SUBHA SOUNDAR, E.I.T

Civil/Environmental Engineer

***** * **** ****** *** ( Parker CO 80134 ( 303-***-**** (

ablxn6@r.postjobfree.com

objective: to obtain a full time position in civil/environmental

engineering field.

Education

M.S. Civil (Environmental) Engineering - University of Colorado at Boulder

(CU) 2009

Concentration: Engineering for Developing Communities

- Coursework: Drinking Water Treatment; Wastewater Treatment; Industrial

&Hazardous Waste Management, Environmental Microbiology, Ground Water

Hydrology, Public Health for Engineers; Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene

(WS&H); Water Reuse

M.S. Urban Engineering -Anna University, India 2000

- Coursework: Urban Land Development; Traffic and Transportation

Engineering; Geographical Information System (GIS); Housing and

Infrastructure; Town Planning

B.S. Civil Engineering - University of Madras, India 1997

Minor: Mathematical Sciences

- Coursework: Applied Mechanics; Water Distribution and Collection;

Environmental Regulations; Water Chemistry; Geohydrology; Hydrology;

Surface Water Quality; Air Quality Engineering; Soil Mechanics;

Environmental Monitoring

Relevant Work Experience

University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder CO 8/2007 - 8/2009

Graduate Research Assistant

- Research-Water Quality. Performed laboratory research on a point-of-use

ceramic water filter used in developing communities funded by National

Science Foundation (NSF); Collected and analyzed research data.

Performed literature reviews.

- Project-Remediation. Developed in Situ Treatment Technologies for N-

nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) in Collaboration with Colorado Department of

Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) and US Air Force on a Colorado NPL

site. Evaluated remediation technologies like in situ chemical oxidation

and in situ Biodegradation on NDMA destruction in groundwater.

- Lab Manager. Ordered supplies and filled out appropriate paper work for

laboratory group. Mentored and organize activities for visiting

students participating in the Research Experience for Undergraduates.

Acenso Management and Consulting group, PWD, Delhi 5/2003 - 6/2006

Staff Engineer

- Remediation of Kolar Gold mining fields. Involved in remediation of

past gold mining activities in Kolar fields. Design of Best management

practices like Diversion Ditches, Erosion control by degrading, capping

and vegetation, Aeration and settling ponds for mine waste rock piles.

- Arsenic Remediation project. Conducted Phase I and Phase II assessment

on Arsenic contaminated groundwater. Involved in development of In situ

groundwater remediation using MRCs (Metals Remediation Compounds) of

arsenic for potable purposes in collaboration with Queen's University,

Belfast, Ireland.

- Water Quality Modeling. Evaluated the river water ecological parameters

of the Cauvery River using STREADO (Stream Reach Dissolved Oxygen)

computer code. Ecologically important parameters like Dissolved oxygen,

Biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand were analyzed

and results were compared with standard permissible limits. Writing

technical reports summarizing results.

"Working with Subha was every manager's dream Quite frankly, my

only disappointment in Subha was that I could not convince her to

continue in our organization in lieu of going on to graduate school."

- Purush S. Sharma, Environmental Operations Manager, AMC Group, Delhi

Larsen & Toubro Constructions, Chennai, India 6/2000 - 2/2003

Design Engineer

- Design. Layout, design and production of site plans and preliminary

drawings using AutoCAD for commercial and residential projects.

- Site visit. Coordinate field activities with design changes and

internal scheduling, prepared daily construction logs for ongoing

projects.

Anna University, Division of Urban Engineering, Chennai, India

7/1998 - 3/2000

Research Assistant

- Research. Developed Decision support system for pavement management

using GIS (ArcInfo). Created pavement attribute database using GIS for

radial roads. Using AASHTO road test model, Present Serviceability

Index (PSI) was calculated. Programmed maintenance and rehabilitation

strategies of pavement with Simple Query Language (SQL).

- Transportation modeling. Involved in traffic volume study in Chennai

metro, mathematical and computer simulation models (Four Step model)

were used to forecast the effects of different road improvements.

Volunteer Experiences

Sulabh International Social Service Organization (NGO), Chennai, India

2002 - 2006

- Construction. Worked with local construction teams to construct low

cost Flush compost toilet in rural areas.

- Project design. Worked with organization's Engineers in design of

Biogas plant (Digester tank)

- Mentor. Mentored undergraduate students on health education campaigns

in rural communities.

Technical Skills

Software:

- GIS (ArcInfo)

- BioWin,

- AutoCAD,

- MS Office, C,C++

- MS Visio,

- MS Excel Visual Basic Editor,

- MS Excel Solver

- Visual Minteq

- MODFLOW

Analytical Equipment:

- Autoclaves,

- Ovens,

- Incubators,

- Spiral Plater,

- Particle Counter,

- Fluorometer,

- Gas Chromatograph,

- General lab instruments (i.e. pH meter, conductivity meter, etc)

Accomplishments

- Passed the NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (April 2010)

- Passed GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) exam with 95.04

percentile, received scholarship of Rs. 45,000 funded by Indian Institute

of Technology (IIT) in 1997.

- Received Best Project Award from Indian Roads Congress (IRC) for Master's

Thesis and published thesis in IRC Journal Vol. 45(3) 1999.

- Presented Water project at the AWWA/WEF Student Conference - Rocky

Mountain Region in Laramie, WY (May 12, 2009)

Memberships And Activities

Society of Women Engineers 2007-Present

Chapter Treasurer - 2007-2008

Engineers Without Borders (EWB) 2007-2009

Fundraising Committee (CU) - fall 2008

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