Quality Assurance Engineer

Mounika Kandi Reddy

Graduate Student at University at Buffalo

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Experience

Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt Engineer (Intern) at Harlequin

September 2012 - Present (10 months)

Implementing DMAIC and other Lean Six Sigma methodologies and tools to improve the picking efficiency

and the packaging and logistic supply of the company. Redesigning the process flow in order to provide a

steady workflow to the associates in the order processing department which will yield an annual profit of

$100,000.

Design Engineer Intern at Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, R&D

June 2010 - July 2010 (2 months)

Designed a top sealing arrangement required by a dynamic classifier to prevent the leakage of coal dust and

air into the environment during the separation of coarse and fine particles of coal, by considering various

design parameters and using AutoCAD.

Projects

Quality Assurance of Food items

January 2012 to May 2012

Members:Mounika Kandi Reddy

Performed various tests on different types of popcorn taking into consideration various indicators. The

method required to produce the best quality popcorn was found after analyzing through different methods

using MINITAB.

Statistical Analysis of Service Time for customers at a local coffee shop

January 2012 to May 2012

Members:Mounika Kandi Reddy, Abhiram Iyengar, Aniket Chandorkar

Implemented different statistical methods to analyze the sampled data obtained and also performed a

hypothesis test using chisquare test, arena simulation software and MATLAB programming.

Design and Optimization of a Single Stage Helical Gearbox

September 2011 to December 2011

Members:Mounika Kandi Reddy, Aniket Chandorkar, Unmesh Metkar

Implemented a multidisciplinary approach to optimize the weight of a single stage helical gearbox consisting

of an output shaft, an input shaft, a gear and a pinion using the exterior penalty function method (Matlab)

along with other optimization methods.

Improving Gender and Racial Diversity at the Service Collaborative of Western New York (TSCWNY)

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September 2011 to December 2011

Members:Mounika Kandi Reddy, Raviteja .

Implemented DMAIC and other six sigma methodologies to improve the gender and racial diversity of a

non-profit organization, The Service Collaborative of Western New York. Upon implementing the measures,

a 10% increase in the number of Male/non- Caucasian applicants in the February recruiting season can be

obtained.

Design of an Automated Guided Vehicle with Fork Lift

September 2011 to December 2011

Members:Mounika Kandi Reddy, Aditya Reddy Ashammagari, Aditya Thakur, Sarthak Salunke

Fabricated a model automated guided vehicle capable of following the user defined path by using sensors. It

has been equipped to handle materials and transfer the given material to desired locations. Group technology

of cells of the workshop and cluster analysis was also performed.

Design and Fabrication of a Motorized Screw Jack for a Four-Wheeler

December 2010 to May 2011

Members:Mounika Kandi Reddy

Designed a screw jack which is used to lift objects using machine design principles and integrated it with an

electric motor. The screw jack is easily portable and the electricity needed for the operation can be obtained

from the battery of the vehicle, thereby increasing the mechanical advantage.

Finite Element Analysis of Heat Transfer through Complex Structures

August 2012 to Present

Members:Mounika Kandi Reddy

Using the generalized trapezoidal rule algorithm, developed an FEM code in MATLAB to solve for the

temperature distribution and the error indicator through a complex structure. Error reduction methods were

then performed considering linear elements.

Courses

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering

State University of New York at Buffalo

Optimization in Engineering MAE 550

Six Sigma IE 509

Manufacturing Automation MAE 564

Engineering Analysis 1 MAE 507

Statistics for Engineers MAE 509

Quality Assurance IE 508

Vibration and Shock 1 MAE 567

Modern Theory of Materials MAE 587

Finite Element Structural Analysis MAE 529

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Strategic Quality Management MGO 632

Languages

English (Professional working proficiency)

Telugu (Professional working proficiency)

Hindi (Professional working proficiency)

Skills & Expertise

Microsoft Office

AutoCAD

Matlab

Excel

Pro/Engineer

Unigraphics

Six Sigma

DMAIC

Optimization

Manufacturing Automation

Minitab

Quality Assurance

Statistics

Pro Engineer

Mechanical Engineering

Catia

Solidworks

Black Belt

CAD

Microsoft Excel

Robotics

Design of Experiments

Simulink

ANSYS

Finite Element Analysis

SPC

Education

State University of New York at Buffalo

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, 2011 - 2013

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, 2007 - 2011

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Graduate Student at University at Buffalo

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