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Srinivas Pakkala

Srinivas Pakkala

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Engineering Manager at GE Gas Power

  • Education

    • IISc, Bangalore

      2001 - 2003
      ME Mechanical engineering 6.5/8

      Activities and Societies: Telugu samskruta Samithi member Masters in mechanical engineering

    • Andra University, Visakhapatnam

      1997 - 2001
      BTech Mechanical Engg First class with Distn

      Activities and Societies: Sports team B Tech in Mechanical Engineering

    • Chintalapudi

      1989 - 1991
      Schooling Primary education 1st class

      Schooling

  • Experience

    • DRDL

      Aug 2003 - Aug 2006
      Scientist

      Designed & Developed the high heat flux measurement Heat flux gauges for missile static tests

    • GE Power & Water

      Sept 2006 - Aug 2010

      I was handled multiple projects during my Lead engineer role. The best critical project is NPI on 7F-5series I have Joined as engineer and worked on full tube Gas turbine thermal analysis for Couple of projects

      • Lead Engineer

        Mar 2008 - Aug 2010

      • Engineer

        Sept 2006 - Mar 2008

    • GE India

      Sept 2010 - Sept 2012
      Technical Leader ( Lead Professional Band)

      • Manage all the technical work and project management for team of 8 people.• Successfully led 6 NPI programs of F-class, E-class and SEGR and completed ~12 TG reviews without any action items.• Well organized project/ Resource planning helped to manage all the ~75+ work flow requests deliverables >96% on time & >97%first time correct.•All E-class frames & 6C full tube flange to flange casing Heat transfer & secondary flows ownership

    • GE Power & Water

      Oct 2012 - Nov 2014

      - Providing the Technical mentoring on mechanical and Thermal designs of Aero derivative Low pressure Turbine. - Identified process improvements in thermal modeling of LPT components.- Introduced few new innovative design options on HGP( Nozzles) to address the field issues and LPTcomponents design of Rotors, Casing and TRF. - Led parallel four "new product introduction" programs with five member and completed ~10 Toll gate design reviews without any major action item. - Mentored two engineers and one experienced Lead engineer, which helped in their career growth.- Exhaust frame CFD results reviewer.- Heat transfer GT design practice 6 sections Author and established thermal modeling best practices.

      • Technical Leader ( Senior professional Band)

        Nov 2013 - Nov 2014

      • Technical leader ( Senior professional Band)

        Oct 2012 - Nov 2013

    • GE Aviation

      Nov 2014 - Mar 2015
      Staff Engineer

      Aero derivative low pressure gas turbine design and key instrumental between all design teams and systems.

    • GE Power

      Mar 2015 - now

      Material Process Engineering & Component development and testing team manager Component development and testing team manager Aero thermal testing lab leader

      • Engineering Manager

        Apr 2019 - now

      • Engineering Manager

        May 2016 - now

      • Senior Engineer

        Mar 2015 - Apr 2016

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Activating strategy & Culture

      General Electric (Ge) India Technology Centre
      Jan 2019

    • Change Acceleration Process ( CAP)

      GE - Global learning, GE India Engineering Operations JFWTC
      Nov 2012

    • Project Leadership at GE

      GE - Global learning, GE India Engineering Operations JFWTC, Bangalore
      Nov 2010

    • Accelerating Leadership for Technologists

      GE India Engineering Operations JFWTC, Bangalore
      Nov 2009

    • Building of Essentiall Leadership Skills

      GE - Global learning, GE India Engineering Operations JFWTC, Bangalore
      May 2009

    • Six Sigma Green Belt

      GE - Global learning, GE India Engineering Operations JFWTC
      Dec 2008
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    • Chrysalis

      GE Power & Water
      Jan 2013

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Srinivas Pakkala
      Safe inspirational and Inclusive work culture Vice president GE Gas Power engineering Award Feb 2022 GE Global level Engineers technology awards Recognition by VP Gas power Engineering
    • Awarded to Srinivas Pakkala
      Resilience Award at India engineering Operations India engineering Operations Gas Power Business Leader Mar 2021 This is at IEO level Individual award during Engineering Recognition day.
    • Awarded to Srinivas Pakkala
      Driving Winning Culture & Boundary less Colloborations General Manager , India engineering Operations Business Leader Mar 2018 This is at IEO level award during Engineering Recognition day.
    • Awarded to Srinivas Pakkala
      Managing your first team (MYFT) GE Crotonville Apr 2017 it is all about how to manage more effectively your first team (MYFT)
    • Awarded to Srinivas Pakkala
      Bronze for External Focus Shubhra Batnagar Jun 2014 Srinivas, This is a small gesture to appreciate your proactiveness in understanding the critical issues facing the mechanical design teams in EDC & BEC and coming up with probable solutions and mitigation suggestions for them. You just needed an inkling of trouble to get your ideas churning & were able to propose solutions that were feasible & accepted by the experts. You have understood the pulse of your stakeholders and know what their needs are. Really glad to have you on the team. Keep up… Show more Srinivas, This is a small gesture to appreciate your proactiveness in understanding the critical issues facing the mechanical design teams in EDC & BEC and coming up with probable solutions and mitigation suggestions for them. You just needed an inkling of trouble to get your ideas churning & were able to propose solutions that were feasible & accepted by the experts. You have understood the pulse of your stakeholders and know what their needs are. Really glad to have you on the team. Keep up the great work !! Best Regards ShubhraFrom Shubhra Bhatnagar Show less
    • Awarded to Srinivas Pakkala
      Bronze award for Imagination & Courage Sanjeev Jain Nov 2013 Srinivas, This award is recognition is for your Imagination & Courage demonstrated during 7F9 exhaust frame conceptual design. Your ability to quickly understand the problem and coming up with workable ideas is appreciable. You demonstrated great zeal with imagination and courage during 7F9 EF conceptual studies; came up with ideas like shaft mounted blower, holes in EF strut and less number of seal teeth for shorter #2 bearing. These ideas has good potential to reduce product cost. Keep the… Show more Srinivas, This award is recognition is for your Imagination & Courage demonstrated during 7F9 exhaust frame conceptual design. Your ability to quickly understand the problem and coming up with workable ideas is appreciable. You demonstrated great zeal with imagination and courage during 7F9 EF conceptual studies; came up with ideas like shaft mounted blower, holes in EF strut and less number of seal teeth for shorter #2 bearing. These ideas has good potential to reduce product cost. Keep the innovation rigor going‼‼‼! Thanks for good job.From Sanjeev Jain Show less
    • Awarded to Srinivas Pakkala
      Silver award for Expertise Sanjeev Jain Apr 2013 Srinivas, This award is recognition of efforts and commitment demonstrated during 9F / 7F 7 series Exhaust Frame Inner Barrel Flange Opening Concern Mitigation; to meet the original design CTQs with minimum changes in the final design. With team members, you evaluated multiple possible options of inner barrel joint behavior, managed strut max temperature limits, thermal gradients on the outer barrel and robustness of strut cooling flow direction. Settled on a simple new concept to split the… Show more Srinivas, This award is recognition of efforts and commitment demonstrated during 9F / 7F 7 series Exhaust Frame Inner Barrel Flange Opening Concern Mitigation; to meet the original design CTQs with minimum changes in the final design. With team members, you evaluated multiple possible options of inner barrel joint behavior, managed strut max temperature limits, thermal gradients on the outer barrel and robustness of strut cooling flow direction. Settled on a simple new concept to split the blower flow supply to cool the outer barrel directly and still keep the original design intent of a single blower configuration for the 7 series engines. The design successfully passed 7F 7 series EF PDR. Learning from the 7FA.05 engine test exhaust frame temperature prediction differences were also applied to keep exhaust frame safe in worst case scenarios like hot day, part load, minimum flows and hot steak. Keep up the good work! From Sanjeev Jain Show less
    • Awarded to Srinivas Pakkala
      Bronze Award for Clear thinking Sanjeev jain Sep 2012 This award is in recognition of clear thinking values demonstrated by Srinivas Pakkala during Bearing Housing Seal Design (GTDP 063) update. Srinivas was instrumental in putting together the GTDP 063 roadmap that our Chief Consulting Engineer (CCE) now requires for each DP. He wrote two new sections and co-wrote a third for the latest revision of the DP. The new sections lay the groundwork for the direction the CCE wants to pursue bearing housing sealing design in the future. The co-written… Show more This award is in recognition of clear thinking values demonstrated by Srinivas Pakkala during Bearing Housing Seal Design (GTDP 063) update. Srinivas was instrumental in putting together the GTDP 063 roadmap that our Chief Consulting Engineer (CCE) now requires for each DP. He wrote two new sections and co-wrote a third for the latest revision of the DP. The new sections lay the groundwork for the direction the CCE wants to pursue bearing housing sealing design in the future. The co-written section captured valuable lessons learned related to operation in the Greenville FSFL test facility. Keep up the good work! Show less
    • Awarded to Srinivas Pakkala
      Project of Quarter Gopichand Katragadda Dec 2010
    • Awarded to Srinivas Pakkala
      Management Award Praveen Gali May 2010 This award is recognition of outstanding Team work & Technical contribution towards 7FA.05 Program, laying strategic plan for execution and delivering on-time. Your committed efforts helped in The complete casing & Thrust piston & rear frame ownership for the team on FA.05 Gas Turbine that displayed your “Technical Excellence of highest Caliber”. Your seamless translation of strategy into specific goals & Co-ordination with key stake-holders ensured timely communication and proactive resolution… Show more This award is recognition of outstanding Team work & Technical contribution towards 7FA.05 Program, laying strategic plan for execution and delivering on-time. Your committed efforts helped in The complete casing & Thrust piston & rear frame ownership for the team on FA.05 Gas Turbine that displayed your “Technical Excellence of highest Caliber”. Your seamless translation of strategy into specific goals & Co-ordination with key stake-holders ensured timely communication and proactive resolution of issues. Additionally you mentored and lead team of 2 members and supported in more than 10+ Chief's review was conducted without major Action item. This was an herculean task; We couldn’t have done it without your Commitment and Ownership. Keep up the good work you are doing!! Show less
    • Awarded to Srinivas Pakkala
      GE Night on the Town Award William A Parker Apr 2010 In recognition of Srinivas Pakkala for successful completion of the 7FA.05 CVR CDC PDR. Srinivas showed his ability to overcome design challenges including a changing geometry and frequent design requirement updates to successfully meet an accelerated PDR schedule
    • Awarded to Srinivas Pakkala
      Inventor Bonus Award & Silver medal Guillermo Wille Oct 2009 Total 17 number of inventor bonus awards i recieved till date. Silver medal for successfull filing of 10 inventions.
    • Awarded to Srinivas Pakkala
      Management Award Jeymani Doss Oct 2009 you have won IDL of the month for September. The idea generated by you has all potential to implement in future designs. Keep it up
    • Awarded to Srinivas Pakkala
      Management Award jeymaniDoss Aug 2009 Congratulations to you for wining July IDL of the month. Your idea on "Double walled Gas Turbine Exhaust Diffuser" has been picked as best idea of the month. Continue to invest your time in innovation and deliver the best design for our next generation product.
    • Awarded to Srinivas Pakkala
      Project of the Month Damodar Padhi Nov 2007 Our project selected as best one in BEC business level for Nov month in 2007
    • Awarded to Srinivas Pakkala
      Nominated for outstanding Scientist Kachroo Feb 2006