Resume

1. 1201E Houghton Ave.,
Houghton, MI – 49931
Joy Pandya
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joypandya
(906) 275 – 9950
jkpandya@mtu.edu
SUMMARY
Graduate Mechanical Engineering student with two years of professional work experience as a design engineer and one
internship. Co-founder member of ‘Rotaract club’ student chapter and chairperson of student chapter for mechanical engineers.
Skills in various CAD software, GD & T, tolerance stack up analysis and Lean manufacturing. Seeking an internship / Co-op
for summer / fall 2017.
EDUCATION
Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI
MS, Mechanical Engineering | 3.45 / 4.00 expected: May 2018
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Design Engineer | Larsen & Toubro Technology Services | Vadodara, India Oct. 2014 – Aug. 2016
 Executed ‘tolerance stack-up analysis’ for Cryo – Pump and updated parts design, used Pro – E 3D modeling software
 Designed Fixtures for Brazing operation of tubing assemblies, used Pro – E 3D modeling software
 Redesigned Cryo – Pump to solve issues in servicing and accessibility of inner components, used Pro – E software
 Provided continuous customer support to client (Brooks automation Inc.) for their day to day engineering challenges
 Used SolidWorks, Pro – E and AutoCAD and provided on time engineering solutions for running line problems
 Upgraded assemblies to comply with European and Chinese RoHS / REACH standards, used Pro – E, AutoCAD and
Autodesk Inventor
 Connected with several OEMs to understand their manufacturing procedure and to conclude whether it complies
with latest RoHS and REACH standards or not. Updated parts and assembly drawings accordingly
 Executed Value Addition / Value Enhancement on Cryo Chiller and reduced the cost of the pump by 4.5%
 Depopulated the features of Cryo chiller and regenerated drawings using Pro – E
Quality intern | KHS GmbH | Ahmedabad, India May 2013 – Jun 2013
 Checked quality of components produced by suppliers and ensured they meet KHS standard of quality
 Inspected suppliers to check their manufacturing process and quality standards
 Visited the Coca – Cola factory (KHS client) to understand their running line problems
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Making a Starship factory a Lean factory
 Applied the lean manufacturing tools like COMMWIP, DFMEA, VSM, Pokayoke, Kanban, Kaizen, JIT
and 5S to eliminate wastes and make efficient flow in a simulated factory
BAJA, SAE India
 Designed an ATV using SolidWorks and manufactured it in university workshop
 Cleared all pre – tests and participated in the final racing event
Refrigeration through LPG gas
 Designed and manufactured a refrigerator which uses LPG as refrigerant and which has no moving parts
COMPUTER / TECHNICAL SKILLS
 Autodesk Inventor | CREO | Pro-E | Solid Works | AutoCAD | GT – Power | Agile PLM | Intralink PDM | MS office
 Hands on experience: CNC Lathe/Milling operation | Conventional/Non-conventional welding, pipe bending machine
VOLUNTEERING AND LEADERSHIP
 Volunteer | Global intervarsity @ Michigan tech. Aug. 2016 – Present
 Co – founder member & Vice President | Rotaract club of PDPU | 8 – 10 hours per week Aug. 2012 – May 2014
 Chairperson | Student chapter for Mechanical Engineers | 8 – 10 hours per week Aug. 2013 – May 2014
ACHIEVEMENTS
 Received an appreciation ‘I appreciate!’ for 2 times from the client for my work at Larsen and Toubro
 Achieved a gold medal from NASA in a research project competition
 Selected as a fighter pilot in Indian Air force
MILITARY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
National Cadet Corps (NCC) | Under Officer | 5 hours per week March 2011 – Feb 2014
 Served my nation by being an officer in the NCC – the supportive structure to Indian armed forces
Project Humanity | Member | Larsen and Toubro Technology Services | 10 hours per week Nov. 2015 – Aug. 2016
 Collected and distributed warm clothing and food to needy people and volunteered in Blood donation camps
UNIVERSITY INVOLVEMENT AND PART TIME WORK
 Senior design panel member | Judging panel member Dec. 2016
 Newspaper writer | Team member | 3 hours per week Sept. 2016 – Present
 Broomball referee | Game referee | 7 hours per week Dec. 2016 – Present
INTERESTS / HOBBIES
Trekking | Snowboarding | LAN gaming | Soccer | Squash