Abhinav Vedire

Experience

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  Texas Inventionworks

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2022

  – Oversaw campus makerspace that caters to the design and fabrication needs of 4000 engineering students– Led 40 student staff in daily operations, outreach, hiring, resource allocation, and organization– Spearheaded the development of a project library of various level engineering projects for student education – Led the Digital Fabrication Area which includes FDM 3D Printers, SLA Printers, and other specialty machines

  • President

    Dec 2021 - Aug 2022

  • Digital Fabrication Lead

    Jun 2021 - Dec 2021
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  M3 Design

  Aug 2022 - Dec 2022

  Mechanical Engineering Intern

  – Supported 5 ongoing project teams with prototyping, CAD modeling, assembly, and documentation stages– Collaborated with cross-functional engineering and industrial design team to develop 5+ products for clients– Utilized Solidworks and PTC Creo for top-down modeling of 100+ large-scale assemblies, parts, and drawings– Consulted with external clients to convey weekly updates and clear communication of project requirements– Engaged with manufacturers and used GD&T drawings to ensure accurate and precise creation of parts Show less

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  Texas Inventionworks

  Dec 2022 - May 2024

  Student Technician

  – Trained 1000+ students to use 3D printers, laser cutters, CNCs, power tools, textile machines, soldering, etc– Calibrated and maintained 20+ machines, achieving a 95% machine uptime rate in a high-demand makerspace

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  Ford Motor Company

  Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

  Mechanical Engineering Intern

  – Designed and prototyped an innovative storage feature to increase capacity by 30L for a future vehicle– Streamlined prototype manufacturing by optimizing delivery of key components, reducing lead time by 10%– Integrated user research with human-centered design principles to ideate new vehicle features– Directed a team that organized a large-scale research event for a feature review of 10+ competitive vehicles

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  SharkNinja

  Jun 2024 - now

  Mechanical Engineer

  – Collaborating with the UK team on a new product to test and modify 30+ part iterations using Solidworks– Spearheading the prototyping of parts using silicone molding, FDM, and SLA, reducing turnaround time by 85%– Developing testing protocols to benchmark against existing methods, enhancing 4 product validation metrics