Radhakrishna Yelamanchili

Experience

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  The University of Texas at Arlington

  Aug 2010 - May 2011

  Student Assistant, Manufacturing Systems laboratory

  Designed the Wheel configuration and the Robot tank for an unmanned space vehicle for the NASA's RASC-AL competition using SolidWorks and Pro Engineer.Logistically re-routed the campus mailing structure for better service and faster mail delivery using the Master Scheduling techniques.

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  Primus International

  Aug 2011 - Sept 2015

   Led the engineering and operations teams to develop and execute a new assembly line for Airbus A330 doors. Enhanced process optimization and developed cost effective processes using lean methodologies and continuous improvements using lean principles (5S techniques). Led the development of new product introduction (NPI) process from concept to First Article Inspection Conducted time studies to understand the bottlenecks in a given assembly process and proposed solutions to reduce the overall Non-Value added time Show less  Was the focal point for all the ECR’s concerning the Airbus A330 door assembly program throughout the product lifecycle. Initiated the RCCA’s at the OEM sites for the recorded failures and was successful in driving them to resolutions to enhance the incoming product quality which enabled in $100k cost savings per year. Responsible for defining the quality requirements for different components from OEM manufacturers and performed inspections and issued SCARs in the event of component failures. Show less

  • Manufacturing Engineering Operations

    Jan 2013 - Sept 2015

  • Manufacturing Engineer

    Aug 2011 - Jan 2013
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  Umbra Cuscinetti Inc

  Sept 2015 - Aug 2017

  Program Manager- Process Engineering

   Lead Kaizen activities(via DMAIC) to ensure continuous improvement in processes, products and raw material. Identified Standard work to develop and implement manufacturing cost initiatives. Planned, coordinated and managed the process to facilitate requirements documentation for a completely new production line. Manage supplier and customer relationships, including monthly business reviews, root cause analyses, postmortems. Developed, maintained and controlled technical interfaces to customers, suppliers and collaborators to ensure effective and swift resolution of technical issues. Show less

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  Amazon

  Aug 2017 - Mar 2020

  Leading product development activities by working alongside the design engineering teams to specify, procure, measure, and build hardware assemblies.Worked with the product development and Research teams to map out the scope, and identify constraints, dependencies, and risks.Worked extensively to build technology (electro-mechanical) that is manufactured at scale to cater to the growing demand by utilizing the DFM protocol.Partnered with multiple stakeholders ( SW, FW, ME design and ID) to define the product features, owned and managed the program schedules and prepared and delivered high quality executive reviews. Show less

  • Technical Program Manager - Amazon Go

    Jan 2019 - Mar 2020

  • Program Manager - Marketplace

    Aug 2017 - Jan 2019
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  Microsoft

  Mar 2020 - now

  Sr. Technical Program Manager, Azure Hardware Manufacturing

  Work with factories to manage and launch NPI programs within the Azure Hardware Organization.Manage CMs to manufacture and deliver Racks and Clusters for NPI programs to cater to the Engineering group requirements to enable more customers perform better and faster.Lead the planning and Organizational Strategy meetings for the VP of Microsoft Devices Manufacturing. Owning high-priority meetings for VP of GMO by structuring the agenda and attendee lists, scoping and reviewing meeting materials, and following up on post-meeting tasks.Lead complex cross functional initiatives and manage the manufacturing operations to deliver the latest Surface devices to the market.Help drive the organizational strategic product launches in the most efficient and timely manner.Working on the company's sustainability goals to reduce the carbon footprint by 2030.Helped launch NPI programs with very healthy yield rates at the start of Mass Production.Worked on Optimization projects to help reduce the BOM cost for the Surface product portfolio. Show less