Engineering Management

Amrita Kundu

**** **. **** ******, *** ***, Baltimore-21218

Mobile: 540-***-****; amritakundu1012@gmail

Personal Statement

A dedicated and results-driven Environmental Systems Engineering Post-Graduate from the Johns

Hopkins University (graduating in December 2012). Have skills and knowledge essential for problem

solving and quantitative analysis. Able to work well on own initiative and can demonstrate high levels of

motivation required to be successful in pressurized and challenging working environments.

Looking for an entry-level position as an Analyst to work on challenging projects in a stimulating work

environment.

Education

2011- 2012 Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA

M.S.E. Environmental Economics And Management; GPA - 3.95/4

Coursework

• Energy Policy and Plan Models • Risk Analysis

• Engineering and Business Management • Statistical Data Analysis

• Linear & Non linear Optimization • Microeconomics

• Multi-criteria Decision Making • Solid waste Management

• Stochastic Programing

Projects

• Environmental & Economic Analysis of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and the effect of

Demand Side Management in effectiveness of the program

• Forecasting Crude Oil Price in the US market by considering market supply and demand data

• Risk analysis on the effects of global warming on dairy industry and decision analysis on the best

abatement measures

• Time series analysis of energy load in US-PJME region to forecast the day ahead market

2007-2011

R.V.College of Engineering, Bangalore, India

B.E. Chemical Engineering; GPA - 9.15/10

Coursework

• Chemical Process Calculations • Reaction Engineering

• Momentum Transfer • Biochemical Engineering

• Mass Transfer • Petroleum Engineering

• Process Heat Transfer • Computer Aided Engineering Design

• Materials Engineering • Process Simulation and Modeling

• Thermodynamics • Desalination and Industrial Water

Treatment

• Pollution Control Engineering

• Renewable Energy Resources

• Process Dynamics and Control

Projects

• Process Flowsheet Optimization to reduce re-boiler duty in a tertiary distillation unit while

maximizing side draw purity. ASPEN-ONE was used to simulate the divided wall column and

MATLAB was used for developing a Metamodel for the system using Kriging Interpolation

technique and for carrying out the non-linear multi-objective optimization. The project was

undertaken at G.E. India Pvt.Ltd., Bangalore

• Research on Improvement in the Extraction Process of Hydroxy Citric Acid from Garcinia Canbogia

by introducing pre-treatment of the fruit with Tartaric Acid

Delhi Public School, R.K.Puram, New Delhi, india

CBSE 12th Standard Exam (2007) ; Score- 88.4%

Courses- Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, English

Delhi Public School, Panipat, india

CBSE 10th Standard Exam (2005); Score- 96.2%

Achievements- Secured first rank in the Indian state of Haryana

State winner in Green Olympiad by TERI, 2004

Work Experience

September 2012- Present; Graduate Research Assistant; Johns Hopkins University, USA

Risk mitigated optimal power flow for wind-powered grids

Currently formulating a Two Stage Stochastic Optimization problem to mimic the day ahead and

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hour ahead US electricity market

Aim to find the optimal unit commitment strategy for operating reserves and location of storage

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in a grid with high wind power penetration

June-Aug 2012 Summer Intern; Environmental Management Centre, Mumbai, India

Framework for sustainability assessment of mobile phones

Built a framework of a tool to assess sustainability in mobile phones and reported directly to the

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Executive President of the consulting firm

Single handedly scrutinized the sustainability issues in global electronic supply chains and identified

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the weak links. By studying product life cycle; legislations, directives, ecolabels and industry

standards, recognized 285 criteria encompassing Hazardous Chemicals, Responsible Procurement,

Environmental Design, Energy Consumption, H&S, Social Inclusions, Management System,

Reporting, Post-Consumer Life and GHG emissions to build a sustainability assessment matrix

Used the matrix to propose a tool to score corporates, suppliers and products on sustainability and

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provide guidance to attain sustainability

The tool was well appreciated by the Head of Sustainability of a leading mobile phone company

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Feb-May 2012 Graduate Research Assistant; Johns Hopkins University, USA

Reliability and Vulnerability Analysis of a Power System

Worked on a project on Reliability and Vulnerability Analysis of Critical Infrastructure

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Reported to a Professor in the department and a vising Professor from Lunds University, Sweden

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Work involved multi-objective binary optimization of power system (IEEE RTS96) to locate a

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group of system components such as buses and power lines that maximized reliability while

minimizing vulnerability of the grid

Problem was solved using Genetic Algorithm on MATLAB and results were attained well before

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the deadline

Feb-May 2011 Global Research Intern; GE India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, India

Process Flowsheet Optimization using Metamodels

Worked with a team of three members on an optimization problem to reduce reboiler duty of a

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divided wall distillation column

First simulated the divided wall column on ASPEN ONE, then converted the system’s black box

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into a metamodel on MATLAB and used the metamodel to solve a non-convex optimization

problem

June- August 2009 Summer Intern ; Indian Oil Corporation, Haldia, india

Petroleum Refining Processes

Studied in detail the crude oil refining process in a large scale petroleum refinery. Also looked

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into lube oil production

Skills

Software-R, MATLAB, C, MS-Excel, ASPEN, CFD, CPLEX, Netica, Bloomberg Terminal (certified)

Language- English, Hindi: Native; Bengali: Conversational

Interests

Leadership and Management

Currently appointed as a study consultant in the University to motivate undergraduate students to fare

well in their academics. Also hold the position of Graduate Environmental Chair in the University at

present. Have taken up leadership roles in organizing cultural and social activities (blood donation

camps and orphanage visits) in college and school. Volunteered to teach English and Math to middle

school students belonging to low-income groups in New Delhi.

Art & Sports

Believes that recreational activities refresh the mind and promote a healthy lifestyle. Represented the

School at State level in Badminton and Athletics and won National level awards in Painting.

Travelling

Loves learning about new cultures and tasting exotic cuisines. Fond of nature and aims to working at a

variety of global locations to explore the diversity of the world.

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