Shashwat Parikh Email & Phone Number

Toronto, ON, CA

Toronto, ON, CA

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Evaluated various pricing and promotions strategies for two major international quick service restaurant (QSR) clients (combined 30,000+ locations) utilizing controlled A/B testing, projected to produce 8-10% sales lift
• Facilitated on-site workshops at client HQ to onboard and train senior client stakeholders on testing platform

Vaughan, Ontario, Canada

• Created an inventory management process to successfully manage 2500+ prototyping parts with a clear reporting structure to inform replenishment decisions for engineering and purchasing teams
• Analyzed assignee and issue data from project management tool Jira and prepared visualization reports in Power BI and Microsoft Excel for senior PMOs and C-level management to inform resource management operations.
• Implemented Agile Scrum and Scaled Agile (SAFe) methodologies, facilitating cross-functional team meetings across projects during organization’s early stages of Agile transformation in new product development projects

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Designed and conducted coast-down test on Gen. XI Borealis solar car in order to validate simulation results and determine the experimental drag coefficient of the car
• Learned CATIA software to study, simulate, and test the existing aerobody design of the Borealis solar car
• Designed a parametrization study using MATLAB and large past car dataset to inform ideal design characteristics of future car iterations; intended to reduce design phase duration by 50% with implementation in the next.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Evaluated and reorganized UTGB’s internal structure, and established 2 new committees to increase efficiency of fundraising and student engagement methods in line with the non-profit’s mission
• Supervised 11 Executive Team members to facilitate operation of the entire chapter, including sponsorships and advancement, 3 travel Brigades, and volunteer outreach and marketing strategy

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Recruited and led 21 volunteers to undergo training and conduct on-campus events and personal fundraising to raise over $10,000 for Global Brigades’ sustainable development program
• Closely coordinated a 7-day Engineering Brigade to rural Honduras with a team of 8 volunteers, using surveying and software to design water distribution network for 85+ people

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Collaborated with a 5-member team on a pro-bono consulting engagement for a startup client in Toronto, a brick and mortar beverages store.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Produced unique mechanical components using software and machining methods, based on differing technical functions in a design prototype of our team’s novel Linear Induction Motor (LIM)
• Manufactured and mechanically tested a novel prototype LIM, showcased with a complete model of UTHT’s original design Pod 1 hyperloop at European Hyperloop Week 2022 in Amsterdam

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Undergraduate Researcher at the Centre for Advanced Coating Technologies (CACT) under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Sanjeev Chandra:
• Developed proof-of-concept experiment to investigate complex causation mechanism behind colour variation due to spray painting process inconsistencies in industrial automotive painting
• Produced and examined 800+ microscope images of painted samples through MATLAB image processing to collect flake size and intensity data and guide next steps in experimental process

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Managed and created debate programming for weekly meetings with the University of Toronto chapter's PA portfolio, to facilitate group discussions with students on local, domestic, and international policy-related topics
• Collaborated with a five-member team to plan bi-monthly events and engagement strategy to advance the PA portfolio’s community education and outreach goals

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

-Support students and recent graduates as they interact with the Career Centre,providing orientation to services and identifying/addressing immediate needs, with particular focus on resume reviewing and connecting students with career-related resources-Facilitating workshops with the Centre for Career Exploration and Development (CxED)-Conduct and.

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: U of Toronto Global Brigades (UTGB) - Chairperson; Blue Sky Solar Racing - Aerodynamics Team Engineer; Global.

International Baccalaureate Diploma, 43/45 (Top 2%)

Activities and Societies: Student Council Executive Team - Director of Communications; CIS Model United Nations III Conference (2019).