Rahul Bhardwaj is a mechanical engineering student at Purdue University with extensive experience in robotics, manufacturing, and engineering design. He has worked on three engineering internships and led a high school robotics team for over 4,800 hours. Currently, he is on the design team for an autonomous airplane and is modeling and testing parts in SolidWorks. Rahul is proficient in CAD programs like SolidWorks and CATIA and has experience machining and designing custom parts for various projects.

1. RAHUL BHARDWAJ— bhardwr@Purdue.edu ● Mobile: (425) 283-2855 Passionate young engineer with extensive manufacturing and robotics experience. 3 summer internships, 2 part time jobs all within the field of mechanical engineering, 4,800 hours of robotics experience, 400+ hours of CAD experience. EDUCATION International School-Bellevue, WA September 2010-June 2014
 Top 10 high schools in nation, exceeded math and physics available courses, ranked in top 20% of class
Purdue University
 Mechanical Engineering Technology and Robotics Manufacturing Engineering Technology Major (enrolled in 6 classes for 16 credits; Fall 2014) EXPERIENCE IEEE Aerial Robotics-Design Team September 2014-Present  Team to design and build from scratch fully autonomous airplane to compete in nationwide competition  Modeled of entire airplane in SolidWorks including airflow, center of mass, and stress analysis  Developed manufacturing and assembly methods to rapidly assemble and repair plane following damage PicoBrew-Lead Mechanical Engineering Intern June 2013-August 2014  Startup developing world’s first fully robotic beer brewing robot with Wi-Fi capabilities  Designed sheet metal, custom molds, injection molded parts, and manufacturing/assembly drawings  Optimized compression molding machine to produce higher quality parts at a quicker rate  Designed and machined tooling to improve assembly time of overall machines as well as of specific components  Conducted research and developmental work on new accessories and manufacturing methods Dan Terry and Associates-Mechanical Engineering Intern May 2012-June 2013  Aluminum extrusion manufacturing vendor and mechanical design consulting firm  Designed custom aluminum extrusion, heat sinks, and custom LED light boxes for manufacturing via CNC mill  Conducted research on hydro turbines, robotics, and pneumatic firearms FIRST Robotics-Team Captain September 2006-May 2014  50 person robotics team, competing in two separate competitions at the global level  Designed two robots per year in SolidWorks with parts designed and sent out for sheet metal manufacturing  Created exploded view assembly drawings and part drawings for quick assembly and manufacturing of robots  Led 7 different robotics teams, spent over 4,800 hours on robotics in four years Apprentice: September 2006-Present  Engineering, manufacturing, leadership experience under supervision of Microsoft engineers  LEDs, schematics, electrical and pneumatic systems experience under supervision of Microsoft engineers TECHNICAL SKILLS CAD/Technical Graphics October 2009-Present  5 years (400+ hours) experience designing robots, heat sinks, aluminum extrusion, and sheet metal parts  Sent out 300+ parts for manufacturing on behalf of professional organizations/robotics teams  Ran flow and stress analysis in SolidWorks to assess efficiencies and strengths of robotic airplane  Fluent in SolidWorks and CATIA, as well has free hand engineering drawings Machining October 2009-Present  Experienced with drill press, lathe, mill, laser cutter, belt sander, chop and band saw, etc. EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Community Involvement May 2009-Present  Represented Boeing to advance Science and Technology during Seattle Airshow (2010,2011,2013)
 Over 500 hours of community service advancing science and technology to youth