WHO IS AASHISH MEHTA?
My name is Aashish Mehta (she/her), and I am currently working as a Technical Lead. At the University of Bath, I got a Masters in Mechanical Engineering, and I love learning new things and finding ways to use what I know in my projects.
I quite like taking things apart and (mostly) putting them back together, or just building something new entirely. In my projects, I usually work with Arduinos, a 3D printer, and wood.
I also love programming and automation, and will spend a good half hour trying to automate a 5 minute task. Honestly, I just want to make my, and others’ lives easier – life’s too short to get up and open the blinds myself (or maybe I’m just lazy, who knows).
Music is a big part of my life too. I mostly play the piano and guitar, but really I try to play whatever I can get my hands on. It ties all of my interests together, and keeps me sane.
AASHISH MEHTA | EXPERIENCES
Currently, I am working as a development lead using Java and Typescript, and tying it all together with Kubernetes. I have done some work with Natural Language Processing, and Convolutional Neural Networks both in and out of work. A lot of great work has been done in making AI and ML more accessible and easier to work with. More modularity, especially using different technologies / vendors, will improve the way we can work with these models.
I have worked with Citizens Advice Redbridge to build a mobile application. This app was built using C# and a cross-platform framework called Xamarin Forms. The app has subsequently been published on the play store.
Before that, I was with Siemens Digital Industries working as a quality engineer, generating automated tests and implementing continuous integration. Here is where I started my C# journey and worked with Azure DevOps to essentially automate my job.
I have also worked with Camp America as a counselor, where I taught music and led art / sport activities. I also had to make sure all the campers were happy and safe. Unfortunately, there was no Kubernetes equivalent that managed that for me…
If you would like to know more about my experiences, feel free to email me at aashish_mehta[at]outlook.com to ask for my CV. Alternatively, you can head on over to aashishmehta.com/coding to see some of my open-source work.
AASHISH MEHTA | UNIVERSITY
During my final year project, I worked with the Texas Heart Institute on investigating how Machine Learning and Computational Fluid Dynamics could be combined to optimise the geometry of a heart pump. I worked primarily with Ansys Bladegen, MATLAB, and Python.
While at university, I worked with Team Bath Racing Electric AI on an autonomous vehicle. I mainly used Simulink to model the car battery and its connections to the rest of the vehicle.
Additionally, I was interested in Robotics, Spacecraft Engineering, and Advanced Control. You can find out more about the modules I studied at aashishmehta.com/grades.
