UDAY CHIPPADA, Ph.D.

9622 Town Court South, Lawrence, New Jersey, USA, 08648

718-208-7547 ucb070fe@westpost.net

MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER PROFILE

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Mechanical Design, CAD/CAE, Product Development
Highly innovative engineer with extensive experience in product design, developm
ent and testing. Expert at using CAD software, such as Solidworks and ProE, and
Finite Element Analysis software, such as ANSYS and ANSYS Workbench. Full life-c
ycle project management with exceptional results in on-time and on-budget delive
ry. Perform well in high-pressure, multi-task environments. Superior multitaskin
g and communication skills necessary for effective teamwork in fast-paced indust
rial setting. Seeking a Design Engineer position, bringing 4+ years of experienc
e as follows:
KEY STRENGTHS
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Product Development
Medical Device Design/Testing
Emerging Technologies
Solid Modeling/CAD/CAE
Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
Mechanical Properties
Rapid Prototyping
LabVIEW & Image Processing
Machine Shop Experience
Microsoft Office
Written & Verbal Communication
Teamwork & Leadership
CORE COMPETENCIES
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* Results driven, ability to develop components and products from concept to fin
ished product, strong planning skills with ability to conceptualize and analyze
complex designs.
* Hands-on experimentalist with a strong scientific curiosity and a proven aptit
ude for experimental design and troubleshooting.
* Strong mechanical engineering skills coupled with excellent technical writing
and verbal communication skills to interact productively with people from divers
e backgrounds.
* Determine technical objectives, perform work without appreciable direction and
be an independent thinker.
PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS
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PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER, Bioengineering Lab, Piscataway, NJ (Jan 2006-Prese
nt)
Designed and built innovative non-destructive device to improve accuracy of resu
lts by obtaining local shear modulus, Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio in add
ition to previously estimated global stiffness. Developed novel thermo-reversibl
e DNA hydrogel with dynamic stiffness that has greater capacity to alter propert
ies over traditional hydrogels. Established effects of underlying polymer substr
ate stiffness on fibroblast cell growth using biomedical/biomaterials engineerin
g and cell culture techniques.
Selected Contributions:
* Evaluated mechanical properties of soft polymers and hydrogels on micron scale
, utilizing LabVIEW, image processing of digital video, rheology and Instron and
MTS testing equipment.
* Developed Pro/E Wildfire & Solidworks models and performed finite element simu
lations using ANSYS and ANSYS Workbench to validate derived closed form equation
s.
* Served as Team Lead for design and development of new DNA-based biomaterials a
nd trained 4 research interns on all aspects of senior design project developmen
t and execution.
* Employed RIAS integrated administrative system to order and procure supplies f
or the various ongoing projects.
* Recognized as Subject Matter Expert within field, based on publication of 6 pe
er-reviewed journal articles and presentation of research at 8 significant confe
rence proceedings and symposia.
RESEARCH ENGINEER, Center for Biomechanics, Piscataway, NJ (March 2003-Dec 2005)
Designed and optimized orthopedic devices to understand the effects of bone plat
e stiffness on stress shielding. Utilized computational molecular dynamics to in
vestigate the role played by structural water on the intermolecular sliding betw
een collagen-like peptides in microfibrils under deformation. Concluded that str
uctural water acts as weak lubricant during axial stretching but acts exactly op
posite as glue during axial sliding and bending.
Selected Contributions:
* Evaluated and analyzed internal fracture fixation on intact and fractured bone
.
* Utilized molecular dynamics to model collagen-like peptides and derived the fo
rce-displacement curve of each deformation mode using CHARMM22 force field.
* Verified the molecular dynamics results by simulating behavior of collagen str
etching and bending using Finite Element Analysis software ABAQUS.
DESIGN ENGINEER, Structural Dynamics Group, BHEL R&D, India (Jan 1999-August 200
0)
Analyzed bearing pedestal of steam turbine via closed form solutions and finite
element analysis.
Selected Contributions:
* Reduced material cost while optimizing plate thickness to achieve effective tu
rbine function.
* Conducted cost analysis to identify most profitable, yet feasible, turbine des
ign.
EDUCATION HISTORY
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Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway,
New Jersey
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnat
i, Ohio
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad, In
dia
Professional Development
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Part Design, Pre- & Post-Processing, MDA105/220-SDRC I-DEAS Certificate
Safety Training, Rutgers University
PUBLICATIONS
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Chippada U., Previtera M, Schloss R., Yurke B., & Langrana N., "Characterization
of force generation of dynamic substrates and its effects on fibroblast morphol
ogy", J Biomechanical Engg, (in review)
Chippada U., Yurke B., & Langrana N., "Simultaneous determination of Young's mod
ulus, shear modulus and Poisson's ratio of soft hydrogels," J Mat Res, 2010, 25(
3), pp 545-555
Chippada U., Yurke B., & Langrana N., "Complete mechanical characterization of s
oft media using non-spherical rods", Journal of Applied Physics, 2009, 106(6), p
p. 63528
Chippada U., Yurke B., & Langrana N., "A non-intrusive method of measuring the l
ocal mechanical properties of soft hydrogels using magnetic needles", J Biomecha
nical Engg, January 2009, 131
Li L., Sharma N., Chippada U., Jiang X., Schloss R., Yarmush M., & Langrana N.,
"Functional modulation of ES-derived hepatocyte lineage cells via substrate comp
liance alteration", Annals of Biomedical Engineering, June 2008, 36
Chippada U., Jordan K., & Zhang D., "Effect of structural water on the mechanica
l properties of collagen-like microfibrils: A molecular dynamics study", Annals
of Biomedical Engineering, January 2007, 35