SUNNY GOKLANI
******.*******@*****.*** #***, **** College Main St, Bryan TX 77801-4022 979-***-****
OBJECTIVE
Seeking an internship in Construction or allied Civil Engineering sectors for Summer 2013
EDUCATION
Texas A&M University (TAMU), College Station, Texas Cumulative GPA : 4.00/4.00
Master of Science in Civil Engineering Graduation: Dec 2013
(Construction Engineering & Management with focus in Infrastructure Management )
Coursework includes Engineering Project Controls, Infrastructure Engineering and Management, Advanced EPC
Project Development, Construction Engineering systems, Public Management and Technology Commercializatio n
CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India Rank: 01/30
Bachelor of Technology (Hons.) in Civil -Construction Graduated : May 2012
Notable Academic Honors
Jubilee Scholarship awardee (Covering 100% education & living expenses) by British Council May 2012
'Best Student of the year' for years 2007-2008, 2008-09 and 2010-11 by CEPT University
'Best Project Training' Award for distinguished project performance by CEPT University Sep 2011
Mahesh Desai Scholarship Award for 'Best overall performance' for years 2007-08 & 2010-11
WORK EXPERIENCE
Dec 2010 – May 2011
Project Engineer Intern (Full-time) - Larsen & Toubro Construction, Hazira, India
Project: Construction of World's third largest single-location open-die forging plant
Assessed project performance and led productivity enhancement initiatives: Improved productivity of RMC
batching plant operations by 46% and driven cast-in-situ piling by 23%
Assisted project manager in preparing monthly job cost reports, construction cost estimates and schedules
Supervised execution of pile drilling, SCC structure, structural steel fabrication and heavy erection
May-June 2010
Project Controls Intern - Sigma Realtors Pvt. Ltd, Ahmedabad, India
Drafted specifications and job procedures ; coordinated in finalizing contract documents and bid procedures.
Administered tasks of Sub -contractor management: including drafting RFP plan, presenting project execution
plans, conducting progress meetings, negotiations and performance review
Performed quantity surveying and rate analyses for preparing baseline cost estimates and milestone schedules
Project Engineer Intern - Shapoorji Pallonji & Co. - TATA Nano plant, Sanand, India Dec 2008-Apr 2009
Project: Relocation and construction of Industrial facility for the World's cheapest passenger car
Facilitated in preparing the Project Developmen t plan for Tata Nano relocation, redesign and installation
Supervised execution (Industrial construction activities):Piling,VDF flooring, PEB erection,structural steel roofing
Jul-Oct 2008
Field Engineer Intern - Parsvnath Developers - Parsvnath City Center, Ahmedabad, India
Project: Construction of Ahmedabad's largest Commercial mall (by area)
Prepared productivity reports and coordinated with consequent updation in cost estimates and schedules
Assisted in execution of RCC construction activit ies: RMC production, Concreting,service installations, finishing
Experience at TAMU
Teaching Assistant (Surveying) at Zachry Department of Civil Engineering Jan 2013-present
Student Worker, Texas Transportation Institute Nov 2012-Jan 2013
LEADERSHIP
Liaison, Graduate Student Council (Quality of Life & Legislative Affairs committee) Oct 2012-present
Sep 2012-present
V.P. Networking, Indian Graduate Student Association
Executive Officer, International Student Association Sep 2012-present
Campus survey coordinator, Office of Graduate Studies, Texas A&M University Sep 2012-present
Academic Secretary of Student Council, SBST, CEPT University Jun 2011-May 2012
President, SPAG (Students Performing Artists’ Group) Jul 2008-May 2012
Cultural facilitator, Aga Khan Foundation Jan 2008-May 2012
SKILLS
COMPUTER: Primavera-P6,MSProject,ArcGIS,AutoCAD,SPSS,MicroPAVER,RealCost (FHWA LCCA),MS Office
PERSONAL: Public Speaking, Photography, Movie making, Wood carving, Theatre and Poetry