CHAITANYA PAGA

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PROFILE

Mechanical Engineering graduate student specializing in modeling and simulation of physical processes and systems seeks a full-time

position in the field of design and failure analysis.

EDUCATION

University of California, Berkeley (GPA 3.7/4.0)

Master of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Relevant courses: Finite Element Methods, Solid Modeling, May 2015

Modeling and Simulation of Advance Manufacturing Processes, Sustainable Manufacturing

Manipal Institute of Technology, India(CGPA 9.06/10.0)

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

May 2014

Relevant courses: Manufacturing Process Engg, Heat Transfer, CAD, Mechanical Design, Strength of Materials

London School of Economics, London (Grade A)

Strategy Management June-July 2012

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Project Manager, UC Berkeley, USA, “Milling of Ultra Hard Materials - Siemens” September 2014–May 2015

Conducted in-depth studies for team’s industry partner, Siemens, on various forces acting during cutting conditions. Built a

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mathematical model based on cutting parameters for optimizing milling techniques

• Evaluated life cycle assesment (LCA) for the milling process to identify major environmental burden and suggest methods for

their reduction through sustainable manufacturing strategies

• Executed project management strategies such as project definition and planning (setting deliverables, estimating working hours,

dividing tasks), industry and intellectual property analysis, issue and file management, and stakeholders’ evaluation

Graduate Intern, P3Voith Aerospace, India, “2 and 3 D Quality Checks of Electrical Harnesses in Aircrafts” January–May 2014

Checked the 3D designs and 2D drawings for improper installations in constructed harness assemblies in order to maintain high

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quality required for production/ installation

• Maintained 98% quality rate of all the outputs by drafting key performance indicator documents

Graduate Trainee, Larsen & Toubro Ltd, India, “Mumbai Monorail Project” June–July 2013

• Assessed the feasibility of the monorail car by checking the safety features installed in brakes, door, and inter-car assembly

• Became proficient in the design and operating characteristics of the HVAC systems installed in the monorail project and actively

attended regular site inspections to check the ongoing progress

PROJECTS

Multi-physical analysis of electrically aided sintering of compacted powdered materials, UC Berkeley Spring 2015

• Developed a simple framework to investigate the densification and thermal strain changes in an electrically aided compaction

process

• Utilized a simple elasto-thermo-plastic deformation model to evaluate the temperature evolution building on Kirchhoff-St. Venant

constitutive relation

Sustainable Design for Bottled Water, UC Berkeley Spring 2015

• Designed a greener bottle using sustainable minds by varying the material (polymer/metal/glass) used for manufacturing its body

• Minimized the impact of the materials and optimize both manufacturing, and end-of-life for the bottle by 54% in comparison to

the reference bottle

Multiphase tubular structure elastic problem, UC Berkeley Fall 2014

• Developed the finite element weak forms by carefully defining the spaces of approximations for this problem

• Formulated the time stepping schemes for the time transient cases using both the implicit and explicit methods, for comparison.

Implicit method has the advantage of being used for larger time steps, thus showcasing unconditional stability over explicit

methods conditional stability for only smaller time steps

Finite Element Analysis of Heat Conduction, UC Berkeley Fall 2014

• Explored the weak formulation techniques for steady state heat conduction by imposing both Dirichlet boundary conditions

directly and using the penalty method

• Evaluated error estimates between FEM vs. analytical solutions using Rayleigh-Ritz methods

3D Solid Model Design, UC Berkeley Fall 2014

• Generated the Inverse Tool Operator (ITO) surface for a ball end mill

• Created the xy-parallel oneway finishing toolpath from the Z map of the design surface and furnished the NC code for machining

SOFTWARE SKILLS CAD/CAM - PRO-E,Solidworks, AutoCad 2015, Inventor, Catia V4 ; FEA – Ansys; Analytical – Matlab

LEADERSHIP

Captain, Showstoppers – Dance team, Manipal Institute of Technology,India August 2013–December 2013

• Managed a group of 25 students by organizing practice schedules, resolving internal conflicts and handling team dynamics

• Expertly headed the cash funds generated from annual competitions

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