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Akul Aggarwal

Akul Aggarwal

Aerospace Lab Researcher

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Software Engineer

  • Education

    • Foothill College

      2008 - 2011
      AS Engineering and AS Physics Engineering 3.5

      Activities and Societies: Loop Magazine, Environmental Tech Club, Business Plan Competition, Science and Engineering Club, Microcredit Club. Two AS degrees in Engineering and Physics, as well as publication of "A thermal model for analysis and control of drilling in icy formations on Mars" for undergraduate research done at Stanford University. Lastly, helped found and ran campus magazine "The Loop".

    • Free Code Camp

      2016 - 2016
      Computer Science

      First foray into the world of Frontend development. By the end of it had build a calculator app, a digital Simon Says, and more.

    • UCSD

      2011 - 2014
      Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering 3.501

      Activities and Societies: ASME, Human Powered Submarine, Global Ties, Gordon Scholar I graduated from UCSD in Mechanical Engineering as a Gordon Engineering Scholar. I learned early the principals of leadership by leading both technical and non-technical teams. I simultaneously held an Engineering internship, led an Engineering team to build a submarine for an international competition, and maintained a high GPA.

    • Hack Reactor

      2016 - 2016
      Web Development Computer Science

      Immersive boot camp experience to accelerate my previous self-learning for full-stack web development. The minimum expectation was to actively work and participate Mon-Saturday, morning to night. Built fully web stack applications by the end of it with other developers.

  • Experience

    • Stanford University

      Jan 2010 - Jan 2011
      Aerospace Lab Researcher

      - Assisted in creating a discretized MATLAB model to calculate heat distribution for drilling on Martian topography.- Published in Planetary and Space Science 2012 and Stanford Undergraduate Research Journal 2012.

    • Swift Engineering

      Jan 2014 - Jan 2015
      Engineer

      - Independently wrote a macro to automate a repetitive CAD design task, saving hundreds of engineering hours.- Led engineering team to secure a multi-million dollar contract; personally authored the production schedule.- Managed design, analysis, and build of aerospace components, leading a team of 10+ and acting as the official customer liaison.

    • Komprise

      Mar 2017 - Mar 2018
      Software Engineer

      - Rebuilt the entire front-end build system, reducing build time by 75% and enabling ES6 JavaScript usage.- Adapted code swiftly to meet evolving requirements, often just before code freezes.- Trained front-end team in ES6, initiating modernization of the codebase.- Reacted swiftly to urgent situations, such as fixing the company’s crashed WordPress site during a BART commute.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Free Code Camp Front End Web Development Certificate

      Free Code Camp
      Mar 2016
      View certificate certificate

    • Practical Application of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing

      ASME
      Nov 2013

    • Basic & Advanced PLC and HMI Programming

      IDEC Corporation
      Jul 2011

    • PADI Open Water Diver

      Diver Dan's
      Jan 2010

    • Enriched Open Air Diver

      PADI
      May 2014

    • Advanced Open Water Scuba Diver

      PADI
      Jun 2014

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Akul Aggarwal
      Foothill English Department Award Foothill College Jun 2010 Awarded certificate for work as Publisher, Editor, and Lead of 2010 Issue of Foothill Loop Magazine.
    • Awarded to Akul Aggarwal
      Foothill English Department Award Foothill College Jun 2009 Received for work as Associate Editor and Co-Founder of Foothill College Loop Magazine.
    • Awarded to Akul Aggarwal
      Foothill Business Plan Competition Foothill College 2009 Won second place with scholarship award in Foothill Business Plan competition for conception of Foothill Loop Magazine.