Spandana Sanne

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Summary

2+ years of academic and professional experience in Pro-E, AutoCAD, Solidworks and Unigraphics NX.

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Master’s degree in Mechanical engineering with specialization in Design, Vibrations and Mathematics.

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Proven ability to apply general principles of physics and engineering to provide technically feasible solutions

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for complex engineering problems.

4. In-depth knowledge of testing practices, manufacturing procedures, plant operations, machine

capabilities and mass production requirements.

5. Familiar with engine designing methods, engine systems and analysis tools.

6. Sound knowledge of Engineering drawings, material sciences and Diesel Engine Fundamentals.

• Good understanding in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance (GD&T) as per ASME Y14.5-2009

standard.

• Confident to work individually & with team in multi-task environment under deadlines.

Enjoys sharing knowledge and encouraging development of others to achieve specific team goals.

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Enthusiastic learner of new technical tools and software applications, and present ideas in a clear and concise

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manner to all levels of management.

9. Self-motivated, strong written, verbal communication & presentation skills and highly

resourceful. Experienced in managing and mentoring.

Education

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering December 2011

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois GPA: 3.3

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering May 2009

VCE, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India GPA: 3.8

Experience

JBL Resources, Grand Rapids, MI June 2013 – Till Date

On-site: Stryker Instruments, Portage, MI

Test System Engineer

• Exposed to various testing process of medical devices (Torque, High Performance, Final leak testing).

• Created and released drawing prints for couple of assemblies of testing equipment (HITS, MATS AND LORI)

using pro-e creo and windchill.

• Played a major role in the mechanical design of final leak, 4 wire coil and torque test systems for BPM

products.

• Presented concept drawings and preliminary models for BPM final leak test system.

• Responsible for mechanical design of BPM 4 wire coil tester, Motor current test station and BPM torque

tester.

• Designed HMI using Pro-E Creo, which is used on all BPM test systems.

• Trained in various modules of validation program and Risk Management.

Aerotek, Oakbrook, IL February 2013 – June 2013

On-site: Philips Healthcare, Aurora, IL

R &D Engineer

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• Worked on X-ray tubes.

• Designed fixtures for welding process of Glass Insulator and Glass testing setup using Solidworks.

• Created drawing sheets for couple of fixtures used in the glass test system.

• Conducted MSA and glass breaking test of Glass Insulators on Glass test system.

• Post results documentation work is done using MS Excel, VBA.

• Documented procedure for MSA and glass breaking test experiments of Glass Insulator.

• Measured various dimensions of Glass Insulator in IQA lab Using Height Gauge, Calipers, CMM and

Telescopic gauges.

• Exposed to Fabrication, Annealing and welding process of Glass Insulator.

• Conducted Index oil experiments on Glass Insulator parts to analyze and compare strain induced in parts

during various manufacturing process.

Wits Inc. Solutions, Cincinnati, OH April 2012 – October 2012

On-Site: Caterpillar Inc. Mossville, Peoria IL

Design &validation Engineer

• Worked on C140 and C145 engines.

• Designed test-block for bench test of LP manifold of CR4 fuel pump.

• Created drawing sheets for various parts (such as bracket, Inlet body and so on) of CR4 & CR6 fuel pump

using Pro-E.

• TSU (Tolerance Stack Up) is done for inlet valve, outlet valve and for journal bearings on camshaft using

TSU s/w.

• Documented procedure for D/A (disassembly and assembly) of fuel pump from engine and also for the

serviceable components within the fuel pump.

• Exposed to the analysis of performance bench test of high pressure fuel pump.

• Using EDS interface and Team center updated data and releasing of various parts is done.

• Analyzed and created reports for failure of various components such as plunger, barrel, bearings on camshaft

and many more.

• Assisted senior design engineers in sustaining engineering projects.

Graduate Research Assistant, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois January 2010-March 2012

Drive transforms models for Robot Manipulator

• I modeled the drive transform with RPR and RRP approach for Stanford manipulator.

• Comparison between these models is made in terms of speed and singularities.

• Using these drive transforms a modified EOM trajectory has been found, this avoids the jerk and

vibration in the robot during its motion.

Teaching Assistant, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois January 2010-December 2011

• Graded projects and homework’s, prepared questionnaires and solutions for the students for the courses

Mechanism Design, Manufacturing Process, CAD/CAM and Strength of Materials.

• Conducted classes for the course Manufacturing Process and Mechanism Design in the absence of

professor.

• Helped students in the CAD lab in using different modules in Pro-E wildfire 4.0 and Unigraphics NX.

• Guided students while working on lathe machine in the machine shop and to design a robot which can

reach particular distance with some time constraint.

Pioneer Technologies, Hyderabad, India April 2009-July 2009

Junior Engineer, Intern

• Designed the model of asbestos sheet using Unigraphics NX and analyzed the strength of the sheet using

ANSYS.

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• Aided the floor engineer in CNC programming and manufacturing process of asbestos sheet.

• Obtained practical experience in Computer Aided Manufacturing.

Engineering CAD Centre Software Solutions, India January 2008-December 2008

Design Engineer, Intern

• Worked as a design engineer on different projects which involved mechanical engineering analysis.

• Involved in a Design team with 3D and 2D CAD designers to create design layouts and associated

assembly and fabrication drawings using Unigraphics NX and AutoCAD.

• Generated detailed drawings in Pro-E and developed BOM for finished components

• Created 3D and 2D drawings for various prototypes and manufacturing.

• Assisted senior Design engineers in the design of jigs and fixtures for testing and production and also in

the design of engine components.

• Conducted analysis and fabrication of engine structures to support in product development.

• Handle the tasks of testing engine parts verified as faulty and report the parts for further development to

the development team.

Projects

Pro-E

• Designed a Can crusher using Pro-E Software. Optimization of Can crusher has been done by changing

loads and other parameters. Analysis has been done using Pro/Mechanica, to find the stress distribution and the

displacement distribution.

• Created assembly of pulley component in Pro-E.

• Modeled machine components like Crank, Gear, Steering Wheel and Flange.

ANSYS

Finite Element Analysis of Residual Stresses in Welded Zone of Duplex Stainless Steel

• Studied the behavior of weld metal under residual stresses, which are generated due to highly non-uniform

temperature field during welding.

• FEA modeling of 240*50 plates is done in ANSYS using shell 57 element, necessary loading and boundary

conditions are applied.

• Nonlinear thermal analysis is carried out to get the global thermal history, this is given as an input to

structural analysis where shell 183 element is employed and static analysis is performed.

Modal Analysis of Plates

• Developed FEM model of circular and rectangular plates using ANSYS and calculated the theoretical

value of natural frequencies.

• Modal analysis is performed on the plates using FEM model and found the natural frequencies and mode

shapes.

• Comparison between theoretical and experimental values is made for accuracy and errors of experimental

procedure.

Analysis of stresses in pressure vessel due to saddle support:

• Designed a pressure vessel which is supported by saddles at the base in ANSYS.

• Pressure vessel designed in ANSYS software is imported to Hyper-mesh and performed analysis on it and

found the optimum values of stresses acting on the vessel to enhance the life of the pressure vessel.

LabVIEW

Calibration of accelerometer and force sensor:

• Calibrated accelerometer using back to back calibration procedure. Sensitivity of reference accelerometer used in

back to back calibration method is determined using hand held calibrator.

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• Calibrated force sensor using gravimetric fixture method.

• Using lab view, experiment setup is represented in block diagrams to read the output. From these output values

sensitivity is calculated.

AutoCAD

Robot Development

• Designed and fabricated the model of Step Climber whose aim is to ascend and descend the varying

steps in earliest possible time.

• The robot consists of two wheels, each consisting of four teeth, two 100rpm motors an electric cardboard,

wires, switch and a rectangular steel rod. The wheel has four teeth which helps the robot to climb the steps.

• Played a major role in designing the wheel in AutoCAD and coordinating the team.

STAR CCM+

CFD analysis of air flow through closed channel with obstacle:

• Performed CFD analysis of air flow through closed channel with obstacle using STAR CCM+.

Relevant course work

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CAD/CAM Strength of materials Dynamics of machines

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Machine drawing Finite element analysis Production drawing

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Production planning & control CAD of mechanical systems Advanced quality control

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Advanced vibrations CAM of mechanical systems Computational fluid dynamics

Technical and software skills

• Mechanical Engineering Packages: AutoCAD, Pro-E, ANSYS, STAR CCM+, LabVIEW, Unigraphics

NX, Solidworks, EDS Interface, EPDM, AS400 and Teamcenter Vis mockup

• Programming Languages: C, C++, Data Structures, Matlab7.0 & Simulink & Mathcad.

• Web Designing Tools & OS: HTML, MS-office, MS-Visio and Windows 98/Xp/2000/Vista/7.

• Design Experience: Electronic Clutch brakes & Servo-motor brakes.

• Hands-on: Milling machine, Lathe machine, Drilling machine, Welding, and Die-cutting process.

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