Shoaib U.

Experience

• Co-Founder & Lead Mechanical Engineer Kolahoi Renewables · Full-time Jan 2024 – Present 2 yrs 4 mos Srinagar, undefined Gravity Battery Energy Storage System (Patent Pending)
  * Engineered a novel gravity-based potential energy storage system aimed at renewable intermittency
  challenges.
  * Designed the complete winch, bogie assembly, and mechanical sub-systems using first-principles
  analysis with a focus on manufacturability and cost reduction.
  * Optimized material and geometry selections to reduce production complexity while maintaining
  functional reliability.
  * Collaborated with international academic mentors including Zehab Din (University of Duisburg-Essen,
  Germany) for system-level engineering refinement.
• Lead Engineer Kashmir Unviersity · Full-time Dec 2024 – Dec 2025 1 yrs Srinagar, undefined ENGINEERING PROJECTS
  Hop Boots - Ergonomic Mobility Device (Patent Pending)
  Dec 2023 - Dec 2025
  * Redesigned a wearable jumping-assist mechanism, improving balance, stability, and kinematic
  efficiency.
  * Engineered geometry revisions that reduced impact loads on joints while enhancing ride stability.
  * Completed full CAD modelling, load-path reasoning, and functional simulations.
• Research & Design Intern IIT Roorkee · Full-time Feb 2024 – May 2025 1 yrs 3 mos Roorkee, UK, India * Standardized CAD workflows for the energy systems research lab; trained M.Tech researchers in
  SolidWorks, DFM, and cost-driven design principles.
  * Resolved critical geometry, tolerance, and packaging conflicts across two graduate-level mechanical
  systems, delivering fabrication-ready designs.
  * Supported structural and functional validation for renewable energy prototypes under Prof. Hemant
  J. Sagar.
  * Contributed to mechanical design development for a patent-pending gravity-based energy storage
  system.