User:AravindMelligeri/sandbox

Biography
Aravind Melligeri is an Indian entrepreneur,[1][2] who is the Chairman and Founder of Aequs. He also co-founded QuEST Global with his childhood friend Ajit Prabhu in New York in 1997.

Early life
Melligeri is from Hubballi city in the Indian state of Karnataka where he spent his formative years before moving to Houston, Texas. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Regional College of Engineering, Surathkal in India and a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University, USA. Before co-founding QuEST Global with Ajit Prabhu (abandoning his PhD programme in the process), he had worked at the Ford Motor Company in Detroit, USA, where he was engaged in modelling the impact of automotive crash[7]. Aequs started as QuEST Global Manufacturing in 2006, a spin-off of QuEST. Later, in 2014, the company was rebranded as Aequs with Melligeri as the chief executive officer.

Recognition

 * Young Achiever Award by the Indo-American Society for his contributions in fostering better relationship between India and USA
 * Alumni Excellence Award by The National Institute for Technology, Karnataka Alumni Association
 * Super Entrepreneur of the year by The Machinist magazine