Gavindu91

Experience

• Design EngineerSouthern Spars·Mar 2018 – Present5 yrs 7 mosColombo, Sri Lanka• Member of the Global Design Team of Southern Spars designing for manufacturing of composite rigging cables for racing yachts competing for international competitions including America's Cup and Volvo Ocean.
  • R&D and new product development of composite cables for both marine and non marine applications such as motorsport and aerospace industries.
  • Cable designs include solid carbon rigging , bundled carbon cables, and associated marine grade fittings and interfaces.
  • Design for Manufacturability (DFM).
  • Machine developments to mass produce newly introduced cables.
  •最优化n of existing machines to increase the productivity and quality of manufacturing.
• Mechanical EngineerLTL Holding(Pvt) Ltd·Jul 2015 – Feb 20182 yrs 7 mosColombo, Sri Lanka• Designed fuel tanks and high pressure penstocks for thermal power and hydro power plants.
  • Project managed the mechanical aspects of construction projects of power generation and power transmission.
  • Oversaw and managed erection of mechanical structures associated with power projects.
• Research AssistantUniversity of Bristol·Jun 2014 – Jun 20151 yrsBristol, UK• Developed a nano positioning system for a scanning probe microscope featuring structural optimizations with electronic control to eliminate and control undesired vibrations and to improve faster scanning rates.
  • 3D modeling and performance based optimizations were carried out using Autodesk Inventor.