1. SAKA PRANITH CHANDER
Denver, CO 80204 | 720-499-5768 │ sakapranith@gmail.com
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Passionate and motivated Master’s graduate experienced with developing projects involving aerodynamics,
fluid dynamics, unmanned flight systems and mechanical/mechatronic systems engineering.
AREA OF EXPERTISE
 Details oriented, innovative professional with a demonstrated record of success in science and
engineering projects.
 Proven expertise in handling all phases of the project life cycle, from design initiation,
testing/validation and completion of project deliverables.
 Collaboration and leadership skills, with expertise in motivating, directing and handling cross
functional teams to peak performance especially in deadline driven environments.
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING PROGRAM KNOWLEDGE
 Strong Research Skills
 CAD (Solidworks /
AutoCAD)
 CFD tools : ANSYS-
Workbench CFX/Fluent
 FEA tools : ANSYS-
Workbench / Solidworks
 UAV based autopilots
 Data acquisition and
instrumentation systems
 Wind Tunnel Testing
 Rapid Prototyping
 3D Printing
 Robotic kinematics/dynamics
 Embedded platforms:
Arduino, Raspberrypi
 Data Sensors
 Electrical/Pneumatic actuators
 PCB prototyping : Eagle, Fritzing
 Matlab, Multisim
 C, Python
 Latex
 Microsoft Office
 Microsoft PowerPoint
 Microsoft Word,Microsoft Excel
 Microsoft Outlook
PR O F E S S I O N AL EX PE R I E N C E
DU Unmanned Systems Laboratory, Denver, CO 8/2014 to 8/2016
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Carried out research and development for wide range of fixed wing UAV projects, utilizing analytical
design mythologies, simulation and testing methods (CFD / FEA / Matlab), for design, development
and flight testing.
Key Achievements
 Patent Pending : K. Kanistras, Saka Pranith Chander, K. P. Valavanis, M. J. Rutherford. Design
and Development of a Circulation Control System for the Unmanned Circulation Control Aerial
Vehicle.
 Developed, designed, tested and implemented a novel flow control system on airfoils and data
acquisition systems for the Unmanned Circulation Control Aerial Vehicle.
 Designed and rapid prototype manufactured various wind tunnel models to be tested for
Circulation Control applications.
 Developed and performed experimental/computational testing of small scale centrifugal
compressors for UAV applications.
 Designed, validated and tested data acquisition systems for Class-I UAVs.
 Design and prototyped the Unmanned Circulation Control Aerial Vehicle for the flight testing.
 Garnered extensive knowledge of Computational Fluid Dynamics, CAD (Solidworks / AutoCAD),
Labview, MATLAB and embedded electronics through hands on project development.
 Proven research and development (published 5 technical conference papers).

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University of Denver, Denver, CO 9/2015 to 4/2016
GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT
 Provided guidance to students during laboratory testing to help students achieve their best.
 Assisted and coordinated with student tutors to help ensure efficient functioning of coursework.
 Delivered effective tutoring and facilitated understanding for students in Mechatronics systems
1 and Advanced electronics.
My Home Power Pvt. Ltd., Denver, CO 5/2013 to 12/2013
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING INTERN
 Expanded knowledge and expertise of power plant systems and electromechanical systems.
 Studied power plant design aspects utilizing CAD, identified and investigated workflow and
research methodologies.
 Performed root-cause analysis and supported various design teams in collaboration with R&D.
ED UC A T I O N & CE R TI F I C A T E S
Master of Science in Mechatronics Systems Engineering (M.Sc.) | University of Denver, Denver,
Thesis Title: Design and Development of an Air Supply System for the Unmanned Circulation Control
Aerial Vehicle.
Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical (Mechatronics) Engineering | Jawaharlal Nehru
Technological University, Hyderabad, India
Thesis Title: Design and Development of a low cost Fusion Deposition Modelling Machine for Rapid
Prototyping.