Chapter
South California
May 20, 2022
Join us for a fun and friendly Social Hour at the India Kitchen. Make new connections and rekindle ole ones.
March 20, 2022
Event by ASEI (American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin)Date/Time : Tue, Mar 21, 2023, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM (your
Welcome to
ASEI Southern California
ASEI Southern California Chapter welcomes you! We are a fast-growing organization cultivating networking, mentoring and career growth opportunities for students and professionals in STEM. Join us to share, learn and give back to our communities.
History
Our chapter was formed in 2004 by five visionaries from the Boeing Company: Paul Sikand, Darsh Aggarwal, Jay Patel, Ravi Kahandal, and Sham Hariram. Subsequently, several engineering leaders from various reputable aerospace companies in the LA and Orange County areas came together with the vision to build a strong ASEI chapter in Southern California.
Why SoCal
Our chapter strives to be a vibrant organization providing its members with professional networking events, community service opportunities, and mentoring.
Mission & Vission
“ASEI Southern California has a rich history of inspiring our next generation of STEM students and professionals with key opportunities, mentorship and active community service over the past nineteen plus years. My team and I are looking forward to more engaged networking, mentoring and community activities that make a difference for our STEM audience in 2022 and beyond.” – Sanjay B Dalal, ASEI SoCal President
SoCal Board Members
Vrunda Patel
President
Vrunda Patel is a Chemical Engineer who recently started her career as a Sales Engineer for Emerson Electric. She holds an Engineering-in-Training certificate and was actively involved in the UCI chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, where she held the position of Communications Chair for their annual Western Regional Conference. Vrunda enjoys her position as a Sales Engineer for the Fluid and Motion Control division.
Dhrumil Shah
Vice President
Dhrumil Shah is a Software Engineer currently working with Haas Automation as IT Project Coordinator. With over 6 years of experience, he has worked in all phases of the Software development lifecycle from Impact Assessment, Design, Development, Testing, Deployment to Post-Go-Live Support working for clients from different sectors like Utilities, Metals, Iron ore, Pharmaceutical, Food processing, Petrochemicals and CNC manufacturing located in Australia, UK, Turkey, Malaysia, Netherlands, Germany, India, and the USA. For his outstanding performance he has been awarded as performer of the month several times and been recognized as Distinctive Achiever.
Trisha Satish
Secretary
Trisha Satish is a Bioengineering Master's student at UC San Diego focused on the convergence of health equity and cardiovascular medical devices. Additionally, she serves as a NAE Grand Challenge Scholar and leads the Global Changemaker Scholar Program within the Center for Global Sustainable Development. In her free time, Trisha enjoys fashion curation and digital scrapbooking.
Ashish Patel
Director
Ashish Patel is Lead Retrofit Engineer at Boeing. An accomplished engineer, experienced in maintenance, production and research environments. Highly organized, results-oriented, team player, and enjoys learning about all facets of a project. I recently graduated from the Boeing Leadership Next Program with the intent to combine my engineering and leadership/project management skills in the next challenging and exciting opportunity. Awards: • Boeing Customer Support ‘Be Like Tim’ Award (2020) - Employee voted award for the person displaying the Boeing Behaviors and honoring the late Senior Manager Tim Hendrix • Mission Success Award (Aerojet) for reducing cost and production cycle time. (2013) • Scaled Model Aerospace Research and Testing Laboratory Award (UC Davis, 2010) for leadership, design, testing, and contributions to team and individual projects. • Los Alamos National Lab Symposium Winner for excellence in presentation in engineering. (2009) • Teen of the Month for the City of Stockton (2004) - Recognition for involvement in many Community Service/Volunteering activities for the City of Stockton.
SoCal Events
Ashvin Rangan Live and Unleashed – Monthly meeting
Event by ASEI (American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin) Date/Time…
Albert Robels Water Recycling Plant Tour
Albert Robels Water Recycling Plant Tour Event by ASEI (American Society…
SoCal NEWS
Samaira is the inventor of Coderbunnyz, a game that simplifies complex coding concepts and teaches them through an explorative adventure narrative. It has garnered a spot on the Amazon best seller’s list.
Your Membership Matters
Join a professional community of over 3,000 technology and engineering professionals united by a common desire to continuously learn, interact, collaborate, and innovate. When you become member you can engage and network with peers in your technical areas of interest. There is no better time to involved and discover ASEI membership has to offer. Join now and make difference in your professional career.