Susmitha Appikatla

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APT 205 F oixvl1@r.postjobfree.com

West Lake OH 44145

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Seeking an full-time position that utilizes my skills to effectively contribute to the organization and thereby gain experience and knowledge in the field of materials Engineering. Detail-driven engineer with 1+ years of experience in result driven engineering and a skilled troubleshooter able to identify and resolve defects at early stages in product development cycle to avoid time/cost expenditures to the company. Efficient in communicating with internal/external contacts and serving as cross -departmental interface.

EDUCATION

University of Dayton Dayton, OH

Masters of Science in Materials Engineering may 2012

Koneru Lakshmaiah University Vijayawada, India

Bachelors of Technology in Mechanical Engineering Technology August 2008

CORE COMPETENCIES

AUTOCAD 2D &3D, PRO-E, Thermodynamics, Nanotechnology, Atomic Force Microscopy, Fundamentals of Nanocarbon, Research Development, Materials Characterization Techniques

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Indian Oil Tanking Ltd., Navghar Terminal, India June 2008 –December 2008

Operation and Maintenance Engineer,

• Maintenance of diaphragm pumps (capacity=20-50m3/hr), pneumatic pump, centrifugal pumps (60-1000m3/hr) and P.D. Pumps (50-800 m3/hr), Compressors, Gate Valves, Ball Valves, MOV’s and ROV’s, P.D Meter, flow meter, loading arms, Strainers, and loading commodities. Preventive and break down maintenance of DG’s, compressors.

• Maintenance and knowledge in construction of floating and domed roof tanks carrying 30000KL of oil.

• Construction of pipelines from pump house station to tank farms for fluid transfer.

• Tested both pneumatic and hydro pipelines and pneumatic testing of swivel joints.

• Working knowledge of Non-Destructive testing of weld joints like Dye penetrant testing, Magnetic Particle testing, and Ultrasonic testing, and familiar with various types of welding joints in practice of oil industry.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

University of Dayton Jan 2009-Dec 2011

Project#1: Energy Audit

• Kurtz Kasch (A company designing electromagnetic components for heavy duty diesel engines), Made 6 major energy recommendations

• Annual savings, project cost, simple payback etc were also calculated. Savings of $23379/year were estimated.

Project #2:Design and Development of a new high-resolution electrical conductivity imaging technique combining the basic principles of eddy currents and atomic force microscopy (AFM)

• An electromagnetic coil is used to generate eddy currents in an electrically conducting material. The eddy currents induced in the sample are detected and measured with a magnetic tip attached to the AFM cantilever

• The imaging capabilities of the new technique are demonstrated by imaging the electrical conductivity variations in a composite sample and a dual-phase titanium alloy in lift mode AFM.

• Technique was also used to characterize magneto-acoustic, magneto-elastic and ferroelectric properties

Project #3: Development of High Performance air cathodes for solid state Lithium Air cells

• For lithium ion conduction Lithium aluminum germanium phosphate (LAGP) glass-ceramic powder was used. Use of dispersant helped the cathode obtain a porosity of 22% which is due to the proper dispersion of LAGP in cathode

• Helped the cell discharge at a voltage of 2.5 V for 35 hours using LAGP

Research Intern, Koneru Lakshmaiah University May 2004 – August 2008 Project #1: Calibration of subsonic low speed wind tunnel

• Worked on the design of wind tunnel components using PRO-E design software and analyzed the flow conditions of the test section.

• Read schematics to understand functionality and used it as input for designing and developing all the components.

Project #2: Implementation of unmanned aerial vehicles design into CAD

• Designed the individual parts of UAV and assembled together using standard work bench in solid works and mated together to form an aircraft

• Helped design team in determining the center of gravity and mass properties of the parts in solid works and exported to Excel for the purpose of presenting the data

• Tested the directional stabilities when there is some disturbances in the airflow

Project #3: Study of Polymer synthesis and their properties

• Polymers like Bakelite, Epoxy resin and Polystyrene were synthesized and their physical properties were studied

• Determined the optimum conditions to synthesize them from the chemicals available in the school and industrial reagents

Project #4: Exergy Analysis of Turbines in Cryogenic Process

• Applied the concepts of irreversibility, entropy generation and exergy destruction.

• Reviewed the huge exergy losses in turbines and used the design optimization techniques to control it.

• Through this project, we achieved an exergy loss reduction of almost 25%. This was completed by using better efficient turbines under optimal operating conditions.

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

• University of Dayton Summer Research Fellowship Awardees April 2010-August 2010

• DAGSI Competitive Tuition Scholarship, University of Dayton August 2009-December 2009

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