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SHAZAAD ZARIR MEHTA

2565 Stone Road, Northwood V * Ann Arbor, MI 48105


shazaad@umich.edu * (404) 512 - 8083

EDUCATION:
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR December 2010
Master of Science in Industrial and Operations Engineering, GPA: 3.8/4.0
* Advisory board member - University of Michigan Engineering Coun
cil (UMEC)
* Event Organizer at the Michigan League
UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI July 2009
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, GPA: 3.8/4.0
* Event Head of National Level IICHE Festival 'SYNTHESIS 07'
* Winner, 'Suprema C', an inter-collegiate programming competition
* Active Member - Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) and Indian Institute
of Chemical Engineers (IICHE)
COURSEWORK: Linear Programming, Optimization & Operations Research, Manufacturin
g & Supply Operations, Process Simulation Design, Statistical Quality Control,
Project Management, C++ for Graduate Engineers
EXPERIENCE:
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. : Auto Sector - Mumbai, India
Summer 2010
Project: IT enablement for Capacity Mapping
* Linked supplier capacity limitations to the production plan for various vehic
le models.
* Developed a simulator using AMPL to determine the optimum product mix based o
n manufacturing capacity, plant product strategy and vendor capacities.
* Critiqued the Integrated Production Management System (IPMS), a key SRM initi
ative at Mahindra.
* Limited on-line inventory to 2 hours for bought out parts by synchronizing ve
ndor delivery schedules to the production line sequence.
Godrej And Boyce Mfg Co Pvt. Ltd. - Mumbai, India
Summer 2010
Project: Inventory Analysis of Cylinders for the MHE division
* Carried out a demand study for cylinders used in the Material Handling Equipm
ent (MHE) division and then used this data to analyze inventory levels for these
components.
* Categorized components on a dual scale of cost and usage, and suggested diffe
rent strategies for each group, thus facilitating an inventory reduction of 40%.
* Achieved annualized cost savings of US$ 396,000.
Ahuramazda Manufacturing Co. Pvt. Ltd. - Gujarat, India
Summer 2008
Supervisor - Precision Cutting Unit
* Aided the ongoing research on achieving higher levels of automation for the r
olling-shutter production unit, leading to a significant overall increase in pla
nt automation.
PROJECTS:
Alexander & Thurston Inc. - Inventory Management Project
Winter 2010
* Carried out a product-wise approach to determining the inventory policy that
optimized service levels based on demands for different products, achieving a re
duction in inventory of 38.24%.
* Developed strategies aimed at optimizing inventory distribution of the variou
s products between the primary distribution centre and the facilities, further i
mproving the firm's service levels.
Red Brand Canners, Harvard Business Review - Solutions Optimization Project
Fall 2009
* Implemented Product optimization solutions for a manufacturing firm using Lin
ear Programming concepts
* Developed an optimum production plan using AMPL and provided recommendations
using the Sensitivity Analysis approach
Optimization of a Sulphuric Acid Plant - Final Year Design Project
Fall 2008
* Implemented a detailed design analysis of a 300,000 MTPA Sulphuric Acid plant
using the DCDA (Double Contact Double Absorption Tower) process, attaining an e
fficiency of 99.7%
* Carried out an economic analysis of the product, cost analysis of the design,
sizing and specific equipment and financial analysis of the unit
* Summarized the energy improvements achieved by using Oleum as an intermediate
product in the process
LEADERSHIP AND * Software - MS Office, C, C++ and JAVA, AMPL, ASPEN,
ADDED SKILLS * Minitab, MATLAB.
Elementary English teacher to a class of 30 u
nderprivileged children at the NGO, "Yuva Pratishthan"
* Worked with a Non Profit Organization in organizing adventure trips for 3 sch
ools with over 200 students.
* Organized an industrial visit and a class tour for the students of the Chemic
al Engineering Department.

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