KOUSHIK UPADHYAYULA

148 E. William Street, Apartment #29, San Jose, California 95112

408-449-6443 * kuf0c38e@westpost.net

MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Contributing to Excellence with Integrity
Motivated, focused, and results-centric mechanical engineer with proven ability
to realize goals and objectives while working under pressure. Sharp learner, abl
e to grasp new concepts quickly and leverage knowledge to deliver results. Analy
tical researcher, adept at executing experiments within laboratory settings. Mot
ivated achiever. Confident problem solver
SUMMARY
Inventory * Supervision * Process
Improvement
Personal Development * Problem Identification and Resolution
Effective Communication * Effective Presentations
Research and Analysis * Laboratory Environment Experimentation * Personnel Educa
tion and Training
Leadership and Project Management * Team Collaboration * Engineering Mathematics
* Production Control * Maintenance
SKILL
S
* Design tools: AutoCAD, Pro/Engineer
* Analysis tools: Pro/Mechanica
* Operating systems: Windows95/98/NT/2000/XP
* Languages: C, Matlab
* Project management tools: MicroSoft Office, Powerpoint, Excel
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 3.3 (Projected completion: Dec
ember 2010)
San Jose State University, San Jose, California
Graduate courses: Applied Stress Analysis, Electronics Packaging and design, The
rmodynamics, Finite Element Methods, Computer Aided Mechanical Engineering Desig
n, Rigidbody Dynamics, Engineering Mathematics
Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 3.5(May 2008)
Raghu Engineering College, Vizag, Andhra Pradesh, India
Undergrad courses: Production Planning and Control, Materials Management , Heat
Transfer, Thermo Dynamics, Automotive Engineering, , Instrumentation, Dynamics
of Machines, Refrigeration and Air conditioning
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY, San Jose California * 2009-2010
INSTRUCTOR / TEACHING ASSISTANT, Thermal Engineering Laboratory:
* Delivered undergraduate-level lectures addressing laboratory's 5 areas of expe
rimentation
* Air conditioning:Analysis of a Hilton Air Conditioning laboratory unit
* Steam turbine: Application of Thermodynamics concepts to the operation of a st
eam turbine
* Spark ignition engine:Determination of speed, load and fuel flowrates producin
g the maximum brake thermal efficiency of an internal combustion engine
* Wind Tunnel: Determination of air velocity using a plastic cylinder in a wind
tunnel
* Heat exchanger: Characterization of heat exchangers
* Demonstrated unit components utilizing hands-on instruction and PowerPoint pre
sentations; described experimentation process, and guided students through execu
ting experiments
* Supervised documentation of experiment results, including overseeing student
calculations. Evaluated and graded students' lab reports
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, San Jose State University Research Foundation
Wind tunnel design and effect of etched fin surfaces on the pressure drop across
the heat exchangers
* Completed California Energy Grant-funded wind tunnel research and design proje
ct as master's degree project
* Architected a new wind tunnel design, successfully incorporating heat exchange
r into its test section. Analyzed pressure changes across heat exchangers(Protot
ypes 1, 2, 3, 4) and determined their performance
* Delivered completed project in 4 months, 2 months ahead of deadline. Guided re
search colleague engaged in identical research project

UNDERGRAD PROJECT: MODELING AND SIMULATION OF PRODUCTION CONTROL POLICIES IN JIT

MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS (2008)
* Studied different production control policies of a JIT manufacturing system
* Proposed a novel approach that allows the selection of different production co
ntrol strategies and determination of
their parameter values, in order to optimize a given performance for a given pro
duction system. A multi line multi stage assembly manufacturing line was taken u
p as the case for study in this project
* Analyzed a multi-line, multi-stage assembly manufacturing system for different
kanban control systems
* Had a thorough research of Material Requirement planning which include:
-Structure and Principles of MRP
-Master Schedule File
-Bill of Materials
-Inventory records file and MRP logics and Mechanics
* Had a thorough research of Manufacturing Resource Planning(MRP II) and Just-In
-Time Revolution
* Used Process Model software for simulating a process for configured assembly m
anufacturing system for various kanban control systems

ACCOMPLISH
MENTS
* Received monetary bonus for successfully completing California Energy Grant pr
oject(Wind Tunnel)
* 27th of 500 Students in Kaizen's Mathematics Olympiad (Kaizen Academy)
* 88% Score in Dr. J.V. Rao Group Talent Search (NRI - Non-Resident Indians)
ACTIVITIES
* Vice President, SHA (Service with Humanity and Affection), charitable trust, I
ndia
* Member of Generation Yuva(A home for Orphans), India
* Worked as an event manager for various events and lead a team of 15 members at
SJSU, CA

REFERENCES:
* Name: Nicole Okamoto
Title: Associate Chair
Email ID: nicole.okamoto@sjsu.edu
Contact: 408-924-4054
Position held: Instructor; Research Assistant
* Name: Jeanine Hunter
Title: Professor
Email ID: Jeanine.Hunter@sjsu.edu
Contact: 530-306-3101
Position held: Grader/Instructional Student Assistant
* Name: Ajaib Bansal
Title: Professor
Email ID: drasbansal@yahoo.com
Contact: 510-589-6366
Position held: Grader/Instructional Student Assistant
* Name: James Mokri
Title: Professor
Email ID: james.mokri@sjsu.edu
Contact: 831-238-2029
Position held: Student / Colleague
* Name: Fred Barez
Title: Professor ( Ex-Chair, MAE Dept, SJSU)
Email ID:fred.barez@sjsu.edu
Contact: 408-924-4298
Position held: Student Assistant