Akshyae Singh

Experience

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  Odyssey of the Mind

  Apr 2017 - Jan 2019

  Design Lead

  National Winners (2017-18), National Runner-up (2018-19)

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  Hindustan Football Club

  Sept 2017 - Dec 2018

  Left Winger

  Left Winger at Hindustan Football Club, for National level- Under-15 Hero I- League (Youth League of India)Youngest player on the starting-11

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  ARCOP Associates Pvt. Ltd.

  Mar 2019 - Jun 2019

  Intern

  incorporation of sustainable practices in ITPO Redevelopment, AIIMS Avintipura, and various Platinum LEED buildings by Jaypee.

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  NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Jun 2019 - Apr 2020

  Human Factors Engineer

  All-Asia winner for creating Space Settlement proposal handling human interactions & operations for 15000 passengers.

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  SaafSaans

  Oct 2019 - Jan 2022

  Founder

  Generated environmental internships for school students across India; 1k member community, 30+ members in 7 departments, raised 500$+ through 20+ events, 500+ donations, 1k trees planted.

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  Leadership Institute at Harvard College (LIHC)

  Jan 2020 - Feb 2020

  Co-Founder

  developed by the Leadership Institute at Harvard College to develop tangible solutions to confront the problems faced by our local and global communities.

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  Pinnaclz- Mobile accessories Company

  May 2020 - Jul 2020

  Intern

  worked as Business Analyst to study market entry for new product line.

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  Plaksha University

  May 2020 - Jun 2020

  Student Intern

  Collaborated with MIT, Harvard, Stanford professors to design functional EMG machine & fed live arm muscle signals to prosthetic hand.

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  International Urban Sustainability Student Corps (IUSSC)

  Sept 2021 - Dec 2022

  Sustainability Analyst

  implement successful sustainability frameworks from around the world to UCLA and beyond. Implemented research projects in France & London.

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  Clean Consulting at UCLA

  Sept 2021 - Sept 2022

  ESG Consultant

  Analysed companies to enhance operations & reduce environment impact for Corporate Social Responsibility development.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

  Sept 2021 - Jan 2023

  Won first place overall at the 2022 Pacific Southwest Symposium (PSWS) Built wastewater treatment, structural and material designs to design an off-grid clean water system for the Navajo Community. Designed segment of a 100ft obstacle course using AutoCAD & Bluebeam through the application of Structural Engineering principles.

  • Member

    Sept 2021 - Jan 2023

  • Team UCLA

    Apr 2022 - Apr 2022

  • Water Resources Engineer

    Sept 2021 - Mar 2022

  • Structures Engineer

    Sept 2021 - Jan 2022
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  Engineers Without Borders USA

  Sept 2021 - Jan 2024

  Project Manager

  Managed team of 30 to provide qualitative & quantitative water access of 5000L/day to a 1.3k Ugandan Village Community

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  UCLA

  Jan 2022 - now

  Created the UCLA Class- Engineering 96A- Introduction to Engineering Design through an International Water Infrastructure Project. dispatched personnel (in non & emergency situations) for UCLA on-campus Housing.

  • Instructor

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Student

    Sept 2021 - now

  • Housing Dispatcher

    Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
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  Innovate@UCLA

  Mar 2022 - Jul 2022

  Co-Founder

  Collaborate with industry leaders at NASA JPL, SONY, NurLabs to develop Ecosystem- a network for environmentalists.

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  The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF)

  Apr 2022 - Apr 2022

  Student Leader In Climate Resilience

  Invited as 1 of 20 UCLA sustainability leaders to bring change to action.

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  NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

  Apr 2022 - May 2022

  Field Research Assistant

  Collected 70+ field measurements in Sedgwick Santa Barbara under the SBG High Frequency Time Series Campaign by JPL to explore tree hydraulic strategies relative to hyperspectral remote sensing.

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  Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)

  May 2022 - Sept 2022

  Designed a sustainable evaporative cooling system and application on a school campus to achieve thermal comfort asses ventilation measures employed to reduce the local concentration of infected droplets of Covid 19

  • ESG Consultant

    May 2022 - Sept 2022

  • Environmental Engineer

    May 2022 - Sept 2022
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  UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science

  May 2022 - Jan 2023

  Investigated 30+ LA water sites for Antibiotic Resistant Genes to infer the effect of Resistant Faecal Indicator Bacteria on Human Health through DNA Extraction, Data Processing. Utilizing Fecal Indicator Bacteria to understand patterns in Antibiotic resistance genes in the LA river Watershed.

  • Undergraduate Student Researcher

    Oct 2021 - Jan 2023

  • Presenter at Undergraduate Research Week

    May 2022 - May 2022
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  Blockchain at UCLA

  Sept 2022 - Mar 2023

  Member

  Leveraging blockchain technology to drive industry decentralization, ensuring reliable and efficient data storage solutions.

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  CruX UCLA

  Sept 2022 - Nov 2023

  BCI Engineer

  Brain-Computer Interface with python to understand human perception to different auditory & visual cues.

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  ACM at UCLA

  Jan 2023 - Mar 2023

  Frontend Developer

  built UI for KALE- mobile Application for sustainability and Health

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  Innovate@UCLA

  Apr 2023 - Jun 2023

  Business Lead

  Worked with Amazon Web Services & Slalom to enhance fan experiences for Olympics LA 2028

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  LA Hacks

  Apr 2023 - Apr 2023

  User Interface Designer

  Developed Mathscribe- automated typesetter that converts handwritten notes to latex, bridging the gap between students and graders

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  Bruin AI

  May 2023 - now

  Co-Founder

  Founded the premier AI-everything club at UCLA with the aim to bring Artificial Intelligence to the students of UCLA

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  ARCOP Associates Pvt. Ltd.

  Jul 2023 - Oct 2023

  Artificial Intelligence Consultant

  Innovative design & architecture firm addressing operational challenges using AI