Kaaran Chopra

(201) 881-6251 | kaaran.chopra03@gmail.com

Franklin Lakes, NJ | College Park, MD

Education
University of Maryland | College Park, MD | Full Time Student Expected May 2022
• B.S. Mechanical Engineering in A. James Clark School of Engineering.
• Recipient of the President’s Scholarship
• Cumulative GPA 3.454
Skills _________________
• Fast Learner
o Throughout my college and professional past, I have been asked to learn many different types of software for that
position or course. In the future when any new software is introduced, I will be able to adapt to using it quickly.
• Effective Communicator and Teammate
o Each of my past internships have required me to have constant communication with co-workers as well as customers
via phone, email, and face to face conversation. In school, I have years of experience collaborating in a virtual and
an in-person environment and have had much success in both scenarios.
• Excellent Leader
o Leading a team is something I have done in nearly all my school projects, and actively enjoy. I have led multiple
teams that have placed highly in competitions and have had an enjoyable time every time.
Computer Programs ____
• Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, and Solidworks Design and Finite Element Analysis
• MATLAB 2019, Arduino, and C++
• Hardware:
o Able to build fully functioning desktop computers and diagnose issues with hardware.
o Able to use 3-D Printers, such as the MakerBot 5th Generation, and create CADs for such parts.
Engineering School Experiences and Achievements
• First place in Spring 2019 On-Sand Vehicle Competition
o Member of the only team among all sections in Introduction to Engineering Design to successfully complete all 5
tasks of the mission with their sand vehicle, which included autonomously navigating to a material, weighing it, and
identifying the metallic properties of the material.
• Winner of Truss Bridge Project in Fall 2018
o Member of the team that built the truss with the best strength to weight ratio in Engineering Mechanics I.
• Co-authored research proposal that placed top 3 in the Terps in Space Mission 14.
o Terps in Space is a campus wide competition in which teams are asked to research and create a proposal for an
experiment to be done in the International Space Station, under the guidance of Dr. Daniel Serrano.

Work/Volunteering Experiences
New Era Converting Machinery| Paterson, NJ | Controls Engineering Intern Summer 2021
• Assisted Control Engineers by designing and updating pneumatic and PLC schematics, device lists and layouts in AutoCAD.
• Managed panel vendors and part issues in Jobscope, and provided drawings as required for the converting machinery.
• Assisted in machine testing on the shop floor of the facility, including ensuring machine automation was precise.
• Worked with the Controls Engineering scheduling with panel vendors and the purchasing department.
Polise Consulting Engineer D.P.C. | New York City, NY | Intern Education Employee Summer 2019
• Worked under licensed Professional Engineers Adrien Harant and Krit Samanyaphon in the Mechanical Department.
• Performed load calculations, reviewed part submittals, and created AC units in AutoCAD for HVAC projects.
• Visited job sites in New York City to help the team with measurements and clearances for certain units and spaces.
• Attended department meetings and gave presentations and progress updates on unfinished projects.
• Used teamwork and the guidance of my co-workers to become an efficient worker.
Camp Invention | Franklin Lakes, NJ | Leadership Intern Summer 2016
• Responsible for teaching campers the fundamentals of engineering, such as brainstorming, modeling, and creating ideas.
• In charge of the “Counselor’s in training” and showed them how to handle being a volunteer in the future.
• Taught the campers the importance of copyrights, patents, and engineering logs.