Aakaash Manikanth

Experience

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  South Indian Model United Nations

  Dec 2016 - Apr 2019

  Charge d'Affaires and Director of Public Relations
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  Garage, Kumaraguru College of Technology

  Jan 2018 - Mar 2018

  Intern

  This was an internship at Garage which works on building race cars for various national events. I worked on F4 type cars and go-karts which taught the basics of automobiles.

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  MicDrop Education

  Aug 2018 - Apr 2020

  Vice President

  MicDrop is a educational organisation that currently focuses on conducting Model United Nations conferences. We provide our expertise in this field for various schools to set sail their own MUN journey.

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  IDP Student Club

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

  Publicity Head

  As the Publicity Head, one of my major roles is to promote the club and it's activities throughout NUS through the use of various forms of promotions.

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  National University of Singapore

  Mar 2019 - Dec 2020

  Student Ambassador

  I was a part-time employee of the Office of Student Affairs and a student ambassador for NUSync where I promoted NUSync throughout the campus and Linked the students with co-curricular activities happening all around NUS.

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  NUS Formula SAE

  Jan 2020 - Jun 2022

  Head of Cooling and Business

  In charge of designing the cooling systems for powertrain components that include the motor and controller which are essential for high performance and a safe working of the electric car.As the head of business, I oversee the sponsorship department to bring in strategic partners to our team that helps improve our overall performance and provides access to industry specific knowledge and resources. I am also in the lookout for new areas that FSAE can venture into that would help improve our capital and complement the team's skills at the same time. Show less

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  Catalyst Motors Pte Ltd.

  Jan 2021 - now

  Design Engineer

  As one of the design engineers in this automotive start-up, my role is to design the suspension sub-system and ensure a good balance between comfort and performance.

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  ION Mobility

  Jul 2022 - now

  Mechanical Design Engineer

  I work on multiple components ranging from picking the right electromechanical components to tuning and optimising the suspension to find right balance between ride comfort and performance. I interact with a wide range of sub-systems on the bike juggling between various parts at different stages on the path to production.