1. Ph.No:906-370-5160 Venkata Krishna Teja, Nagupalli vnagupal@mtu.edu
3044, Signature Blvd. AnnArbor, MI-48105.
OBJECTIVE
To obtaina Full Time position FCA inthe field of Transmission Controls andCalibration.
INTERESTS & EXPERTISE:
Powertrain Calibration, IC engines, After Treatment and Emissions, Turbochargers, Model Based Design and
Control Environment development for IC engines and Hybrids, Powertrain Systems, Vehicle Diagnostics, Calibration and
Testing.
SOFTWARE SKILLS:
ChryslerDiagnosticTools(CDA),INCA,DCPlot,MDA,Powercal-2,AVL-Drive, MATLAB,Simulink,GT-Power,Lab
View,EES,MotoTron,Moto Hawk, AVLCruise,Stateflow, SolidWorks,Pro-Engineer,AutoCAD,CATIA,COSMOSSolver,
ANSYS,Hypermesh,ComputerAidedManufacturing(CAM),ComputerAidedDesign(CAD).
EDUCATION
Michigan Technological University
GPA:3.95/4.0 Houghton,MI
Master of Science inMechanical Engineering May 2014
RelevantCourses:IC engines, HybridElectricVehicles,PowerTrainSystems, DynamicSystemsandControls,Control
DesignforIC engines,FuelCells, AdvancedHeatTransfer.
Bachelor of Engineeringin Mechanical Engineering Osmania University, India
GPA: 3.85/4.0 June,2012
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Currentlyworking as a TransmissionControl CalibrationEngineerat ChryslerCPG.
As 9 SpeedAutomatic TransmissionShift Control CalibrationEngineer(Since June 2015)
 Current Lead ATSYS Release Engineerfor2.4L UF 9 Speed.
 SuccessfullyReleased2017 UF V1 ATSYS Cal,thiswas justa monthof takingthe program.
 CalibratedMajorTorque managementand Engine relatedissueswithin3weeksbeforeproduction.Ourteam
was responsible forsavingthe companyabout500Mi$(Detailscan’tbe disclosed).
 Completedmy entire DesignValidationandPerformance Report,Altitude testingandHotClimate testingwithin
time before production,thiswasactuallyahuge successfor me. Had to redoall the previouscalibration,
validate andrelease withinamonth.
 Workingas shiftqualityvalidationandtestengineerfor 2.4L, 3.2L JeepCherokee and3.6L Chrysler200.
 Workingas the transmissionpowertraincertificationengineerforreleasingvehiclestothe press.
 Successfullytestedandvalidated16MY and 17MY 3.2L JeepCherokee TransmissionCalibrationreleasesin
extreme coldconditions.
 Successfullytestedthe performance of 16MY 1.4L, 2.4L, 2.0L JeepRenegadeinHighandLow Altitude,Desert,
Off Road and otherconditions.
 Was a part of the team to testabout 100 vehiclestovalidatedifferentadaptationstrategies usingAVLDrive to
improve customerexperience andreduce production cost.
 Workingwiththe teamto deal any emergencycrossplatformissueshelpedme toworkonall the NAFTA 9
SpeedapplicationsincludingBUXand LATM.
As a Vehicle EngineerAtFCAChelseaProvingGrounds (May 2014 to May 2015)
 Workedas the leadengineerinestablishingbarcode instrumentationtrackingsystemwithinthe 9Speed
department.
 Was in charge of trackingequipmentworthmillions.
 Workedas transmissiondiagnosticsengineerforthe 9 Speeddepartmentfor7 months. Supportedthe team
withthe transmissionadaptation,Datalogging, dataanalysisandreportgeneration wheneverrequired.
 ScanningvehiclesusingCDA (ChryslerDiagnosticTool) andINCA forvehicle errorsandwritingthe appropriate
workordersin the garage forfixingvehicle.

2.  Updatingall the fleetvehiclesforwithnew releasedsoftware/Calandreportanybugs foundusingCDA and
INCA.
 Workingwithdifferentgarage servicesandcoordinatingthe workordersappropriatelyall timesandevenmore
duringCalibrationreleasesandvehicletrips.
 SetupandInstallationof independentbarcode systemonthe entire fleetinstrumentationandvehicles.
 Instrumentingthe vehiclespriortotesting,the level andtype of instrumentationdependsonthe type of test
beingperformed andde-instrumentationof the vehicleafterthe testingthe vehicle.
 The hardestpart of thisassignment waskeepingtrackof the instrumentation inthe vehicles andefficient
managementof the instrumentation available inthe department.
ENGINEERING PROJECTS
Project: Developmentofcontrolledarea network using NICompactRIO and Lab View.
Objective: To build a control strategy development environment using National Instruments CompactRIO, Analog/Digital
Input/output Modules and NI CompactRIO Engine Control Bundle. The task is to build this development environment
includingsoftwareinstallation,hardware setup,real-time calibrationtest,andbuildingmodules engine OBDcontrol.
 Builtan Analoginputandoutputmodel usingNI9263 module on cRIO microcontroller,anddevelopedauser
interface forreal time outputdisplay.
 Builta CAN read model usingNI9853 on cRIO alongwitha RT user interface.
 Buildingalogical CAN environmentusingcRIOforOBD & data loggingof ChevyVoltengine.
Project: Hybrid electricvehicle calibrationusingModel based EmbeddedControl System.
 Designanddevelopmentof control systemforthe hybridvehicle usingMotoHawkwhichcanbe calibratedusing
MotoTune.
 Developedseveral control logicsubsystemslike enginestartandstop,torque and throttle control,e-motorstart
and stop,drivingmode model,torqueblendfactorstrategy,steppermotorlogicandengine state.
 All the subsystemsare validatedusingstate flow andthenafinal control systemisdevelopedbasedonthe signal
flowbetweenvarioussubsystems.
Project: Exhaust Gas EnergyRecovery from a V16 locomotive Diesel Engine.
Objective:To determinethe energyextractedfromthe exhaustgasesof aV16 turbochargedlocomotive Dieselengine,
withthe testdata providedbyFederal RailroadAdministration(FRA),usingbottomingRankineCycle.
 Builta model of the locomotive engine inGT-Powersoftware andanalyzedthe performance parametersby
introducingtwoheatexchangersinthe exhaustmanifold.
 Collectedthe testdataandanalyzedthe performance characteristicsof asimilarlocomotiveengine tostudythe
energyavailableinthe exhaustatdifferentnotches.
 Currentlyinthe processof estimatingthe energyrecoveredbythe heatexchangers,andtheirinfluence onthe
turbochargerperformance.
Project: NOx Reductionin Diesel Enginesby EGR (Exhaust GasRecirculation).
 Testedforthe effectsof exhaustgasrecirculationonNOx emissionsona2.0L single cylinderdual valve diesel
engine.
 DevelopedaGT-Powermodel forthe same engine testconditionstosimulate EGReffectsonotherengine
parameterslike fuelefficiency,brake powerandNOx production.
 The optimumEGR levelsthatthe engine canbe operatedare determined.
Project: Model baseddesigncontrol for Hybrid Electric PowerTrain System.
 Control strategieswere developedusingSimulinksoftware.
 The modelswere made tooperate indifferentselective HEV modesincluding regeneration,torque blending
strategy,batterychargingstrategy, motorstart-stop,andgear shiftlogic.
 E-motorefficiencycurves,fuelefficiencymaps,velocityprofileswere givenasinputs.
Project: Thermal Analysis of OculusASR Satellite
Objective:To doa thermal analysisforall the componentsof the OculusASRNano-satellite andensure thatitsurvives
the in-space thermal environment.
 Simulatedthe in-space environmentusingthe “Thermal Desktop”tool inAutoCADsoftware.
 Analyzed andprovidedsolutionsforthe possible thermalbreakdownthe satellite undergoesunderthe thermal
stresses.

3. Project: Portable AssistedMobilityDevice (PAMD)
Objective:To designDrive Train,Steering,Braking&Suspensionsystemsforthe Portable AssistedMobilityDevice
(PAMD) aboutto be manufacturedbythe PACEorganization.
• Designedthe steeringandsuspensionsystemsin SolidWorks softwareandproposedthree plausible
mechanismsforsteeringand Brakingsystem.
• Designed the Drive Trainandthe wheel hubmotor.
Project: DevelopmentandAerodynamic FlowAnalysisof a Rear wing-Drag ReductionSystem inFormula-1 Racing
Cars.
Objective: Findsuitable operatingconditionsforachosenprofile of aDrag ReductionSystemwingforadesiredspeed
inan F-1 racing car.
• Was the ProjectTeam Leader.
• Developedasuitable wingProfileforDRSrear wingusingNACA AirfoilJavaApplet
• ModeledaDRS rear wingwithaluminumonCNCMill & testingitina WindTunnel.
• Developeda3D model inSolidWorksandFlow Simulationof itinCOSMOS.
• Flowanalysisof the model andcalculate the result.
Output: The suitable operatingconditionsof aDRS rear wing,withminimal Drag,andefficientLiftare found.
INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE June 2012- Aug 2012
Madhavi Engineering’sPrivate Limited Hyderabad,A.P,India
CNCMachinery Division - Shift In charge.
• I was a memberof the Teamthat handledprojectsrelatedtomachiningpartsof defense Equipmentand
Aerospace machine parts.
• Work distribution logisticsandcodingforCNCmachines,usingMasterCamv9.