Civil Engineer Manager

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ASHKA SHAH

New York, NY 929-***-**** ******@***.***

EDUCATION

New York University, Tandon School of Engineering New York, NY Master of Construction Management September 2019 - May 2021 Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University Ahmedabad, India Bachelor of Construction Technology, B. Tech Civil 2014 - 2019 EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Project: Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA) - Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project December 2017 – April 2018

Employer: SIMPLEX Infrastructures Ltd. Position: Project Manager-Intern

- Supervised and reported on-site works such as surveying and levelling, groundworks for foundation and utilities, formwork, reinforcement and concreting of pre-cast girders and segments of viaduct, piles, pile caps, piers & pier caps along with understanding construction and structure of metro rail project.

- Reviewed drawings, specifications and contract documents for material procurement and storage, prepared detailed organisation charts based on construction activities on site.

- Compiled detailed databases for scheduling, Request for Information (RFIs), cost and material consumption on site which contributed significantly to cost and waste management on site by conducting analysis.

- Contributed significantly in on-site construction problem solving related to equipment breakdowns and quality assurance on site, along with getting government permits under senior supervision and negotiating the same with nearby residents for late night construction.

- Prepared reports for individual construction activities as a part of the academic curriculum at CEPT University for on-site activities including work breakdown structures, organisation charts, methodology of construction, quantity and cost analysis, material wastage analysis, creative/alternative suggestions to carry out activities on site reducing cost and increasing productivity.

Project: SKD’s Surya Kutir Apartments, Ahmedabad January 2016 – April 2016 Employer: Shree Siddhi Vinayak Assets Position: Civil Engineer-Intern

- Designed and drafted floor plans and site as well as job layouts for work execution on site at different stages of construction.

- Involved in selection of sub-contractors for foundation and equipment/materials and dealt with laborers on site for construction of foundation including utility trenches, shoring designs, and superstructure construction.

- Coordinated meetings amongst architect, designers and the contractor for design clashes and revisions for landscaping and to solve design v/s constructability issues in compliance with all said standards.

- Played a major role in solving site issue regarding an over-order for concrete while casting slabs by giving a solution to use the same for landscape artifacts and concrete aesthetic sitting areas.

Project: SAMPAD Foliage (Row Houses), Ahmedabad July 2015 – November 2015 Employer: Shree Laxmi Developers Position: Civil Engineer-Intern

- Involved in quantity take off, site work supervision along with management and maintaining daily reports for the project.

- Made reports as a part of CEPT curriculum on construction activities for load bearing structure which included understanding construction elements, construction laws and codes, load transfer mechanism, materials, tools and equipment used, quantity and rate analysis along with labour productivity as a part of academic curriculum at CEPT University.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Thesis on “Factors affecting the customer’s selection criteria for residential real estate properties – Ahmedabad city” in 2019.

Group leader as a Project Manager for a project to design an intelligent system for charging of electrical delivery trucks/vehicles used for Amazon products including electrically charging stations for all pickup trucks in order to save time, cost and to develop a sustainable solution using a natural source of energy to produce electricity. Tasks included research for alternative sources of energy, EIA – EJSCREEN report, designing, WBS, scheduling, quantity take-off, cost and risk analysis/mitigation plan along with SWOT analysis for the same.

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One of the 4 members of Risk Managers team as a part of a group project for Risk Analysis course at NYU, where we identified risks involved in the project Front & York at 85 Jay st, in Dumbo, Brooklyn along with providing creative solutions for risk management using Primavera Risk Analyser. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Certifications: OSHA 10 – 2019, OSHA 30 (in progress).

CEPT Football League, team owner and player 2014 – 2016, 2018 – 2019.

BridgeIT AAKAR IIT Mumbai, Powai – 2015.

ConquerIT AAKAR IIT Mumbai, Powai – 2015.

Awarded degree with ‘ALFA’ in Basic Mountaineering Course from Himalayan Mountaineering Institute

(HMI), Darjeeling and climbed a summit up to 16500 ft. – 2015.

Bridge the Gap 3.0, CEPT University – 2016.

Designed, engineered and constructed a Kinetic Structure with oscillating rings at Faculty of Technology, CEPT University as a part of Engineers’ Day – 2016.

Initiated an NGO at CEPT University campus to educate the construction worker’s children and taught them basic maths, English along with art, craft and similar creative activities – 2015-2019.

Teaching Assistant for Field Studies I (included practical training on residential construction site performing quantity calculations and learning the method of construction, resource management and risk management along with submitting reports) which included responsibilities like assisting the faculty with scheduling classes and content to teach. Teaching lectures when faculty is unable to attend and doubt-solving for all students – 2019

One of the two representatives of NYU at Columbia University and RICS Construction Technology Symposium organised by the Infrastructure Sector Director for the Americas, RICS – 2019. TECHNICAL SKILLS

MS Office Suite including Excel

AutoCAD

Revit

Navisworks

MS Project

Primavera P6 Schedule

Primavera Risk Analysis

STAAD Pro

PERSONAL SKILLS

Fluent in English, Hindi and Gujarati

Quick Learner

Leadership Quality

Teamwork

Management and Organisational skills

Good Communication & Decision making

Friendly and Adaptive nature

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