Shaaz Kantawala: Mechanical Engineering Mentor in Agoura Hills, CA

Consulting with my mentees on a one-on-one basis each week to discuss academic goals, Purdue organizations, studying abroad and securing internships.

• Mentored and integrated 20+ incoming international freshman while getting them accustomed to life at Purdue. • Conditioned my leadership and communication skills through interactions with people from various cultures.

• Monitored, tested, and worked on diesel engines from Cummins Inc. • Focused on the re-manufacturing and failure modes of the QSL9 engine • Tested performance parameters of the engines due to the engineering behind exhaust and intake valve timing, cylinder compression ratio and high pressure fuel injection systems • Simplified the customer purchasing process by developing a better knowledge of generator functionality • Re-engineered the QSL9 engine and fitted to a genset through collaboration with a diverse 6-member engineering team