Tarun Kumar Medikonda

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Pursuing a Master’s degree in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering with remarkable experience in both academia and extracurricular domains. Seeking employment at a stable workplace to enhance my professional skills where I can continuously learn in the pursuit of achieving functional excellence and contribute immensely to the growth of the organization. EDUCATION

Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ

Master’s in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering GPA - 3.37 Sep. 2014 – Present Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore Tamil Nadu, India Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering, GPA - 3.49 July. 2010 – May 2014 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Rutgers University Inflatable habitat module for Lunar colonization New Brunswick, NJ Research Student Dec. 2015 – Present

- Design of habitat modules using inflatables and simulation of the modules for lunar environment.

- Research on the cheapest and lightest terrestrial materials for easy transportation from Earth.

- Preliminary design study of a simple surface lunar structure for manned habitation. National Metallurgical Laboratory Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Chennai, India Research Assistant Jan. 2014 – May 2014

- Analyze failure data and laboratory results to determine causes of problems and develop solutions.

- Stereomicroscopy and SEM-EDX tests to investigate the causes of failure in economizer tubes. Indian Railways

Intern

Vijayawada, India

June 2013 – July2013

- Studied various mechanisms involved in the periodic over-hauling of wagons.

- Assist engineers in recording the data and analyze the reports along the assembly line. Fuel Injection Unit Usha International

Intern

Hyderabad

Dec. 2011

- Manufacture, assembly and heat treatment of a nozzle in a compression ignition engine.

- Monitored gauges, dials, or other indicators to ensure the dimension/clearance standards. Projects

- Optimization of pressure vessel for increasing the capacity with least possible distortion.

- Axial groove heat-pipe analysis for better heat dissipation using capillarity action. SKILLS

Technical Skills: Solidworks, ANSYS APDL, Workbench, modeFRONTIER, Matlab, C, C++, MS Office. Certified by the American Society of the Non-destructive Testing as a Level – 2 technician. LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

AYUDA – Rise by lifting others Vijayawada, India

Co-Founder June 2012 - Present

- Offer financial support to destitute children and organize career guidance events for them.

- Develop fundraising activity plans and ensure the quality of programs for efficient use of resources. Woodys Cafe Rutgers University Piscataway, NJ

Student manager (Part-time employment) Nov. 2014 – Present

- Train students, monitor and co-ordinate assignments amongst them to ensure efficient customer service.

- Administer the inventory data and exercise stock rotation to avoid food stocking. Make A Difference (MAD) Vellore Institute of Technology Vellore, India English Teacher (Volunteer) Aug. 2012 – Oct. 2013

- Taught English and mentored children at shelter homes for over a year.

- Guided high school students from shelter homes, through a broad spectrum of academic options.

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