Highlights:• Passionate about exploring new areas, • Analytical & problem solving skills, • Critical thinking & Interpersonal ability, • Organization & Management, • Team work & adaptability.

Skills:Research, 3D printing, Additive Manufacturing, CAD, CATIA, Electronics and Mechanical Engineering, PCB Design, Cubesat, System Engineering

Goal:I am highly motivated individual with inventiveness and professional attributes, having knowledge of technical competencies and hands on experience. (Looking for H1B visa sponsor)

Membership:• National Space Society (NSS) - 2015 • Associate Member -The Institution of Engineers, India (IEI) Kolkata. 2013 to 2017 Joined as a Senior Technician (AMIE). (Membership ID-ST605670-4)

Certification:• Introduction to Aerodynamics MITx: 16.101x – 23rd September 2013 to 24th January 2014 A course of study offered by MITx, an online learning initiative by Massachusetts Institute of Technology through EdX (https://verify.edx.org/cert/e9a10e6dfb4c4c0ba813d246c76aaa2b) • Introduction to Aeronautical Engineering Delft X: AE1110x – 23rd Feb 2014 to 18th May 2014 A course of study offered by Delft X, an online learning initiative by Delft University of Technology, through EdX (https://verify.edx.org/cert/587311effb014aef97a9965e1a5e39bb) • CATIA V5 R20 7th September 2012 to 8th November 2012 MIT CAD CAM CAE Training & Design Centre. S.R No-124, Kothrud Pune-411038. Score: 42 out of 50

Honor:International Space University Academic Scholarship (14,000 Euros) for Master in Space Studies September 2014 I have been selected as a Crew Engineer & Greenhab officer with Crew 181 team in Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) program conducted by Mars Society. May 2017

Design Engineer 12/2015 - 06/2016
Le Hub Strasbourg, Strasbourg, Alsace France
Industry: Design and 3D printing
•Categorize application of biodegradable thermoplastic Materials such as PLA (Polylactic Acid) and ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) for 3D printing. •Custom design of 3D printer, •Developing CAD Design, •Maintenance of commercial 3D printers (RepRap, Zortrax, Ultimaker).
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Research Associate 06/2015 - 12/2015
NASA AMES Research Center, Mountain View, CA United States
Industry: Space
Worked at the NASA Ames Research Centre under Space Portal on Planetary Sustainability and Microgravity Applications. Project topic: A study and approach to use regolith for 3D printing in microgravity environment (An approach for Solar Sintering on Regolith JSC-1)
•Focus on Public Private Partnership (COTS). •Research on Future applications of microgravity experiments with In-SITU Resource utilization (ISRU). •In depth evaluation of base materials and application strategies of Additive Manufacturing (AM) capabilities for lunar colonization. •Concept of solar sintering 3D printer with solar concentrator (Design is under evaluation of patent work)--
Visiting Research Associate 12/2015 - current
International Space University, Strasbourg, Alsace United States
Industry: University & Education
•Focus on Public Private Partnership (COTS). •Research on Future applications of microgravity experiments with In-SITU Resource utilization (ISRU). •In depth evaluation of base materials and application strategies of Additive Manufacturing (AM) capabilities for lunar colonization. •Concept of solar sintering 3D printer with solar concentrator (Design is under evaluation of patent work)
The intended purposes of this project is to build a 3D printer that uses lunar regolith and to run tests for the very first time of 3D printing with regolith to understand the physics and chemistry behind this phenomena and the material properties of printed structures; determine the feasibility and sustainability of using 3D printing methods in building structures with IN-SITU materials;--

The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE), 11/2006 - 12/2010
New delhi, UP, India
Degree: Professional Degree
Major:Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering (DIPIETE)
Subjects: Mathematics, Applied Mechanics, Engineering materials, Engineering Drawing, Computer Engineering, Analog & Digital Electronics, Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Network and Transmission lines, Communication Engineering, Instrumentation and measurement, Industrial Engineering, LAB-I, LAB-II, Project.

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