OBJECTIVE:
To pursue a career in civil engineering firm where I can utilize my engineering knowledge to gain professional experience and better understand the practical implications of infrastructure analysis and design.
SUMMARY:
• 1.5 Years of experience in engineering design, construction planning and supervision.
• Proficient with modeling and planning software’s.
• Self motivated, quick learner, team player with good communication skill.
EDUCATION:
Masters in Civil Engineering January 2008 - December 2008 Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, USA GPA: 3.6/4.0
Masters in Civil Engineering June 2004 – June 2006
Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat, India GPA: 4.0/4.0
Bachelors in Civil Engineering November 2000 - May 2004
Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat, India GPA: 3.46/4.0
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Choksi Project Management Consultants – Jr. Engineer
June 2006 – Nov 2007
Job Responsibilities:
• Performed field measurements of existing structures/foundations for further modification for industrial facilities.
• Assisted in the development of engineering designs, plans, drawings, specifications, and cost estimates.
• Performed cost analysis of tunnel form of construction project and compared it with the conventional construction method.
• Design of Pile Foundation with tongue and groove arrangement. Also supervised a 2000m wall of the same along the sea-face to avoid entry of backwaters.
• Provide technical direction to civil designers to develop drawings.
• Prepare conceptual studies, quantity take-offs, change orders, reports or proposals.
Graduate Research Assistant
Civil and Structural Engineering, M.S. University - Jan’05 - Aug’05
• Casting of concrete beams and cylinders and determination of their properties.
• Performed cyclic testing on concrete beams.
• Sample collection from site for testing in the lab.
• Assisted in testing the use of geo-textile and geo-composite membranes for better life of Asphalt Roads.
RELAVANT COURSEWORK:
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Slope Stability and Stabilization Methods
• Advanced Concrete Materials
• Landfill Design
• Environmental Engineering
• Advanced Pavement Analysis and Design
• Design of Concrete & Steel Structures
• Transportation Engineering
• Construction Planning and Management
• Applied Mechanics,
• Soil Mechanics,
• Foundation Engineering,
ACADEMIC PROJECTS:
Geo-Environmental Engineering
• Performing the slope stability analysis of the Landfill and stabilization methods.
• Designed solid-waste Landfill by performing cost-effective analysis.
• Designed Earthen Dam, Canals, Weirs and Aqua ducts.
Environmental Engineering
• Dissertation on “Limited Reuse of Domestic Wastewater for Gardening and Other Purposes (Except Potable) by Treatment with Small Scale Package Sewage Treatment Plantsâ€
• Designed water and waste water treatment plant.
• Designed solid-waste treatment facilities.
Structure Design
• Designed, analyzed & constructed the bridge structure with the number of straws considering criteria of load taking capacity versus self weight of bridge. (IIT MUMBAI-2003).
• Design & Performance of FRP composite Light & Sign Poles for Highways.
• Designed Residential building based on Performance-based fire safety approach.
• Performed hand calculations of various steel structures like Gantry Girder, Truss, Transmission Towers, etc.
SEMINARS AND PRESENTATIONS:
• Paper presented on ‘Rain water harvesting and artificial recharge’. Discussed the benefits, Ideal conditions, basic requirement, design consideration and various artificial recharge structures.
• Seminar on ‘recycled aggregates’ & ‘Self compacted concrete (SCC)’.
• Discussed the properties, uses, advantages and disadvantages of the recycled aggregates and the self compacted concrete.
• Paper presentation on “Method for stabilization of very clay using Geo-textilesâ€.
• Presented a Seminar on Fluoridation and Deflouridation.
• Presented a Seminar on Industrial waste water Treatment for Petrochemical Industry.
COMPUTER SKILLS:
• Software : MS Office, StaadPro, ETABS, AutoCAD, MS Project, Primavera, Water Cad, MiniTab, Flow Master
• System : Windows Vista, XP, 98.
HONORS & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
• Stood 3rd in the class of 70 in Final Year of Bachelor’s.
• Member of ISTE chapter in India
• Recipient of Dean’s Graduate study Scholarship, Lamar University.
• Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
REFERENCES:
Available upon request.
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