Kalidas Garlapati Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

North York, Ontario, Ca

• Working on enterprise-wide crucial projects on planning, designing and engineering of equipment/material for various customers such as Bosch, Amico, Arcturus, Sunnybrook, Varis, Clean Design, etc.• Developing work instructions, procedures and process control plans for new products with SMT, AOI, & OVEN• Analyzing and manufacturing electronic circuit boards and product assemblies for multiple customers• Determining operator training, qualification and signoff for product assembly, handling, quality & control• Creating programs for all the versions of PCB in Omron-AOI & Siemens SIPLACE, and oven profiles in KIC 2000• Handling and storing material/board using ESD guidelines and providing support for manufacturing processes • Performing technical changes in processes & maintaining log sheets of all machines (SMT, AOI, ovens)• Reviewing RFQ & prepared quotes for electronic manufacturing & assembly as well as turnkey project• Ordering the necessary equipment for the lines and for the improvement of the process• Optimizing the cycle times for various machines as per take time to meet customer requirements• Coordinating with customers to import Gerber and PCB files and ordering stencil depends on requirement• Applying all SMT machine performance criteria; including component attrition, nozzle data, feeder data and vision error information and use this information to drive improvements within the machine performance• Implementing flowchart development, cycle time evaluation for quoting, design process integration requirements and accountable for labor time calculation for billing• Using ERP system for BOM entry, analysis, routing, inventory, reporting & operational needs as required• Proficient in implementing and designing solution in compliance with quality and production systems• Attending meeting on daily & weekly basis with senior management on quality of work, updates & feedback

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Us

• Advised and provided support to customers (Geotab, Phybridge, Adtech, Ecobee, Push) on various projects• Developed electronic assembly procedures, work instructions & maintained manufacturing equipment• Improved process flow to increase throughput & to reduce cost, provided training to assembly team • Performed root-cause analysis, conducted failure & statistical analysis to improve product quality• Coordinated & provided support to assembly & soldering team for meeting production delivery schedule• Provided technical support for introduction of new PCB on SMT, inspection, soldering & assembly• Responsible for creating smart oven profiles in KIC 2000 software tool with KIC hardware device• Proficiently developed work instructions, procedures and process control plans for NPI• Reviewed PCB board design from customers, optimize the layout and discuss technical details with suppliers

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

• Responsible for creating programs for all different versions of PCB in YES-TECH and Siemens SIPLACE tool• Performed parts taping, reeling, and ensure the parts are installed on the board as per Bill of Material• Analyzed values and correct polarity of Surface Mount Components• Verified that all processes are performed according to correct corresponding documentation• Performed solder paste on stencils and stencil setup inside the printer, and checked the results thoroughly• Created programs in AOI machines and provided support to all the processes in manufacturing• Ensured quality standards are maintained throughout the production process by making minor adjustments• Implemented IPC Standards with respect to PCB repair and ISO 9002 to complete the tasks• Mounted automated Pin through Hole (APTH) component on PCB with the standards and policies

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

• Responsible for performing functional testing and user Interface testing for e-commerce site• Executed the manual test cases on e-commerce website and reported issues to developers• Integrated Automated Testing with Jenkins for Continuous Integration and monitoring test results • Handled responsibilities for reporting bugs, testing the data and document the test results• Updated test plans, test cases and test matrices for manual and automation testing• Created test scripts to validate API’s & Coordinated automated code deployments • Ran the performance scripts with different monitors for Stress testing and load testing • Worked with requirement analysis team to handle Software Enhancements, Change Requests and Bug fixes• Actively participated in the daily and weekly status meetings and sprint meetings with Dev Team

Graduation In Wireless Information Networking, Design And Applied Arts

Bachelor In Computer Science And Engineering, Computer Engineering