Ujwal Surampalli

Meet Ujwal - Creator of this Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Ujwal) — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 14:17:00 +0000

Hola folks! I’m Ujwal from Visakhapatnam - popularly known as the city of destiny, is located on the southeast coast of India. I recently graduated from Andhra University - one of India’s premier institutes & also, the first general university to get the ISO 9001 accreditation with a bachelor's degree in Mechanical engineering. I'm now pursuing my master's in Germany (checkout my feature article in the 'The Hindu' newspaper).

Article in The Hindu national newspaper

My most desired & cherished achievements to date (in chronology) are:

1. Getting an admit from IED (Istituto Europeo di Design), one of internationally renowned Car Design schools located in the design capital of the world - Turin, Italy to pursue a Masters in Transportation design.

2. Getting an admit from Oxford Brookes, Oxford - internationally renowned university endorsed by F1 champions viz. Fernando Alonso, located in the Motorsports capital of the world - the UK to pursue a Masters in Motorsport engineering.

3. Got an All India Rank - 20 (XX) at the entrance test of the premier research center - Automobile Research Association of India (ARAI), Ministry of Industries, Government of India.

I’m a self-taught jack of many trades. I love Motorsports, especially Formula 1. In fact, I'm a true-blue auto buff. I indulge myself in creative works and I enjoy drawing / painting & photography. Professionally, I work on a range of domains and offer freelance services in Business consulting, Content strategy, Design, 3D modeling, robotics and D.I.Y.

Back in the day, when I was 16, I curated the blog “WebMasters Software,” a highly successful blog with a focus on tech news / updates, PC software, consumer gadgets, web apps, online tutorials and services. I started Webmasters Software in 2008 which was a result of Internet and technology addiction. The blog had a Google PageRank 2 & featured on the list of 'Top 50 Open Source Blogs' on the web by "Guide to Computer Training". The blog is now shutdown.

I'm an active student and take part in various national & international competitions, winning most of them. I was the preferred person of my department to host and conduct all the seminars, workshops and conferences. I was also elected as the Chief Coordinator cum Technical head of the Mechanical, Marine and Metallurgy departments for the first national technical fest of Andhra University.

Apart from extracurriculars, I spend and spent most of free time curating and ideating technologically advanced concepts and theories. I was also selected to present my ideas, theories and models at the IITs & NITs.

When I was in the senior year of my bachelor's course, I was deeply moved by the disparities in the skill set of my peers and that of the student body in general. One big issue that I noticed was unemployment. Industry reports say that 5 Million students graduate in India every year and yet only ~15% of them are hireable. This fact hitched me to the extent that I shifted my power and focus to better understand the hiccups leading to this pandemic. I envisioned a medium for tomorrow's workforce to conquer their anxieties, fears and train themselves to master the odds. Hence, I brainstormed and created a solution which culminated into an exciting & much-awaited venture christened - U&U. U&U has been lauded by the industry and and has caught the attention of leading Venture Capitalists and influencers. It was adjudged one of the best ideas at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit.

Apart from this serious stuff, I enjoy crafts esp. paper modelling, collecting car & bike replicas (I'm a fan of AutoArt & Maisto), coding, tinkering and internet research. I started creating 3D realistic paper models when I was 13. I guess, this hobby of mine has kept my creative juices flowing apart from dexterity and the ability to look at the whole picture complete with minute detailing right in my mind. Some of my crafts include the following: Auto-Rickshaw, Sports bike, Formula 1 car, fighter planes (four in total), Tiger, Guitar, Desktop PC, Tractor, a big Pendulum Clock, etc. Currently, I'm working on crafting my magnum opus scale model of the RMS Titanic which is 4.5 feet in length.

Update: Right now, I'm working on my first e-book. Details about the genre to be shared soon and maybe once I publish the e-book, I'll share my journey (and some tips) with you. Stay tuned!

P.S: Admits to other premier universities like Cranfield, Coventry, BITS Pilani, etc weren't mentioned as they were not on my wishlist of things to be achieved, though I cherish the achievements.

Dynamic Visual Resume

noreply@blogger.com (Ujwal) — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 17:38:00 +0000

I created this video montage to showcase my skill-set and I call it my dynamic visual resume. Your feedback is most welcome.

Being tech savvy and a guy who comes under the innovator / early adopter categories on the law of diffusion of innovation, I tried and created this visually brilliant and fascinating visual resume contrary to the conventional resume.

I hope you enjoyed the video. Are you now intrigued to learn more about me? If yes, then head over to the Meet Me page.

Hope to hear from you!

Lens Arts - My Tryst with Photography

noreply@blogger.com (Ujwal) — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 17:23:00 +0000

Lens Arts - My tryst with Photography

Photography is a way of life. All I try to achieve, is to find that perfect composition in all my photographs.

My photography tools are minimal. I move around with my Moto G smartphone and click through intriguing moments. My arsenal of editing tools include Picasa, Instagram and PicsArt where I colour correct and add filters to bring the best out of the shots.

Screen grab of my Instagram profile

Check out my work on Instagram

Visual Bio

noreply@blogger.com (Ujwal) — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:53:00 +0000

This picture collage showcases my areas of expertise and interests. I profoundly call it my 'Creative Visual Biography.' Why did I create this so-called visual biography? Because, words fail miserably before graphically rich info. Moreover, a picture is worth a thousand words.

The stack of books on the top left corner conveys that I'm a book reviewer for Thomas Nelson Publishers. The camera lens signify my passion for photography. The collage of car designs to the bottom left of my picture convey my aspiration to become a successful car designer. Each element in this creative visual biography is placed there to convey my interest in that field.

Update: I created this picture collage way back in 2009. I do not work on some of these domains now. To learn more about my areas of expertise and service offerings, navigate to the skills section from the drop-down menu above or checkout the Meet Me page. Also do check out my new Dynamic Visual Resume here.

NOTE: This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/in/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.

Content Crafting - The Magic of Self Expression

noreply@blogger.com (Ujwal) — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:52:00 +0000

I was awestruck by the sheer use of digital techniques used in Hollywood films to bring back the days of yore, when I was in my teens. This, on the other hand, has helped me become conversant in English. Later, I started blogging and the icing was making money out of it. Then, followed occasional content writing to newspapers and offering freelance content strategy & crafting services. Many of my articles have been published in - 'The Hindu' and 'Eenadu' Telugu daily.

Update: I've featured in the 'The Hindu' national newspaper recently. The response was overwhelming with ~400 emails to date appreciating my article.

Picture collage of some of my published work

I'm a five star rated freelance content writer. I'm not bragging here, but at least, that's what my profile says! I offer freelance content writing services on a variety of topics ranging from technology, education to branding and profile writing. Please do check out my freelance content writing profile here.

If you've a requirement, just drop in an email to hi@ujwals.com with subject as Content Writing Services. I'll revert at the earliest.

How do I contact Ujwal?

noreply@blogger.com (Ujwal) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:30:00 +0000

Got an idea? Wanna co-work or involve me in some creative work? Or just want to say a hi? Just drop in an email to me at hi@ujwals.com. If you're too busy to log into your email, just fill in the contact form below & I'll revert as soon as possible.