Vishal Upadhyay

My name is Vishal Upadhyay. I belong to Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) and professionally living in Delhi. I completed my schooling from Kanpur, U.P. (ICSE Board). I did Master of Technology (M.Tech) from National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, Orissa. Before that, I did Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Mechanical Engineering.

During M.Tech, I had gone to present my research paper on “Assembly Sequence Generation and Automation” in an international conference held in Pune, where I met a professor who had come from Japan to present his paper works on Solar Energy. I had always been keen towards foreign languages and also being the part of Japanese Automotive industry. These scenarios developed my interest in the Japanese language. After completing M.Tech, I joined University of Delhi (Department of East Asian Studies, DU) and studied full-time Intensive Diploma Courses in the Japanese language.

I had worked as a Mechanical Engineer in LML in the past and currently, I am working in an IT consulting firm in Noida/Dehradun. I am also working with a Japanese language training institute in Dehradun (Uttarakhand) as a language trainer.

Career Goals

Japanese automotive, automation and manufacturing industry in the world is competent enough to attract any engineering or science graduate due to its advanced and latest technologies. So, I always had interest in Automotive Engineering. I have also been keen towards foreign languages. As such, after completing M.Tech in Industrial Design (Mechanical Engineering) from National Institute of Technology, (NIT) Rourkela (Orissa), I studied Intensive Diploma Courses in the Japanese Language from University of Delhi (Department of East Asian Studies, DU).

I am currently working in IT consulting firm and along with that, I’m also working as a Japanese language trainer in Dehradun. I am looking to build my core career as a bilingual engineer in the Japanese firm. 

In future, I would like to open an event management company that would also provide a platform to organize events focusing on Japanese natives residing in India or coming here as tourists.

I have also written a non-fiction novel in the English language, which is being published later this year. I’m also planning to get it published in three languages Hindi, English and Japanese simultaneously.

I seek every possible opportunity where I can enhance my language skills which in return can help me to deliver the best in terms of quality, temperament and efficiency. I feel excited to work with the Modlingua team as an Intern which will provide me with a platform to interact with the individuals & professionals in the bilingual domain from various sectors and people from different cultures, languages, learn new things and enhance my language skill sets.

The internship program at Modlingua will also help me to improve my skills in business and marketing. With this internship, I can enhance my profile as translator and language professional.

Vishal Upadhyay is a Summer Intern 2018 at Modlingua