Devanshi Shah, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Cupertino, CA, US

Athens, Georgia, United States

• Design Problem Formulation and Creativity
• Designed and led mixed-method research study using attitudinal survey, interviews and lab studies. Expertise in IRB protocol, interview protocols and sample section.
• Expertise in machine learning modeling and statistical analysis. Developed and trained NLP model to analyze textual data and conduct sentiment analysis.
• Expertise with unsupervised clustering using K-means for structured and unstructured dataset. Segmentation of clusters to identify key attributes.
• Developed theoretical framework to test a hypothesis between varying demographics information and the generation of different engineering problems

Athens, Georgia, United States

• Neurocognition in Designing/Engineering
• Designed and conducted 3 lab-based neuroscience experiments for human behavior using brain mapping techniques like EEG
• Interviewed participants using the think-aloud technique and qualitative analysis
• Developed a prediction model for student performance and problem inclination based on mixed-methods data analysis

Athens, Georgia, United States

• Supply Chain Networks and Mass Personalization
• Collected qualitative data from D2C/B2B companies using mass personalization production techniques through interviews
• Analyzed company strategies for resilience and production robustness during Covid-19 using qualitative analysis
• Developed supply chain network (SCN) using network topology theory and developed recommendations for a holistic approach for potential failure modes in supply chain

-Experience in conducting cross-departmental research, ethnography inquiry and qualitative narrative inquiry highlighting role of technology in aerospace manufacturing employees shared in 1 internal report and 1 presentation for senior leadership.-Proven ability to communicate with senior level executives, and communicate with technical and non-technical.

Athens, Georgia, United States

• Researched and summarized federal and state regulations on particulate limits (OSHA, EPA, NFPA, FDA)
• Conducted semi-structured interviews with clients including industry visits to identify challenges
• Researched and identified markets, interviewed competitors and key stakeholders in the food industry
• Designed and developed guidelines for particulate size measurement through ideation and clean-room experiments
• Compile recommendations for R&D and customer acquisition

Athens, Georgia, United States

• Assessed trends in product purchase, recycling, and disposal of KCC products to develop a market research strategy
• Designed and moderated 5 ideation workshops with R&D, marketing and recycling departments within KCC
• Synthesized ideas from the workshops to develop transferable solutions across various departments
• Proposed a hybrid model to target packaging, marketing, local and international partnerships
• Developed a roadmap to test actionable insights on the impact of recycling and pivoting KCC branding
• Presented fact-based concepts and recommendations to improve the circular economy with multiple departments