Rupesh Shrestha.

I'm a Mechanical Engineer at VPE Thermal LLC in Sacramento, working on printed-circuit and microchannel heat exchangers (PCHE / MCHE) for power, industrial, and district-heating applications. My work spans FEA, code-compliant pressure vessel design, procurement, and the cross-functional coordination that keeps complex manufacturing projects on schedule.

I hold an MEng in Mechanical Engineering (Product Design) from UC Berkeley, and am a Certified SolidWorks Expert (CSWE). I work regularly with ANSYS Mechanical / CFD, SolidWorks, CATIA V5, and NX, and design to ASME BPVC Section VIII Div. 1 for diffusion-bonded fabrication.

Before VPE, I led product engineering for IoT-enabled delivery hardware at Woosh Logistics, and completed stints with Nepal's NIC Asia and Entegra Sources across procurement and mechanical design. I've served as a Board Director at Action Nepal, an Aspire Leader Alumni and Ambassador, and on the US Embassy Youth Council.

Outside of work, I'm on STEM OPT and actively mentor international students applying to graduate programs in the US. I'm interested in controlled-environment agriculture, thermal management for LED systems, and the intersection of mechanical engineering with sustainable food production.