From: tandon@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Mridul Tandon)
Newsgroups: misc.jobs.offered
Subject: PhD Mechanical Engineer, CAE/CAD/CAM, Numerical Modeling, Optimization.
Date: 26 Sep 92 20:07:27 GMT
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Organization: University of Florida


Dear Prosepective Employer:

I am currently a candidate for Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the 
University of Florida and expect to graduate by December 1992 (available
now).  I am looking for a position in application software development in 
Mechnical Engineering Design and Manufactring (CAE/CAD/CAM).  

My main areas of interest are optimum design of mechanical systems, design
for life-cycle, finite element analysis, computer graphics, geometric
modeling, and robotics, although not limited to them.  

My Ph.D. research is focused in the area of design for optimum life-cycle 
cost.  Life-cycle cost includes the design, quality, manufacturing, operation
and maintenance costs. Special emphasis is laid on developing a methodology 
for expansion of design space for further optimization of the system.  It 
involves developing the techniques for evaluating the sensitivities of design
constraints and then performing cost/benefit analysis in order to determine
the constraints to be expanded which will yield in further optimizing a design.
This, in turn, leads to the selection of best alternatives in design-
manufacturing-operation cycle.  In this research, extensive optimization is
done using nonlinear and dynamic programming techniques.

My qualifications include a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering with
concentration in computer graphics and robotics.  I have an excellent exposure
to geometric modeling techniques and finite element analysis through the
courses and projects done during my graduate study.  I also have very strong
experience in software development on DOS, VMS and UNIX environments using C,
Fortran and Pascal languages.

I hope my qualifications are of interest to you.


Sincerely,
Mridul K. Tandon




                               MRIDUL K. TANDON
                               ----------------
                        322-8 University Village South
                             University of Florida
                          Gainesville, Florida 32603
                           Home Ph: (904) 334-5209
                       E-mail: tandon@reef.cis.ufl.edu


  OBJECTIVE     Seeking a research/software development position in a computer
  ---------     aided design and manufacturing (CAE/CAD/CAM) environment.


  INTERESTS
  ---------     Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing;  Computer Graphics and
                Robotics;  Concurrent Engineering;  Optimum Design for Quality,
                Reliability, Manufacturing and Operation (life-cycle);
                Constraint Management in Design;  Investment Decisions in
                Design and Manufacturing;  Finite Element Analysis.


  EDUCATION
  ---------
  1987-pres.    PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering, University of
                Florida, Gainesville, Florida.  Advisor - Prof. Ali Seireg.

  May 1987      MS in Mechanical Engineering, Univ of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio.

  May 1982      BS in Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology,
                Kanpur, India.


  WORK EXPERIENCE
  ---------------
  May 89-pres.  Graduate Assistant, College of Business, University of Florida.

  Jan 87-May 89 Graduate Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
                University of Florida.
                Helped in teaching courses in Feedback Controls, Computer
                Controls, Computer Aided Design, Vibration and Measurements
                Lab at undergraduate and graduate level.

  Sep 84-Dec 86 Teaching Assistant, Dept of Mechanical Engineering,
                University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio.
                Lab instructor in CAD/CAM, Instrumentation and Measurements,
                Stress and Vibration, and Energy Conversion Laboratories.

  May 82-Aug 84 Plant Control Engineer, Tata Electric Company, Bombay, India.
                Operation and control of thermal power plants.

  May 81-Jun 81 Trainee Engineer, Premier Automobiles, Bombay, India.
                Summer internship: in-plant training in different departments.




  PUBLICATIONS
  ------------
                o  Tandon, M. K., Shankar, N., and Seireg A. A., "An
                   Integrated Decision System for Journal Bearing Design.",
                   World Congress on Expert Systems, Orlando, Florida,
                   December 1991.

                o  Tandon, M. K. and Seireg A. A., "Manufacturing Tolerance
                   Design for Optimum Life Cycle Cost.", Manufacturing
                   International Conference, Dallas, Texas, March 1992.

                o  Tandon, M. K. and Mantrala M. K., "Markdown and Inventory
                   Optimization Using Stochastic Dynamic Programming Approach.",
                   submitted for review to Journal of Marketing Research.



  PROJECTS
  --------
                o  PhD Thesis:   An Integrated Design Decision System with
                   Emphasis on Value Added Research.
                   - A decision system for design of journal bearings for
                     optimum life cycle cost. Cost includes cost of
                     manufacturing, in-plant and external quality costs, and
                     operations and maintenance cost.
                   - Development of techniques for expansion of design space
                     during optimization using constraint sensitivity analysis.

                o  MS Thesis:   Computer Graphics Simulation of Manufacturing
                   Workcells.

                o  Design of an integrated decision support system for cost
                   analysis of investments in engineering projects.

                o  Finite element analysis and optimization of structures.

                o  Computer aided mechanism / robot analysis and synthesis.
                   - Kinematic and dynamic analysis.
                   - Computer graphics simulation.

                o  Integrating IBM 7565 robot to GE Optomation vision system.

                o  An assembler and simulator for a subset of PDP system
                   assembly language (in 'C').

                o  Databases in integrated engineering design and
                   manufacturing environment.

                o  Developed database systems on IBM system/36 and dBase IV
                   for college students, faculty, and other systems.

                o  Developed a general interactive computer program for
                   optimum pricing and advertisement strategies for large
                   retailers (such as J.C. Penny) using stochastic dynamic
                   programming approach.

                o  Developed a computer program for automatic allocation of
                   courses to different teachers and classrooms.




  COMPUTER SKILLS
  ---------------
  Languages:    C & C++, Pascal, Fortran, Lisp, Basic, 8086 Assembly, SQL.
  Systems:      UNIX, VMS, CMS, DOS.
  Packages:     Calma, CADAM, AutoCad, dBase, Paradox.
  Graphics:     IGES, GKS.
  Robotics:     Merlin AR Basic, IBM 7565 AML.


  SCHOLARSHIPS & PRIZES
  ---------------------
                o  Received John J. Turin Memorial Award from the University
                   of Toledo for  services to graduate student body and the
                   graduate council of the university.
                
                o  Received National Scholarship in high school and college
                   from the government of India for superior academic
                   performance.


  ACTIVITIES
  ----------
                o  Vice President, Graduate Student Association, University
                   of Toledo, year 1985-86.

                o  Member of the following committee at University of Toledo:
                   .  Graduate Council
                   .  Academic Program Advisory Committee
                   .  Student Activities Committee of the Graduate Student
                      Association.

                o  Vice President, India Club -- a University of Florida
                   student organization.


  REFERENCES
  ----------
                   Available on request.

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