Charles

11/10/2014
Gainesville, FL

Position Desired

Structural Engineering
Bay Area, CA; Sacramento, CA; San Diego, CA; Boston, MA; Bellevue, WA; Seattle, WA
Yes

Resume

OBJECTIVE:
A position in the field of Heavy Civil Engineering with emphasis on Structural Engineering.

EDUCATION:
Master of Science in Structural Engineering Aug 2012 - May 2014
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL GPA: 3.76 / 4.00

Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering July 2008 – May 2012
University of Pune, Pune, India GPA: 4.00 / 4.00

COURSES:
Finite Element Analysis, Design of Highway Bridges, Advanced Structural Analysis, Advanced Structural Design, Advanced Reinforced Concrete, Strength of Materials, Fluid Mechanics, Systems Approach in Civil Engineering, Probabilistic and Stochastic Methods in Civil Engineering.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Determination of Barge Flotilla Impact Loads on Pile Founded Concrete Guide Walls:
Research Assistant, US Army Corps of Engineers. Aug 2013 – May 2014
• Development of concrete guide walls using Perl and LS-PrePost.
• Barge impact testing of the guide walls using LS-DYNA.

Hurricane Wind Load Monitoring on Coastal Infrastructure:
Research Assistant, National Science Foundation Jan 2013 – Aug 2013
• Lead investigator for the development and testing of pressure sensor for hurricane wind load monitoring.
• The testing focused on identifying the flow regimes in which the sensors would be most effective and calibrating the sensors accordingly.
• Mentored a REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates, NSF sponsored program) student for 3 months.

EXPERIENCE:
Paul Construction Pvt. Ltd.
Job shadowing / Extern May 2008 – May 2012
• Shadowed the owner of a regional construction firm of 40 employees and coordinated with 5 sub-contractors. Accomplished complete responsibility for 1 week.
• Visited construction sites on bi-weekly basis and developed unique insight of theoretical and field practices.
• Learned the balance of responsibility, professional integrity and appreciation for colleagues.

Universal Construction Machinery and Equipment Ltd.
Intern Aug 2010 – Dec 2010
• A full life cycle cost analysis was carried out for Universal Bar Cutting and Universal bar bending Machine.
• Visited regional construction sites and interacted with employees and users of machines to get feedback for product improvement.
• Gave suggestions to the designing engineers for product improvement.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:
Programming:C, C++, Java, Perl, Python, MATLAB (Statistics Toolbox and Neural Networks Toolbox).
Drafting Tools: Autodesk Auto-CAD (2D and 3D), Autodesk Revit Architecture, Autodesk Inventor, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw.
Structural Analysis: LS-DYNA, ADINA, STAAD Pro v8, Visual Analysis, MASTAN2
Miscellaneous: MathCAD, Microsoft Office.



LEADERSHIP:
Member, Board of Studies Jan 2013 - Present
Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune, India
• Offered a position as a member of the Board of Studies for the Department of Civil Engineering
• Work alongside the Head of Department to structure the academic layout for the institute.
• Provide annual reports on technology progress and demands in the industry.

Member, Student Council Aug 2011 – May 2012
Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune, India
• Offered a position by the Board of Student Council Selection to represent 1st class of Department of Civil Engineering in the college student body.
• Discussed the needs of the departments with authorities.
• Lobbied for resources, facilities and departmental recognition with Principal, Dean of Academics, Head of Department and College trustees.
• Provided progress reports on monthly basis.

Member, Annual Gathering Core ...

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