Engineer Project Manager

Srikanth Mantri

e-mail: abk1mi@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 309-***-****

Summary:

. Over five years of professional experience as Mechanical

Design/Structural Engineer in the field of Product Design and Structural

FEA for a varied product base using Pro-E, Solid Works, ABAQUS & ANSYS.

. Currently working as the Project Manager, heading the CAE Analysis

division at Geometric Americas Inc. IL.

. Highly proficient in structural analysis with vast experience working on

linear, non-linear, fatigue and vibration analysis. System Dynamics and

motion analysis experience as well.

. Well rounded in the PLM environment leading the customer support from

concept through production.

. Certified Masters Professional in CAD CAM and CAE for Auto CAD, Pro-E,

Solid Works and ANSYS.

. Well versed with the industry standards, GD&T principles, Engineering

drawings, DFM, DFR & DFMEA procedures and ASTM material and test

standards.

. Expertise in advanced modeling and meshing techniques using ABAQUS CAE,

ANSYS and HYPERMESH.

. Hands-on experience with prototype testing with ability to build, test

and trouble shoot new conceptual designs.

. Strong fundamentals of mechanical design and superior analytical skills.

. Innovative, enthusiastic, and uncompromising work ethics with good

communication skills.

. Commended for top-notch organizational skills and leadership qualities.

Objective: Excel in the field of engineering design/analysis, taking the

challenge of completing a product from start to finish. Work in a team with

scope for advancement and professional growth in the field of Mechanical

Engineering.

Education:

. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, West Virginia University

(GPA: 3.81) Dec '03 - Sept '05

- Key Courses: Advanced Finite Element Analysis, Engineering Design,

Kinematics, Advanced Materials, Composite materials, Thermal

Engineering, Mathematical Numerical Methods, Adv. Engineering CAD.

. Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering, JNTU, India (GPA: 3.91)

Aug '99 - May '03

- Key Courses: Automobile Engineering, Kinematics and Dynamics of

Machines, Robotics, Engineering Drawing, Manufacturing Engineering, Non-

linear Material behavior, Finite Element Theory, Optics, Adv. CAD

Managerial Economics, Production Technology, C & C++ and Data Structures.

Professional Experience:

Sr. Engineering Team Lead

CAE Analysis Division, Geometric Americas Inc., Peoria, IL

March'08 - Present

. Lead a team of 6 Engineers at the CAE Analysis division at Geometric

Americas Inc.

. Planning, proposition and execution of various FEA support services to

the Large Power System Division (LPSD) and Technology & Solutions Division

(T&SD) at Caterpillar Inc. Peoria, IL.

. Responsibilities include Project definition, logistics planning, resource

allocation, deadline adherence, quality supervision and continuous

customer support from design through production.

. Thermal/vibration/stress/fatigue analysis of all mechanical structures

and assemblies using FEA software packages such as ABAQUS, NASTRAN,

Hypermesh, ANSYS and Pro-Mechanica.

. Engage with multi-disciplinary teams and work towards offering high end

advanced FEA services to customers with a varied product range such as

Automotive, Aerospace, Medical Device, Heavy Earth moving equipment, Oil

and Natural gas and many OEM suppliers to these industries.

. Current assignments include the inception of an Engineering Center of

Excellence (ECM) in United States to cater to Geometric Engineering Inc.'s

operations across the world through offices in Romania, China and India.

. Current customer base includes industry verticals such as GM,

Caterpillar, John Deere, AGCO, etc.

Product Development Engineer

Geometric Engineering, Inc., Peoria, IL

Dec '05 - Mar '08

Automotive / Heavy Equipment Industry Experience: Caterpillar, GM, John

Deere, AGCO.

. Design and Structural Analysis of the Front Engine Accessory Drives

(FEAD) for the C9, C13, C15 and C27/32 CAT engines for hydraulic

excavators and off-highway vehicles. (Using Pro E wildfire and ABAQUS CAE)

- Normal mode frequency analysis to check for the engine excitation

interferences

- Static and dynamic gravitational load factoring and Forced Response

analysis for structural integrity.

- Fatigue factor determination with fatigue life predictions.

. Design and FEA on the integrated brake pedal with dual stage deployment

in C13 track type tractor cabin.

- Integrating the two pedals into one for achieving a stepwise

execution of the engine braking phase and brake engagement phase.

(ABAQUS, MSC. ADAMS and Pro-E)

- Development of maximum load environment and design optimization

based on the FEA results.

. FE Fatigue Analysis on the Caterpillar heavy duty Engine Exhaust

Regeneration Unit (CAT CRS Technology)

- A base-shake frequency response analysis to determine the exact high

stress fatigue failure regions by applying the engine vibration test

data over the FEA model. (ABAQUS and FLUENT)

- ABAQUS explicit application with a non linear material model.

- Technical paper presentation on this study at the ABAQUS World Users

Conference, Paris - 2007 under the Advanced Automotive Applications

segment.

. FE Heat Transfer analysis on the CAT C32 Marine Engine Turbo Charger

- Perform a linear thermal analysis on the marine Engine turbo charger

enclosure for optimal heat insulation and bolted joint performance

evaluation under thermal loading. (Hypermesh and ABAQUS )

- Composite lay up modeling of the insulation material with a non-

linear heat generation profile.

. General Motors (GM) Assembly line robotic stage supports.

- FEA analysis to evaluate the assembly line robotic arm's balcony

support structures.

- Thorough investigation of numerous welds & various design

optimization inputs based on the FEA results.

. AGCO Poly tank saddle FEA.

- FEA on the AGCO's saddle assembly for the polyurethane injection

molded fertilizer tank.

- An advanced elasto-plastic material modeling of the plastic tank was

analyzed using ABAQUS CAE.

Commercial Products / Plastics Experience: ARM, Pro-Quip International,

NIBCO

. Design of actuator door latch assembly. (Arvin Meritor Inc.)

- Design conception of the automobile door latch actuator gear

assembly. (ABAQUS CAE)

- Alternative design proposal to mitigate the failure stresses.

. Stress analysis on a HVAC actuator gear assembly. (Pro-Quip

International)

- FE analysis on the actuator gear for contact stress on gear teeth by

the application of peak hub torque.

- Thermal analysis on the gear assembly to check for the misalignments

due to thermal expansions.

. FEA on the semi-automatic crimping tool. (NIBCO)

- Simulation of the pneumatic crimping tool for a metal crimp around a

hose to generate optimum force.

- HVAC application - for the indoor ducting with consideration of high

pressured fluid flow.

Oil - Natural Gas and Medical Device Industry Experience: Smith Oil & Devon

Innovations.

. FEA simulation on Packer slip interaction model. (Smith Oil)

- Investigation of the joint stresses as a result of the high-

pressured contact in the packer slip model of an oil extraction

metal pipe joint.

. FEA on Medical Stents. (Devon Innovations Inc.)

- Performed a detailed 3-D finite element analysis on both the balloon

expanded and self expanding stainless steel alloy stents.

- Non-linear material properties with large deflection and external

contact simulations of the FEA model with and without frictional

resistance. (Pro-E, ABAQUS and NASTRAN)

Graduate Research Engineer,

West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Dec '03 - Dec '05

Academic Projects:

. Design of FRP prototype trailer assembly for military deployment -

Systems & Electronics Inc.

- Modeling a full scale prototype military trailer made of Fiber

Reinforced Polymer using Pro-E wildfire including the trailer

substructure of suspension, chassis and framework.

- Prototype built and tested per specifications of load, impact, shear and

indentation.

- FEA model development and verification using ANSYS and FEMAP.

- Document the comparison between the experimental and Finite Element

results

. Design and construction of air cushion machines - Hovercraft

- A 3D CAD model was designed followed by a 1/8th scale prototype built

and successfully tested.

- Design optimization of the model for aerodynamic stability and peak

payload performance.

. Design of launching mechanisms for Armored Vehicle Launched Bridges

(Lockheed Martin Group)

- Design and simulation of various bridge launching mechanisms using Pro-E

Simulations.

- Exporting and analyzing the designs using various analysis softwares

such as ANSYS and MSc ADAMS

Design Engineer,

Engineer's CAD Center, Hyderabad, India

Jan '03 - Nov '03

- Outline CAD drawings, and analyze mechanical designs. (AutoCAD, Pro-

E, Solidworks)

- Read blueprints, technical drawings, and schematics; design tables

depicting data; communicate technical information

- Analyzed, reviewed and suggested improvements to designs of various

models (ANSYS and ProMechanica)

- Detailing of engineering drawings per GD&T principles, metric

standardization and BOM balloons.

TECHINICAL PAPER PRESENTATIONS

. Technical paper presentation on "FE Analysis on Heavy Duty Engine Exhaust

Gas Regeneration Unit" at the ABAQUS International User's Conference in

Paris, France. May 2007

. Presented a technical paper on "Quality Control and Reliability" at an

international seminar on Quality Control and Reliability - Taguchi

Methodology.

. A technical paper presentation on the project - "Design and Construction

of Aircushion Machines-Hovercrafts" at the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological

University, Hyderabad.

. Paper presentation on the project "Industrial cart- Assembly- using PRO-E

2001."

Technical Skills:

Operating System : Windows-95/98/NT/XP, MS-DOS and

UNIX

CAD packages : AutoCAD 2D and 3D, Pro-

E/Wildfire, SolidWorks, IDEAS, CATIA V5

Modeling and Analysis s/w : Pro-E (Wildfire, 2001), CATIA V5, ANSYS

Programming Languages : MatLab, C, C++, XML, HTML and VB

TECHNICAL CERTIFICATIONS & AFFILIATIONS:

. Certified Masters diploma in Pro-E, CATIA and ANSYS

. Mathematical Olympiad certified

. Attended, organized and participated in National and International

conferences

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