Ashutosh Deshpande **** W William Cannon Dr,
Apt # 1333
Email: ****.****@*****.*** Austin, TX - 78735
Phone: 909-***-****
Seeking Environmental Scientist/Engineer position to apply my intellectual skills and experience to best
advantage and utilize every opportunity in personal and professional development.
EXPERIENCE
HVJ Associates Summer’13- Present
Environmental Scientist - Remediation and integrated engineering geological and environmental investigations and
analysis by combining geophysical data, bore logs, geotechnical test results, and geochemical information to
interpret site conditions and develop an understanding of engineering issues. Part of a firm that has capabilities
that range from state-of-the-art data collection to sophisticated geological modeling and engineering analysis.
Experience includes field work with mobile Rigs. Field Sampling, Site Assessment, Phase I and Phase II ESA.
Conducting EHS meetings and provide a broad perspective and collaborate with others for the development
and communication of safety and environmental goals and standards.
Prepare Proposals and reports and make sure the proposal and report comply with company’s procedures.
Calculated air emissions and prepared air permit applications (new source review, permit by rule, standard
permits, Title V) for oil and gas facilities in Texas, Louisiana, Wyoming, Montana, Illinois, Oklahoma, New
Mexico.
Developed and submitted Green house gas emissions inventory reporting (Subpart W).
Prepared and submitted Annual Air Emissions Inventories (AEIs) for criteria and hazardous air pollutants to
state agencies.
Works independently to validate, interpret, and integrate various geologic, geotechnical, and bore log data to
form a comprehensive assessment of site conditions with regard to drilling hazards and field development
planning and use of software Gint and Wincore.
Setting up Piezo-meters on various bore locations to measure static pressure.
Enhanced a high degree of initiative and attention to detail along with strong communication skills.
Horizon Well Logging, LLC, Tulsa, OK Spring’12 – Summer’13
Environmental Analyst - Attention to detail and high QC standards. Handled the quality of data supplied to clients
from over 50 Oil and Gas Exploration wells per month. Site characterization, data collection, inspection of lithology
and gas data at various depths below earth surface for an oil and natural gas drilling rig and Logging drilling, gas
and soil data.
Experience includes field work for two weeks on Oil & Gas Drilling Rigs. Field Sampling, Site Assessment.
Gained comprehensive knowledge of Drilling and Exploration process, Phase I ESA.
Develop comprehensive reports with data from the field crew to be sent to Geologists/Client.
Enhanced client communication, leadership, organizational, time and people management skills
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Summer ‘11-Fall ‘11
Summer Intern (Remediation) - Rehabilitation, Renovation and Conservation of Wetland, Preparation of proposal
for rehabilitation of wetland, site survey and investigation, water auditing and writing detailed report of the
investigation.
Phase I and Phase II ESA, conducting EIA, Proposal development and planning of Green Park, an Eco-friendly
way of merging rural, peri-urban & urban areas
Management of wetland in Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.(BPCL)
Gained strong oral presentation skills, written and effective interpersonal communication skills
Environmental Engineering Department, T exas A&M University Spring’12 – Fall’11
Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant (Remediation) – Developed and designed a 23 experimental factorial design
method to reduce and immobilize uranium for restoring groundwater at uranium in -situ recovery (ISR) mining site.
Phase I and Phase II ESA, conducting EIA. Assisted in conducting lectures, preparation of labs, quizzes and grad ing
for Environmental Monitoring and Measurement course
Gained expertise in laboratory equipments such as COY anaerobic chamber, GC, IC, Orion 5 meter,
Spectrophotometer and ICPMS and software like ArcGIS, Qual2K, ArcPAD, AutoCAD and Fluent.
Strengthened analytical thinking, technical report writing, and creating spreadsheet and data analysis skills.
TrioChem TLS Pvt. Ltd. India Fall 2009
Graduate Trainee Engineer - Development of compost yard for treatment of leachate from sugar industry and
distilleries.
Visited sites and assisted in design of compost yard based on the amount of waste generated by the industry
Gained expertise in AutoCAD, client communication skills and estimation of quantities
TRAINING/CERTIFICATIONS
Safety Trainings – OSHA, PEC Premier – SafeLandUSA, TRAP, Lab Safety and Radiation Safety Training.
Introduction to ESRI, ArcPAD and ArcGIS
EDUCATION
M.S. Environmental Engineering (December 2011)
Texas A&M University – Texas, USA
Presidential Scholarship $1000, Texas A&M University
Dean Scholarship $1000, Texas A&M University
Presented Abstracts and Posters at Javelina Research Symposium April 2010, September 2010.
Presented Abstract and Poster at Pathways Annual Research Conference, West Texas A&M University, Canyon
Texas, October 2010.
Funded Thesis Work for Masters Research (Bio-Remediation) “Microcosm Study to Assess the Effects of pH,
Reductants and Sediment type on Uranium Reduction and Immobilization” by United States Nuclear
Regulatory Commission.
PG Diploma in Environmental Law (August 2012)
Online Course
IGNOU, Delhi, India
Affiliated and Diploma granted by World Wildlife Fund.
Got acquainted with the tenets of regulations and policies in the environmental arena.
Got familiar and understood the environmental laws and regulations including CEQA, CAA, RCRA, CERCLA,
CWA and NEPA, Title V permits.
B.Tech Civil and Environmental Engineering (May 2009)
VJTI, Mumbai – 400019, India
Funded Research work on “Municipal Solid Waste Management” Eco-friendly treatment of all the
biodegradable vegetable waste generated in Cafeteria, in order to generate excellent quality manure for
horticulture. A comparative study was conducted using three different techniques aerobic composting,
anaerobic composting and vermi-composting.
Learnt the basics of Leadership and team management, quick and valid decisions.