Oct 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 5 mos · Blacksburg, Virginia, United States · On-site

• I am currently working as a GRA at the Design, Research, and Education for Additive Manufacturing systems (DREAMS) Lab at Virginia Tech under the supervision of Prof. Christopher Williams.
• My work mainly encompasses Direct Ink Write Material Extrusion. My major projects include research in the fields of -
• 1. Material Formulation, characterisation and print process optimisation for AM of highly filled polymer composite systems, where I have been working with thermoset resins to create new 3d printing materials.
• 2. Functionally graded materials manufactured using DIW.

Feb 2022 – Aug 2022 · 6 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

• I worked as an Intern in the Vehicle Engineering Department (INBV) at FEV India
• on the project titled “Futuristic passenger car interior.” My responsibilities included:
• 1. Leading an intern team for generating interior design concepts
• 2. Co-ordinating, developing and presenting innovative design concepts to management. Especially how additive manufacturing can be incorporated to make trims.
• 3. Intereacting with vendors for concept realization.

Jul 2021 – Jul 2021 · 0 mo · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

• ◦ Developed understanding of designing and manufacturing in-house SLS, Concrete and Bio Printing Machines.
• ◦ Modeled renders of the first concrete 3D printer of India, develped by the company.
• ◦ Operated the Bioprinter and Printed scaffolds samples using hydrogel for use as bioinks.

Apr 2021 – Jul 2021 · 3 mos · Chennai and Bhubaneswar

• ◦ Studied the entire product cycle of a part that has to be additively manufactured and supplied to the customer.
• ◦ Recieved both theoretical and practical training experience of operating SLS (3D Systems ProX 500), SLM (SLM 280HL), and FDM (Stratasys F900) machines for both polymer and metallic materials.
• ◦ Utilised Vaccum casting for rapid prototyping of a product for an ongoing project.
• ◦ Worked on nTopology to engineer lightweight parts with lattice structures.
• ◦ Developed polymer composites for FFF.

Dec 2020 – Jan 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo

• ◦ Interfaced with faculty to communicate information and relay documents and material. ◦ Ensured that all classes and exams went uncomplicatedly.
• ◦ Mediated between students and faculty in relation to any concerns.

Jun 2020 – Nov 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos

• ◦ Led a team of 20 students to conduct numerous workshops and talks about aerospace technology and astronomy.
• ◦ Mentored the students for telescope handling, astronomical simulations and national level competitions.

Sep 2018 – May 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos

Jun 2020 – Sep 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos

• ◦ Led a council of an ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) student section with a grant worth $1350 and organised talks, industrial visits and competitions on an international level.
• ◦ Constantly networked with individuals in both industry and academia to organise interesting and informative sessions for our college students.
• ◦ Conducted Technical workshops related to simulation softwares.
• ◦ Managed the social media handles of our section.

Apr 2019 – Jun 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

Nov 2019 – Dec 2019 · 1 mo

• As a part of the business develpment team, I was responsible for coordinating with my respective team leaders for overall business development, including market research, content creation, pitching business leaders and brands. Along with editing the content being published on the website, I also coordinated online and telephonic interviews with many companies and professionals across industries interested to join the platform.

Jun 2019 – Sep 2019 · 3 mos

• ◦ Planned the competitions and rules for the events.
• ◦ Coordinated with over 40 volunteers behind the scenes to ensure the programme proceeded smoothly. ◦ Publicised the event across north India by applying marketing tactics to get more than 350 participants.

Sep 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

May 2019 – Sep 2019 · 4 mos

• ◦ Wrote and Illustrated articles for the TEDx website.
• ◦ Oversaw the speaker management and communications.

Sep 2018 – Feb 2022 · 3 yrs 5 mos

• I was engaged with the public speaking and content generation activities of the group, ranging from anchoring in cultural events to writing and editing articles.