Venkatraghavan S

Venkatraghavan S has extensive work experience in various fields and industries. Venkatraghavan most recently worked at Span as a Senior Mechanical Engineer since March 2021. Prior to that, they served as a Founding Mechanical Engineer at the same company from September 2018.

Before joining Span, Venkatraghavan worked as a Research Assistant at C-Design Lab in Purdue University from October 2016 to August 2018. In this role, they were involved in manufacturing a 2-axis mixed fabrication machine and developing rapid prototyping techniques.

Venkatraghavan also gained experience as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Purdue University from January to May 2018 and from January to May 2017. During this time, they assisted in teaching various courses.

Venkatraghavan has also worked as a Research and Development Intern at TCS Web Innovation Labs from July to September 2017. Here, they focused on studying product architectures and the impact of supply chain and product validation.

Furthermore, they worked as an Instructor at the Gifted Education Research Institute from June to August 2017.

In addition to their academic and research roles, Venkatraghavan has industry experience as a Product Development Intern at Ford Motor Company from December 2015 to June 2016.

Venkatraghavan also co-founded and served as a Board Member of the Becoming I Foundation VIT, where they set up the organization, handled recruitment, and established relationships with the university and local schools.

Venkatraghavan's other roles include Team Manager at Team KI Racing from August 2014 to August 2015, and a member of the Powertrain Department at Kshatriya International team from February 2013 to August 2015.

Venkatraghavan was also a Core Committee Member of the IEEE student branch VIT from October 2012 to August 2015.

Additionally, they gained experience as an Intern at Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. in December 2014 and January 2015.

Venkatraghavan S completed their Master of Science (MS) in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University between 2016 and 2018. Prior to that, they earned their Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Vellore Institute of Technology from 2012 to 2016. Their early education was completed at Delhi Public School Pune between the years 2005 and 2012, although the degree name and field of study for that period are unspecified.

In addition to their academic degrees, Venkatraghavan has obtained various certifications. Venkatraghavan has received an edX Verified Certificate for Computing in Python II: Control Structures from edX in January 2022, as well as an edX Verified Certificate for Computing in Python I: Fundamentals and Procedural Programming from edX in December 2020. Venkatraghavan also obtained certifications such as "Fundamentals of GD&T ASME Y14.5M-2009" from Applied Geometrics, Inc. in June 2020, "Plastic Part Design Essentials" from Tata Technologies in June 2020, and "Injection Mold Fundamentals" from Tata Technologies in March 2020.

Moreover, Venkatraghavan has acquired certifications such as "Introduction to Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing" from LinkedIn in September 2019, "Solidworks 2018 Sheet Metal Essential Training" from Udemy in September 2019, and "A Hands-on Introduction to Engineering Simulations - ANSYS (Cornell University)" from edX in February 2018.

Additionally, they obtained certifications related to design and engineering from Ford Motor Company, including "Design Failure Mode and Effects analysis," "Design Verification and Production Validation," and "Systems Engineering" in July 2015.