Phani Athi

Phani Athi is a skilled design engineer with extensive experience in manufacturing and lean processes. Currently serving at Paragon Space Development Corporation since January 2022, Phani previously worked at Apple as a manufacturing design engineer and at Honeywell as an advanced manufacturing engineer. Phani's career includes roles such as continuous improvement specialist at PCC Aerostructures and lean manufacturing engineer at both McLaughlin Body Company and Faiveley Transport. Phani's background also features positions at Caterpillar Inc., Army Healthcare, Alpine Engineering International, and Cummins Inc., demonstrating a strong foundation in design, manufacturing principles, and operational improvement. Phani holds a Master’s degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from the University of Kentucky and a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from Acharya Nagarjuna University.