University of California, Berkeley, CA GPA 3.96/4
Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering (May 2005)
Focus on Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
Indian Institute of Technology - IIT Madras, India Major GPA 9.78/10
Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, May 2002 Overall GPA 9.4/10
Mobile / Wireless, New Product Development, Design, Business Strategy, Software, Manufacturing,
Photography, Information Architecture and Media (mediums), Micro and Nano technologies, Community Management, Innovation and Chaos.
Multiple Roles, Mobility Group, Netcore Private Solutions Limited, Mumbai, India (Jan to Dec'06, Oct'08 - Current )
Software Engineer, Telecommunications Systems, Oakland, California (Jul’05-Nov’05)
Developed wireless application programs (J2ME and WAP) for mobile wireless devices (cell phones and PDAs).
Main wireless application was bringing maps and traffic data (speed and incidents) to the costumer's mobile handset.
Management Trainee, Datamatics Technologies Limited , Bombay, India (Jul’03-Dec’03)
Worked, closely with Chairman and CEO, in the Business Process Outsourcing arm of the company. Handled multiple projects.
Functioned as an independent consultant initially. Analyzed and implemented several aspects in the data distribution software used internally in the firm for various operations.
Summer Intern, Ford Motor Company, Chennai, India (May’01-July’01)
Improvement of the ‘Diesel Bleeding’ process : Optimized the amount of diesel needed in the fuel tank of the car with the time required for the bleeding process. Drastically cut down the process time from 180s to 18s and the diesel needed from 8 liters to 5 liters. The process was recommended to another plant in Brazil.
Resolving the Arm Rest Rejection Problem : Diagnosed the reason for rejection and successfully persuaded the management for functional modification in part design and completely resolved the rejection problem.
Graduate Researcher, Berkeley Expert Systems Laboratory, UC Berkeley and Research Member at the Berkeley Institute of Design (Aug’04-Apr’05)
Masters’ Thesis: Working on a curved beam Finite Element model for a Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Simulation software called SUGAR Then analyzed the influence of curved beams in synthesis tools that using Genetic Algorithms developed for resonators and accelerometers.
Graduate Student Instructor, University of California, Berkeley (Jan’04-May’04)
Teaching Assistant for the undergraduate course ‘Engineering Design Graphics’ (E28) . Handled two batches consisting of 60 students in total.
Had a wonderful experience training students in AutoCAD, SolidWorks and explaining the concepts of engineering drawing.
Research Assistant, Computer Mechanics Laboratory , UC Berkeley (Aug’02-Apr’03)
Attempted to integrate MEMS technology to hard disk. Subsequently worked on simulation of a proposed hard disk slider design in ANSYS (Finite Element analysis software).
Undergraduate Research, Centre for Non-Destructive Evaluation, IIT Madras , (Sept’01-May’02)
Lamb Wave Based Damage Detection for Structural Health Monitoring Systems
Studied propagation of ultrasonic waves in aluminum and composite plates.
Developed Matlab and Labview programs for Lamb-wave image tomography (detecting a hole in a plate using an array of ultrasonic sensors)
Financial Analysis of Starbucks Corporation
Examined different financial ratios and trends, company structure and analyzed the strategy adopted by the Starbucks.
Conducted a comprehensive study of its competitors. Researched others factors affecting growth of Starbucks globally.
Going Public: The Investment Banking way
Studied and compiled a report and presentation on the entire process a private company has to go through if it decides to go public.
The various roles and responsibilities of an investment banking firm in assisting the company were noted. The various regulations that come into picture as a result were briefly examined and so were the possibility of a Direct Public Offering..
Powered Prosthetic Knee
Designed and fabricated a powered, reversible prosthetic knee. Worked along with 4 students to explore various designs.
Worked on a board micro-controller program and electronic circuit in order to incorporate control logic at the knee.
eBay based Wedding Registry
Performed an in-depth customer needs analysis about the requirements for Wedding Registry. Concept was based to tie the registry with items available on eBay stores.
Enjoyed the multidisciplinary team made up of two MBAs and one Information Management student. Made Paper prototypes and did usability studies for different user scenarios for the website designed. Built a mock website to show the concept.
Academic Achievements
Highest Major GPA in Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras, 2002
Finalist in the Business Plan contest in ‘Shaastra’ on Telematics, IIT Madras 2002
2nd out of 45,000 students in State Entrance Exam, Tamilnadu, India, 1998
“Imaging of defects in Composites using Guided Ultrasonics ” (with Mahadev Prasad S, K.Balasubramaniam, Krishnamoorty CV)
Proceedings of International Conference on Smart Materials Structures and Systems, SPIE,Bangalore, India Dec 2002
Languages: Fluent in English, Hindi, Tamil
Programming: C++, Java, Pascal, PHP, MySQL. Also HTML, CSS
Engg Software: MATLAB, Labview, National Instruments, AutoCad, SolidWorks, ANSYS
Publishing: MS Office, Photoshop, Corel Draw, iLife (Mac), Gimp (Linux), Wiki and Blog (can setup also)
Operating Systems: Windows, Mac OS X,
UNIX
Modemo - Conference Co-ordinator, Dec 2007 (was covered widely in the Press by Mint and Economic Times)
Photography Coordinator & Volunteer for events in IIT Madras, 2001-02
Cadet in the National Cadet Corps (NCC) , Air Force Wing,
Violinist (South Indian Carnatic style),
Graphics Designing, was involved in the team for designing posters, brochures and T-shirts for various events at IIT Madras and at sister’s dance performance.