- Leading design and integration of complex controlled environment agriculture systems and cross-functional teams with exposure to air-handling, air and water treatment, lighting, irrigation, structure, controls, processing equipment and building automation systems. - Drive system level analysis considering trade-offs between function, capital investment, operational costs, deployment time for commercial viability of new technologies. - Lead full product cycle, from initial concept to successful product launch. Perform mechanical design, analysis and validation of components and systems.- Oversee installation and commissioning of new prototype equipment and bring lessons learnt to the design table. Collaborate with plant scientists, operators and other engineers to capture learnings, define requirements, and improve designs.- Forecast design failure modes and troubleshoot fluid, thermal, lighting, automation and electromechanical systems by performing DFMEA.- Perform building load calculations to design energy efficient Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning and Dehumidification (HVACD) systems with expertise in geothermal ground loop design. - Perform HVACD system optimization for reducing building energy use utilizing building energy simulation tools and BMS controls. - Prepare, redline and approve plans, specifications and technical reports for HVAC and geothermal design on large scale commercial systems. Perform project cost estimations and develop processes and tools for mechanical design and engineering workflows.- Evaluate technologies and methods of renewable energy integration and system design for integration into our greenhouses to move towards lowering the carbon footprint of buildings

MCEN 2026 - Statics and structuresMCEN 4026 - Manufacturing processes and systemsENVS 3100 - Permaculture Design • Mentored student teams with their projects, trained them on good design and manufacturing practices.• Acted as a resource for group activities, design reviews & conducted brainstorming workshops to facilitate creative solutions.

• Worked primarily for low-income communities for water and energy conservation.• Explored a wide range of sustainable lifestyle behaviors emphasizing the relationship between water, energy use, and social justice while engaging in cooperative learning and training.• Held intercultural discussions about diverse sustainable traditions, providing sustainability information and counseling residents in making sustainable, equitable shifts in their daily habits.• Technical aspects of the program included installing free energy and water saving devices for local households.

• Managed a team of engineers and interns to design and develop precision agriculture machinery addressing issues with large-scale social impact.• Engineered, implemented, and verified the mechanical design of components & assembly in Solidworks of a powered fertilizer applicator that sowed Fertilizer briquettes at a uniform distance into the ground.• Developed mechanisms and tested the structural performance of mechanical systems using ANSYS and Solidworks FEA.• Created BOMs and detailed component/assembly drawings to support fabrication of machine components.• Used rapid prototyping tools for: - Development of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines for urban rooftops for low wind speeds. - Research and Development of modular Biogas and solar-powered cold storage systems.

Led a campaign in National Capital Region, India for the conservation of water resources and replenishing groundwater table of worst affected areas by Rainwater harvesting and Grey-water recycling techniques.• Designed and Installed RWH systems, which currently harvest about 500 Million Litres of water annually from rooftops of apartment buildings, serving approximately 10,000 families in Delhi, IN.• Organized outreach programs for hundreds of school kids through interactive workshops for generating literacy on water issues and finding solutions to water sustainability.

• Used creative approaches like design thinking to understand needs of women in low-income communities. Designed solutions to improve lives at scale. • Created a cooperative for local village women to sell homemade soap. • Worked in a FabLab utilizing 3D printing and automation tools to make process improvements for soap- making thereby reducing cycle time for maximizing output.

• Observed and learned assembly line process optimization techniques such as Kaizen on the Engine Assembly line. • Successfully completed a project on “Operator Cycle Time Study and Optimization” in Engine Department. • Analyzed and suggested improvements and measures enabling reduction of Engine Assembly time by about 38s.

• Studied in detail different modules of Jet Engine IAE V2500 that powers Airbus 320 family.• Learned and carried out various NDTs such as FPI, Ultrasonic Inspection, X-Ray inspection, MFPI, Eddy Current Testing for testing high-grade nuts & bolts to airplane wings.