2021 Rising Stars: Kaivalya Shah
Industrial Engineer, Pyramid Plastics Inc.
Kaivalya KD Shah was born in Ahmedabad, India. He has bachelor s degrees in mechanical engineering from Gharda Institute of Technology in India and instrumental piano from Trinity College of London as well as a master s degree in industrial and systems engineering from Auburn University in Alabama.
He was introduced to plastics as an intern in India in 2015-16. The possibilities with plastics is what intrigued me to make a career in it, Shah said.
Today, Shah is an industrial engineer at Rockford, Ill.-based custom injection molder and contract manufacturer Pyramid Plastics Inc.