Recommendations:

1. Kevin Pulley, Engineering Manager at Stanley Black and Decker

“I am delighted to recommend Abishek Thilak, who was an outstanding member of the motors development team at Stanley Black & Decker’s Outdoor Products Group. Abishek consistently demonstrated exceptional skills in mechanical design, manufacturing, and energy management.

During his tenure from July 2021 to May 2024, Abishek made significant contributions to the design and testing of motors and components for ride on commercial lawn mowers and set to launch in 2025. His efforts included building and integrating over 250 motor prototypes for cut testing, drivability and feedback, which were crucial for identifying performance and eliminating motor failure root causes.

Abishek’s proficiency with CATIA V5 allowed him to design various fixtures and motor components essential for testing and new product development. His innovative implementation of chip indirect sensing using calibration software resulted in a remarkable 10% increase in motor efficiency. Additionally, his analytical skills with Minitab helped uncover reasons for motor performance reductions by plotting the variance of motor back drive angles for hall signals U, V, and W.

As a manager, I appreciated Abishek’s organization, detail orientation, and task-focused approach. He kept meticulous notes on his tasks and their statuses, communicated potential roadblocks openly, and excelled in problem-solving. Abishek quickly grasped new concepts and was both well-liked and respected by his peers, thanks to his personable nature and intelligence.

Abishek Thilak is a valuable asset to any team, and I highly recommend him for any position that requires a talented and dedicated mechanical engineer.”

2. Mark Clementi, Project Engineer at Stanley Black and Decker

“I had the pleasure of being Abishek’s manager while working at Stanley Black & Decker. His authentic optimism and engineering prowess helped him play a crucial role in the company’s continual platforming and Electrification strategies. He quickly became one of the “go-to” guys for our new motor sensing hardware and was always quick to jump on an opportunity to get hands-on with developing a new lab test, fixture, or to build a motor prototype.
Abi does an excellent job of prioritizing tasks without relying on a manager to break down the exact order of what he should work on. He takes full responsibility for what he is tasked with and sees things through until completion. I highly recommend him and he made my job as a manager easy!”

3. Anish Patil, Senior Motors Engineer at Stanley Black and Decker

“For the past few years, I have had the pleasure of working with Abishek at Stanley Black and Decker. We worked together on the same platform and focused on developing different motors to support our products. Our jobs often required us to collaborate and streamline our output. Abishek played an integral role in our team. His meticulous attention to detail and ability to follow instructions with precision have consistently produced outstanding results”

4. Angelo DeLuca, Motors Engineer at Stanley Black and Decker

“I have had the pleasure of working closely with Abishek for the last few years at Stanley Black & Decker. Abishek’s exceptional dedication, professionalism, and collaborative nature have made him an invaluable member of our team. I highly recommend Abishek and am confident that he will excel in any role he takes on.”

5. Aathmika Radhakrishnan, Firmware Engineer at Stanley Black and Decker

“Abishek is a great team player, his knowledge, work ethics and positive attitude have been great asset for the team. During our time working together in Stanley Black and Decker, he developed brushless high efficiency motors which is used in various outdoor rider products.”

6. Angela Carver, Performance Assurance Consultant at Schneider Electric

“Abishek is a smart, innovative individual. I had the pleasure of mentoring him for a business competition in Schneider Electric. I was impressed with his work!”

7. Devapriya Vaitheeswaran, Senior Engineer – Sales and Project Management at Bosch

“Abishek’s work ethic played a key role during the course of our design research in Heilbronn, Germany. His curiosity and agile thinking enabled us to brainstorm the various possibilities within a short span of time. He’s a great team player and his technical know-hows contributed to accelerate towards project success.”

8. Remegius Praveen, Professor at Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering and Technology

“An optimist with loads of talent, ready to exhibit at the right time and cause. I had the pleasure of teaching, mentoring and working with Abishek in his Undergraduate studies. It is an awesome experience to mentor him through his projects and studies. He is a person of great positive attitude which makes him special. He has a great work ethic which leads him to obtain greater heights. His thirst for knowledge and care for others, have always surprised me to the core. I wish him all success and luck while he progress through his career and life.”

Education:

Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, USA – 3.67/4.00

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering at Anna University, India – 8.04/10.00

Course Certifications:

1. North American Virtual Student Experience Cohort: Sales and Services Tracks completed on Schneider Electric Energy University portal (Jul-Aug 2020)
2. Introduction to Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), Labview, Siemens NX, Catia v5, Lean Foundations, and Six Sigma Foundations courses completed on Linkedin Learning (May- Jul 2020)
3. Digital Manufacturing and Design (DMD) Technology course completed on Coursera (May 2020)
4. Intro to Matlab course completed at Texas A&M University (Feb 2020)
5. AutoCAD and Solidworks course completed at CADD Center, Chennai, India (Apr 2018 – Jul 2018)

Voluntary Organizations:

1. Served as the Director of Mentoring (IGSA) at Texas A&M University (Aug 2020 – May 2021)
2. Active member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
3. Active member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)