CAREER SUMMARY

Proven ability to implement six sigma processes in all phases of product life cycle. Worked with several multifunctional teams on several projects. Worked on individual projects independently with minimum supervision. Ability to train diverse team members.

EXPERIENCE

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL 03/2008 - Present

(Performance and Business Analyst)

Sr. Business Analyst / Project Manager - This role is responsible for developing processes and technical program requirements to improve the documentation of diesel engine performance, exhaust emissions data, engine consist and design information in accordance with change management system. This role is also responsible for training the engineers who use the program.

Played a key role in

An enterprise-level application, Certification Data Management (CDM) tool, Secured intranet web based application is developed to support documentation needs

Increasing database users from 4 local users to 2500+ users across the globe

Raising of the product value from $2 Million to $200 Million in 5 years

Resolving 2000+ current issues and 100+ improvements

Responsibilities

Coordinating software product life cycle, from business case development for enhancements, requirements creation, project plan, user acceptance testing, implementation, training users and resolving issues

Develop business cases for each project with project scope, requirement time and cost

Present the business case to stake holders, SME’s and involved parties

Perform root cause analysis, FMEA, Pivot Tables, Critical Customer Requirement, Risk calculation, Pareto charts, cost estimates for Analysis

Perform GAP Analysis, design, document, test, implement and provide ongoing support to Management team

Generated reports using Crystal Reports and SQL queries, which were helpful in suggesting solutions for a business case, writing requirements, finding gaps and data corrections

Worked directly with developers, SME’s to gather functional specification and all necessary technical information

Used Snagit to create mockups

Coordinated Software Team for developing test plan while setting task priorities

Developed and assisted in maintaining Project plans

Developed Flowchart and process diagram using Microsoft Visio

Identified key milestones and met target dates according to Project plan

Created and determined Project Status Reports and Project Change Requests for the steering committee

Communication of project status to project sponsor, all team members, and other relevant stakeholders and involved parties

Translated business requirements into functional requirements and approaches for developers

Developed user interface Test Cases to support CDM tool

Group Administrator for maintaining the access to user community

Coordinated and carried out manual and iterative testing of QA

Workflow documentation and comprehensive training to the end users (Engineers)

Validated data corrections to improve data quality in CDM tool

Used Jira and Remedy for defect tracking

Reviewed Integration Test Plan for integration between modules

Front end support for Engine CDM tool

Workflow documentation and comprehensive training to the end users (Engineers)

Create and maintain user manuals, system administration guides, and online help systems for CDM tool

Create both the print and online versions of the documents

Engine Performance and Emission Analyst - Responsible for providing factory performance test parameters of the test specification to the corresponding power rating. In conjunction, report exhaust emissions information in a format used in environmental regulatory agency certifications

Played a key role in

Coordinating EPA/ CARB Nonroad Tier 4 Emission Certification Documentation process

Coordinating development of engine test specifications in new test facilities

Coordinated Model Year Engine Certification Rollover project with cross functional teams

Responsibilities

Documentation submittals to Certification Engineers on various Engine Platforms

Assisted documenting various engine Performance and Test submittals

Possess comprehensive knowledge about rating creation family codes and engine certifications

Comprehensive knowledge of Nonroad, Marine, Locomotive, Industrial, Petroleum and Genset regulations and SAE standards

Coordinate end of the year engine certification and emission labeling activity

Update and maintain team scoreboard

Generate and maintain team and personnel workload metrics

Generate team and personnel task completion timelines

Keep track of issues identification, resolution, modifications and implementations of team scoreboard

Liaison for team scoreboard and IT personnel

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 09/2005 - 12/2006

Research Assistant

Developed mathematical model of a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) using COMSOL Multiphysics

Coupled heat and mass transfer modes in the mathematical model along with water balance

Identified fuel cell performance characteristics with respect to output voltage and mass transfer losses

Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY 02/2005 - 05/2005

Mechanical Assistant

Assisted Facilities Management Department in developing an inventory database for engineering documents

Synchronized documents while developing database using Microsoft Access

CADD Centre, India 09/2004-11/2004

Teaching Faculty

Instructed AUTOCAD, Pro/Engineer and MSC. Nastran towards student certification

Supervised and assisted students during the certification course work

EDUCATION

M.S, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Graduated: 2007

NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, De Kalb, IL, U.S.A

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, Graduated: 2003

NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY, INDIA

THESIS

Three-Dimensional Simulation of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells with Bipolar Plates

Modeled a three dimensional straight channel unit cell of PEMFC to analyze the performance of fuel cell in terms of gas distribution, temperature distribution, and mass transfer losses, limiting current density and cell voltage with respect to different sizes of channel

PROJECTS

3D Heat flow analysis in welding using ANSYS

Analyses of adsorption in porous media

Design Optimization of a wire frame structure

Cost Reduction of a Paste Printing Process

Design of Screw Jack using Pro/ENGINEER

Carried out Milling and Drilling operations in Computer Aided Manufacturing Module of Pro/ENGINEER

Sheet metal modeling of a toolbox using Pro/ENGINEER

Lead team to make HVAC load calculations for a 2000 sq.ft single floor office space

SKILLS

FEA Packages: MSC. NASTRAN, ANSYS, COMSOL Multiphysics

Modeling Tools: AUTOCAD, Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0

Programming Tools: C, MATLAB

Other Packages: MS Office, MS Access, MAPLE, MS Project Plan, Crystal Reports, Snag it,

Visio, IBM Lotus Notes, Teamcentre Applications, Adobe Acrobat Professional

Specialization Finite Element Analysis, Advanced Mechanics of Solids, Design Optimization,

CAD & CAM, Heat Transfer, Mass Transfer and Fluid Mechanics, Project Management,

Project Life Cycle, 6 Sigma (DMAIC)

Honors / Awards

5 year service award from Axis Inc, Peoria, IL, 2013

Research Assistantship, Mechanical Engineering Department, Northern Illinois University, De Kalb, IL, 2005 - 2006

Publications

Heat and Mass Transport Analysis of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell With Bipolar Plates, Pavan Kumar Konnepati and Dr. Pradip Majumdar, ASME Heat Transfer Conference Paper no. HT2009-88630 pp. 979-996, Year 2009

Leadership & Activities

NIU ASHRAE Student Chapter, President, 2006 - 2007

Member of NIU – ME, Industrial Advisory Board, 2007

Member of ISA NIU, 2006

Member of ASME

Member of ASHRAE

PRO, CITA, Peoria, IL, 2012

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