Vadodara: A young aeronautical engineer from Vadodara is making her presence felt in the US, and that too in otherwise male-dominated field of unmanned aircraft system (UAS), popularly called the drones.
Sonal Baid, 28, who had finished her Bachelors in Engineering from SVIT, Vasad, has become the first Indian to feature in the 2018 list of ‘Women to Watch in UAS’ awards. Sonal, who handles product development for a US-based startup Kittyhawk, bagged the award on September 6 for her focus on safety, compliance and maintenance along with a vision for how unmanned aerial vehicle operations need to be managed at scale.
“The unmanned vehicles industry has an immense potential and I see myself being a part of the revolution this technology is bringing to the world. By being part of the teams developing innovative products, I can help to shape this new and upcoming industry,” said Sonal, who completed her master of technology management program from University of California’s Santa Barbara campus.
Although she had initially joined as an intern with Kittyhawk after finishing her graduation in June 2017, Sonal soon took up the leading role in product development and strategic operations.
17/09/18 Prashant Rupera/Times of India
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Sonal Baid, 28, who had finished her Bachelors in Engineering from SVIT, Vasad, has become the first Indian to feature in the 2018 list of ‘Women to Watch in UAS’ awards. Sonal, who handles product development for a US-based startup Kittyhawk, bagged the award on September 6 for her focus on safety, compliance and maintenance along with a vision for how unmanned aerial vehicle operations need to be managed at scale.
“The unmanned vehicles industry has an immense potential and I see myself being a part of the revolution this technology is bringing to the world. By being part of the teams developing innovative products, I can help to shape this new and upcoming industry,” said Sonal, who completed her master of technology management program from University of California’s Santa Barbara campus.
Although she had initially joined as an intern with Kittyhawk after finishing her graduation in June 2017, Sonal soon took up the leading role in product development and strategic operations.
17/09/18 Prashant Rupera/Times of India
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