Design Engineer Project

ARCHANA ETIKALA

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Manufacturing and Product Design Engineer

Professional Profile

Highly Motivated Senior Mechanical Professional with almost e ight y ears of experience in mechanical

engineering, Product design and development, manufacturing and testing, design specification analysis, project

scheduling and project management, and a track record of making things happen with due diligence and a “can-

do” attitude. Team player with a strong drive to help others grow professionally with a collaborative management

style coupled with a conviction of life-long learning.

Areas of Expertise

ü Multi-Project Management/Project Scheduling

ü Mechanical Engineering

ü Specifications Analyst

ü Design and Product Development

ü Cost-Benefit Analyst

ü Design for Manufacture and Assembly

ü Public Relations & Marketing with Global Clients

ü Manufacturing and Testing

R & D, Production Engineering

ü Molding, Casting and Tooling Development

Lean Methodologies

ü Conceptual Modeling and Design Simulation

Product

Design

and

continuous

improvement

Training

and

Development

Professional Experience

Mechanical Engineer, Wirtz Manufacturing Co. Inc., Port Huron, Michigan

( 2007 – C urrent)

Product Design Engineer – Equipment for Manufacturing Lead Acid Batteries - Responsible for analyzing customer

product designs to determine the feasibility for lead gravity casting, provide design recommendations to improve the

performance, manufacture the grid molds, grid pasting and tooling, perform analysis for casting, heating, venting,

cooling, ejecting and coating; perform quality control and testing of the finished products.

Process and Manufacturing Manager – Responsible for managing the engineering processes by collaborating with

customers, sales, production and R&D departments, maintain drawing documents, generate bill of materials (BOM)

and engineering change notices (ECN), schedule projects to ensure timely completion, provide training and

supervision for the technical staff.

Critical Roles:

ü Evaluating manufacturing processes by designing to meet product requirements, and for maximizing efficiency

and productivity of fabrication, assembly, tooling and materials.

ü Pursuing initiatives to improve effectiveness of the cross functional teams and increase customer satisfaction.

ü Facilitating the investigation of technical problems and establishing procedures and corrective actions.

ü Developing and implementing of quality control procedures to improve production and quality of delivered

products.

ü Overseeing sequence of operations, functional requirements, project information, material flow, work flow and

staff utilization.

ü Providing technical guidance and supervision of engineers and technicians.

ü Interacting with technical teams of the customers globally and enhancing the business development functions.

ARCHANA ETIKALA

Graduate/Research Assistant, Eastern Michigan University (EMU), Ypsilanti, Michigan

( 20 05 – 2 0 07 )

Assisted in various technical and planning activities of the research projects in the Technology, Product Research

and Development, and Electronics Departments.

Key Achievements:

ü Ergonomically designed and manufactured a prototype of portable baby changing table.

ü Designed a pet brush using advanced engineering techniques like QFD and DFMA; cost effectively designed

using six sigma quality.

ü Assisted in student assessment survey project for the mechanical engineering department to facilitate in

planning of operations.

Research Assistant, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India ( 200 3 –

2 0 05 )

Worked hands-on with various tooling materials and machines in the mechanical workshop; served as assistant

tutor for CAD courses; assisted teaching and research staff with developing curriculum plans.

Education

Bachelor of Science – Mechanical Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. (M ay, 2005, GPA: 3.8 )

Master of Science – Mechanical Engineering (Engineering Management), Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti,

Michigan (Dec, 2007, GPA: 4.0 )

Software Proficiency

Engineering Software – AutoCAD, Solid Works, CADRA, PRO-E, Catia

MS Office Suite – Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Programming Languages –SQL, C, Matlab, Visual Basic Applications, Business Objects

Project Management – MS Project 2007, 2010

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