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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.
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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.
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