Akash Patel / Mechanical Engineering

Resume

Akash Patel

akashp9292@gmail.com · 770-883-9776 · Suwanee, GA

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Education

Boston University — M.S., Mechanical Engineering, May 2026
Boston University — B.S., Mechanical Engineering, May 2025 · GPA 3.46

Work experience

Crown Electric, Cincinnati, OH — Engineering Associate, Engineering Analysis and Modeling (June–August 2025)
Developed a heat-transfer and energy-usage program for power-plant cooling systems, and designed a parameterized heat-transfer model integrating fluid properties, material data, and plant conditions.

Boston University — Teaching Assistant, Probability, Statistics, and Data Science for Engineers (January 2024 – May 2025)
Coursework assistance to engineering students in class and during office hours.

PrintForm, Suwanee, GA — Engineering and Business Intern (May–August 2024)
Shadowed the CEO on engineering decision-making and project planning; worked on integrating engineering workflows with business objectives.

SplashBI, Duluth, GA — Analytics Intern, KPI Development (May–July 2023)
Built visualizations and key performance indicators for business dashboards.

Projects

  • Transparent Inclinable Walkway — senior design for Vibram; 500 lb design load, 0–40° incline, SolidWorks FEA-driven material selection (2024–25)
  • Travel Sewing Kit — automated manufacturing class; SolidWorks CAM, CNC mill, and robotic-arm workflows automating a multi-part build (Fall 2024)
  • Emotion-Based Candy Machine — real-time emotion recognition in MATLAB driving stepper-actuated dispensing (Fall 2024)
  • Automatic Drink Dispenser — 2.5-DOF Cartesian motion system with G-code control and a peristaltic pump (Fall 2023)
  • Point-to-Point Communication — Arduino stations and custom circuitry transmitting encoded laser signals (Spring 2023)

Three graduate builds — the diesel rotary vane pump, the AgroBot end effector, and the mass-production dispenser — postdate this resume's project list and are documented on this site in full.

Skills

Technical: SolidWorks, MATLAB, OnShape, Fusion 360, R-Studio, C++, Java, 3D printing
Tools & systems: Arduino, G-code, CAM, CNC, automation