Mechanical Engineer

VISHWANATH RAO KEDARI

**** ****** **** ****, ***#111, Houston, Texas 77042

****************@*****.***, Cell: 251-***-****

Summary of Skills:

• Over two years of experience in the Mechanical Engineering.

• Worked as a Pipeline Project Engineer for two subsea projects.

• Proficient in using the AutoCAD 2008, SoildWorks, MathCAD, Minitab, Microsoft Office, Windows 2000/XP/Vista.

• Adept at applying the Engineering principles as per the requirement.

• Strong ability to communicate with team members to reach target.

• Excellent in Collecting, organizing, and analyzing the data.

Education:

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, July 2008

University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama.

GPA-3.9/4.0.

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, May 2005

Noor College of Engineering, Shadnagar, Andhra Pradesh, India.

GPA-3.9/4.0.

Work Experience:

CRONUS TECHNOLOGY, INC, Houston, Texas-77042 (6 months).

Project Engineer –TOPS Subsea Tie-in Spool Design, Dec 2008-Feb 2009.

Integrated into the TOPS Subsea Tie-in Spool Design and modeling. Duties include modeling of Subsea Tie-in Spools using OrcaFlex 9.2e and checking the tie in spools integrity when they are subjected to jacket displacement for a 1000 year storm.

Project Engineer –CVX Deepwater pipeline Repair System, Sept 2008-Dec 2008.

Integrated into the CVX Deepwater pipeline Repair System team to provide expertise in deepwater pipeline repair procedures. Duties include modeling of pipeline repair methods using OrcaFlex 9.2e software to analyze the pipe integrity during the repairing of deepwater pipes.

Professional Experience:

Graduate Assistant, May 2007-June 2008 (1 year), Mechanical Engineering Department,

University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama.

(Funded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)).

• Manufactured polymer composites by using VARTM.

• Performed the microscopy study for void calculation by using Nikon Eclipse LV 150 microscope.

• Developed an experimental platform to observe the void growth during curing stage of thermosetting polymer matrix composite manufacturing process.

• Varied the process parameters such as vacuum pressure and temperature during the experiment and correlate the parameters to the void formation.

• Minimized voids by choosing optimal process parameters.

Kedari, Vishwanath

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Training in CAD: Integrated Course in CAD/CAM , June 2005- March 2006 (9 months),

Computech Info Solutions, Hyderabad, India.

Auto CAD 2006, Pro-E, Solid Works, and ANSYS.

• Using Surface Modeling in Pro/Engineer cell phone parts are designed and assembled.

• Using Auto CAD manufacturing drawings of oil cooler are drawn.

Academic Projects: Modeling of Polymer Composites Manufacturing, 2007

University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama.

• Reviewed different models for composites manufacturing.

Design Aspects of Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers, 2001

Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited (B.H.E.L), Hyderabad, India.

• The project was on shell and tube heat exchangers.

• Calculated mechanical and thermal calculations for heat exchangers according to ASME and TEMA standards.

• The manufacturing drawings of oil cooler are drawn using Auto CAD2004.

Academic

Accomplishments:

• Graduated second in undergraduate school.

• Received invitation to join in Engineering Honor Society (Tau Beta Pi).

Professional

Affiliations:

• Tau Beta Pi (TBP), member.

• Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering

(SAMPE), member.

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), member.

Publications:

• K.T. Hsiao, V.R. Kedari, “Experimental Characterization of Void Fraction of Polyester/E-Glass Fiber Composites Manufactured with VARTM Process,” Proceedings of SAMPE Technical Conference 2008, Long Beach, California, May 18-22, 2008.

• K.T. Hsiao, V.R. Kedari, “Characterization and Control of Void Content and Fiber Volume Fraction of Polymer Matrix Composites Manufactured with VARTM Process,” 2008 ALEPSCoR Annual Conference and Stakeholder Symposium, Montgomery, Alabama, July 22-24, 2008.

References available upon request.

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