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KrishnaMadupalli
Mechanical engineer
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| Name | Krishna Madupalli | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Background | Manufacturing · MSc, finishing Jan 2027 | ||
| Location | London, UK | ||
| Status | Open to opportunities | ||
| Rev | 00 | Date | 27 Oct 2026 |
Continuous improvement in everything
The tools I specify, and the parts they make.
01About
Hello, I am Krishna.
I learned manufacturing the practical way: about three years on the production floor (CNC turning, shift planning, audits and improvement projects), then engineering support, then a year helping customers choose cutting tools. Along the way I saw that most quality problems start in the process, not at final inspection. That is why I like Lean and root-cause work, and why my MSc dissertation asks whether machine data can stop scrap before it happens.
I am finishing my MSc at the University of East London, and I am looking for a role where I can keep that practical view and take on more responsibility.
- Based in
- London, UK
- Studying
- MSc Mechanical Engineering, University of East London
- Open to roles
- Mainly production and process improvement in manufacturing: Lean, quality and planning.
Also a strong fit for cutting-tools application engineering and project coordination.
How I work
I am always asking where a process is losing time, material or money, and how to take that loss out. I like to improve the numbers, then keep asking what else could be better.
- Measure it. Numbers first: cycle time, rejects, output per shift. If I can measure it, I can show it improved.
- Find the cause. I trace a loss back with Pareto, Fishbone and 5 Whys, instead of treating the symptom.
- Fix it and hold it. I write the fix into a standard, a routine or an SOP, so the gain is still there next month.
- Look ahead. I ask what could go wrong next, the way FMEA does, and deal with it early.
Where I have gone after waste
- Time lost waitingI mapped a multi-stage line to find where work was being held up.Finding the bottleneck →
- Rejects and scrapI traced rejects above the plant’s threshold back to their causes.Kusalava →
- Space and searchingI cleared and organised 10+ areas so every item had a place.Clearing the floor →
- Tooling cost and cycle timeI matched cutting tools to the job so it ran faster and cost less.PV Enterprises →
- Too much or too little stockI built a model to forecast freezer stock and proposed EOQ-based purchase sizing.Planning freezer space →
02Work
What I have worked on
From the shop floor to cutting-tool applications. Pick a stretch of work on the scale, then open the projects below.
Timeline
2019–21
Kusalava International Ltd
Assistant Engineer · May 2019 to Nov 2021
Where I learned the floor: 95% output or better for 2.5 years, plus three improvement projects.
I started on CNC turning (Jyoti and ACE machines, Fanuc and Siemens controls), then moved into shift planning and production coordination. I investigated rejects above the 2.75% threshold with Pareto, Fishbone and 5 Whys, co-wrote APQP and FMEA documents, supported IATF 16949, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 audits, and ran the 5S, TPM and VSM projects below.
2021–22
NCL Industries Ltd
Assistant Engineer · Dec 2021 to May 2022
Kept the line moving at 95% throughput or better.
I watched output through the shift, adjusted schedules and cleared bottlenecks as they appeared. I worked closely with Quality Assurance, Maintenance and Stores so materials, tooling and equipment were ready, and I wrote the production reports and KPI summaries that management used.
2022–23
TAS Designtech Services Pvt. Ltd.
Associate Engineer, outsourced to Assa Abloy Curries (doors and frames) · Jun 2022 to Nov 2023
Turned drawings into accurate orders: 100% scheduling accuracy over 18 months.
I turned engineering drawings into production orders for hollow-metal frames, reading tolerances, fabrication specifications and GD&T so the production data stayed audit-ready. When the same non-conformance kept coming back, I used 5 Whys and worked with the customer to fix it for good. I delivered 75 to 100% of monthly productivity targets.
2024–25
PV Enterprises
Cutting Tools Application Engineer, outsourced to Motherson Techno Tools Ltd, a joint venture with Sumitomo Electric · Jan 2024 to Jan 2025
Helped customers cut faster for less: 15% shorter cycle times, 30% lower tooling costs.
I advised customers on cutting tools for CNC turning centres (Jyoti and ACE machines, Fanuc and Siemens controls), matching the tool to the material, the spindle power and the geometry of the job. That included titanium, stainless steel and cast iron. When a job showed chatter, tool wear or a poor finish, I traced the cause and followed up with SPC. I also tested new cutting-tool technology with vendors and handled customers' technical enquiries.
2025 to now
University of East London
MSc Mechanical Engineering · 2025 to present
Back to study, with two real industry projects.
I am doing my MSc with an industrial placement year. The freezer capacity model I built at Velocity Composites is one of the projects below. Right now I am mapping the technology used across property transactions for the Digital Property Market Steering Group, an HM Land Registry programme.
Projects
01Clearing the floor
1S and 2S standardisation · Kusalava (ACMA Group) · 2020 to 2021
15+ metres of floor space reclaimed.
Open
Floor space reclaimed · metres
- What happened
- I led a plant-wide rollout of Sort and Set in Order, the first two steps of 5S, across 10+ production, quality and stores areas. I defined standard maintenance routines to keep it in place.
- How it ended
- 15+ metres of usable floor space came back, and a monthly scrap-clearing schedule was adopted across the plant.
02A machine that kept stopping
Equipment Step 123 (TPM) · Kusalava (ACMA Group) · 2021
Breakdowns stopped; 90% audit score.
Open
Equipment faults cleared
Equipment audit score · %
- What happened
- A critical honing machine kept breaking down. I worked through 53 equipment abnormalities using the CLIT method (clean, lubricate, inspect, tighten) and removed hazards such as oil leaks, loose wiring and blocked access.
- How it ended
- The recurring breakdowns were eliminated and the machine scored 90% in the audit.
03Finding the bottleneck
Value stream mapping · Kusalava (ACMA Group) · 2021
Output up 36%; cycle time down about 40%.
Open
Output per shift · units
Cycle time · before = 100
About 40% shorter.
- What happened
- I mapped a multi-stage production line against the seven wastes, recording the full process flow with the maintenance, CNC programming and operations teams.
- How it ended
- Output rose from 110 to 150 units a shift and cycle time fell by about 40%.
04Planning freezer space
Velocity Composites plc, Burnley · Jul to Sep 2026 · University placement
A forecasting model, checked against real data.
Open
- What happened
- I built a model that links customer demand, supplier lead times and production use to forecast freezer capacity for aerospace composite raw materials, and checked it against real monitoring data with the Logistics team. A site visit showed that the storage location we had assumed was not the one actually in use, so I corrected the project scope.
- How it ended
- The model held up against the monitoring data, and I proposed an EOQ-based way to size purchases as a standard for the business.
03Research and writing
Research and writing
Dissertation
Can machine data stop scrap before it happens?
Integrating Lean Six Sigma Principles with Industry 4.0 Technologies for Quantifiable Quality Management and Process Control. MSc dissertation, University of East London, submitted May 2026. Simulation study
I started from a problem I had met in production work: manual inspection catches drift too late. The university offered no route to on-site research, so I built the study on synthetic data modelled on a CNC turning process (a Jyoti 350 with a Fanuc 0i-F Plus controller).
The data pointed to spindle thermal expansion as the main cause of drift. I designed a 7-part trend logic that sends corrections to the controller through the Fanuc FOCAS interface, and tested it in a discrete-event simulation (Siemens Tecnomatix Plant Simulation) of 135,000 units. The work is aligned with IATF 16949 and ALCOA+ data-integrity requirements.
These are simulated results, not measured on a production line. The simulation assumes a stable environment and a Fanuc controller, so a real factory would see less.
Writing
I want to write about how factories lose time, material and money, and what can be done about it. The first piece is in progress.
From a paper CV to one linked profile
How a printed card, a tailored CV and a portfolio site can work together as one joined-up profile, with less paper and less repeated work. I am gathering the research and sources now.
More pieces will appear here as they are finished.
04Background
Skills and education
Skills
- On the machineCNC turning on Fanuc and Siemens controls (Jyoti and ACE machines), choosing turning and milling tools, feeds and speeds, workholding. Materials: titanium, stainless steel and cast iron.
- QualitySupporting IATF 16949, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 audits. Working with APQP, FMEA, PPAP, MSA and SPC. Finding root causes with Pareto, Fishbone and 5 Whys, and following through with NCR and CAPA. Reading GD&T.
- Lean5S, Kaizen, value stream mapping, TPM (CLIT) and visual management, aimed at shorter cycle times and lower cost.
- PlanningProduction planning and scheduling, capacity forecasting, EOQ stock sizing, risk assessment, health and safety, and writing SOPs.
- SoftwareAutoCAD, Excel, Word and PowerPoint, Zoho and MTTL CRM, and Siemens Tecnomatix Plant Simulation (used in my dissertation).
- LanguagesEnglish and Telugu (native).
Education
| Qualification | Institution | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| MSc Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Placement YearAutomation and Robotics, Smart Industries and Digital Manufacturing, Structural Dynamics and Stability. | University of East London | Jan 2025 – Jan 2027 |
| BTech Mechanical EngineeringMetal Cutting and Machine Tools, Production Technology, Production Planning and Control. Final-year project: energy harvesting with piezoelectric transducers. | NRI Institute of Technology, Agiripalli, India | 2015 – Apr 2018 |
Short courses Six Sigma fundamentals (online course) · Design for Manufacturing Fundamentals (Geomiq Academy)
05Enquiry
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