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aczket@r.postjobfree.com Education
Carnegie
Mellon
University,
Pittsburgh,
PA
Aug.
2017 Master
of
Science,
Building
Performance
&
Diagnostics Related
Courses:
Building
Performance
Modeling,
Building
Control
&
Diagnostics,
Advanced
Building
Systems,
Productivity
and Health
in
Buildings,
GIS,
Infrastructure
Management,
Building
3D
Visualization,
Data
Management Master
of
Science,
Civil
&
Environmental
Engineering
Dec.
2015 GPA:
3.85/4.0
Related
Courses:
BIM,
Urban
System
Modeling,
Life
Circle
Assessment,
Civil
Systems
of
Investment
Planning
&
Pricing,
Data- driven in
Energy
Management
Southeast
University
(SEU),
Nanjing,
China
Jun.
2014 Bachelor
of
Civil
Engineering
Related
Courses:
Structure
Design, Bridge
&
Road
Engineering,
Tunnel
Engineering,
Engineering
Economics
&
Cost
Estimation Academic
Projects
Master
Thesis
Project:
Benefits
of
Mixed
Mode
Ventilation
in
Commercial
Buildings,
Pittsburgh,
PA
Sep.2016- Present
§ Built
baseline
model
and
carry
out
parametric
studies
in
DesignBuilder
to
identify
benefits
of
mixed
mode
ventilation
in
high- rise
office
buildings
by
energy
performance
and
thermal
comfort
in
different
cities
with
similar
climates
in
US
and
China
§ Provide
suggestions
and
guideline
on
how
to
apply
mixed
mode
ventilation
(MMV)
under
diverse
climates Building
Control
and
Diagnostics
on
Intelligent
Workplace,
Pittsburgh,
PA
Jan May.
2016
§ Conducted
post- occupancy
evaluation
(POE)
on
site,
including
occupant
survey
and
indoor
environment
quality
(IEQ) measurement
§ Built
a
building
system
control
model
in
LabView
and
proposed
a
new
lighting
and
glare
occupant
control
system
that integrates
blinds
control
and
artificial
lighting
control Building
Performance
Modeling
of
Center
for
Sustainable
Landscapes,
Pittsburgh,
PA
Sep Dec.
2015
§ Built
building
envelope,
space
functions
and
thermal
zoning
based
on
Center
for
Sustainable
Landscapes
in
Pittsburgh,
PA
§ Designed
and
applied
parametric
studies
on
construction
assemblies,
internal
loads,
schedules
and
HVAC
system
alternatives in
the
building
by
use
of
Green
Building
Studio,
eQuest
and
EnergyPlus Life
Cycle
Assessment
of
Electrical
&
Ethanol
Vehicles,
Pittsburgh,
PA
Jan May.
2015
§ Studied
energy
consumption
and
greenhouse
gas
(GHG)
emission
of
fuel
utilized
and
car
components
of
ethanol
and
electric vehicles
in
life
cycle
phase
§ Implemented
life
cycle
inventory
and
impact
assessment
and
assessed
the
environmental
impacts
of
replacing
ethanol powered
vehicles
with
electric
vehicles
in
Brazil Building
Information
Modeling
(BIM)
Course
Project,
Pittsburgh,
PA
Jan May.
2015
§ Built
the
architectural
section
model
of
a
mid- size
office
building
by
Revit
§ Checked
modeling
error
used
Solibri
with
group,
performed
cost
estimation
via
Vico
Estimator,
researched
on
material
cost and
total
cost
of
the
project
National
Innovation
Project:
Fabric
reinforced
magnesium
phosphate
cement,
Nanjing,
China
May.
2012- May.
2014
§ Led
the
team
in
developing
experimental
plan,
preparing
materials,
performing
tests,
collecting
and
analyzing
the
data
§ Improved
the
properties
of
fabric- reinforced
magnesium
phosphate
cement,
provided
a
series
of
experimental
data
for guiding
their
applications
Relevant
Experience
Carnegie
Mellon
University,
Pittsburgh,
PA Research
Assistant,
Department
of
Civil
&
Environmental
Engineering
Summer
2015
§ Studied
National
Highway
System
(NHS)
GIS
layer,
built
U.S.
Strategic
Highway
System
GIS
layer
§ Analyzed
and
mapped
the
vulnerabilities
of
future
climate
change
impacts
(sea
level
rise)
on
U.S
STRAHNET
and
associated military
bases
using
ArcGIS
Xi’an
Architectural
Design
and
Research
Institute,
Xi’an,
China
Summer
2013 Intern,
Division
of
Construction
Supervision
§ Assisted
the
construction
manager
in
coordinating
executing
and
supervising
construction
activities
for
a
30- stories
apartment
§ Attended
and
participated
in
professional
development
training
in
construction
management
and
project
management
skills Skills
Application
Software:
AutoCAD,
Revit,
3Ds
Max,
eQuest,
DesignBuilder,
ArcGIS,
ERDAS
IMAGINE,
Vico
Estimator,
MS
Office
Suite Programming:
Python,
MATLAB