Experience

Therapeutic Goods Administration

• Government Administration
• 400 - 500 Employee

• • Jun 2021 - Present

  Medical Devices Authorisation Branch

• • Oct 2020 - Jun 2021

  Medical Devices Surveillance Branch



UNSW

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Jul 2020 - Present

• • Jan 2017 - Jul 2020



University of Technology Sydney

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Dec 2020 - Present

• • Jul 2018 - Dec 2020



Kunovus Technologies

• Australia
• Medical Device
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Sep 2015 - Oct 2020

  As the COO for Kunovus Technologies, Uphar managed all day-to-day operations and liaision with internal and external stakeholders, managing all product development, research, manufacturing, regulatory and clinical activities for its novel products. Secured $1M in funding from BMTH2.0 scheme of the Australian Federal government under MRFF. As the COO for Kunovus Technologies, Uphar managed all day-to-day operations and liaision with internal and external stakeholders, managing all product development, research, manufacturing, regulatory and clinical activities for its novel products. Secured $1M in funding from BMTH2.0 scheme of the Australian Federal government under MRFF.



Spine Service, St George Hospital Campus

• Australia
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineering Director, Biomechanics Research Laboratory

  • Sep 2015 - Aug 2019



UNSW

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD student (International Postgraduate Research Scholar)

  • May 2012 - Mar 2016

  Awarded PhD from UNSW for a thesis entitled "Studies on lumbar spinal instability due to structural alterations and novel perspectives on spinal motion metrics" - Developed protocols for conducting in vitro biomechanical tests on cadaveric kangaroo lumbar spines in a six degrees of freedom Kinematic Spine Simulator. - Developed novel image processing and finite element modelling protocols for modelling human lumbar spine from computed tomography data - Developed novel interpedicular metrics for measuring bending-plane and in-plane intervertebral translatory motions - Developed novel metrics for accurate measurement of spinal motions - Published 14 journal articles between 2011-2015, collaborating with over 20 coauthors, tutored undergraduate and postgraduate level courses, and supervised seven research students. Show less



UNSW

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2010 - Dec 2011

  Research assistant in the Computational Biomechanics Research Group, led by Dr Stephen Wroe, developing finite element protocols for understanding craniomandibular mechanics of biting and chewing in felids Research assistant in the Computational Biomechanics Research Group, led by Dr Stephen Wroe, developing finite element protocols for understanding craniomandibular mechanics of biting and chewing in felids



Reliance Energy

• India
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Planning Engineer

  • Aug 2008 - Dec 2009

  Planning Engineer for a 1200 MW electricity generation project for the Haryana state government (BOT) Planning Engineer for a 1200 MW electricity generation project for the Haryana state government (BOT)



UNSW

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Practicum program - Undergraduate Research Intern

  • May 2008 - Aug 2008

  Fully sponsored research intern in the Computational Biomechanics Research Group. Fully sponsored research intern in the Computational Biomechanics Research Group.



University of Utah

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Intern, School of Mechanical Engineering

  • May 2007 - Aug 2007

  Fully sponsored research intern in the Computational Solid Mechanics Research Group, led by Dr Rebecca Brannon, to investigate instabilities in non-associative plasticity models. One of the three Indian students from IITs across India to be selected for the summer research internship program at UoU in 2007 summer. Fully sponsored research intern in the Computational Solid Mechanics Research Group, led by Dr Rebecca Brannon, to investigate instabilities in non-associative plasticity models. One of the three Indian students from IITs across India to be selected for the summer research internship program at UoU in 2007 summer.