Sanjana Shah (Associate)
Education
University of Southern California
August 2012 – May 2016
Bachelor of Science, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Bachelor of Arts, Economics
Honors: Renaissance Scholars, Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List, Omicron Delta Epsilon, and Tau Sigma
Birla Institute of Technology and Science
August 2011 – May 2012
London School of Economics
October 2013 – June 2014
General Course
Coursework: Industrial Economics, Monetary Economics, Principles of Finance, and International Marketing: A Strategic Approach
Experience
Intensity Corporation
Associate
January 2019 – Present
Analyst
August 2016 – January 2019
Company Description:
Intensity Corporation offers business and financial consulting services. The company provides economic advisory services focusing on competition, intellectual property, labor and employment, market analytics, product liability, and real estate. It offers risk management, valuation, product demand forecasting, and financial consulting services.
Work Description:
Analyzed data to calculate damages in high-stakes litigation, including reasonable royalties, lost profits, and misuse of trade secrets, in cases with over $1 billion in economic damages at stake.
Crafted economic arguments supported by academic literature on topics such as patent valuations, hypothetical negotiations, bargaining models, competitive behavior, and regression analysis.
Led the company’s transition for its market data platform from Thomson One to Thomson Eikon by learning the new platform, organizing a workshop, and creating work process documents for key features.
Website: www.intensity.com
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Viterbi Academic Resource Center
STEM Tutor
August 2014 – May 2016
Company Description:
Viterbi Academic Resource Center enriches the Viterbi educational experience by supporting undergraduate students through peer mentoring, tutoring, academic skills workshops, and group study sessions, helping students learn better study habits and thrive in their classes.
Work Description:
Tutored over 50 students in STEM courses; helped them improve their study habits and grades.
Mentored and provided support to students to help them excel both inside and outside classrooms.
Organized, formulated, and conducted interviews to recruit new tutors and provided training to new recruits.
Website: www.viterbiundergrad.usc.edu/varc/
American Apparel
USC Senior Design Project
August 2015 – May 2016
Company Description:
American Apparel, Inc. manufactures combat and utility uniforms for the United States armed services. The company offers trousers, coveralls, shirts, blouses, pants, skirts, all-weather clothes, treated fabrics, accessories, and more for soldiers in combat.
Work Description:
Led a team to implement solutions that improve production line efficiency and product quality using various skills and tools learned in the ISE curriculum such as Six Sigma, DMIAC, and Lean Manufacturing.
Presented findings to the production team and reduced manufacturing costs by 15% during a critical time.
Website: www.americanapparel.com
7 For All Mankind
Production Intern
May 2013 – August 2013
Company Description:
Seven For All Mankind, LLC manufactures and sells denim for women, men, and kids. It offers pants, shorts and skirts, dresses and jumpsuits, tops and jackets, and accessories. The company’s denim-lifestyle products also include sportswear, footwear, eyewear, handbags, and belts. It sells its products through its stores; luxury department stores; and high-end specialty boutiques, as well as online worldwide.
Work Description:
Optimized the overall manufacturing process; increasing manufacturing efficiency by 10%. Designed and implemented a factory layout on AutoCAD and work aids for maximum utilization of space, smoother workflow, efficient production, and better work environment.
Website: www.7forallmankind.com
INAAR
Business Development
August 2013 – Present
Company Description:
INAAR- It’s Not All About Reading is a brand new idea for Book Reading where the age-old library concept has been re-developed into a most modern and innovative concept, where one can feel at ease and comfortable, while enjoying their reading or concentrate on the project work without any interference and disturbance from others.
Work Description:
Inspired by a lack of good study spaces in India, helped to establish a not-for-profit reading room to help students and professionals study in a comfortable and quiet space.
Developed initial design and strategy, and played an instrumental role in establishing the brand name and presence.
Raised initial funds and developed a business plan to remain self-sufficient going forward.
Website: www.inaar.org
Shlok Charitable Trust
Head Coordinator
October 2010 – Present
Company Description:
Shlok charitable trust has been committed to supporting the underprivileged children, who wish to study the education from its very inception. The Trustees believe that education is the true wealth of a nation and its people. Following this mission, the Trust has been involved with creating new pools of learning where none existed and bettering existing pools of knowledge.
Work Description:
Helped establish a charitable trust that aims to improve the conditions of neighboring public schools and provide them with much-needed resources.
Organized fundraising events and planned allocation of funds to proper channels by analyzing problems in over 20 schools and developing solutions.
Recruited and trained volunteers for on-going fundraising and management.
Website: www.shlok.org