PRASAD GODAVARTI
Queen Creek,AZ
Summary
Competent Technical Specialist bringing 40 years of experience in semiconductor and aerospace engineering design and production. Consistently delivers design presentations, produces timely reports and provides subject matter expertise to external teams. Research-focused and pragmatic team player with proven skills in creating cutting-edge designs. Owner of two patents on MeMS design and fabrication using IC processes
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Specialist
Unitek-NTS
Alexandria, VA
01.2021 - Current
- Identified compromised calibration on equipment at key sub-tier suppliers for major military and commercial aerospace companies
Mission Assurance Engineer
Missile Defense Agency, MDA
Chandler, AZ
07.2009 - 02.2021
- Collaborated with prime and subcontract suppliers on several hundred product design and process improvements. Industries included semiconductors, MeMS, circuit card assembly, propulsion, ordinance and aerospace hardware
- Performed root cause analysis for Electrical Overstress Failures in ICs, MEMS, hybrids, explosive devices used at MDA at sub-tier suppliers using set up 8-D processes eliminating future launch failures for NASA and for MDA
- Collaborated with management to supply training on improved ESD, Quality audits, Design and Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Manufacturing Process Control, and variation reduction for special processes like wet and dry film processing of semiconductors, welding, heat treat, soldering,
- Supported Pedigree Reviews and Technical Reviews of hardware (avionics, solid rocket motors, ordinance, and mechanical systems) and developed risk levels and mitigation plans
- Performed standard inspection of first article, first pallet, and random sampling specialized inspection on circuit card assemblies, electronic parts and connectors to standards
- Awarded MDA-MA employee 2012
Manufacturing Manager
InPlay Technologies
Scottsdale, AZ
01.2007 - 01.2009
- Manged off-shore (China/Costa Rica) Production for weekly production rates of 6000 Units per week
- Tracked new material shipments and coordinated flow of materials at different stages of manufacturing to align with procurement expectations.
- Qualified and managed supply chain, quality, reliability, and yield improvement at contract manufacturers in China (Flex) and Costa Rica
- Released test methods for optimized product and system performance for lead-free products
- Assessed supplier quality to maintain tight cost controls and maximize business operational performance
- Evaluated employee skills and knowledge regularly, training and mentoring individuals with lagging skills.
- Anticipated and addressed production problems, material shortages, equipment malfunctions and unavoidable delays.
- Partnered with global vendors and suppliers to effectively manage and budget.
- Changed equipment over to new products to meet customer requirements.
- Achieved aggressive production and quality requirements for high reliability Tablet PCs and Touch PC products.
Education
Ph.D. - Materials Science And Engineering, 1984
Northwestern University
Evanston, ILCertificate -
George Washington University, The
Washington, DCCertificate in Systems Engineering- Cybersecurity - Systems Engineering, 2019
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, CASkills
- Product Reliability
- Issue Triaging
- Technical Support Knowledge
- Hardware and Software Updates
- Drawings Review
- Production Work
- Technical Communication Skills
- Parts Design
- Technical Presentations
- Product Selection
- Responding to Technical Questions
- Corrective Actions
- Global Solutions
Certification
- INARTE Aerospace ESD Engineer, 2020-2021
- IPC J-STD-001 and IPC-610 certified (2009-2021)
- Project Management Professional from Motorola (1998-2000) : Diploma from George Washington University (2000)
- Systems Engineering with focus on Cybersecurity (Naval Postgraduate School, 2020)
Timeline
Technical Specialist
Unitek-NTS
01.2021 - Current
Mission Assurance Engineer
Missile Defense Agency, MDA
07.2009 - 02.2021
Manufacturing Manager
InPlay Technologies
01.2007 - 01.2009
Ph.D. - Materials Science And Engineering, 1984
Northwestern University
Certificate -
George Washington University, The
Certificate in Systems Engineering- Cybersecurity - Systems Engineering, 2019
Naval Postgraduate School
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