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Mechanical Engineering Enthusiast | CAD & Design | NPD |

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👨‍🎓 Bachelor of Engineering (2012) 📐 Diploma in Product Design (2014) Engineering starts before the software opens. Before I build a model, I want to understand the engineering behind it — the loads, failure modes, material behaviour, manufacturability, tolerances, and the assumptions that will ultimately determine whether the design works in the real world. Over the past seven years, I've worked across the mechanical engineering lifecycle, from preliminary calculations and concept development to detailed design, drafting, PLM-controlled assemblies, manufacturing support, commissioning, and troubleshooting on the factory floor. My experience spans rotating motor sub-assemblies, structural fabrication frames, servo-driven cutting systems, and complex assembly environments. I've worked with Indian manufacturers, collaborated with US-based clients on skid designs, delivered technical training to engineers entering the field, and supported live production issues where design decisions had to translate into practical solutions. One project particularly shaped how I approach engineering. While working on a TMEIC-partnered motor design contract, I noticed the team was spending significant time every week on repetitive drafting tasks. Rather than treating it as simply part of the workflow, I developed a dynamic block automation system from scratch. It reduced drawing time by around 40%. For me, that result was more than a productivity improvement. It reinforced a principle I value in engineering: sometimes the most valuable solution isn't the most sophisticated one. It's identifying an unnecessary problem and removing it. I've worked extensively with AutoCAD Mechanical, Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, and ENOVIA PLM. But software is only part of the job. What matters more is understanding why a design should work, anticipating where it could fail, and carrying that thinking through to manufacturing and implementation. I'm looking to work with teams building products and systems where engineering discipline matters — where precision is expected, ownership is valued, and designs ultimately have to perform in the real world. If that sounds like your kind of engineering environment, I'd be glad to connect.

Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

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ChatGPT

Work experience

Technical Presales Engineer at Cito Infotech Pvt Ltd, Jul 2026 - Present · 5 mos, Greater Bengaluru Area, Understand customer manufacturing workflows and identify their engineering challenges. Recommend the most suitable Autodesk manufacturing solutions (PDMC, Inventor, AutoCAD, Fusion, Vault, etc.). Deliver technical product demonstrations tailored to customer requirements. Explain software features, benefits, and ROI from a business and technical perspective. Conduct proof of concepts (POCs) and workflow validations for customers. Provide technical support to the sales team during customer meetings and presentations. Compare Autodesk solutions with competing CAD/CAM/PLM products and highlight key advantages. Respond to technical queries and prepare solution proposals. Assist customers with software evaluation, licensing, and deployment planning. Coordinate with Autodesk and internal teams to address complex technical requirements. Conduct webinars, seminars, and customer training sessions. Stay up to date with new Autodesk products, releases, and manufacturing technologies. Build long-term technical relationships with customers and support post-sales technical discussions when required. Help achieve business growth by converting technical confidence into successful software sales.

Mechanical Design Engineer at Freelance (Self employed), Mar 2025 - Jul 2026 · 1 yr 5 mos, Davangere, Prepared and updated 2D manufacturing drawings using Siemens NX CAD. Created detailed assembly and component drawings as per engineering standards. Revised drawings based on updated 3D STEP models and engineering change requests (ECRs). Generated orthographic, section, detail, and exploded views for production documentation. Applied GD&T, dimensions, tolerances, notes, and balloons in manufacturing drawings. Worked on automotive headlamp assembly drafting and documentation. Maintained BOM tables, revision tables, and drawing annotations. Ensured drawing compliance with customer and company drafting standards. Coordinated with the engineering team to deliver accurate design documentation within project timelines. Performed drawing validation and quality checks before final release. During this independent period I chose to go deeper — taking on self-motivated engineering projects purely to sharpen my design process, expand my SolidWorks capability, and stay sharp across the full design-to-drawing workflow. Scissor Hydraulic Lift — Self-Initiated Design Project Designed a scissor hydraulic lift entirely on my own initiative — 1,000 kg load capacity, 800–1,200 mm lift stroke — using EN8/EN24 alloy steel for the scissor arms. Started where every serious design should start, paper and calculations. Worked through pin joint stress, arm buckling loads, hydraulic cylinder force requirements, and bearing selection by hand before opening any software. Only once the numbers held did the modelling begin. Built the full 3D assembly in SolidWorks scissor linkage geometry, hydraulic cylinder mounts, weldment base frame, and top platform — running motion study across the complete stroke range to verify lift behaviour and check for interference. Took the finished model into AutoCAD Mechanical for complete 2D documentation — GA drawings, detailed part drawings with GD&T callouts, and a fabrication-ready BOM. No client. No deadline. No shortcuts either.

Mechanical Design Engineer at CADZONE Engineered Excellence, May 2024 - Apr 2025 · 1 yr, Tumkur, 1.Designed rotating motor sub-assemblies with full structural validation — including shaft torsional stress, keyway shear stress, and bearing load distribution. 2. Performed preliminary bending stress and deflection calculations prior to 3D modeling, reducing rework loops and accelerating design sign-off Built dynamic block automation in AutoCAD for motor component drawings, cutting drafting time by 40% and standardizing output across the team. 3. Integrated 3D assemblies into ENOVIA PLM with complete revision control and BOM accuracy, supporting seamless handoff to manufacturing

Mechanical Design Engineer-solution specialist at VinZero - Capricot Technologies, Nov 2022 - Dec 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, 1. Provided expert-level technical support for AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor users in active manufacturing environments. 2. Diagnosed and resolved complex assembly failures — constraint conflicts, adaptive part errors, corrupted references, BOM inconsistencies — minimizing production delays. 3. Optimized large assembly performance by suppressing non-critical features and restructuring hierarchies, improving model stability and load times. 4. Prepared and validated 3D print-ready geometry (mesh integrity, wall thickness, tolerances) and managed full post-processing pipeline. 5. Delivered customer training on sheet metal modeling, parametric design, and assembly best practices.

Application Engineer at KMI Nuetech, Dec 2020 - Nov 2022 · 2 yrs, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, 1. Installed, commissioned, and calibrated industrial UV printers, vinyl cutting plotters, and digital cutting machines (Toyocut, Vulcan VINCUT) across South India. 2. Performed mechanical alignment, gantry calibration, servo motor tuning, and motion system verification to ensure repeatable cutting accuracy. 3. Diagnosed and resolved servo motor-driven linear motion system failures, reducing machine downtime through structured preventive maintenance. 4. Delivered application training to customers on machine software, workflow optimization, nesting efficiency, and tool path generation using CorelDRAW and Adobe tools

Education

Engineer's Degree, Mechanical Engineering, University BDT College of Engineering (UBDTCE), Davanagere

Vishwa Chethana Vidya Nikethana Residential School