Arnav Kothari Email & Phone Number

San Mateo, CA, US

• Coordinating the direction of 6 subteams (chassis, drivetrain, powertrain, electrical systems, aerodynamics, and business) by managing timelines and resources for 45 cross-functional projects through weekly meetings.
• Pioneering team’s first project management role through a combination of resolving communication issues and providing technical advisement for design bottlenecks to prevent delays in manufacturing
• Mentoring a team of junior project managers and delegating mini-projects to implement within assigned sub-teams in order to enhance knowledge transfer to new team members

• Designed motor and differential sprocket adapters constrained by the position of the respective mounts and drivetrain chain in order to ensure proper connection between the entire drivetrain assembly
• Compiled CAD designs for various drivetrain parts which need to be ordered from the manufacturer, created engineering drawings (Siemens NX), and communicated with external suppliers to ensure the parts were.
• Manufactured welded inserts using a bandsaw and buffer in order to attach suspension rails onto the frame
• Identified thermal management design flaws in the accumulator and tested various vent designs incompliance to FSAE sizing and safety requirements in order to prevent buildup of liquid near the batteries
• Designed a jig to align the motor cover with the motor mount to maintain accurate and simple assembly

• Led the team to 5th place out of 60 in the business presentation category at the Formula SAE Electric Competition in Michigan by managing timelines for research and practice and developing roles based on member's.
• Doubled tasks completed per meeting by creating a Microsoft Planner, allowing the organization to establish a team-wide schedule, assign tasks based on member interest and task urgency, and monitor progress on.
• Developed pitch decks and marketing plans
• Met with company representatives and gain sponsorships to support the organization in local and national competitions

San Jose, California, United States

(formerly SurfaceInk Product Design and Development)

Andover, Massachusetts, United States

• (formerly Becton Dickinson)
• Designed and assembled water and air pressure tubing fixtures to stabilize measurements of bolus dosing to one-millionth of a gram in order to achieve greater dose accuracy
• Developed multiple iterations of the fixture prototype in SolidWorks to ensure that water tubing would arrive into the testing chamber while minimizing the potential back-pressure due to the tube geometry
• 3-D printed each iteration of fixture prototypes (Prusa FDM printer and Objet30 Pro Polyjet printer) in order to facilitate further testing inside the temperature and humidity controlled Dose Accuracy Lab
• Tested the printed prototypes for bolus administration of insulin, where controlled doses of insulin were administered at intervals throughout the 48 hours; testing was conducted on a 6-digit scale of accuracy

• Hosted the ProInnovation Competition at USC, a competition where entrants build, pitch, and sell a product in 3 months
• Developed detailed prospect lists with over 50 clubs, sponsors, and judges; established a timeline for the event (Google Sheets)
• Led meetings with competition judges, company partners, coaches, and club presidents to increase credibility and support
• Designed fliers and graphics to increase social media presence and grew following by over 4000%
• Created 4 sponsorship decks and closed 3 external sponsors for the competition’s first year

• Developed the user interface from scratch (html,css) and enhanced the search functionality based on user parameters (javascript, mongoose) for DigitalAudioEntertainment.com
• Improved user experience of HipHopCompetition.com by applying 2 way binding to confirm user's preregistration status (angular, typescript) Spotidol.com
• Built out an entirely new portfolio feature by making a timeline, writing the user story, defining functions, components, objects, and API's required, and designing a layout on Canva
• Led development of the backend of the portfolio feature by coding the controller, model, and repository functions for the feature and updating code from bootstrap 3 to bootstrap 4 for all home page components (html.
• Created the app using angular and the controller, model, and repository functions for the preregistration functionality
• Designed the user interface by writing a user story for the preregistration page and drafting a layout of the page using html, css, and bootstrap

Involved in various programs including the “Introduction to Product Management” and “Interview Preparation” curricula and the annual case study competition, analyzing Spotify’s friend activity available on mobile feature.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Spotify Mobile Friends Activity Case Study
• Presented key challenges Spotify faces compared to its competitors by conducting market and user research
• Identified 10 customer pain points and prioritized down to 3 by analyzing downstream risk, usability, and feasibility
• Integrated Mobile Friends activity as a new feature into Spotify’s premium plan, increasing the number of users that opted for the paid plan due to the incentive of using music as a social social experience in a more.
• Used user retention, number of friends added, and time spent on friends activity as success metrics to analyze whether the proposed new feature would successfully increase social interaction of users on the Spotify.
• Streamlined features of proposed solution to maximize its potential effectiveness in terms of Spotify's mission

San Mateo, California, United States

• Coached 180 students (5-14) weekly on various techniques in tennis by leading games and drills that sharpen tennis skills
• Created successful lesson plans, organized different activities with strict timing, and oversaw communication among coaches
• Mentored trainee coaches in leading group lessons, providing invaluable mid-drill feedback, and building player confidence

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering, Senior

Activities and Societies: Deans Scholar, Viterbi Scholar, Cheryl and Christian Valentine Fellowship, Product@SC, SC Formula Electric

High School Diploma, Stem, Gpa: 4.5

Activities and Societies: Founder and President of Auto Club, President of Music Production Club, Valedictorian, Varsity Tennis Team.

Cosmos, Nanotechnology

- Learned about carbon, metal, semiconductor, and metal oxide-based nanomaterials, synthesis of nanoparticles, fluorescence.

Chemistry, A

Activities and Societies: Chemistry