KIRAN VIJAY ASKNANI

75 St. Alphonsus Street, Boston, MA 02120 | (857)269-8548| asknani.k@husky.neu.edu | www.linkedin.com/in/kiranasknani

Subject: Application for Assistant Project Engineer Co-op

Dear Hiring Manager:
I am currently graduate student at Northeastern University where I am pursuing Masters of
Science in Industrial Engineering. I recently saw the job posting regarding Assistant Project
Engineer Co-op position that is available at your organization. As a mechanical engineering
student I have studied subjects like power plant engineering, renewable energy sources and
energy audit during my under graduation and I also did an internship in manufacturing sector
during my under graduation. Also currently I am studying operations research and engineering
probability and statics at Northeastern University. So it will be great opportunity for me to
apply the knowledge I have acquired in classroom during this job.
I am very excited to work at this position because it will help me sharpen my skills further.
I have enclosed my resume for review. Thank you for your time and consideration and I hope to
hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
Kiran Asknani

KIRAN VIJAY ASKNANI

75 St. Alphonsus Street, Boston, MA 02120 | (857)269-8548| asknani.k@husky.neu.edu | www.linkedin.com/in/kiranasknani

EDUCATION
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, Boston, MA

August 2016(Expected)

Master of Science in Industrial Engineering

Focused coursework: Deterministic Operations Research, Engineering Probability and Statistics
UNIVERSITY OF PUNE, Pune, India
August 2014
Bachelors of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
Focused coursework: Machine Design, Robotics, Production and Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering

EXPERIENCE
Atlas Copco, Nashik, India
Design and Analysis Intern

August, 2013- May, 2014

Assisted in Management of project focused on design of fixture for reduction of assembly time of roof of Boomer
L2D Crane.
Reduced the assembly time of roof by 60% and manpower required for it by 50%
Implemented the Poka Yoke Principle (Lean Manufacturing Principle) to eliminate the errors during assembly
Conceptualized and designed the fixture using Creo 2.0 3D design software
Studied various materials like EN8, EN19, TATA Steel IS4923 and IS2062 Grade Fe410WA and their properties like
tensile strength, compressive strength etc for the purpose of analysis of fixture
Assisted in real time analysis of fixture in ANSYS software and achieved required minimum factor of safety.
Vijay Stores, Hosiery Merchant, Rajpipla, India
August, 2011-June, 2012
Inventory Manager
Managed Inventory, which helped me gain knowledge of inventory management techniques in retail sector
Part of the Sales team due to which sales of the shop increased by 25%
Assisted in Purchase department

HONORS AND ACTIVITIES

Achieved 2nd position in National Level Project Competition for Defense Robot .
Volunteered in NIMA(Nashik Industrial and Manufacturing Association) exhibition as an anchor and also assisted in
event management team
Student member of APICS(Northeastern University chapter)

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Design and Manufacturing: AutoCAD, MasterCam, Pro-E, Creo 2.0, Autodesk Inventor, Hypermesh, Catia
Additional Applications: Microsoft Office Suite, MATLAB, Tora, Lingo, PLC Programming