Located in Naperville, Illinois, since 1993, PDA brings over 35 years of experience in the design of casting and rigging in various alloys and processes, digital manufacturing and contract research; utilizing state of the art virtual simulation tools such as CAD, FEA, CFD, 3D scanning, casting process simulation, rapid prototyping, and additive manufacturing.
Jiten Shah has been a PI and has managed contract research programs for various agencies including DARPA, ARDEC, DOD-RDECOM, SOCOM, DOE, DLA and NASA. Shah is a member with active projects at three manufacturing innovation Institutes - DMDII (Digital Manufacturing Design Innovation Institute), LIFT (Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow) and America Makes.
Prior to founding PDA LLC, Shah worked for Rockwell International - Off-Highway Division and Foseco. Shah has a master’s degree in foundry technology from the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur. He also attended a graduate program at the University of Southern California and has a Master of Science in mechanical and aerospace from the Illinois Institute of Technology-Chicago.