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Bengaluru, Ka, In

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Unfurlable Mesh Reflector Antennas are a type of antenna system used in satellite communication. These antennas are designed to be stowed in a compact form during launch and then deployed or "unfurled" once in space. The main advantage of such antenna is its ability to provide large aperture size while minimizing the volume and mass during launch. This makes them particularly useful for missions where a high-gain antenna is required but space and weight constraints are limiting factors.• Spearheaded multidisciplinary team to develop cutting-edge, 20x deployable satellite antenna for high-performance space communication; slashed launch mass by ~60% compared to conventional systems• Initiated and led design automation software development, saving ~40 hours per design iteration; Recognized in U R Rao Satellite Centre's "SWARNIM 50" for outstanding technical innovation (Copyright number: SW-19519/2024)• Private industry infrastructure development via technology transfer, in line with ISRO’S mission to incubate a vibrant ecosystem of startups and private industries.• Acquired proficiency in large antenna design, development, and testing methodologies, as well as project management, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Chandrayaan-3 is the third mission of the Chandrayaan program, a series of lunar exploration missions developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The mission consisted of a Vikram lunar lander, a Pragyan lunar rover, and a propulsion module that carried the spacecraft from Earth's orbit to lunar orbit. Chandrayaan-3 was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on July 14, 2023. Chandrayaan-3 is India’s first successful moon landing mission and the first mission globally to land on the lunar south pole• Led the conceptualization, design, realization, assembly, testing, and post-landing operations of Lunar Lander Deployment Mechanisms

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Nominated for the role by the group; ensured quality management system is established, implemented, and maintained.• Set managed and tracked KPI’s; efforts reduced product and process non-conformances by 30% within the first 10 months.

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Led the conceptualization, design, realization, assembly, and testing of Lunar Lander and Orbiter Deployment Mechanisms

Bengaluru Area, India

• Drove brainstorming studies, conducted trade-off analysis, and optimized design, resulting in 30% mass reduction• Engineered design, assembly, and testing of mission-critical systems. Established reliable assembly, ground test, and in-space operation protocols; execution of 50+ ground tests

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Drove brainstorming studies, conducted trade-off analysis, and optimized design, resulting in 30% mass reduction• Engineered design, assembly, and testing of mission-critical systems. Established reliable assembly, ground test, and in-space operation protocols; execution of 50+ ground tests

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Optimised assembly and testing processes, cutting down time-to-completion by ~25% and enhancing project efficiency

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Conferred with ‘Satellite Technology Day Award 2016’ for solving a mission-critical problem in satellite Solar Array Deployment Mechanism

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

• INSEAD Syngenta Scholarship for Emerging Country Leadership (30% of tuition) • INSEAD Tomorrow's Leaders Award (10% of tuition)

Master Of Engineering, Design Engineering

• GPA 8.0/10.0; Earned Teaching Assistantship based on academic excellence • Research Assistant, BITS Technology Business Incubator; part.

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Mechanical Engineering

• GPA 8.75/10; Awarded Merit Scholarship for entire four years of education by the Government of India