About Openso Engineering

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
• Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
• Chief Financial Officer of Openso Engineering since 2002

• Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia
• In pursuit of Masters in Mechanical Engineering, Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville
• Certified Engineer In Training (EIT)
• Engineering Consulting Sales / Project Manager with international experience in petroleum refining, petrochemical, biofuel, polysilicon, pulp & paper, automotive, aerospace, mining, agriculture & other related industries

Ajay Kardak is a Principal Mechanical Engineer at OPENSO Engineering. Ajay completed his doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering at Louisiana State University (LSU), Baton Rouge, LA in 2015. After graduating in 2015 he started working at OPENSO Engineering as Senior Design Engineer and then promoted to be Principal Mechanical Engineer based on his technical aptitude and “hands-on” approach. Ajay has managed multiple projects, simultaneously, that involved a combination of hand calculations, Finite Element Analyses (FEA), developing client reports and proposing appropriate recommendations. He has traveled extensively within the U.S. and internationally providing “hands-on” support in resolving client’s issue. He is adept in performing Structural/Thermal analysis, Vibration analysis, Fatigue Life predictions, Buckling analysis, Creep analysis, Pipe Flexibility analysis using various numerical methods. Ajay has in-depth knowledge of various ASME, ASTM, API Codes and Standards. He is a highly regarded senior-level mechanical engineer with a record of technical innovation and multimillion-dollar cost saving accomplishments. Ajay is also a professional member and contributing author of various peer reviewed ASME and ASTM journals. He is also a reviewer for ASME’s prestigious Journal for Verification, Validation and Uncertainty Quantification. Ajay received his Master of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Louisiana State University (LSU), Baton Rouge, LA. Before coming to United States (U.S.), Ajay received his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from India. His areas of expertise include Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Computer Aided Design (CAD), Computational Mechanics, Contact Mechanics, Fracture Mechanics, Experimental Mechanics, Structural Dynamics, Pressure Vessel Design and ASME Section VIII Division 1 & 2.

Shrey Shah is a Senior Design Engineer at OPENSO Engineering. Shrey graduated with a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), and joined OPENSO after his graduation, where he has contributed significantly to a number of projects. Shrey’s interest lies in performing practical modeling and simulation of various physical processes and phenomena. He is proficient in performing static and transient analyses applicable to single-phase and multi-phase fluid flow, vibrations, thermal and structural simulations in a timely and organized manner. He is experienced in various ASME and API standards used to carry out fitness for service and fatigue life calculations. He is also adept at writing programming codes in MATLAB, C and Python. His Master’s thesis was based on numerical modeling and simulation biomedical devices and underwater robots. His research included non-linear structural analysis of shape memory alloys (SMA) for a cardiovascular stent and underwater simulations of octopus and jellyfish movement using user-defined functions. Before coming to the United States, Shrey obtained his Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar. During his bachelor’s degree, he also accomplished a Minor in Computer Science and Engineering. Shrey’s expertise lies in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI), multi-phase flows, heat and mass transfer, Computer-Aided Design (CAD), MATLAB, Python, user-defined functions, fitness for service, fatigue analysis, boiler and pressure vessel design.