Mechanical Engineering

SUBASH GOKANAKONDA, Ph.D. (M.E.), M.S. (M.E.)

*** *. ******* ***., *** 201 Kalamazoo, MI 49006 269-***-**** (C) abkzy9@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Self-motivated, tri-lingual, responsible and hardworking doctoral graduate seeking a full -time opportunity

in a company where I can contribute my skills, experience, knowledge and abilities into values for the

organization. I am keen to learn and adaptable in a challenging work ambience.

SUMMARY

Highly skilled in 2D and 3D CAD tools Mechanical testing and behavior of metals

Proficient in finite element analysis Excellent verbal and communication skills

Well versed with Clean room fabrication procedures Strong presentation skills and team player

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI (December 2014)

Dissertation: “Fabrication, Testing and Analysis of a Fatigue Sensor for Structural Health Monitoring”

Worked extensively on CAD modelling tools like Autocad, Catia, Solidworks

Worked extensively on finite element analysis tools : ANSYS, COMSOL, Hypermesh

Conducted experiments on mechanical behavior of metals

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (December 2009)

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI

Thesis: “Design and analysis of a Fatigue Monitoring Sensor”

Worked extensively on CAD modeling using Autocad and Catia

Conducted extensive finite element simulations using ANSYS and COMSOL

Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering (May 2005)

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India

Project: “Study of Pultrusion Process and Development of Static Model”

Worked in collaboration with COMPTECH, IIT Madras, India

Study various aspects of the pultrusion process

Fabrication of a static model of the pultrusion machine

TECHNICAL SKILLS

AUTOCAD, CATIA, Solidworks, COMSOL, ANSYS, MATLAB, Mathcad, Hypermesh, Abaqus,

LabVIEW, Latex

MTS Testing Software, FCGR Testing and Analysis

MA 45 & MA 6 Mask aligner, PVD 75 Sputter Deposition, UV Lithography

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant (September 2006 to Current)

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI

Conducted experiments with the PVD 75 Sputter Deposition machine for thin film deposition of Cu,

Ni and Ti on micro tip diamond tools and Si wafers for UV lithography

Worked on “Design of Hybrid Micro-actuator” using CAD and FEA tools like Autocad, Catia and

COMSOL and fabrication of hybrid micro-actuators using UV-lithography

Worked on a project for the optimization of “Fabrication of bulk hetero-junction solar cells” as part of

Specialist project

Doctoral Associate (January 2010 to April 2014)

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI

Conduct laboratory sessions for the course (ME 4570: Experimental Solid Mechanics)

Grading the students’ course material and conducting research projects

Guide students in conducting the lab experiments

Teaching Assistant (January 2007 to April 2008)

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI

Grader for course (ME 3350: Instrumentation)

Helping students with the topics in the laboratory part of the course

Helping the instructor in conducting the laboratory sessions

Director – Operations (July 2001 to June 2006)

Hantech Industrial Engr. Pvt. Ltd., Visakhapatnam, India

Responsible for planning and overlooking of fabrication of Fiber-Reinforced Plastics (FRP) and

composites as well as the structures for the installation of Retro-reflective (3M) sign boards for Road /

Rail projects

Evaluated tender documents to suggest feasibility of the projects

Responsible to monitor the project for ensuring timely completion

PUBLICATIONS

Kujawski, D., Ghantasala, M., Gokanakonda, S., and Hussain, S., "Structural Health Diagnosis and

Prognostics Using Fatigue Monitoring," SAE Technical Paper 201*-**-****, 2011.

Gokanakonda, S., Ghantasala, M. and Kujawski, D., “Miniaturized Fatigue Sensor and its

Application,” Advanced Laser Applications Conference (ALAC) 2013, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

PRESENTATIONS

Gokanakonda, S., Suthar, K. and Ghantasala, M., “Design and Simulation of Hybrid Micro-Actuators”,

Proceedings of International Conference on Agile Manufacturing (ICAM), 2008, Kalamazoo, Michigan,

USA.

Paper – “Structural Health Diagnosis and Prognosis using Fatigue Monitoring” Proceedings of SAE

World Congress 2011, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Poster – Gokanakonda, S., Ravindra, D. and Guda, R., “Farbrication of Bulk Hetero -junction Solar

Cells”, Proceedings of First Annual Chemistry Research Symposium, 2010, Western Michigan

University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.

Poster – “Structural Health Monitoring using a Micro-fabricated Fatigue Sensor”, NSF Workshop on

Nano and Micro Manufacturing, May 2013, Dearborn, Michigan, USA.

Paper – Gokanakonda, S., Ghantasala, M. and Kujawski, D., “Miniaturized Fatigue Sensor and its

Application,” Proceedings of Advanced Laser Applications Conference (ALAC) 2013, Chicago, Illinois,

USA.

AWARDS

Departmental recipient of the 2011-12: Graduate Teaching Effectiveness award from Western Michigan

University

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Student member of “American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)”.

LANGUAGES SPOKEN: English, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada (Basic), German (Basic)

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