Project Quality Assurance

VAMSHI V. THUMMURI, E.I.T.

**** *** ******, *** # *** **********@*****.***

Lubbock, TX .79415 806-***-****

Objective Proactive and honest professional seeking a full time career in civil engineering or related fields proving the

opportunity to make a strong contribution, where I can learn through continued development of my skills.

Experience

May 2010 – August 2011

Water Resources Center, Texas Tech University

Research Assistant

The work involved analysis of temperature, water quality and precipitation data for southern high plains in

Texas.

A latest stochastic technique Copula is used for studying and comparing the weather p arameters thereby

describing and managing the available water resources in the region.

Collecting water samples from nearby lakes to test the water quality parameters using equipments like

ADCP,YSI650, ADV and MicroADV

August 2009 – May 2010

Student Assistant

Data management for Climate Change Project, Texas Water Development Board (TWDB). The duties

involved collecting and organizing climate data for 254 counties in Texas.

Preparing assignments, proctoring exams, grading papers for Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology.

Laboratory Assistant, Kakatiya University Sep 2008 - March 2009

Responsibilities include conducting environmental engineering and Fluids laboratory sessions to junior

students.

Testing soil samples and water samples from the construction sites to assure stability of the soils and also the

quality of water.

WINTER IISc National Training for Entry to Research December 2008

The training involved research sessions in the fields of Civil Engineering

Collaborated with other groups in using GIS and other hydraulic and hydrologic modeling.

Industrial Consultancy Cell, Kakatiya University April 2008 -- Sep 2008

Field Technology Intern

Assisted Engineers with calculations, schematics for planning and design at field locations

Surveyed the site locations using TOTAL STATION and presented an estimate for the project.

Performed duties pertaining to drainage systems and flood control.

Quality assurance and Quality control at the construction site.

Projects

Undergraduate

Title: Analysis of High Strength Concrete Beams in Shear by strengthening Shear Predominant regions with fibers.

(June 08- April 09)

Different shear failure patterns were studied by introducing steel fibers in the shear predominant regions for

the casted beams. Considering different aspect ratios the beams were casted. Varying the shear

reinforcement and introducing the steel fibers for each beam improved the strength and also enhanced the

durability of the beam. This design is cost effective when compared to using only the shear reinforcement.

Graduate

Open channel hydraulics: The project involved the application of concepts learned in the class to a real

world problem which utilizes the software HEC-RAS. This software helped in the one- dimensional river

analysis by the application of concepts such as,steady flow water surface profile computations for different

flow regimes, unsteady flow simulations, sediment transport/movable boundary computations and water

quality analysis.

Groundwater Hydrology: The duties involved in this project were to install groundwater wells in the gi ven

region and then analyze the total drawdown from these wells with some natural constraints. The software

MODFLOW was used here. The cost calculations for pumping the water from the wells were also presented.

Advanced work in water resources: Analysis and management of environmental and water resources data

by using the programming language R. Computing the summary statistics, and performing various tests on

the data for risk assessment and better management of the resources.

Geographic Information Systems:“The Buffalo Commons” project involved the selection of the best

location which facilitates in the reestablishment of the native grasslands and serve as a habitat for the

reinvigorated population of American bison. Using the software ArcGIS the suitable region required for the

project was mapped also considering the budget allocations.

Surface water quality Modeling: A conceptual model and a mathematical model of Total Suspended

Solids(TSS) were developed using Clear Creek Bacteria TMDL da ta. Using the flow data, TSS data the

settling velocity for the model was calculated assuming a steady state system. The work was supported with

literature review.

Surface Water Modeling: Three different projects involving the application of programs R, HEC-RAS,

HEC-HMS, MD-SWMS were implemented. One dimensional and two dimensional river analyses were

performed for various rivers. The modeling process includes tasks such as building the grid, applying

boundary conditions, simulation run and the evaluation o f results. Features like Particle tracking and

streamlines generation at a location were used.

Air pollution control and Design : Designed various air pollution control systems such as Cyclones, Fabric

Filters, Wet Scrubbers, Electrostatic Precipitators. The duties were not limited to calculating the collection

efficiency and evaluating the various other parameters such as the cost of the system, controlling the

emissions from the mobile sources and indoor air pollutants. Air dispersion modeling techniques were also

used.

Skills Languages: C, R, FORTRAN

Design Tools: M.S Office suite, Auto CAD, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, MODFLOW, ArcGIS, PERT/ CPM,

MD-SWMS, SToRM.

Education Texas Tech University(TTU), Lubbock, Texas. August 2011

Master of Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering GPA 3.7/4.0

Kakatiya University, Warangal, India. May 2009

Bachelor of Technology, Civil Engineering GPA 3.8/4.0

Relevant Courses

Environmental Water Resources

Microbial Application in Environmental Engineering Groundwater Hydrology

Advanced Water Treatment Surface water modeling

Advanced Physical Chemical Waste water Treatment Open Channel Hydraulics

Biological Municipal Wastewater Treatment Surface Water Quality Modeling

Microbial Application in Environmental Engineering Lab Geographic Information Systems

Advanced Water Treatment Lab Physical Chemical WWT Lab

Design of Air Pollution Control Systems Advanced work in Water Resources

Solid and Hazardous Waste Treatment

Technical Papers

Presented a paper titled “Solid waste management practices” at Andhra University, Vizag, India

Presented a paper titled “Air pollution control methods” at Revelation - 08, Vasavi College of Engineering,

Hyderabad, India.

Awards and Honors

Graduate stipend at Texas Tech University (May 2010 to Aug 2011)

Secured First position in Quiz competition at Vasavi College of Engineering.

Won several prizes at Inter college cultural competitions.

Activities

Undergraduate Project, Kakatiya University, group leader June 2008- April 2009

Civil Engineering Association, Kakatiya University, executive member May 2005 -May 2009

Cultural and Co-curricular Activities, executive member June 2007-May 2009

Aug 2009 –Present

Member in ASCE, TSPE, EWB, and SEP student chapters

Availability : Immediate Willing to relocate

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