www.mukeshbopalkar.com
Mukesh B. Bopalkar

Date of Birth: 06th August 1977
Natioanality: Indian
Marital status: Single

Address:

Contact:

Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing(C.P.D.M.)
Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore, 560 012
Phone: +91 80 3092921

Local:

Room No. 007, 'M' Block,
Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore, 560 012.
Phone: +91 80 3092453

Permanent:

C/o Mr. Bharat M. Bopalkar
"Ratnatraya", 42B/60A,
Budhwar Peth,
Oppo. S.E.S. Polytechnic,
Solapur, 413 002,
Maharashtra.
Phone: +91 217 329209

Email: mukesh@cpdm.iisc.ernet.in
Web-site: www.mukeshbopalkar.com

Academics:

August 1999 to present

Course: M.Des.(Product Design)
Institute: Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing,
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560 012
Grades: 7.1/8.0 C.G.P.A. (after third semester)
Rank: First in class

August 1995-June 1999

Course: B.E.(Mechanical Engineering)
Institute: Walchand Institute of Technology,
Solapur, 413 006
Percentage: 81.01%
Rank: First in University

August 1993-June 1995

Course: HSC (10+2)
Institute Walchand College of Arts and Science,
Soalpur, 413 006
Percentage: 93.33%
Rank: 12th in the merit list

June 83- June 93

Course: SSC (10)
School: B.F. Damani Highschool,
Solapur, 413 002
Percentage: 91.28%
Rank: 17th in the merit list
first in sicence

Computer Skills:

2-D Graphics: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, CorelDraw
3-D Modeling: Rhino 3D, ProE2000i, Solidworks,
Alias Studio 9.5l(learning), Mechanical Desktop
Internet: Flash, Dreamweaver

Projects:

Simputer:

The complete package design of the Simputer. Check out
www.simputer.org formore details

BTHub:

The complete casing design of the BTHub, a WAP application, for the
company Impulsesoft

Small wheeled pedaled vehicle:

a manually driven delivery vehicle, which can be used for delivery as well as vending vehicle, for door to door delivery of the branded products.

Water filter for rural area:

designed with the filteration technology developed by ASTRA, Bangalore. The main features include local material and local manufacturing.

Page Turning Mechanism:

designed using a simple 4 bar chain and without any motor or cams.

Anthropometric test rig:

A simple, foldable test rig capable of taking 14 different
measurements.

Complete product cycle development of a vacuum cleaner:

The main project of M.Des. course,with a different working principle
Work under progress.

Achievements:

1. First in University in all branches in Final year Engineering
2. Winner of H.M.T. Gold Medal for being First in B.E. (Mechanical)
3. Winner of "Udyog Bhushan Shivajirao Desai" award and Gold Medal for
being first in all branches of engineering.
4. Winner of "Priyadarshini Academy Award"
5. First in University in all branches in First year engineering.
6.12th rank in Pune Board in H.S.C. exam
7.17th in Pune Board S.S.C. exam
8. First in Science in Pune Board in S.S.C. exam.
9. 'A' grade in Intermediate Drawing Grade Exam and 49th rank in order of
Merit list
10."Award for Standard of Excellence" in the subject "Geometry and
Lettering" in the Intermediate Drawing Grade Exam.
11. Winner of more than 90 awards in various competitions on district as well
as state level.

Interests: consumer products, automobiles, graphic design

Hobbies: photography, sketching, table tennis