Maulik Patel Email & Phone Number

Los Alamos, Nm, Us

Arlington, Va, Us

Offering 5+ years of experience managing projects and people within engineering and program management structures. Leads the team and trains highly accountable test engineers on the execution of final deployments—ensuring all verifications, validations, benchmarks, and milestones are reported and presented to senior leadership. Earns truly rare distinctions to serve on new programs and special projects involving leading-edge advancements across systems, robotics, and automation. Initiated and led the charge on creating a full suite of automation tools that significantly improved process efficiency and quality control metrics cross-functionally. Entrusted to provide insights to executive teams based on past successes with forecasts, predictions, and technical recommendations. • Selected as technical advisor to next gen technology. • Achieves multi-millions in cost savings while delivering value to US and global accounts with multi-million in revenue. • Directs up to 5 concurrent projects requiring up to 18 FTE assigned resources with dotted-line accountability.• Creates risk assessments, mitigation plans, & contingencies directly linked to measurable project performance.• Directs and supplies test data analysis and performance predictions to support executive follow-on efforts.• Submits proven recommendations to set strategy or to shift course on new and existing project priorities.• MIT xPRO | Architecture and Systems Engineering: Models and Methods to Manage Complex Systems | 2021.

Cambridge, Ma, Us

• Assisted in the development of several prototypes to test experimental concepts for pioneering products.• Designed and deployed assembly stations and fixtures for manufacturing efficiency of existing product line.• Improved the design of existing fixtures to optimize assembly processes while influencing best practices.

Stockholm, Se

• Tested and collected data to develop a new generation radar for automated cruise control and braking. • Performed sophisticated tracker data analysis and produce analysis to validate and improve product features.• Modified existing Matlab scripts to optimize post-processing to verify against product specifications.

Lowell, Ma, Us

NASA 3D printer research: Develop a multi-purpose machine, for use as a 3D printer, an AFP machine or a CNC machine & Composites lab: Manufacture composite specimens with vacuum assisted infusion of carbon fiber and bio-based resins; created test specimens used to perform mechanical tests and compare results to standard resins.

Waltham, Ma, Us

• Designed process specific tooling and fixturing to optimize manufacturing process efficiency and workflow.• Utilized milling machine and collaborated with machinists to create and modify parts; introduced leak test on parts to reduce scrape and yield of the final product; & liaised cross-functionally and with multiple product lines.• Automated oven using Labview for environmental testing in the associated assembly production process.• Conducted reliability test on IR sources by testing and overstressing the parts throughout the lifecycle.• Created new assembly station and improved existing stations to provide more flexibility in production.• Improved overall quality control, e.g., introduced leak test on parts to reduce scrape and yield of the final product; unified design and quality teams; & enhanced initial testing process for the emerging products division.

Worked on both an autonomous blimp that moved using a vision system and a morphing surface that could be adapted to objects placed on top of it. Worked in interdisciplinary teams to collaborate on open-ended projects.• Tested prototypes to collect data and document performance. Analyzed data to improve prototype.