Harish Chockalingam

Cell phone: 847-800-8158 Email: hchockalingam@gmail.com

Education
M.S Analytics, Northwestern University Anticipated: December 2019
M.S Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University June 2018
B.S Bioengineering with Mathematics Minor, University of Illinois at Chicago May 2013

Programming Skills
Python, C, R, MATLAB, JAVA, GitHub, MS Visual Studio

Engineering and Design Skills

Solidworks, Rapid Prototyping, Statistical Analysis, Design of Experiments

Relevant Coursework
Embedded Systems in Robotics, Mechatronics, Statistics, Linear Algebra, Engineering Optimization

Graduate Research
Estimation of needle deflection and tissue deformation for improving target accuracy of biopsy
procedures using Digital Image Correlation

Work Experience
Fresenius Kabi Melrose Park, IL
Associate Project Engineer January 2018 - August 2018

• Supported Metler Toledo control systems and database for serialization of pharmaceutical
Packaging
• Initiated and executed engineer change request (ECR) for equipment setup and operation
• Identified bottlenecks to production OEE data; provided recommendations to management as
part of continuous improvement effort to increase output, efficiency, and quality
• Educated operators on serialization and enforced good manufacturing practice (GMP)

Hospira – Pfizer Company Lake Forest, IL

Product Development Test Engineer, Consumables R&D August 2014 - November 2015

• Performed feasibility studies and testing for test method validation in a lab setting
• Collaborated with design engineer to develop Test Methods for drop testing of packaged devices
• Conducted flow rate testing, pressure leak testing, tensile testing, and force testing of medical
devices as per ISO acceptance criteria and design inputs while following GDP and GLP
• Analyzed data from testing for premarket approval document, 510k

Corptax, Inc Deerfield, IL

Associate QA Engineer I November 2013 - August 2014

• Conducted manual regression testing on company’s tax software for quality before cycle release
• Coded test cases to exercise software using Action Based Testing (ABT)
• Analyzed KPI of test case from daily ABT runs to improve overall functionality of the software
• Tested bugs reported by clients to ensure quality and integrity of the system
• Prioritized tasks needed to be completed on a sprint basis in SCRUM meetings