Achal Sakaria
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Skills: | Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, English, Languages, Spanish |
| Location: | Atlanta, GA |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Tags: | defense research, saic |
| Schools: | University System of Georgia - Georgia Institute of Technology |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) |
| Position: | Staff Scientist, Advanced Systems Division; Systems Engineer |
| Time period: | May 2005 - Present |
| Description: | Electromagnetic Railgun Innovative Prototype – Office of Naval Research
Developing an Electromagnetic Railgun for future naval surface combat ships. • Managing $1M annual budget for supporting the development of an Electromagnetic Railgun • Collaborating with cross functional team members to improve technical performance of multiple Railgun prototypes • Led performance analysis and design study that yielded 20% improvement in performance • Conducted materials analysis that improved rail reliability by 15% Alternative Payloads Program – Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Designing techniques for controlling explosive yields to decrease collateral damage. • Developing and executing strategies for improving chemical test results • Cross-functional team liaison for communicating modeling results to program community • Modeled and simulated thermal reactions resulting in 200% improvement in performance Agent Defeat Denial and Disruption – Defense Threat Reduction Agency Engineering solutions for the safe destruction of weapons grade chemical and biological stockpiles. • Recommended solutions to meet performance requirements based on trade studies • Developed and analyzed techniques to reduce test turnaround times; results led to a decrease in three days • Tested multiple electronic components to increase reliability during field tests Future Combat Systems Lead Systems Integrator – Armed Robotic Vehicle Designed and integrated an autonomous unmanned robotic tank for the U.S. Army. • Led a team to identify, develop, and mitigate technical performance risks • Devised a training plan to facilitate reviewing design documents; results led to a successful customer program assessment • Collaborated with program community on latest design iterations for cost and performance |
| Employer: | Volunteer activities |
| Position: | Volunteer |
| Description: | Cents of Relief Non-Profit E-Mentor (www.centsofrelief.org), SAIC Basketball Team Organizer, Georgia Tech Cooperative Student Recruiting Program |
| Employer: | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Position: | Researcher, Department of Biomedical Engineering |
| Time period: | January 2003 - December 2003 |
| Description: | • Developed a three-dimensional mesh generator to assist researchers in visualizing medical images
• Designed a graphic user interface for displaying generated meshes |
EDUCATION
| University: | University System of Georgia - Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Time period: | 2004 - 2005 |
| Degree: | Electrical and Computer Engineering, MSc |
| University: | University System of Georgia - Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Time period: | 2000 - 2003 |
| Degree: | Electrical Engineering, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Enjoy basketball and golf, Budget Traveler (Europe, India, Puerto Rico) |
