Varun Chakrapani, Phd Email & Phone Number

Farmington, MI, US

Gerlingen-Schillerhöhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, DE

Responsible for demonstration of technology packages including:1) Aftertreatment systems to achieve Tier 4 emissions targets for light duty and medium duty vehicles.2) Thermal management systems for battery electric vehicles using alternative refrigerants.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, US

Ann Arbor, Michigan, US

- PhD Candidate in the Wooldridge Combustion Laboratory researching cold-start emissions in hybrid vehicles and optimization of engine calibration methods. - My goal is to improve the capabilities of internal combustion engines to make transportation more equitable in the future.- Skills developed: experimental methodologies, engine dynamometer testing.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, US

Assisting Prof. Margaret Wooldridge in experiments for optimizing gasoline engine emissions and performance using advanced optimization techniques.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, US

Teaching Assistant for graduate course titled "Fundamentals of Automotive Body Structures". - Graded homework assignments and quizzes for 56 students- Tutored students with regular office hours- Monitored class data and provided timely feedback for continuous improvement of course- Topics taught include bending, torsion, joints, beams & panel design.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, US

Graded homework assignments and quizzes of students including Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) documents for Introduction to Systems Engineering, a graduate course.

Gerlingen-Schillerhöhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, DE

1) Supported system level integration and evaluation of fuel-fired and electric rapid catalyst heating (RCH) technology packages to improve cold start performance for light duty and medium duty pickup trucks.2) Coordinated vehicle emissions testing on the chassis dynamometer, performed data analysis of measured tailpipe emission to assess performance of.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN

Executed Park System design change requests for General Motors transmission programs as part of GM-TATA outsourcing transition.

Detroit, Michigan, US

Lead design changes for park system (FMVSS 114) of rear wheel drive automatic transmission programs for GM Global Propulsion Systems.- Performed tolerance stackup and tolerance model analysis to verify park system functional requirements- Actively contributed to root cause analysis and issue resolution for design based failures, and implemented changes to.

Detroit, Michigan, US

Concurrently fulfilled role of project lead for innovation projects in GMTCI focusing on enhancing child safety in vehicles.- Co-inventor of patent granted for unique design to alert driver for children left behind in vehicles- Published research disclosure of two other concepts for alerting bystanders to prevent child lockout and design for on-demand.

Detroit, Michigan, US

Lead for park system, dress components and transmission oil filter design changes for rear wheel drive programs.- Worked extensively on Engine-Transmission dress components design creation for FWD applications. - Developed cost reduction idea for Automatic Transmission fluid filter for RWD transmission.- Actively benchmarked competitor manual transmissions.

Boston, MA, US

Experience in working with Lean Management and Lean Six Sigma Certification for Production Lines - Wipro GE X-Ray divisionAccomplishment: Implemented FQC Trigger mechanism from production -> FQC -> Packing area for MR Coils and GEN line area.Highlights:Worked on driving Kaizen implementation rate for production lines.Learnt the practicality and.

Hinjawadi, Pune, Maharashtra, IN

Project Trainee in Manufacturing Process.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Mechanical Engineering

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Global Automotive And Manufacturing Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Mechanical Engineering

Aissce High School Certification