KETAN BHATTAD

201 Indiana Avenue, Apt# 321 G, Lubbock, TX, 79415♦ (806) -789 7166 ♦ [email protected]

OBJECTIVE

• To obtain a position that will enable me to demonstrate my strong organizational skills,

educational qualification, and ability to work well with people. I believe that my abilities and
desire to succeed will lead me to make a positive contribution to the organization.

EDUCATION
• MS in Industrial Engineering
Texas Tech University, United States
Graduation: Aug. ’10
Present, GPA: 3.72

• BE in Mechanical Engineering
Shivaji University, India
Graduation: April. 2008
GPA: 3.20
SKILLS
• Proficient in computer assisted design & drafting.
 AutoCAD, Pro-E, Solid Works, Autodesk Inventor, CATIA, FEA-ANSYS, UNIGRAPHICS.
• Extensive knowledge of manufacturing processes such as machining processes &
tooling, lean manufacturing, operational engineering, facility design, project analyst.
• Problem solving capabilities and ability to respond positively to varied situations.
• Flexible to work as a Team or individually with leadership skills
• Exposed to software like in Photoshop, coral draw, C programming.
• Operating System: Windows 9x/2000/XP/Vista/Mac.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and other office tools.
• Computer hardware and software troubleshooting solver.
• Good presentation skills
National Paper Presented - 02
Awarded the best paper presentation on topic “Artificial Intelligence: An approach to Automation”
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 K.I.T’s College of Engineering, Kolhapur, India July’08-Dec’08

• Worked as a lecturer for one semester
• Responsibilities included conducting lectures & practical’s.
• Extensive knowledge gained in field of Engineering drawing and use of CAD.

 Nova Metallurgicals, Kolhapur, India Jan’07-May’07

• Summer internship was carried out to reduce cost in machining operations using tools of high
standard
• Generally the tools used for studying were manufactured by ISCAR.
• Job responsibilities were someway similar to application engineer.
• Various tools and cutting conditions were studied to improve process effectiveness along with
exposure to various machining process

 Foundry Equipment Engineers, Kolhapur India Aug’06-Dec’06

• Fall internship of Six months; job involved was to reduce the overall time and companywide
cost in delivering service
• Services delivered included tools, equipment, raw material and material handling systems.
• Delays in service request were reduced by studying the structure of the company and
suggestions were put forth to management which was appreciated.
 Menon and Menon Pvt. Ltd, India May’07-July’07
• Time motion study was done in a group of four to reduce the lead time required in machining
processes
• Successfully planned for material requirements, material flow, capacity determination and
demand forecasting.
• Quality control tools implemented along with TPM phase two for present and future
requirement.
 Cera Flux Pvt. Ltd, India May’06-July’06
• Worked on designing and manufacturing of a special unit, used for removing gases trapped in
molten aluminium and wire-drawing of aluminium metal.
• Responsible for proposing different designs and studying them in detail with respect to
manufacturing difficulties.
• Studied metallurgical process involved in melting of aluminium and difficulties related with it.
• Successfully completed fabrication and assembling of the machine/unit.
 Environmental Project on “ Solar Detoxification” Sep’05-Mar’06
Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute, Phaltan - 415523, Maharashtra, INDIA.
• A complete project on the process of detoxification of waste water using solar energy with self
assembled lab size unit for analyzing theoretical results with actual.
• The waste water was treated with solar energy for weeks to purify and reuse of water for
agriculture.
• This lead to cost cutting of water purification system and cost comparison was done with other
methods such as chemical and other biological means.
GRADUATE PROJECTS
 Project Management
• Created a plan to organize, manage and control activities of an international conference of ASEM
which will be held in Lubbock during year 2011
 Managing Operation in the Time-Shared Jet Business
• Used the tools related to optimization and achieving the low cost model with various constraints
in real time conditions.
 Electro spinning Nanofibers
• Study in depth the process of electrospinning the nanofibers of polymers and composite materials.
• Study of different collector plates used and its effect on the quality of the nanofibers.
 System Analysis: Failure mode Analysis and its cause
• A detailed study to find the root cause analysis of any event.
• Using an example of nuclear plant accident (Chernobyl).
• Used tools to effectively point the cause and to prevent the occurrence of the same in future.
 Facility design of Nano-manufacturing lab in Industrial engineering department at Texas Tech
• The layout was redesigned using different approaches to minimize travel time and reduce waste
(Graphical method, weighted average, total closeness rating)
 B.E. Project:
“Design and optimization of “Vertical Parting Core Shooting Machine” Aug’07-April’08
• Project carried under Kelsons Engineers & Fabricator, Kolhapur, INDIA
• Complete design and lab size model was prepared for demonstration of the operation.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
• I was awarded “The Best activities coordinator” at my Undergraduate level.
• I have participated in many National level technical paper presentation competitions at my Undergraduate
Level and stood among top five performers.
• I was the President of the students’ Association of my department at Kolhapur Institute of Technology,
 Kolhapur.
• I have organized many Technical and Cultural Events at my school and college levels.
• I have participated as a team in all the events at my college and most of the times selected to head one
activity.

REFERENCES : Available on request.