KARAN MEHTA

B-405, Raja Tower, Asha Nagar, Mulund West, Mumbai - 400080|+91-7710010384| karan.mehta2402@gmail.com

EDUCATION
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Masters in Industrial Engineering
 GPA: 3.54 Graduated: April 2015
 Relevant courses: Lean Six Sigma, Engineering Management, Global Supply Chain Management,
Operations Research, Decision Models, Simulation and Modeling, Data Mining, Manufacturing Systems,
Probability and Statistics.

University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics Engineering

 GPA: 3.7 (First Class) Graduated: July 2013
Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education, Mumbai Diploma in Industrial Electronics Engineering
 GPA:3.8 (First Class) Graduated: June 2010
SPECIALTIES
 Process improvement and Trouble Shooting  Motor Controls and PLC
 Lean manufacturing using Six Sigma  Motion and Time Studies
 Operations management  Pricing Study
 Statistical analysis  Financial Analysis
 Trend forecasting  Operational benchmarking
 Supply chain Analysis  Statistical Process Control
 Project Management  Design of Experiment
 Resource Management  5S
 Market Research Analysis  Kaizen
CERTIFICATION
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
• PLC by Siemens Limited
• PLC and SCADA Software by Prolific Systems & Technologies Private Limited
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Gel Engineering India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India – Business Development Manager Aug 2015 – Present
 Analyzed the market conditions and strategized sales and marketing approach to improve the sales of the
company.
 Applied Lean and Six Sigma techniques to the internal process for improvement in production efficiency.

SJ Consulting Group, Pittsburgh, USA – Research Analyst Intern April 2014 – Nov 2014
 Analyzed shipper data to make recommendations that enable shippers to lower cost and reduce transit
times by detailed pricing studies, operational bench-marking and financial analysis.
 Applied statistical methods to determine trends in retail, manufacturing, and international trade data to
project revenue and volume growth for transportation industry segments and for individual carriers.

L&T Limited, Navi-Mumbai, India – Drives Designer and Testing Intern Dec 2009 – May 2010
 Designed and implemented the AC and DC Drives section of a control system for an automatic petrol
filling station. Also designed PLC based automated system with a user friendly Human Computer
Interaction (HCI) using SCADA screens.
 Lead a team of engineers and performed extensive testing of the newly designed system at various
extreme conditions.

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 KARAN MEHTA
B-405, Raja Tower, Asha Nagar, Mulund West, Mumbai - 400080|+91-7710010384| karan.mehta2402@gmail.com
Integrated Automation Systems (I) Pvt. Ltd., India – Design and Development Intern June 2008 – Nov 2008
 Designed and implemented a Variable Area Orifice Valve control system using controllers and drives for a
thermal power generation unit.
 Implemented a 2-axis for three probe carriage assembly for automatic non-destructive testing of heavy
engineering equipment.
 Selected as team leader to train other co-engineers and help them understand the concepts of different
networking technologies used for communicating with the controllers.

PROJECTS
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Project Spring 2015
 Conducted a benchmarking activity on the scanning procedure for the USA’s largest 3D scanning
technology using the DMAIC Six Sigma approach and estimated cost savings of around $445K.

Simulation and Modeling Project – University of Pittsburgh Spring 2014

 Created a working simulation model of a supply chain of Gas Company and demonstrated ways of
improving the efficiency by 45%.
Data Mining Project – University of Pittsburgh Fall 2013
 Explored the relationship between GDP and national data indicators by building various statistical models
on SPSS and IBM Modeler using Regression, Neural Networks and Trees Classification techniques.

Decision Models Project – University of Pittsburgh Fall 2013

• Designed a decision tree framework which elucidates every option available to the cancer patient to
undergo a Vermillion OVA 1 screening test and calculates the expected gains and losses for every
option.
Manufacturing Systems Project – University of Pittsburgh Fall 2013
• Designed a total hip replacement prosthesis by using materials of nanostructured grains.
Intelligent, Logical and Smart Automated System – University of Mumbai June 2012 – May 2013
• Designed and implemented a smart power meter that helps save energy and money.
• The system collects data directly from the utility and creates energy saving tips and
recommendations.
• The system tells how much electricity is being used, how much it is going to cost and gives
customized conservation and efficiency tips.
TOOLS
• Minitab • AutoCAD, SolidWorks
• MS Office (Advanced) • Visual Basic
• SPSS and IBM Modeler (Data Analysis) • Xilinx
• Microsoft Visio • Matlab
• Labview • PSpice
• Simio (Simulation Modeling) • Map Point
SCHOLARSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENT
• Awarded with tuition fee scholarship under Global Engineering Leaders Program at University of
Pittsburgh.
• Awarded the prestigious Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and J. R. D. Tata Trust scholarships in 2011 and 2010
for outstanding academic performance.
• Member of the editorial and review board for a research magazine at University of Pittsburgh.

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