IshaParekh

From CAD and workshop drawings to a functional, manufactured and assembled Alpha Stirling engine.

• Designed crank geometry, tolerances and alignment around friction, heat transfer and material selection.
• Manufactured and assembled components, refining the design through physical testing.
• Coordinated design reviews, manufacturing planning and technical documentation.

Full-stack vehicle analytics, car-setup workflows and cloud infrastructure that turn sensor data into engineering insights.

• Contributed to an AWS architecture redesign that reduced recurring cloud costs by approximately 90%.
• Develop TypeScript and Next.js workflows connecting authenticated interfaces, cloud APIs and DynamoDB data.
• Coordinate requirements, testing and reviews across software and vehicle engineering teams.

Software and hardware work spanning active rocket control, flight telemetry and a manufactured Level 1 rocket.

• Apply feedback control and Kalman-filter state estimation to sensor and flight-computer data.
• Test and debug telemetry, data logging and software–hardware interfaces.
• Designed, manufactured and assembled a Level 1 rocket using CAD, 3D printing and laser cutting.

A research platform that makes complex medical information easier to access through dashboards and structured data workflows.

• Built React dashboards, backend functionality and MySQL database workflows.
• Translated feedback from weekly stakeholder reviews into tested features.
• Iterated on usability, data accuracy, access control and reliability through final delivery.

A complete gearbox, developed from gear-ratio selection and CAD through workshop manufacture and assembly.

• Designed gears, shafts, bearings and housing geometry around load transfer and gear ratios.
• Produced CAD models and drawings with tolerances, alignment and manufacture in mind.
• Assembled components and validated fit and mechanical function against workshop constraints.

A full-stack web application for controlling a presentation device with clear, real-time feedback.

• Built frontend and backend workflows connecting the interface to device-control logic.
• Designed APIs and real-time user feedback around the physical device.
• Tested and debugged end-to-end interactions between software and device functionality.

Supporting junior engineering students as they build confidence, navigate study and develop their problem-solving skills.

• Provide academic guidance to junior engineering students.
• Adapt explanations to individual learning needs.
• Support confidence and independent problem-solving.

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Computer Science, combining physical systems with software and data.

• Mechanical study spans design and manufacture, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and control systems.
• Computing study includes algorithms, computer systems, web development, databases and software engineering.
• Further study covers numerical methods and statistics; AWS Cloud Practitioner certification is in progress.