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Saritha Pandyat
Synopsis
My career objective is to engage in GIS Research & Development and utilize the
immense scope of Geographic Information Systems in solving real world problems.
My specific areas of interest are Emergency Management and Water Resources.
Education
• January 2009 – January 2011: Master of Science in Civil & Environmental
Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia.
o Major Concentration: Geospatial Engineering
o Project Title: Campus Emergency Management – Case studies
and Considerations
o GPA: 3.95
o Mentor: Dr. Randel L. Dymond
o Graduation date: January 2011.
• October 2002 - June 2006: Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering (B. Tech.
– equivalent to B.S. in Civil Engineering), University of
Calicut, Kerala State, India.
Work Experience
• May 2010 – July 2010: Engineering Intern, Hazard Engineering Department
Dewberry & Davis LLC, Fairfax, Virginia.
• June 2009 – May 2010: Graduate Research assistant for Office of Emergency
Management, Virginia Tech.
• Jan 2009- May 2009: Graduate Teaching Assistant for Computer Applications
in CEE, Virginia Tech (Excel 2007, VBA)
• Nov. 2006 – Feb. 2008: Programmer Analyst, Cognizant Technology Solutions
Pvt. Ltd.
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Projects
• May 2010 – July 2010: Hydraulic and Hydrologic computations for FEMA flood-
plain delineation (ArcGIS 9.3.1, HEC-GeoRAS, HEC-
RAS, GeoFIRM Engineering, PeakFQ)
• June 2009 – May 2010: GIS based Emergency Management at Virginia Tech
(ArcGIS 9.3.1, ArcGIS Server)
• Jan 2009 – May 2009 : Analysis of the effects of land use on water quality of
selected watersheds in Virginia using GIS (ArcGIS 9.3,
Excel 2007)
• Nov 2006 – Feb 2008: FFS Data Extract for BNY Mellon (Sybase, Excel)
Issuer Uploader for Eagle COE (Perl)
Shopping Cart maintenance (C#, .NET)
Certifications
Course Company Description
Introduction to Oracle9i : SQL Oracle Oracle Certified
Designing and Implementing
Databases with Microsoft SQL Server Microsoft Microsoft Certified Professional
2000 Enterprise Edition
Cognizant Technology
SQL Server 2000 Cognizant Certified Professional
Solutions
Cognizant Technology
C# (Windows-based Applications) Cognizant Certified Professional
Solutions
Cognizant Technology
Software Testing(Level-0) Cognizant Certified Professional
Solutions
Cognizant Technology
Banking & Financial Services Cognizant Certified Professional
Solutions
Certification of Completion (24hour
Learning ArcGIS Desktop ESRI
course)
Swift C++ NIIT Attended a 54 hour duration course
Software Skills
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Programming Languages: C,C++, VBA
Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows Vista
Database : Oracle, Sybase, SQL Server 2000
Other : STAAD, AutoCAD2010, ArcGIS 9.3.1, ArcGIS Server
Microsoft Office:- Word 2007, Excel 2007, PowerPoint 2007
Familiarity
Scripting Languages: Perl, C#
Programming Environment:- .NET
Professional Affiliations
Member of ASCE student chapter, Virginia Tech
Member of AWRA student chapter, Virginia Tech
Member of Chi Epsilon
Relevant Courses in Masters Program
• •
GIS For Engineers Hazard Mitigation Planning
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CAD Applications in CEE Programming in ArcGIS using VBA
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Hydrology Web Mapping
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GIS Applications in CEE Advanced GIS Applications in CEE
Relevant Courses Taken During B.Tech
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Structural Analysis Geotechnical Engineering
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Structural Design Fluid Mechanics
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Environmental Engineering Computer Graphics
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Water Resources Engineering Computer Programming in C
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Transportation Engineering Computer Aided Design Lab
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