NISHANT MAHAJAN

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Objective

Seeking a full-time job in the fields of Water/Wastewater Treatment or Groundwater remediation

Educational Qualifications

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 2010-2012

M.S.E. in Environmental Engineering GPA: 3.63

National Institute of Technology (NIT), Calicut, India 2004-2008

Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering Cumulative GPA: 3.67

Academic Coursework & Projects

Courses Undertaken

Fall 2010: Design of Environmental Engineering Systems, Environmental Microbiology, Introduction

to Groundwater Hydrology, Environmental Fluid Mechanics.

Winter 2011: Aquatic Chemistry, Biological Processes in Environmental Engineering,

Physicochemical Processes in Environmental Engineering.

Fall 2011: Sustainable Design Technology and Environmental Systems, Introduction to Numerical

Methods.

Academic Positions Held

Fall 2011: Graduate Student Instructor for Design of Environmental Engineering Systems.

Summer 2011: Research Assistant for NSF funded project.

Ongoing Project

Point-of-Use Devices as Incubators of Halogenated Phenol-Mediated Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria:

(PIs-Dr. Terese Olson, Associate Professor and Dr. Nancy Love, Professor, University of Michigan)

Developed a methodology to measure concentration of Disinfection by-products in finished drinking

water using solid phase extraction and derivatization followed by GC-ECD. Developed criteria to

select utilities for water sampling program. Conducted adsorption experiments on powdered carbon

and carbon disks. Currently in charge of the data recording and management, and also performing

free and total chlorine residual analysis on finished drinking water.

Projects Undertaken

Performance Evaluation of fiber based Biofilter for Treatment of Domestic Waste Water:

Kerala State Committee for Science, Technology, and Environment (KSCSTE), of the Govt. of

Kerala funded project. Evaluated performance of coir geotextile media and compared it with

conventional sand media in biofiltration process.

Determination of Coefficient of Consolidation: Developed a MATLAB code to determine Coefficient

of Consolidation of soil.

GIS Application in Road Management System for IIT Roorkee Campus: Acquired knowledge of

GeoMedia Professional and GeoMedia Transportation Manager and solved a problem based on them.

Industry Experience

: Tata Consulting Engineers Ltd. – Pune

Company

Designation : Assistant Engineer (Civil)

: August 2008 –August 2009

Duration

Project Handled

Mahindra Vehicle Manufacturers Ltd. (MVML) – Roads, Storm Water and Sewerage System Design.

Project Description :

Mahindra Vehicle Manufacturers Ltd set up a Vehicle Manufacturing Plant at MIDC - Chakan,

Pune. This facility consists of body shop, engine assembly shop and transaxle shop. Scope of

work included design of roads, storm water drains and sewerage system for entire plant of area,

nearly 300 Hectares.

My Role : Design Engineer, Co-ordinated 2 main projects: Roads and Stormwater and Sewerage

Responsibilities :

Designed various road cross-sections according to service load.

Prepared proposal for project scope and cost.

Designed sewerage system components.

Followed design into field with troubleshooting and technical support.

Verified and sign-off on drawings for both projects.

Computer Skills

Environments: Windows XP/Vista, Mac OS/OSX

Software: Auto CAD, MS office, MODFLOW, ArcGIS, MINEQL+, BioWin.

Languages: Basic C/C++.

Extra Curriculum Activities

Secretary of Environmental Engineering Professional and Graduate Student group, 2011-2012.

CEE Representative for Graduate Engineering Symposium Organizing Committee 2011.

Member and organizer of a dance performance for celebration of Annual Day of Tata Consulting

Engineers (Feburary-2009).

Head of Food Committee of NITC All India Cultural Festival-Ragam (2007).

Junior Executive of Food Committee of NITC All India Cultural Festival-Ragam (2005 &2006).

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