Project Engineering

RAJIV DAVID SAMUEL

Email: ****************@****.***

**** ***** **** ****** *** # 706, Houston, Texas 77054

Phone: 704-***-****

OBJECTIVE

Pursue a career opportunity within the field of Industrial Engineering and

the right utilization of my experience to help improve the efficiency,

profit and customer satisfaction of the firm that I would work for.

EDUCATION

-Masters in Industrial Engineering

December 2009

University of Houston, Texas

Relevant Coursework:

Engineering Project Management, Reliability and Maintainability

Engineering, Advanced Engineering Statistics, Engineering Economy,

Production, Planning and Inventory Control, Advanced Linear Optimization,

Occupational Safety Engineering, Engineering Leadership and

Entrepreneurship Program, Supply Chain Management, Digital Simulation,

Business Applications of Data Base Management System and Human Factors and

System Design

-Bachelors in Electronics Engineering

June 2007

University of Mumbai, India

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Graduate Assistant - Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston

(2008-2009)

Functions:

. Managing student records using PeopleSoft

. Inventory Management of the literature used in the advising office

. Providing general administrative support to the advisors

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Basic Computer Skills: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint

Software Skills: C, C++, JAVA, SQL, ARENA, GAMS, MS PROJECT, PEOPLESOFT

PERSONAL SKILLS:

. Experienced in working in a team

. Goal/ Objective oriented

. Strong coordination and good problem solving abilities

. Ability to work under pressure

. Competent leadership skills

. Fluent in languages like English, Telugu and Hindi

GRADUATE PROJECTS:

. Implemented a study based project on Fault Tree Analysis, and how it

is used in industries to analyze and evaluate various failures and

faults occurring in a system in order to get better system reliability

and safety.

. Simulated the Undergraduate Advising Office at the Bauer College of

Business using ARENA in order to maintain proper resource utilization

and reducing the student service times.

. Optimized diesel consumption at a port being constructed at a socio

economic zone. The expansion of a port was evaluated on the basis of

optimizing costs using sensitivity analysis and shortest path method.

. Evaluated the construction of a building on OSHA standards and

suggested required measures to be taken to keep the work environment

as safe as possible for the employer and the employee.

. Created a business proposal to set up a restaurant on the university

campus. The proposal was presented to venture capitalists who then

evaluated the project.

. Estimated the technique of Virtual Integration used by Dell computers

and how it blurred the traditional boundaries of the old business

model.

. Enhanced the scheduling of an ongoing project of the construction of a

light house, by applying principles of Engineering Project Management

and Critical Path Method theory.

UNDERGRADUATE PROJECT:

. Called "Walking Revolution", walks on six legs and possesses

artificial intelligent

. Uses PIC programming, infrared sensors for robot intelligence and

servo motors for walking

. Hones the knowledge of mechanical construction, programming,

microcontroller use and artificial intelligence

. Programmed for obstacle avoidance, sonar room mapping and finding the

best route

. Built the infrared circuit board for obstacle detection and programmed

it as well

UNDERGRADUATE TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES AND HONORS

. Part of the committee of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and

Electronic Engineers) for M.H. Saboo Siddik College of Engineering,

Mumbai, as the Sponsorship Committee Head for the year 2006-2007

. Participated and won in both Robotics and Technical Paper Presentation

competitions in both intra and intercollegiate competitions

. Been event head for various events under the IEEE MHSS for robotics

and other technical events

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