Karan Pinto

Operations Challenge
Presented a strategy for the restructuring of internal firm processes to increase efficiency/profitability/market share.
Analysed intrinsic data, market information and initiatives launched by competitors.

Marketing Challenge
Designed a strategy to increase the market presence of the firm.
Analysed various potential approaches and initiatives, seeking profitable new market segments and the products which could fill them, based on intrinsic and extrinsic… Show more

Operations Challenge
Presented a strategy for the restructuring of internal firm processes to increase efficiency/profitability/market share.
Analysed intrinsic data, market information and initiatives launched by competitors.

Marketing Challenge
Designed a strategy to increase the market presence of the firm.
Analysed various potential approaches and initiatives, seeking profitable new market segments and the products which could fill them, based on intrinsic and extrinsic data.

Technology Challenge

Developed a technological solution for a key real-world issue.
Evaluated various potential approaches on solving the challenge in order to provide the best solution to the task at hand.

Product Launch Challenge
Pitched a strategy for the successful entry of a new product/service into the market.
Analysed internal firm data, the monetary and technological viability of the new product, as well as market information on competitors.


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I learnt how to a ‘Global Citizen’ by making a positive contribution to the communities with which I interact, and to act ethically and responsibly in all I do.

I learnt to
Look beyond my individual and local interests and see the complexity of an interconnected world.
Understand the nature of the challenges that face that world
Be aware of my social, ethical and political responsibilities
Display leadership and work together to change the world for the better
Form novel… Show more

I learnt how to a ‘Global Citizen’ by making a positive contribution to the communities with which I interact, and to act ethically and responsibly in all I do.

I learnt to
Look beyond my individual and local interests and see the complexity of an interconnected world.
Understand the nature of the challenges that face that world
Be aware of my social, ethical and political responsibilities
Display leadership and work together to change the world for the better
Form novel solutions to global social problems like obesity, access to clean water, global warming, aging population and youth unemployment through innovation and entrepreneurship Show less

A client-facing and real world consultancy project, where I met and worked with prestigious partners from government, third and private sector, such as Arup, Cap Gemini, Department of Energy and Climate Change, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, SAP among others.

How to Change the World had a very strong inter-disciplinary core to it and I worked in a team to find engineering solutions and ways of implementing or funding them that tried to answer some of the worlds toughest challenges.
This… Show more

A client-facing and real world consultancy project, where I met and worked with prestigious partners from government, third and private sector, such as Arup, Cap Gemini, Department of Energy and Climate Change, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, SAP among others.

How to Change the World had a very strong inter-disciplinary core to it and I worked in a team to find engineering solutions and ways of implementing or funding them that tried to answer some of the worlds toughest challenges.
This was done under the Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (UCL STEaPP) Show less

Examined a 20% ethanol fuel blend as an alternative to pure gasoline.
Compared the blends sustainability by quantifying engine exhaust emissions and thermal efficiency.
Explored the sustainable production of ethanol from algae and sugarcane.
Concluded that a biofuel blend could alleviate emissions and improve air quality.

Won an award in the Corporate Finance category at UCL DECA, the only Collegiate DECA event in Europe, where I tackled business case studies and received performance feedback from industry professionals.
I participated in the the Strategy Consulting and Corporate Finance Category

Designed an alarm system that alerts security when Brunel’s coffee mug (the artefact) which is displayed openly on a plinth is touched, moved or taken.

Created a small scale prototype to demonstrate how the equivalent full size alarm system will protect Brunel’s coffee mug.

Worked in a scenario team to write the source code to be fed into the Arduino Uno micro controller and build a control system which interfaced multiple sensors and actuators.

Host my own fortnightly radio show on UCLU Rare FM.

The purpose of the show is to spark intriguing conversations, uncover ordinary people, explore thoughts, dissect ideas, share experiences that provide relaxing and enriching entertainment.

A multi-disciplinary engineering project to propose a solution to reduce the deaths due to tuberculosis in Uganda.

Spearhead the joint Civil and Mechanical Engineering team and successfully devised the hydroelectric power plant and clean water aspect of the project.

A hypothetical model was built scaling down the real calculations deduced using flow rate, head, water quality and topographical metrics.

Engineered a pipe climbing device from scratch which climbed a pole and down in 10.4s.
Engaged in hands on work involving rigorous prototyping and continuos innovation.

Executed the design cycle effectively to provide a sustainable solution to enable slum children to study during the night for 4 hours after daylight had faded in Kolkata, India.

The solution involved a solar-kinetic backpack worn by a child during the day to collate the solar energy and kinetic energy and store it in a battery which would be transferred to a headband light. The resulting product effectively met the need lighting requirements.