I am a Robotics Engineer with passion for building and teaching Robots. I have been involved in Robotics since 2004 and have over time developed several projects. I love building Robots; in fact I love the feeling I get when I make something which can work on its own. I firmly believe in practical approach rather than theoretical and apply the same approach in my teaching.
I have designed workshop to introduce students to Robotics (Electronics, Mechanics, Programming and putting it together in aesthetic way). Workshop has more hands-on approach to inspire students to be creative and a method to bring their ideas to physical prototypes.
Over the past few years has been involved with start-up in the field of Robotics, Embedded systems, Energy Monitoring/Control (home automation) and Could based Service Provider. The most important aspect of being a start-up engineer is the “can-do” attitude and the ability to learn quickly. (I do have few more qualities mentioned in this interesting discussion ‘What qualities make a good startup Engineer‘ on Quora).
Start-ups I have been a part of:
- People Power Co - Cloud based Mobile Energy Management Service provider.
- Dragonfly Pictures Inc - Unmanned Helicopters Research Inc.
- TRI Technosolutions Pvt Ltd (Now Thinklabs.in) – Educational Robotics & Training Institute.
Other Work Places:
- ITT Technical Institute (Concord, CA)
- University of Pennsylvania -
- Research Assistant
- Teaching Assistant
Educational Background:
- Masters in Robotics – University of Pennsylvania, USA
- Bachelors in Electronics – University of Mumbai, India
- Diploma in Industrial Electronics – MSBTE, India
Stuff I Do / Can do:
- Robotics (Conceptualization, Design and Prototyping)
- Electronics (Schematics, Design, Soldering, Testing…Almost anything)
- Mechanical (Designing, Prototyping – 2D & 3D)
- Embedded Systems (System design, Microcontroller Programming)
- Haptics
- Social Media and Community support: Experience in building brand name and engaging users.
- Customer Support: Interact with customers on Phone and face-to-face
- Networking: Organizing Meet-ups and Group events (I currently organize the monthly Silicon Valley Robotics Meetup)
- Technical Marketing
- Contributing to Team Spirit: Organizing team outings, office events etc
I am an avid Motorcyclist (I am 26 and have been riding motorcycles for past 10 years already) and love to ride on every opportunity I can get. Currently I am in search of my next ride-to-be. (My ride along Hwy 1)
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