Open to civil engineering internships

Raised among bridges. Now learning to build them.

I'm Yukesh, a civil engineering sophomore at Minnesota State University, Mankato. I grew up in Baglung, Nepal, where footbridges carry whole villages across the river, and I pair that engineering interest with real programming skill in Python, C# and Java.

Portrait of Yukesh Upadhyaya
Mankato, MinnesotaFrom Baglung, Nepal
Original illustration: a footbridge over the river valleys of Baglung, drawn like an engineering sheet.

Engineer's mind, builder's hands

I came to the United States from Baglung, Nepal with a simple goal: to design and build things that make life better for people. Today I'm a sophomore in Civil Engineering at Minnesota State University, Mankato, working through statics, mechanics of materials and structural design.

Before civil engineering I studied Information Technology, and I never left the code behind. I write Python, C# and Java, I've designed digital hardware in SystemVerilog, and I'm comfortable in CAD and on the command line. That mix is my edge: I don't just run the analysis, I can automate it.

I've led a team as a Student Manager at Sodexo since January 2024, and I work with young children as a Teaching Aide. I'm careful with details, calm under pressure, and I'm looking for a civil engineering internship where I can put all of it to work.

Studying
B.S. Civil Engineering
University
MNSU, Mankato
Year
Sophomore, Class of '28
Based in
Mankato, Minnesota
From
Baglung, Nepal
Languages
English, Nepali, Hindi
Looking for
Internship

What I work with

A toolkit that covers both sides: the structure and the software that checks it.

Engineering and analysis

StaticsMechanics of MaterialsStructural AnalysisEngineering MechanicsPhysics I–IIICalculus III

Design and CAD

AutoCADCAD for Civil EngineeringTechnical DrawingDrafting and DetailingBlueprintsGIS and ArcGIS (in progress)

Programming

PythonC#JavaSystemVerilogGitNode.jsTerminal and BashNetwork Security

Software and creative

Advanced ExcelMicrosoft 365PhotoshopLightroomPremiere Pro

Things I've designed and built

Hardware, software and design, each one a spec turned into something real.

Digital hardware

FPGA time-of-day clock

A 24-hour digital clock designed at the register-transfer level in SystemVerilog and run on an FPGA. I built the counters, clock dividers and seven-segment display driver from scratch.

SystemVerilogFPGARTL design
Software

CSV file gateway

A Python app that takes in CSV data, checks it, and routes it between formats. It cleans up messy spreadsheet files and moves records where they need to go, with error handling built in.

PythonData pipelineAutomation
Structural

Truss and statics analysis

Hand-worked, checked analysis of loaded truss systems using the method of joints and sections, support reactions and member forces. It's the foundation of every structure I'll design.

StaticsFree-body diagramsEquilibrium
Design

Professional document design

A matching CV and cover letter set made in Adobe Creative Suite, with a considered pairing of typefaces, a consistent color palette, and print-ready layouts.

Adobe SuiteTypographyPersonal branding
Researching for iPhone and Android

MavTap

Your phone is your campus key.

Planned foriPhone · App StoreAndroid · Google Play

MavTap is my idea for an app on both iPhone and Android that lets Minnesota State students tap their phone on an NFC reader to get access on campus, the same way you'd tap to pay. Only real Mavericks get in, because every account is verified with an MNSU email. It's my own idea and my first mobile app, and I'm researching it properly before I write the first line of code.

1The problem

One more thing to carry

Students juggle a physical card for campus access, and a card is easy to forget or lose. A phone almost never gets left behind.

2The idea

Tap with your phone

Use the NFC chip already inside most iPhones and Android phones so a quick tap does the same job as the card.

3The trust layer

Mavericks only

Sign up with an MNSU email, so every account belongs to a real student before it can open anything.

What I'm figuring out

  • How iPhone and Android NFC can each act like an access card, and the rules Apple and Google set for it
  • The cleanest way to confirm a student owns their MNSU email
  • What campus readers and systems would need to talk to the app
  • How to keep student data private and stop anyone from copying a pass

Where it's headed

IdeaDone
Right nowResearchHappening now
BuildingNext
Campus pilotThe goal
  • Learning mobile development for iPhone and Android from the ground up to build it myself
  • Open to advice from anyone who works on campus access or NFC

Where I've led and learned

  1. Jan 2024 to now

    Student Manager

    Sodexo, Centennial Student Union, MNSU

    I run daily operations at one of the busiest dining spots on campus: supervising student staff, keeping service moving during rushes, and holding quality and safety standards high.

  2. 2024 to now

    Teaching Aide

    The Children's House, MNSU early childhood center

    I support early childhood education at a licensed center connected to the university, with certified training in mandated reporting, safe sleep and child safety. It takes patience, care and clear communication every day.

  3. Ongoing

    Self-taught developer

    Personal projects in Python, C#, Java and SystemVerilog

    I keep building outside the classroom, from FPGA hardware to Python automation tools, sharpening the software skills that set my engineering apart.

Education

Degree in progress

B.S. Civil Engineering

Minnesota State University, Mankato
Sophomore, expected 2028
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) SpecializationUniversity of California, Davis, on Coursera, built with EsriFundamentals of GIS · GIS Data Formats, Design and Quality · Geospatial Analysis with ArcGIS · GIS Applications Across Industries
    Currently taking
  • Cyber Defense Fundamentals: Securing Networks and SystemsMinnesota State University, Mankato, Aug 2026
    Verify certificate
  • Introduction to Engineering MechanicsGeorgia Institute of Technology, Aug 2026
    Verify certificate
  • Applications in Engineering MechanicsGeorgia Institute of Technology, Aug 2026
    Verify certificate
  • High school diplomaCompleted in Nepal, STEM track
Developing for iPhone and Android

Graha

ग्रह

Your Kundali and Rashifal, in your pocket.

An app I'm designing and building myself, rooted in the Nepali and Vedic Jyotish tradition I grew up with. It brings the chart your family would take to a pandit straight to your phone.

  • Janma KundaliYour birth chart, worked out from your date, time and place of birth.
  • Daily RashifalA fresh reading for your rashi every day.
  • Rooted in traditionBuilt on classical Nepali Jyotish, not generic sun-sign horoscopes.
Tell me when it launches
iPhone Android

Let's build something together.

I'm looking for a civil engineering internship and I'm open to collaboration. If you have a project, a role, or just want to talk engineering, reach out.