- The document provides a summary of an automotive systems engineer's experience, education, skills, and projects. It includes details about their master's degree in automotive engineering, bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, coursework, internships, research, and role on SAE teams designing suspensions and brakes. Their technical skills include CAD, CAE, programming, and they have worked on projects analyzing components and vehicles.

1. MONISH URAPAKAM RAMAKRISHNAN
Cell: +14807405883
mramakri@umich.edu
279 Cherry Valley Dr, M-13, Inkster, MI 48141
SUMMARY:
 Automotive Systems Engineer with experience in design, testing, analysis and validation
of automotive systems.
 Practicalknowledge in the areas of Suspension Design, CAE and Material Application in
automotive design.
 Worked with design of brakes and suspension as a member of SAE BAJA team at
undergraduate level and SAE Electric team at Graduate School.
 Diploma in Product Design, from CADD Center, India.
 Trained in CAD Software such as CATIA V5, ProE, Autodesk.
 Programming skills using C/C++.
 Highly motivated, hardworking individual with ability to multitask and work
independently.
 Good Leadership skills and ability to perform well in a team.
EDUCATION:
MS in Automotive System Eng. (GPA – 3.95/4.0(till date))
U of M Dearborn (Sep’15 – Expected’17)
BE in Mechanical Eng. (GPA – 9.13/10)
MSRIT (VTU) Bangalore, India (July’11 – May’15)
COURSEWORK:
Master’s:
Automotive Powertrains, Design & Manufacturing: Lightweight Automotive Materials,
Automotive Integrated systems, Finite Element Method in Automotive structural design, Analysis
and design for crashworthiness, Fracture and Fatigue consideration in design, Material Selection in
Automotive Design, Design of Chassis.
Bachelors (Relevant):
Mechanics, Machine Design, Material Science, Composites Materials, Rapid Prototyping, Project
Management.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
 Master Diploma in Product Design and Analysis (Mechanical), CADD Center
 CAD Software’s: Catia V5, AutoCAD, Solidworks, ProE and Inventor.
o Experience in designing multi part assemblies and basic rendering such as Multi
Plate Clutch(Spring Type), Cycle,
o Basic Knowledge of GD&T and its application
 CAE Software’s: ANSYS, HyperMesh, LSDyna.
o Structural Analysis of Cycle Frame, Baja Vehicle Chassis, Wishbone in Ansys

2. o Static Load case analysis of Spindle/Steering Knuckle, Steering Column support
beam in Hypermesh/Optistruct
o Normal modes analysis of Chassis using Hypermesh/Optistruct.
 MS Office Tools, MATLAB.
 Programming Languages: C/C++
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
University ofMichigan, Dearborn (Lab Assistant in ME Dept.) (Sept. ’15 – Dec ‘15)
Task: Lab assistant for Graduate Research Students working on Fatigue behavior and Tensile
Strength of Different types of joints.
Technologies: MTS Testing machines, MS Excel
Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
o Literature Survey on the various joint types, Testing Specifications.
o Testing of the Specimens and recording and organizing of data.
o Preparation of Specimens
Rail Wheel Factory, Indian Railways (Intern) (Aug
’14)
Task: to study the manufacturing processes in general and to consider alternative processes
as part of effort to make the plant eco-friendlier.
A study on the use of alternative fuels for the normalizing furnace was undertaken and
Biodiesel was suggested as a replacement.
Engine Division, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (Intern in Adour MK871 Dept.) (Jun ’14 –
Jul’14)
Task:
 Study the functioning of Turbojet engines manufactured at HAL at the module level.
 To create a C program to automate the dynamic balancing calculations for various engine
rotors.
Achievements:
 Successfully created a C program to perform balancing calculations for various engine
rotors and the values were correlated with physically obtained results.
 Analyzed the functioning of engine modules and also got an understanding on the
manufacturing processes especially the use of nontraditional techniques such as EDM,
LBM, ECM.

The Diesel Loco Shed, Ministry of Railways (Intern)
(Jun ’13)
Task: To study the mechanical system in HHP Locomotives in general with specialization
in the fuel oil system of HHP Locomotives of Indian Railways.
RESEARCH WORK:
 “Aluminum Alloy Roll Casting Process and their Automotive Application” by Sandeep
Kumar Reddy Janampally, Monish Urapakam Ramakrishnan, Venkata Ramana Murthy
Garbham, Elsayed Orady submitted to AFS 121st
Metal Casting Congress

3.  “Fabrication of Basic Screw Extruder to Manufacture 3D Printers’ Filament” by Arvind V.
Lal, Monish Urapakam Ramakrishnan., Ahlaad Saraf and Jaya Christiyan K.G; ICRAES
2016
 Current research being pursued for Master’s Thesis:
“Study About behavior of SMC-R Composites under Biaxial Fatigue Load”
Objective
The objective of this research is to study the behavior of SMC-R composites under biaxial
load conditions. This is to be achieved by conducting systematic fatigue tests using Arcan
Method, compiling and analyzing test data. The data is then validated by using CAE.
ACADEMIC PROJECTS:
 Analysis of Steering column support beam in HyperMesh using OptiStruct solver
o The effects of different types of flange joints were also compared, such as, Spot
welds, Seam Weld or in case of no welded joint.
o The maximum stress and deflection were analyzed to ensure it is within
permissible limits.
 A set of four projects to develop look into possible specifications and issues for a MY2021
vehicle:
o To benchmark MY2021 vehicle with current equivalents and develop preliminary
design specification for the MY2021 vehicle using weighed Pugh charts.
o Developing a QFD, Requirements Cascade and Interface Analysis for a Selected
Vehicle System of the MY2021 vehicle.
o To prepare a Conceptual Design of the Proposed Vehicle and Technology Plan,
DFMEA
o To prepare a basic Business Plan for the Target Vehicle.
 BAJA 2014 (SAE India).
o Member of Suspension/Chassis team,Responsibilities were Design of Suspension,
Modelling of Suspension components in Inventor and Structural Analysis of
Suspension components, Space frame chassis in Ansys.
 FSAE Electric
o Member of The Electric Racing team at U of M Dearborn. Worked with the
mechanical team on the design on Suspension, Brake design.
o FEA work on the Brake Disc, Suspension components.
 National Finalist at 3D Student Design Challenge 2013 conducted by ARVATO
Bertelsmann
LEARDERSHIP QUALITIES:
 Member of Student Council in High School, Holding positions of Voyagers’ Vice Captain
and Cultural Secretary.
 Treasurer, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, chapter 326.
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