Mechanical Engineer

ANUSHA ANISETTI

E-mail: ******.***********@*****.*** Phone: 937-***-****

Summary

Highly self-motivated Ph.D. Candidate with research expertise in Gear tribo-dynamics

A qualified Mechanical engineer with 5 years of experience in Design & Development of wind turbine parts, drilling rig structure and industrial products

Comprehensive knowledge in Product design, Structural design calculations, CAD 3D Modeling, CAD 2D drafting, and Technical writing

Proficient in managing product development activities encompassing designing, testing and finite element analysis (FEA)

Experience in manufacturing drawings generation

Creative problem solving and troubleshooting skills complementing meticulous and creative detail to drawings and specifications

Attention to detail in creating technical documents

Excellent communication skills, and adaptable to new technology and skills

Technical guidance to team members and adhere to tolerances, engineering and quality processes

Education

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering Apr 2017

Focus Area: Computational Design and Optimization

Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering Apr 2008

Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA

Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering Jun 2004

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, AP, India

Technical Skills

Design and Analysis

Programming Skills

Technical Documentation

Pro-E Wildfire 4.0

MATLAB 7.0/GUI, Mathematica, Simulink 7.0

Arbortext Editor 6.0

Unigraphics NX 7.5

Fortran, C#, Python 3.6

SAP DMS, SAP GUI

Solid Works

MAPICS, Infor XA ECM & PDM Link

Latex 5.0

ANSYS 10.0

JMP Statistical tool

Github, IPython notebook 3.2.1

Professional Experience

American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM), Detroit, MI May 2016 - Aug 2016 Designation: Mechanical Engineer

AAM is a premier, global leader in design, engineering, validation and manufacturing of driveline, metal forming, powertrain, and casting technologies for automotive, commercial and industrial markets. AAM has over 25,000 associates operating at more than 90 facilities in 17 countries to support our customers on global and regional platforms with a focus on quality, operational excellence and technology leadership.

Project: Bevel gear design & analysis

A new program for bevel gear design and analysis with new features, design calculations and easy to use GUI is being developed to replace the old program. The new program contains large number of subroutines with several variables and design parameters developed as per AGMA standards.

Responsibilities:

Debugged Gear Design and Analysis Program for straight bevel gears using FORTRAN & C#.

Followed AGMA standards in the design of straight bevel gears.

Hands-on experience in Gear Lab using CMM to measure physical and geometrical characteristics of gears, pinions and gear assemblies for quality check purposes.

Knowledge in Gleason Gage software.

Measured surface roughness profiles of gears and pinions using a Perthometer.

Learnt about Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and follow the safety procedures while in workshop.

Performed weekly and monthly safety checks in the Gear lab using 5S workplace organizational and housekeeping methodology and informed any issues to the supervisor in a timely manner.

Wright State University, Dayton, OH Jan 2014 - Apr 2017

Graduate Research Assistant

Taught Engineering Statics and Dynamics classes as substitute teacher when needed.

Developed a novel and first of its kind tribo-dynamic thermal mixed EHL model for spur gear contacts using Load Distribution Program (LDP) and FORTRAN.

Studied the impact of flash temperature rise on the fatigue life under tribo-dynamic conditions.

Incorporated a multi-axial stress formulation to determine the transient multi-axial stress fields as the gears rotate in mesh.

Incorporated a multi-axial fatigue criterion to assess the fatigue crack nucleation life and site of gear teeth using the stress histories yielded from the stress model.

Peer-reviewed 3 technical papers for ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC) 2015.

Peer-reviewed 2 technical papers for Mechanism and Machine Theory Journal.

L&T Integrated Engineering Services, Chennai, India July 2008 – Jan 2013

Design Engineer/Assistant Manager

Client - National Oilwell Varco (NOV), USA

Project – Drill Rig Modeling

Modeled and created detail drawings of Drill rig structure using UG NX 7.5

Studied and understood the input AUTO CAD drawings as per American standards.

Created 3D models and 2D drawing of Crown Frame structure and Rig Mast assembly of Ideal Rig II in UG NX 7.5.

Created bill of materials (BoM).

Prepared quality control check lists for drawings as per NOV standards.

Prepared Statement of Work (SOW), Gantt chart for activity schedule, and SWOT analysis for the project commencement.

Planned and monitored work schedule of 3 employees.

Project - Materials and Dimensional Equivalents

Technical point of contact to the onsite engineer and team lead.

Prepared a list of profiles (BoM) of drill rig structures.

Identified European dimensional equivalents for various components of drill rig structures, as per AISC standards such as I-Beams, L-angles, U channels, Tubes, plates.

Ensured that mechanical properties such as Ixx, Iyy and weight differences are minimal.

Identified European material equivalents for various materials as per ASTM standards.

Ensured that the tensile strength, yield strength etc., are equal or more than that of the ASTM material.

Obtained an alternate solution for I-beams and tubes if moment of inertia is not satisfied.

Client: VESTAS, Copenhagen, Denmark

Project - Design & Validation - Special Tools used for Wind turbine parts

Design validated tools used for handling wind turbine parts.

Analyzed the critical areas of the tool based on the functionality of the tool.

Modeled, assembled and created detail drawings of Special tools (Sheet metal and other parts) used for installation of Wind Turbines using Pro-E Wildfire 4.0.

Project - Design of PE Tools

Modeled, assembled and created manufacturing drawings of Special tools used for installation of Wind Turbine using Pro-E Wildfire 4.0

Created Technical Construction Files (TCF)

Quality checked and reviewed drawings as per EN standards.

Co-ordinate with onsite engineers for effective output as per client requirements.

Prepared 11 presentations for queries related for quality assurance.

Prepared Technical construction files that described verification of the strength of the tools by determining critical cases during functioning of the tool. Drafted structural strength calculations, any analytical data, for verification of tools durability.

Peer reviewed final drawings & TCF

Project - Technical Writing

Prepared Service work instructions (SWIs), Installation manuals, Service inspection instructions (SIIs) and Service Inspection Forms (SIFs) in MS Word for Wind Turbine Components.

Frequently coordinated with the technical reviewers, language reviewers to process the document in SAP DMS.

Created topics and dita maps in Arbortext editor to migrate the content to content management system (CMS).

Wright State University, Dayton, OH 2005 - 2008

Graduate Research Assistant

Thesis - Non-linear shunting of Piezo-actuators for Vibration Suppression

Link - http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1208834134

Developed an innovative approach for Passive Vibration Suppression.

Performed manual experiments using SIGLAB 7.0, shaker and accelerometers; and tallied the results with that of an analytical model created using ANSYS 10.0 and MATLAB 7.0.

Ran simulations representing the experimental model using SIMULINK 7.0.

Taught Engineering Vibrations lab and Plastics lab. Setup and pre-checked experiments for Dynamics lab.

Assisted faculty members with exams and record keeping. Handed out assignments and graded papers.

Proctored examinations and guided students with assignments during office hours.

Course Highlights:

Computational methods and Structural Dynamics (Projects using MATLAB)

Non-linear dynamics and Vibrations (Projects using Python)

Vibration testing and Health Monitoring (Projects using MATLAB, SIGLAB data acquisition)

Structural Reliability (Projects using MATLAB & ANSYS 13.0)

Advanced Mechanics of Solids

Advanced Fluid Dynamics (Projects using MATLAB)

Design and Analysis of Experiments (DoE – Projects using JMP tool)

Systems Engineering and Analysis

Computational Engineering Analysis (Projects using MATLAB)

Publications

Li S, Anisetti A. 2016 On the flash temperature of gear contacts under the tribo-dynamic condition, 97, pp. 6-13, Tribology International.

Li S, Anisetti A. 2017 A tribo-dynamic contact fatigue model for spur gear pairs, 98, pp. 81-91, International Journal of Fatigue.

Li S, Anisetti A. 2017 The effect of spur gear tribo-dynamic response on pitting crack nucleation, In: Proceedings of the ASME 2017 International Design Engineering Technical Conference & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE), Cleveland (2017). Paper DETC2017-67003

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