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Kedar Krishna Badami

@kedarkrishnabadami

Mechanical Engineering Manager at Robogistics LLC who developed a greenfield gantry robot for tire manufacturing.

At Robogistics LLC, I led the mechanical engineering team designing robotic systems for material handling. I spearheaded the design, development, and implementation of a greenfield single gantry robot tailored for the tire industry.

I established engineering design workflows, including ECR and ECO processes, and helped scale the department through hiring, onboarding, and training. I also coordinated mechanical, electrical, software, and deployment teams.

At Douglas Machines Corporation, I designed custom commercial washing and sanitizing equipment and led a warranty redesign of a standard conveyor belt. I also collaborated on product designs and new product development.

At Mettler Toledo PIUS, I designed more than 100 custom weighing and package-handling machines, with 85% OTD, 82% FPY, and zero warranty issues. I also standardized components to cut costs by 60% and improved manufacturing throughput during my Lean Manufacturing Engineer Co-Op.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Mechanical Engineering Manager

Current

Robogistics LLC

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 8 months)

Led mechanical engineering team to design innovative robotic systems for material handling. Defined and implemented engineering workflows, coordinated cross-functional activities, and scaled the department through hiring and training.

Robotics Material Handling Engineering design ECR Eco D P FMEA Risk Assessment ISO 4301 ISO 13732 FEA Project Management Team Leadership CAD Solidworks Diagrams FAT SATs

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Douglas Machines Corporation

Apr 2022 - Aug 2023 (1 year 4 months)

Designed custom commercial washing and sanitizing equipment, led warranty projects to redesign conveyor systems, and conducted FAT. Collaborated with cross-functional teams on new product development and project management.

Mechanical Design Conveyor Systems FAT RFQ New Product Development Project Management Electro mechanical Systems Robotics

Mechanical Engineer

Mettler Toledo PIUS

Jun 2017 - Apr 2022 (4 years 10 months)

Designed custom weighing and package handling machinery for food and pharmaceutical sectors. Led hazardous location equipment orders, developed design tools, and reduced costs by standardizing components.

Mechanical Design Conveyors FDA Intertek GD&T ISO 2768 ASME Y14.5 MathCad BOM MRP Risk Assessment Cost Reduction Project Management

Lean Manufacturing Engineer Co-Op

Mettler Toledo PIUS

Jan 2016 - Dec 2016 (11 months)

Improved throughput by 25% in a low volume high mix assembly shop by setting up subassembly feeder cells on Kanban. Improved productivity by 20% in electrical assembly through standard work and jigs.

Lean Manufacturing Kanban Standard Work Process Improvement Assembly Productivity

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Rochester Institute of Technology

MS, Sustainable Systems

2014 - 2017

Pursued a Master of Science in Sustainable Systems, focusing on integrating sustainability principles into engineering and systems design.

University of Mumbai

Bachelors, Industrial Engineering

2005 - 2009

Activities and societies: On Job Training: Project management, equipment integration, Risk Assessment, understanding of CMSE, SolidWorks power user, Auto-Cad Inventor, Creo, Teamcenter, Vault, Onshape, SAP & EPICOR power user.

Earned a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, with on-job training in project management, equipment integration, risk assessment, and various CAD software.