About Me

Nimit Patel

Currently I am a Principal Data Scientist II at McKinsey & Company. I am passionate about using AI/ML for optimizing heavy industrial processes and using GenAI to accelerate R&D for molecular discovery.

My Career

Principal Data Scientist II, McKinsey & Company

AI/ML leader with ~10 years of experience of bringing together deep data science expertise and people leadership to drive cross-functional teams and deliver over $400M+ of impact.

Feb 2017 - Present
McKinsey & Company

Data Analytics Researcher, Purdue University

Conduct research on undergraduate student performance using classroom videos & transcripts, and use insights to develop Improved Education delivery framework.

Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Purdue University

My Education

M.S. in Industrial Engineering, Purdue University

GPA - 3.91/4.00

Sep. 2009 - Sep. 2011
Purdue University

B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, NIT Surat - India

GPA - 9.15/10.00

Aug 2011 - May 2015
NIT-Surat

My Publications

Google Scholar

2019

Perspectives on pedagogical change: instructor and student experiences of a newly implemented undergraduate engineering dynamics curriculum
David Evenhouse, Nimit Patel , María Gerschutz, Nick A Stites, Jeffrey F Rhoads, Edward Berger, Jennifer Deboer
European Journal of Engineering Education

2018

Video coding of classroom observations for research and instructional support in an innovative learning environment
David Evenhouse, Austin Zadoks, Claudio Cesar Silva de Freitas, Nimit Patel, Rohit Kandakatla, Nick Stites, Taylor Prebel, Edward Berger, Charles Krousgrill, Jeffrey F Rhoads, Jennifer DeBoer
Australasian Journal of Engineering Education

2017

What does an in-class meeting entail? A characterization and assessment of instructor actions in an active, blended, and collaborative classroom
David Allen Evenhouse, Rohit R Kandakatla, Nick A Stites, Nimit Patel, Austin Zadoks, Taylor Prebel, Claudio Cesar Silva de Freitas, Charles Morton Krousgrill, Edward J Berger, Jeffrey F Rhoads, Jennifer Deboer
ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Longitudinal analysis of instructor actions in an active, blended, and collaborative classroom environment
A Zadoks, Nick A Stites, David Evenhouse, Nimit Patel, Rohit Kandakatla, E Berger, Jeffrey F Rhoads, Jennifer DeBoer
IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference

Development of a video coding structure to record Active, Blended, and Collaborative pedagogical practice
D Evenhouse, Nimit Patel, J Rhoads, C Krousgrill, E Berger, J DeBoer, R Kandakatla, CCS de Freitas, NA Stites, T Prebel
Research in Engineering Education Symposium

2016

Transforming a dynamics course to an active, blended, and collaborative format: Focus on the faculty
Jennifer DeBoer, Maria J Gerschutz, David A Evenhouse, Nimit Patel, Edward J Berger, Nick Stites, Craig Zywicki, David B Nelson, Charles Morton Krousgrill, Jeffrey F Rhoads
ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana.