures and electronic malfunctions
Nachi Motherson Precision Limited, Haryana, India June 2012 to July 2012
• Performed teeth improvement & sharpening for several racks using heavy machinery like CNC
• Undertook project study about Gear Manufacturing Processes, Industrial Automation, Process Capability, Contemporary
Japanese Manufacturing Processes like JIT, 5S, Kan-Ban, 6-Sigma etc. and Organizational Communication
 Invented a Matlab program that desires an input of frontal area, horsepower, coefficient of drag and expected acceleration
and outputs the theoretical top speed of the car
 EPICS - Member of Team EVEI 1. Organizer of the 2nd
Annual evGrand Prix, one held at Purdue (30th
April, 2011), and
other at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (7th
May, 2011)