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Shashank Reddy Goli, a graduate student studying industrial and human factors engineering at Wright State, is spending the summer interning at Tesla’s manufacturing facility in Fremont, California.<\/p><\/div>\n

The letter to Wright State University graduate engineering student Shashank Reddy Goli from manager Bob Rush confirming Goli\u2019s internship at Tesla, Inc. said: \u201cRest up and get ready for the ride of your life at Tesla.\u201d<\/p>\n

That turned out to be good advice from Tesla, a major American automaker, energy storage company and solar panel manufacturer.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot much to my surprise, every day has been just another roller coaster ride here,\u201d said Goli, who is in the middle of his summer internship at the company\u2019s manufacturing facility in Fremont, California. \u201cI solve problems on a daily basis, and no challenge is a familiar one. Tesla is a unique company, and I\u2019m enjoying every opportunity that comes my way.\u201d<\/p>\n

There is no such thing as an average day at Tesla for Goli, who works for the Lean Manufacturing and Operational Excellence team.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur job is to find better workflows, conveyance, inventory management and optimize processes throughout the factory to achieve the maximum output they can with optimal inputs, be it human resources, inventory, space, etc.,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

At one of the company\u2019s All-Hands meetings, Goli met Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc. and of SpaceX, an aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company. Goals of the South African inventor and entrepreneur include reducing global warming through sustainable energy production and consumption and reducing the risk of human extinction by establishing a human colony on Mars<\/p>\n

Goli interacted with Musk over a couple of questions at the meeting.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is an inspiring leader and strives to set his people up for success in all ways possible,\u201d said Goli. \u201cThe experience was surreal. It was a fan-boy moment because he\u2019s been my inspiration and idol for years now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Goli said Tesla has been a good way for him to apply what he learned at Wright State and to learn things outside of the university.<\/p>\n

\u201cI get to learn continuously from my managers, colleagues, production associates and almost everyone I meet here \u2014 not just work and subject specific, but also life in general,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Goli grew up in Hyderabad, India. His father, GLN Reddy, works for the Indian Railways as a senior section engineer. His mother, Janaki, a Hindi scholar with a master of arts degree, taught high school and ran her own business.<\/p>\n

\u201cI come from a mechanical-engineering background, and I\u2019ve had keen interest in learning how machines work,\u201d said Goli.<\/p>\n

His curiosity drew him to learn how machines interacted with human resources and material to produce finished goods. Then he wanted to learn ways to design integrated systems that optimized resources, supply chain management and ergonomics while maintaining profits.<\/p>\n

That led him to the study of industrial and human factors engineering<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He was attracted to Wright State by one of his undergraduate colleagues in India, Pandu Ranga Reddy Aluvala, who had enrolled at Wright State and recommended it.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe shared his experiences here and explained how the diverse student community and faculty at Wright state helped him be successful,\u201d Goli said. \u201cAlso, the infrastructure and facilities at the university amazed me.\u201d<\/p>\n

After some intense research about the faculty and the campus, Goli enrolled at Wright State in the College of Engineer and Computer Science<\/a> in 2015.<\/p>\n

Goli attributes his success at Wright State to the guidance and mentorships of engineering faculty such as Frank Ciarallo, Xinhui Zhang, Govind Bharwani and Pratik Parikh as well as classmate Abhinay Reddy Boddu, who has been a source of inspiration and support.<\/p>\n

\u201cDr. Parikh always went out of his way and spent time with me whenever requested,\u201d said Goli. \u201cI think when people of that stature with busy schedules spend time for the silliest of things, it shows how much they care and are dedicated to helping you be successful.\u201d<\/p>\n

After graduation, Goli would like to work at Tesla full time.<\/p>\n

Tesla\u2019s mission is to accelerate the world\u2019s transition to sustainable energy. To achieve that goal, the company plans to produce electric vehicles in sufficient volume to force change in the automobile industry. By 2018, Tesla intends to make more lithium ion batteries, at its Gigafactory outside Sparks, Nevada, than were produced worldwide in 2013.<\/p>\n

And last year, Tesla merged with SolarCity Corp., which integrates Tesla\u2019s operations with the installer of rooftop solar panels.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a wonderful time to work here at Tesla and be a part of accelerating the world\u2019s transition towards sustainable existence and sustainable transportation,\u201d Goli said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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