RAHUL PONNURI

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CINCINNATI, OH 45220

abhx09@r.postjobfree.com

513-***-****

An innovative individual seeking an engineering position allowing me to utilize my education and

internship experience while gaining valuable work experience in a team environment.

STRENGTHS:

• RELEVANT COURSE WORK: Non- destructive testing, CAD for manufacturing, Advanced

manufacturing processes, Micro&Nano manufacturing, Manufacturing processes, Production Planning

and Control, Advanced strength of materials, Operation’s Research, Refrigeration & Air

conditioning(Heat loss/gain calculations& Energy conservation), Machine Design(Design of shafts,

leaf springs, Crane hooks, Bearings), Production operations& Management, Advanced-

Thermodynamics, Quality Control, Management Information systems, Metrology & Instrumentation,

Power plant engineering, Design of Machine elements, Production Drawing, Machine Drawing,

Product Design & Product Development, Heat transfer theory, Automobile engineering, Quality

Control & Japanese manufacturing systems

ACADEMIC PROFILE:

• MASTER OF SCIENCE, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GPA: 3.45/4.0

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, CINCINNATI, OH AUG’13 – MAY’15

• BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GPA: 3.9/4.0

OSMANIA UNIVERSITY, AP, INDIA SEP’09 – MAY’13

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

SOFTWARE PACKAGES: Matlab, C++ (Basics), Ansys 12.0, Nx 8.0(Siemens PLM Software).Solid works, MS

excel, Auto CAD, Microsoft office

TOOLS: Surface and feature extraction using Matlab in CAD for manufacturing, Working knowledge of G

codes and M codes for CNC machines, Ability to prepare and read Bill of materials & Production drawings in

NX, Solid works, Basic knowledge of preparing production schedules and determining EOQ’s and shortages,

Working knowledge of FEM and ISO standards, Basic knowledge of Root cause analysis Working knowledge

of Geometric fits and tolerance’s, plastic moulding machine, Heat Exchanger (parallel flow & counter flow )

machine operation, Ability to design shafts, Bearings, leaf springs, pivot joints using design considerations,Experience in working with machines such as lathe, punch press machine, moulding machine and also

carrying out preventive maintenance and process improvement techniques using Japanese manufacturing

methods, Prepare SPC charts, New product development and DFM, Working knowledge of KPI in a business

environment.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

TEACHING ASSISTANT: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH MAY’14-JULY’14

• Worked as a Teaching assistant for Intelligent System’s class under Dr Daniel Humpert.

• In charge of grading weekly assignments and midterm test’s and clarifying queries posted by students.

PROJECT: Engineering Intern-Hanuman Packaging, Hyderabad, India MAY’13 – JULY’13

• Underwent training in corrugated carton forming, printing sections and quality control department.

• Exposure to 6 sigma, lean manufacturing techniques, production scheduling and inventory control.

PROJECT: Intern- Hyderabad Industries Limited, Hyderabad, India JUNE’12-AUG’12

• Worked on the production line for Asbestos panels and participated in the Quality management and TPM

(Total preventive maintenance) process.

• Job included checking of tolerances and geometric dimensions using screw gauges and Vernier callipers.

GRADUATE ACADEMIC PROJECTS: UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, CINCINNATI, OH

PROJECT: Non Destructive Testing of Micro Component SEPT’13 – DEC’13

• Traditional manufacturing and testing techniques studied and applied to micro components by using

scaling laws

• Literature survey carried on the Non-contact testing techniques used for testing micro tools.

PROJECT: Study and analysis of Just in Time system SEPT’13-DEC’13

• In depth analysis of Just in Time lean manufacturing system and study of various lean manufacturing

principles applied to this system.

• Carried out a case study on the Just in Time system used in Harley Davidson Motorcycles and analysed

the various changes incorporated in the system responsible for its success.

PROJECT: Design of a Micro pump SEPT’13-DEC’13

• Carried out a literature review and developed a project proposal regarding the construction and

functioning of a micro pump that is used for pumping the fluids into micro chemical analysers which

consist of micro sensors and micro reactors used for analysing a chemical sample.

• LIGA process was studied as a suitable process which can be employed for the manufacturing of

microstructures with high aspect ratios that are used as metal moulds in injection moulding of plastics

used in the assembly of micro pumps.

PROJECT: Process modelling of Heat dissipation in Disc brakes JAN’14-APRIL’14

• Examined the process parameter’s affecting heat dissipation in disc brakes and created a mathematical

model of the heat dissipation process.

• Suggested suitable design changes and material changes for disc brakes for better heat dissipation and

reduced energy losses.

UNDER-GRADUATE ACADEMIC PROJECTS: VASAVI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, HYDERABAD, INDIA

PROJECT: Design of Solar Powered Air Compressor, Hyderabad, India AUG’12 – APR’13

• Employed the methodology used in new product development which included feasibility test, running

bench runs, preparing blue prints of the assembly and Bill of materials of all the parts.

• Design and analysis of reciprocating compressor driven by solar energy in a primary storage device.

• Design implementation for part assembly and facilitated sourcing of parts and aided in numerical

calculations.

TECHNICAL PAPER: Non-conventional fuels. MAR’12

• Paper presentation at National paper presentation conference on manufacturing methods and additives

in bio fuels& Literature review and experimentation on the effect of viscosity and additive percentage on

fuel properties

.HONOURS AND ACTIVITIES:

• Student organiser for National Solid Modelling Contest (2012) conducted by Siemens PLM, Hyderabad.

• Represented college in JA India Business Challenge organised by Deloitte USI, Hyderabad.

• Represented college as “CAMPUS BRAND AMBASSADOR” for Cognizant Tech Solutions at Chennai.

• Conducted a technical Quiz “Autocrat quiz” for Acumen 2013 at Vasavi College of Engineering.

• Awarded University Graduate Scholarship of $10,000 for good academic record at University of

Cincinnati.

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