This semester, especially with my final project in this class, I want to hone my skills as a CAD/mechanical designer and 3D-printing enthusiast to make a popular, if not featured, 3D-printed assembly on ‘Thingiverse.’ I started getting into Thingiverse a little bit last summer and a few people have noticed my work, but it would be awesome to create something that really stands out. I enjoy creating and I’d love to inspire others to do the same!

On the topic of creating and inspiring others, I once aspired to be a full-time professional music producer. However, I gave it a shot and realized that it wasn’t for me. I love music with all of my heart and I still produce quite a lot of music, but I get little personal satisfaction out of trying to monetize it. In fact, in a way, the business side of music makes me enjoy creating it less. I enjoy music most when I’m creating for myself, and I fully intend to do so for the rest of my life. At any rate, I take a lot of satisfaction in the fact that I contributed heavily to the career development of several successful musicians during my time as a producer and inspired others to create music.

After graduation, I would like to get a job in the aerospace industry because there are so many exciting applications for 3D-printing in that field. I hope to break in as a mechanical design engineer and hopefully work my way up to designing satellites or rocket engines sometime by mid-career. I already have industry experience as a mechanical design engineer in a different field and I’m currently the project manager of a 3D-printed rocket engine project, so hopefully that will put me on the inside track to that career path. That would be fantastic!

Here’s a reminder of my skillset (which includes a link to some of the music I’ve created lately): https://www.aesdes.org/2016/02/10/sreyas-krishnan-skillset/