JS↗JYOTHISH
SUDHAKARAN

CALGARY, ALBERTA APEGA E.I.T.

Jyothish Sudhakaran

Mechanical Design · Manufacturing Methods · Engineering Automation

Practical production tooling. Repeatable engineering workflows.

I connect fixture design, GD&T, estimating and shop-floor handoffs—and build SolidWorks and planning tools that make those workflows easier to repeat.

6+ years in mechanical design & custom manufacturing

Estimation and Design Specialist · GN Corporation

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FUNCTION / PROCESS / WORKHOLDINGFIG. 01
ENGINEERING STUDY / CHUCKJS—01
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ID-expanding workholding study

Concept → deflection checks → manufacturing detail

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Illustrative schematic · conceptual geometry

6+

Years of experience

Mechanical design & custom manufacturing

89+

Fixtures designed or supported

Production & inspection tooling · 2025

267

Documented design deliverables

Documented releases · Jan 2025–Jul 2026

01 / SELECTED ENGINEERING WORK

From tooling decisions
to repeatable workflows.

Four case studies: fixture practice, material planning, CAD automation and workholding analysis.

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ENGINEERING STUDY / VACUUMJS—02

Illustrative schematic · conceptual geometry

Workholding01 / Engineering workflow

Mechanical Fixture and Workholding Portfolio

An abstracted collection of machining, vacuum, printed, welding, soft-jaw, inspection, and automation-support fixture work.

My contribution
Designed or supported datum, locating/clamping, drawings, BOMs and shop-floor revisions.
Evidence
Professional-practice collection across multiple assignments; dated design deliverables, not manufactured-unit counts.
SolidWorksGD&TDFM
Browser demonstration showing three bar layouts, cut sequences and reusable tails

Software demonstration · synthetic job · browser companion to the Excel/VBA workflow

Manufacturing02 / Engineering workflow

Round-Bar Nesting and Operator Cutlist

An Excel/VBA planning system that groups bar demand, compares stock plans, generates cutlists, and visualizes standard and optimized nests.

My contribution
Built material grouping, stock allocation and operator cutlist workflows.
Evidence
Reported Excel checks on 129 pieces; a separate working browser planner with conservation tests.
ExcelVBAPDF import/export

02 / HOW I WORK

Engineering decisions,
connected to production.

From the initial requirement to a clearer manufacturing handoff.

  1. Understand the requirements

    Review drawings, tolerances, quantities and process constraints. Make scope and estimate assumptions explicit.

    Operation-level estimation

  2. Design and evaluate

    Choose datums, locating and clamping strategies; examine access, stiffness and manufacturability.

    Workholding design study

  3. Plan and release

    Connect drawings, BOMs and routings to work instructions and shop-floor prove-out support.

    Fixture and release practice

  4. Automate and improve

    Turn repeated CAD and material-planning tasks into reviewable tools, with clear inputs, outputs and checks.

    SolidWorks workflow automation

03 / EXPLORE BY HIRING ROLE

Relevant work for your team.

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MECHANICAL DESIGN

Connect functional requirements, mechanical calculations and manufacturable detail.

SolidWorks / PDMGD&TDFMDesign release
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PROJECT 03 / PROTOTYPE

Structural Frame Analyzer

STEP-to-frame analysis prototype

Connects CAD preprocessing with a reviewable early-design model.

04 / SEE THE WORKFLOW IN ACTION

Put parts on the sheet.
See the decisions.

Explore the live nesting experience, then inspect the case study for the application’s engineering scope, upstream components and validation history.

Explore live nesting
Actual Sparrow result for nine synthetic parts in a feasible strip layout

Software demonstration · synthetic geometry · Sparrow/Jagua solver

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05 / PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Engineering with
manufacturing context.

I turn manufacturing requirements into practical tooling, clear methods, cost estimates, and engineering automation—from CAD and tolerances to shop-floor handoff.

Full experience & qualifications

September 2026–Present

Estimation and Design Specialist

GN Corporation Inc. · Calgary, AB

Connect design, manufacturing methods and estimating with practical tooling and engineering automation.

April 2024–August 2026

Junior Mechanical Designer

GN Corporation Inc. · Calgary, AB

Designed production and inspection tooling while supporting manufacturing release and shop-floor implementation.

Earlier experience: Engineering & Design at Protocase; conveyor design at Conveyortech. APEGA E.I.T. · B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering · Supply Chain Management diploma.

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WORKING ENGINEERING SOFTWARE

Use the tools.
Read the code.

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GRIPPER SETUP

Positive-stop vernier gripper

Explore the gripper setup calculator: raw/finished diameters, front/back modes, dual-lock hole alignment and CAD views.

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BAR-CUT PLANNING

1D nesting & operator cut lists

Turn grouped part demand into feasible bar layouts, stock requirements and repeatable operator cut patterns.

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COST COMPARISON

Fixture ROI & batch economics

Compare setup, machining, investment and break-even quantities for two manufacturing methods, including partially loaded batches.

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READABLE CODE & EXPLANATIONS

SolidWorks source library

Browse VBA and C# automation, with readable code, workflow explanations, entry points and setup requirements.

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LET’S BUILD SOMETHING THAT WORKS

Good design belongs
on the shop floor.

Considering a role in mechanical design, manufacturing methods,
fixture design, or estimation? Let’s connect.

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