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Jiten Patel [email protected] ∙ 404.731.5816 ∙ Atlanta, GA Summary: PhD candidate with a passion for solving complex, ill-defined problems and the ability to communicate clearly with a team of individuals from different professional backgrounds. Skills include design, manufacturing, project management and statistics. A fast learner and hard worker interested in a career in engineering product development or management consulting. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA PhD in Mechanical Engineering Expected May 2012 o Academic Advisor: Prof. Seung-Kyum Choi o Dissertation: Design of Reliable Mesostructures using Probabilistic Neural Networks. o Research Focus: Reliability, Additive Manufacturing and Data Mining. o Graduate GPA: 3.7/4 Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering December 2009 o Thesis: Optimal Design of Mesostructured Materials under Uncertainty. o Six Sigma Green Belt Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering o Undergraduate GPA: 7.91/10 o All-India Rank 684 among 175,000 (0.4%) candidates in IIT-JEE 2003. Honors: TI:GER Fellowship Program (Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results) Chennai, India July 2007 2010 – Present NSF IGERT Fellowship: Half Tuition + $25,000 Selected as one out of six PhDs for the study of entrepreneurship. Led a team of 2 MBA and 2 JD students for conceptualizing product ideas from my PhD research and studying the product’s path to market. Sam Nunn Security Fellowship Program 2011 – Present MacArthur Foundation Fellowship: $5,000 Award for the outstanding study of science and technology policy that influences Government’s decision on national security issues. Awards: Riemann Challenge Award (Fastest solver of Math Problems), Georgia Tech (2009). NSF-ASME Student Best Paper Award at 2006 ASME-IDETC Conference. Placed 1st at 2006 ASME Student Mechanism Design Competition, Philadelphia, PA. Placed 1st at 2006 IIT Bombay Business Plan Competition. Full tuition supported by Merit-cum-Means scholarship at IIT Madras. Experience: Systems Realization Laboratory, Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA Graduate Research Assistant 2007 – Present Developed a novel data mining technique for efficient design of light-weight structures. This work resulted in 4 publications and 2 invention disclosures. Investigated the usage of 3D printing for manufacturing various reliable light weight consumer products. This work resulted in 4 publications. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) Pro-Bono Consultant Atlanta, GA January – May 2011 With a team of 5 MBA students, defined present state and expected outcome for improving health monitoring. Conducted market research for suitable vendor and recommended products. Results ensured 80% availability of equipment at client locations. Page 1 of 2 Jiten Patel [email protected] ∙ 404.731.5816 ∙ Atlanta, GA Ripple Management Atlanta, GA Consultant December 2010 Conducted surveys/interviews, market sizing and developed product positioning plan along with a team of 2 MBA students. Analyzed market entry strategy for a new product in the healthcare industry. XEROX CORPORATION Xerox Innovation Group, Summer Intern Rochester, NY May – August 2008 Examined service costs data and recommended improvements in customer segmentation models. Created data mining systems for reliability assessment of new product lines. Determined the optimum warranty time for a new product from reliability test data. JNCASR Fellowship - Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, India Undergraduate Research Fellow May – August 2006 Awarded to 100 students in science and technology from all over India. Developed a novel foldable stadium roof mechanism. Trained fellow interns and lab-members of the proper use of CNC and EDM machines and prepared training manual for future use. This work was recognized with the 1st prize in 2006 ASME Mechanism Competition and resulted in 3 publications and 1 invention disclosure. Patents: Provisional Applications: Patel, J. and Choi, S., (2011) Semi-Supervised Learning for Improving the Efficiency of Reliability based Topology Optimization. GTRC Code 5615. Choi, S., Patel, J. and Kumar, A., (2009) Meso-Structures based Hydrogen Tank for Automotives. GTRC Code 5104. Ananthasuresh, G. K. and Patel, J., (2007) Circumferentially Actuated Single Degree of Freedom Foldable Mechanism. Publications: Peer Reviewed Journal Publications: Patel, J. and Choi,S. (2011) Semi-Supervised Learning with Probabilistic Neural Networks for Reliability Assessment. ASME Journal of Mechanical Design. (Under Review) Patel, J. and Choi,S. (2011) Classification Approach for Reliability-based Topology Optimization using Probabilistic Neural Networks. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. (Under Review) Choi,S. and Patel, J. (2010) Optimal Design of Cellular Structures under Random Fields. Journal of Engineering Design, 0954-4828. Ruderman, A., Choi, S., Patel, J., Kumar, A. and Allen, J. (2010) Simulation-Based Robust Design of Multiscale Products. ASME Journal of Mechanical Design 132(10): 101003:101015. Patel, J. and Ananthasuresh, G.K. (2007) A Kinematic Theory for Radially Foldable Planar Linkages. Journal of Solids and Structures 44(18-19):6279-6298. International Conference Publications: Full list of 6 conference papers available at: http://www.srl.gatech.edu/Members/jpatel. Personal: Vice President, Delta Epsilon Iota and Elected Senator, Student Government Association. Volunteer – High Museum of Art, Atlanta and H.E.R.O. for kids with HIV/AIDS. Toastmasters Club, Salsa Club, Consulting Club, Field Hockey, Yoga and Motorcycles. Captain of Water polo, Swimming and Triathlon teams at IIT Madras. Page 2 of 2