Kunj Modi

Senior Mechanical Engineer at Zoomlion Heavy Industry NA, Inc.
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Greater Chicago Area
Languages
  • English Professional working proficiency
  • Hindi Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Gujarati Native or bilingual proficiency

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Ram Kasiraman

Kunj has a naturally inquisitive mind and is eager to learn new skills. As an AE intern, Kunj worked effectively with the group of engineers and other interns to improve upon and create concise messaging to the various stakeholders. Kunj's keen interest in understanding the fundamental engineering principles helped him to get up to speed with the project and contribute in a meaningful way in a short duration. Kunj was diligent and conscientious in his work and would be one of the most resourceful members in any team/organization.

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Experience

    • United States
    • Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Mechanical Engineer
      • Jun 2023 - Present

    • Mechanical Engineer II
      • Jan 2019 - Jun 2023

      Power Systems Engineering Team

    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Online Tutor
      • Oct 2017 - Dec 2018

      • Tutored Bachelor and Master's level students in Mathematics, and Mechanical, Aerospace and Chemical Engineering topics • Utilized Chegg tutoring website to communicate with students through chat and virtual whiteboard • Provided concise, yet detailed, tutoring lessons within students’ time constraints • Tutored Bachelor and Master's level students in Mathematics, and Mechanical, Aerospace and Chemical Engineering topics • Utilized Chegg tutoring website to communicate with students through chat and virtual whiteboard • Provided concise, yet detailed, tutoring lessons within students’ time constraints

    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Application Engineer Intern
      • May 2016 - Dec 2016

      Heavy Vehicles North America(HVNA) – Highway team • Executed Aerodynamic and Thermal simulations on heavy-duty vehicles to minimize fuel usage and GHG emissions • Meshed and morphed 3D models for aerodynamic and thermal simulations by using meshing tools PowerDELTA and ANSA • Developed new design concepts/parts based on aerodynamic analysis of CFD simulation results • Achieved cell count of approximately 8 million for the whole geometry of a heavy-duty truck as opposed to standard cases of 12 million • Simulated 3D transient 0° and 6° yawed air flow with boundary conditions using PowerFLOW LBM CFD Solver • Concluded the effects of design modifications through comparisons of drag development plots, iso-surfaces, pressure and velocity contours • Developed and deployed Python scripts to automate the post-processing process in PowerVIZ and PowerINSIGHT • Manually optimized the roof-fairing design of the truck by performing aerodynamic simulations using morphing parameters • Optimized external components of the truck to deliver 9% overall drag reduction for an on-highway vehicle OEM • Supported validation of thermocouple temperatures obtained from CFD with the test data for a client • Compiled technical reports and presentations to communicate simulation outcomes to the clients and recommendations for design improvements Show less

    • India
    • Higher Education
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Research Assistant
      • Sep 2014 - May 2015

      Renewable Energy Laboratory Project Title: Solar Powered Intermittent Vapor Adsorption Cooling System • Studied and evaluated the characteristics of various adsorption pairs and selected Silica gel – water working pair to enhance the performance of the system • Designed and manufactured condenser/evaporator acting as a single unit using NTU method of analysis • Achieved 22% Adsorption and 10.5% Desorption of Silica gel by conducting adsorption and desorption test on an adsorber box with fins of different materials • Developed a refrigeration system operated on low temperature heat from solar to obtain chilled water at 10 °C Show less

Education

  • Northeastern University
    Master of Science (MS), Mechanical Engineering (Specialized in Thermal-Fluid Sciences)
    2015 - 2017
  • University of Mumbai
    Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechanical Engineering
    2011 - 2015

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