Venkata — Lab manager

Sep 2013-Nov2013 - Internship at AGARWAL RUBBER LIMITED: (Hyderabad, India) Conducted an in-depth study of the manufacturing processes of tires and tubes to design and develop a catalogue for the products offered by the company, the products were distinguished based on the rolling resistance offered by the tires which were calculated by analyzing their tread patterns

Feb 2018-May 2018 - Development of Check-in process at Parkside Pediatrics Achieved a 30% reduction of the workload for the reception staff at Parkside Pediatrics by redesigning the check - in process using principles of Human Centered Design

Jan 2017-May 2018 Graduate Research Assistant: Clemson University - Facilitated the repair and restoration of the Ultrasonic Consolidation Machine (UCM). - Charted a plan of action for the future experimentation and studies to be conducted on the UCM

Sep 2016- May 2018 Lab Manager, Additive Manufacturing Lab: Clemson University - Conducted Preventive Maintenance procedures by Continuously Monitoring Critical fabrication parameters. - Piloted root cause defect tests based on Quality reports of all lab equipment to ensure smooth operations of all printers. - Designed workflow instructions for the AM printers significantly reducing average setup time for prints. - Established equipment layouts for the lab to optimize workflow and enhance ergonomic standards of the operations. - Lead various cross-functional research teams towards successful fabrication of their prototypes. - Ensured adherence of lab and material setup to University Environment and Safety regulations

Sep 2016-Oct 2016 - Energy Storage optimization of a flywheel Used a Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm to optimize a flywheel system by minimizing its material consumption and maximizing the kinetic energy stored in the system using ModeFrontier (Optimization s/w) by linking it with ANSYS

June 2015-Jul 2016 Graduate Engineer in Training: Rane Motors (Automotive Parts Manufacturer) - Performed time-studies to optimize the workflow of the production process for the suspension control arms and steering assemblies. - Generated EBOM's and MBOM's for the suspension control arms and steering assemblies manufactured. - Created work instructions and process flow maps to aid assembly line workers. - Conducted Process Improvement training sessions for untrained production floor personnel. - Successfully lead training sessions for new workforce on operations, maintenance and safety procedures in the plant

Feb 2015-May 2015 - B. Tech Project at Hindustan Aeronautical Ltd (HAL): (Bangalore, India) Successfully conducted linear static FEA analysis using PATRAN s/w on the Housing of Steering Assembly to map ' Stresses and Displacements