Meet Our Team

HMP — as everyone in the team calls him — is the Chairman and Principal of Kathmandu Engineering College. He is the main driving force behind the Makerspace. When he's not championing hands-on learning, you'll find him deep in a motivational book, plotting his next chess move, or celebrating with his IIT batch mates (they just had a 50-year reunion. Yes, fifty years!). HMP personally loves the workshop area and has promised the team he'll join the next teacher's workshop. We're holding him to it. One word of warning: do not play Ludo with him. He always wins. ALWAYS.

Apekshya is a computer science graduate from Anderson University, USA, and the beating heart of the KEC Makerspace. She heads 5 out of 8 internal committees because apparently one job just wasn't enough. Apekshya knows literally everyone at KEC, and if you have a stalled job that needs getting done, she's your person. Her favourite thing? The students. She comes alive after tabling events and orientation sessions. Outside the Makerspace she enjoys reading, hiking, good food, and good plays. Fun fact #1: Apekshya named herself. Fun fact #2: it's Apek-shya, not Apek-chya. You're welcome!

Bistrit is a civil engineer who recently graduated from KEC and was part of the student roundtable that started it allback in 2025. He joined as a summer intern and quickly levelled up to technical lead. He is also an assistant lecturer at the KEC civil engineering department. His actual favourite thing here? The electronics station! He believes that challenges are meant for your growth, and built the Solder, Print & Play snake game workshop from scratch to share that love with everyone. Fun facts: Bistrit drafted the entire makerspace floor plan in a single day, taught himself the laser cutter in under a month, but has somehow never figured out how to click "Yes" on a Google Calendar invite...

Prasanna Jibi Ghimire — "Jibi" to everyone — is a fresh graduate of Civil Engineering and our 2026 intern. Though newly graduated, Jibi trains others on the 3D printer and laser cutter, and is a certified pro at Illustrator and Canva. Most of our posters? That's Jibi. Our merch? Also Jibi. (If you've received a "Bob" coin from us, thank him!) In his free time he's deep into watches and photography gear and those are just the latest in a long list of rabbit holes he loves. In his own words: "I love exploring things but haven't mastered any." The team respectfully disagrees. Jibi has absolutely mastered every task we have thrown his way.

Arushi is a Materials Science Engineer currently doing a post-doc on dexterous robot hands. She brings strategic thinking and research expertise to the Makerspace as an advisor. Outside of work she enjoys reading, a whole range of crafts, and travelling. Fun fact: she very nearly bought a cheap 3D printer after watching the rest of the team have way too much fun with the one here. The jealousy was real, and honestly, very relatable.

Pratima is an Electronics and Telecommunications Engineer and former CTO of Nepal Telecom. She plays an advisory role at the Makerspace and loves the workshop area because she's always eager to learn and teach what's new in tech. Outside of work she's into gardening, interior decorating, and picking up new skills. Fun fact: a lot of the furniture and plants you see in the Makerspace were personally hand-picked by her. The space looks as good as it does partly because of her eye for it.