Venkata Siddhartha Grandhi

Email: ac0luk@r.postjobfree.com 8201 Horseshoe Bend Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89113 Contact: +1-312-***-**** LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/siddhartha-g-v-0792b696 SUMMARY

• Experience in product design and development, vehicle integration, project management, and validation and testing at Tata Motors Limited

• Thorough understanding of plastic injection molding, die casting, sheet metal fabrication, extrusions, finishing operations, joining, welding, machining, injection molded plastic. and metal stamping

• Mastered all design related activities for assigned programs, from concept generation, development into viable optimal solutions, through to production optimization; Expertise in design methods and modelling/ analysis tools

• Experience in utilizing information from failure analysis, risk assessments and field feedback to improve designs with creative solutions

• Managed projects independently by developing p-diagrams, project schedules, cost analysis, resource allocations and product roadmaps for projects

EDUCATION

Masters in Product Design and Development Management August 2015-June 2016 Northwestern University, Evanston

Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering May 2008- August 2012 Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal University, India

- Awarded the prestigious TATA Motors Golden Jubilee scholarship for four years in a row for academic excellence WORK EXPERIENCE

• Product Design Engineer, Lucero R&D Sept 2016-Present

- Working at a product design startup targeting consumer products

- In charge of the design and development of all new products; Managing the outsourced work and interfacing with potential suppliers

- Working on projects such as the universal screw bit, redesign of the GoTie

• Design Engineer, Tata Technologies Limited July 2012-August 2015

- Led product development cycle of cargo bodies, tippers and other special applications in Engineering Research Centre, Tata Motors Limited

- Managed design projects for all 16 to 31 ton vehicles from project initiation stage up to design maturity and resolved field failures

- Increased strength of cargo bodies by 20% by eliminating arc welding and implementing spot welding in designs

- Decreased the part count, increasing payload by 30% and reduced around 150 kilos from existing designs

- Revamped the superstructure of Army Troop Carrier, reducing weight by 7%

- Interfaced with different departments to resolve field issues; Executed value engineering proposals

- Gained expertise in Surfacing, Sheet metal, reverse engineering, 3D printing, prototyping and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM),

Projects

• Masters in Product Development Sept 2015-June 2016

- Worked with the MPD team to develop a spice organization system and service which is currently being evaluated by VC firm GRD Ventures to bring it to market

- Managed a team of developers to develop a grocery list app with notifications based on geolocation

• Design Engineer Intern, Tata Technologies Limited Jan 2012-May 2012

- Implemented and validated mine safety features on heavy commercial vehicles of Tata Motors

- Analyzed and documented requirements of the project and generated reports for the Project Manager

- Created designs for packaging and integrating safety features on existing vehicles

• Intern, Tata Motors Limited June 2011-July 2011

- Worked extensively with the VI team to design propeller shaft for a 16T commercial vehicle and validate TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY

CAD Software - CATIA, Pro/ENGINEER, Unigraphics NX, AutoCAD,Solidworks CAE Software -ANSYS, Pro/ENGINEER Mechanica

Other Software - Teamcenter PLM, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project

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