PRATIK DESAI

**** ****** ***,

Lorton, VA *****

email:abqzs2@r.postjobfree.com

phone:217-***-****

Creative person with strong work ethic. Diverse experience in Patents,

Software Engineering, Research and Development, and Manufacturing. Strong

background in structural dynamics and vibrations. Strong analytical skills

with demonstrated ability to taken on complex engineering issues. Structure

Analysis experience as part of research work leading to successful defense

of Masters thesis. Excellent Mathematical and Computational skills. 6 Sigma

Experience. Experience with Finite Element Analysis using Comsol, IDEAS and

Patran. Excellent CAD skills using Pro-E and Auto CAD. Ability to

communicate well with all levels of technical staff with excellent time

management skills.

EXPERIENCE

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE PATENT EXAMINER

Oct 2010 - Oct 2011

Responsible for scrutinizing patent applications to determine if they

comply with Federal law and regulations, in addition to scientific

principle, in the Mechanical Engineering Technology Center. Determining the

scope of protection claimed by the inventor, researching relevant

technologies, and communicating findings and decisions to patent

practitioners and/or inventors. Focussing on technologies related to

Education and Demonstration. Patents examined include flight simulators,

medical training devices, and heavy machinery training equipment.

AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Dec 2009 - Apr 2010

Worked on migrating student assessment tests for student grade (3-10) to

web format. Researched academic standards for vertical linking of math

problems (i.e. which grade 4 level questions would be a good fit for grade

5 tests to test grade 4 understanding in grade 5 tests). Proof reading

tests, entering scoring rubrics, quality control and web previewing of

problem sets.

WOLFRAM RESEARCH FRONT END TEST DEVELOPER

Jan 2007 - Jul 2008

Responsible for Front End test development with in-house automated Unit

testing system for Mathematica 6.0 release. Maintained and developed test

sets of over 1,000 interactive documents containing text, hyperlinks,

graphics, and input/output (notebooks).Tracked changes and communicated

functionality and design issues to Front End Development group. Conducted

tests on various platforms and wrote tests as needed to maintain and

process bugs. Supported development and improvement in testing and

reporting systems.

WOLFRAM RESEARCH TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER

Mar 2006 - Jan 2007

Provided email and telephone technical support for users on issues from

installation to coding in collaboration with developers. Provided

assistance and direction to newer Technical Support engineers by assigning

and assisting them with customer email and telephone inquiries. Conducted

reseller training on product line. Supported beta testing of various

products.

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY TEACHING ASSISTANT

Aug 2003 - Jan 2006

Provided assistance to sophomore design class with Pro-E. Served on team

that introduced continuous improvement techniques in classroom. Studied and

analyzed data for accreditation drive as member and leader of ABET team.

Assisted in delivering classroom material in the absence of instructor.

BETHLEHEM STEEL PROCESS TECHNOLOGY ENGINEER, CO-OP

Oct 2001 - May 2003

Conducted analysis of production delays and communicated with staff to

identify potential Process Improvements. Collected and analyzed useful and

presentable data from continuous anneal line with developer, increasing

process yield under Six Sigma project (one of six). Presented and complied

data analysis for Vice-President of Process Technology.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTY

Master's / Mechanical Engineering

Masters thesis: "Complex Modal Analysis of a Distributed Structure with

applications to Stay-Cables"

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY

Bachelor's / Mechanical Engineering

SKILLS

Mathematica, C, Java, Fortran, Matlab, SigLAB, Comsol, AutoCAD, ProE,

Quartz Composer, MS Office, Windows, Unix, Linux and Mac OS

Professional and personal references furnished upon request

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