GIS, Remote sensing, Geography

CURRICULUM VITAE

VIGNESHWARAN.S

E-mail: *********@*****.***

Mob: 781-***-****

OBJECTIVES

To pursue a highly challenging and creative career where I can apply my existing knowledge and creatively acquire new skills and contribute effectively to your esteemed Company or Institution.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

Degree

University /College

Year of Passing

Percentage

S.S.L.C

K.C.S.N.H.S.school,

Chennai.

2003

70%

H.S.C

K.C.S.N.H.S.school,

Chennai

2005

54.5%

B.com, Bank Management

Institute of Distance Education,

University of Madras,

Chennai – 05.

2010

44.5%

M.Sc, Spatial Information Tecchnology

Department of Geography,

University of Madras,

Chennai – 05.

2013

68%

Ph.D, in GIS & Remote Sensing

Bharathi Women’s College,

Chennai-108

Pursuing

Pursuing

RESEARCH & GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATICS EXPERIENCE- 6 Years

Worked as a “Project Fellow” in Department of Geography, University of Madras, UGC CPEPA Project Titled “Environmental Impact Assessment – A case study of muthupet mangrove ecosystem ”, in the field of GIS, Remote Sensing, 2013-2014

Joined as a “Junior Research Fellow” and as promoted to “Senior Project Associate” in Care Earth Trust, Research Organization, in the field of Survey, GIS, Remote Sensing, Marine Ecological Conservation, Marine Mammal Species Monitoring, Biodiversity, Socio-Economic Analysis, Land use & Land cover, Species Occupancy Modelling, Hydrological delineation pattern (Dec-2014 to till)

INTERNSHIP STUDENTS WERE TRAINED IN GIS FIELD:

2015-08 Students from Department of Geography, University of Madras

2016-12 Students from Department of Geography, University of Madras

2017-22 Students from Department of Geography, Bharathi Women’s College & University of Madras

2018- 40 Students from Department of Geography, Bharathi Women’s College & University of Madras

MARKETING & SALES EXPERIENCE-3 Years

Worked as a Index-Quality Controller in Newgen Enterprises under supervision of Life Insurance Corporation during the period of 2007

Worked as a financial advisor in ICICI Prudential and also won a MDRT Excellence Award during the period of 2008 to 2010 from the MD & CEO of the company.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION

MS-Office (M.S. Word, M.S. Excel, M.S. PowerPoint, & M.S. Access)

Programming language in C & C++

Advance Tally 9 - A+ (Grade)

ARCGIS

Quantum GIS

Google Earth Pro

ERDAS

SPECIAL SKILLS

Project Plan Designing

Research Paper Writing

Research Proposal Making

Teaching Geography & GIS

Survey & Analysis

Report Writing

Team Management

Data Base Management

Mapping and Meta data making

Document Creation

Quality Controller

Marine Mammal Species Monitoring

Floral Species Identification for low profile

Other Projects and Assignments

Terminal Evaluation Study of the Tamilnadu Afforestation Project (TAP) Phase II using Survey Analysis Method

Environmental Management Plan for Srirangam

Environmental Management Plan for Rameswaram

Ecological Management Plan for the New Campus of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras at Thaiyur, Kanchipuram District

Deciphering Land Use – Land Cover Change around Protected Areas of Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu using Survey Analysis Method and Field Observation Study

Deciphering Land Use – Land Cover Change around Protected Areas of Nagapattinam, Tamilnadu using Survey Analysis Method and Field Observation Study

Deciphering Land Use – Land Cover Change around Protected Areas of Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu using Survey Analysis Method and Field Observation Study

Deciphering Land Use – Land Cover Change around Protected Areas of Cuddalore, Tamilnadu using Survey Analysis Method and Field Observation Study

Research on selected Non-Timber Forest Produce in Tamil Nadu using Survey Analysis Method and Field Observation Study

Conservation of Otters Through Community Participation in River Moyar, Tamilnadu using Survey Analysis Method and Field Observation Study

Schools as Eco-stewards- An environmental education and capacity building programme for schools.

Recovery & Restoration of Wetlands with special reference to Narayanapuram Lake, Chennai.

Water conservation canopy improvement on degraded forests in Tamil Nadu selected Districts

Identification the Buffer Zone in the Bird Sanctuaries of Vedanthangal, Karikili & Pulicat through Survey & analysis

Assessment of Chennai Greening canopy cover analysis

Ecological Management Plan for the New Campus of the Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad, Karnataka

Ecological Management Plan for the New Campus of the Indian Institute of Technology Jammu at Jagti, Jammu & Kashmir

Conservation of mountain wetlands in the Tamil Nadu

Ecological Survey For The Proposed Land of IIT Goa

Waterscapes of Chennai city- Hydrogeological perspective

Waterscapes of Neithal Muttukadu Hinterland Project

Supporting Enterprises in Sathyamangalam Project

EXTRA CURRICULAR

Participated in NSS.

Won Prizes/Medals in Mime and Street Plays.

Millennium Dollar Round Table – Business Man Award (2008)

Conservation Leadership Award (2015) (Tamilnadu First Otter Conservation project -one of the Recipient in the project)

MEMBERSHIPS

NAGI- National Association for Geographers India

ICCC- International Congress on Climate Change

THC- Tamilnadu History Congress

IBP- Indian Biodiversity Portal

CLP- Conservation Leadership Program

NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL SEMINARS / PARTICIPATED AND PRESENTED

8th International Congress on Climate Change, Territorial Classification & Socio –Economic Crisis held at Bharthidasan University, Tirucharapalli, Tamilnadu, 2013 April 23rd to 25th and presented a paper on “Assessment of Living Condition and People’s Perception on Malaria in Basin Bridge Zone, Chennai”

35th Indian Geography Congress held at University of Madras, Chennai, Tamilnadu, 2013 December 12th to 14th and presented a paper on “Socio Economic Assessment : A Case Study of Ennore Creek”

National Conference on Resource Management and Sustainable Development held at Ethiraj College for Women, MBA Department, Chennai, Tamilnadu, 2014 January 8th and presented a paper on “Land Use Land Cover Change in Malaria”

National Seminar on Infrastructure Development and Management : Problems and Prospects held at Post Graduate and Research Department of Geography, Queen Mary’s College,Chennai, Tamilnadu, 2014 August 5th to 7th and presented a paper on “Conservation Ecology : Sustainable Management For Dominant Species In The Muthupet Mangrove Ecosystem ”

National Seminar on Infrastructure Development and Management : Problems and Prospects held at Post Graduate and Research Department of Geography, Queen Mary’s College,Chennai, Tamilnadu, 2014 August 5th to 7th and presented a paper on “multi-criteria analysis for agriculture land use planningusing GIS”

21st Annual Session of the Tamilnadu History Congress, held at St.Josephs College of Arts & Science(Autonomous),Cuddalore, Tamilnadu, 2014 September 26th To 28thand Presented A Paper on “Socio Economic Activities Of The Coastal Environment: A Study Of Static Economical Issue”.

36th Indian Geography Congress held at Rajasthan University, Jaipur, India, 2014, Hosted by the Department of Geography, November 17th to 19th and presented a paper on “Dynamic Assets of Coastal Environment – A Study of Problems And Issues In Ennore Creek, Chennai”.

International Conference on Contemporary History held at Ethiraj College For Women, Hosted by Department of History, Tourism, and Travel Management, Chennai, 2015 January 30-31, and presented a paper on “Assessment of Environmental Status of Marine Coastal Community (1962-2013)”.

Souvenir of National Conference on “Biodiversity and Human Health: New Perspectives” held at Bharathi Women’s college, Hosted by the Department of Botany, Bharathi Women’s college in commemoration of Golden Jubilee celebration of the college, Chennai, 2015 February 06.02.2015, and presented a paper on “Health And Environment: A Case Study of Dengue Prone Area in Chennai City” .

Souvenir of National Conference on “Biodiversity and Human Health: New Perspectives” held at Bharathi Women’s college, Hosted by the Department of Botany, Bharathi Women’s college in commemoration of Golden Jubilee celebration of the college, Chennai, 2015 February 06.02.2015, and presented a paper on “Herbal Benefits of MorindacitrifoliaAnd Its Extracts”

National Symposium on “ALGAE FOR HUMAN WELFARE” (AFHW-2015)” held at Pithapur Rajas Govt. College, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, Hosted by the department of Botany and Microbiology, Pithapur Rajas Govt. College, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, 2015 August 19 to 2, and presented a paper on “Geographical Review Based Study On Algae And It’s Uses To Human Needs”

37th Indian Geography Congress, National association of Geographers, INDIA (NAGI), organized by Department of Geography, University of Jammu 2nd to 4th December 2015, and presented a paper on “Land use change deduction on wetland in Pallikaranai marsh land, Chennai (2001-2010)”

Conservation Asia 2016, SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES FOR PEOPLE, BUSINESS, AND BIODIVERSITY Joint Meeting Society for Conservation Biology Asia section Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation Asia-Pacific chapter, organized by National University of Singapore, 29 June - 2 July 2016, and presented a paper on “Impact of urban flash floods on the ecological refugees of Chennai, South India”

Conservation Asia 2016, SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES FOR PEOPLE, BUSINESS, AND BIODIVERSITY Joint Meeting Society for Conservation Biology Asia section Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation Asia-Pacific chapter, organized by National University of Singapore, 29 June - 2 July 2016, and presented a paper on “Study of Land Use / Land Cover Change on the Buffer of Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve in South India”

NSRTPSBC – 2020, Recent Trends in Plant Science and Biodiversity Conservation, organized by Department of Botany, E.S. Arts and Science College (Co-ed), Villupuram, 8th January 2020, and presented a paper on “ Biodiversity on Floral Degradation of canopy cover change in GCC, Tamil Nadu, India”

PAPERS PUBLISHED

National Conference on Resource Management and Sustainable Development held at Ethiraj College for Women, MBA Department, Chennai, Tamilnadu, 2014 January 8th and presented a paper on “Land Use Land Cover Change in Malaria”, ISBN:978-81-923796-1-6

National Seminar on Infrastructure Development and Management : Problems and Prospects held at Post Graduate and Research Department of Geography, Queen Mary’s College,Chennai, Tamilnadu, 2014 August 5th to 7th and presented a paper on “Conservation Ecology : Sustainable Management For Dominant Species In The Muthupet Mangrove Ecosystem ”, ISBN:978-93-81992-44-0

National Seminar on Infrastructure Development and Management : Problems and Prospects held at Post Graduate and Research Department of Geography, Queen Mary’s College,Chennai, Tamilnadu, 2014 August 5th to 7th and presented a paper on “Assessing The Suitability Of Land For Agriculture: A GIS-Based Study For Thirumanimuthar Sub Basin ”, ISBN:978-93-81992-44-0

Road dividing lake cuts off natural flood mechanism, Times of India, Article, 14th oct-2016, pp-5

City fishermen catch rare species found in east Atlantic and south Pacific regions, Times of India, Article, 03rd March 2018, pp-4

TRAINING/WORKSHOPS

Participated in the OIKOS ASIA MEET held on 28th& 29th of January 2012, at CEPT University, Ahmedabad and also participated the workshop on Paper Making during the Meet.

Participated in the Climate Change & Health Internship Programme Summer 2012 at Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation Research, Anna University Chennai, Tamilnadu, in the period of 22.05.2012 to 1.07.2012.

Participated in the national level workshop on image analysis and application held on 03.01.2014 organized by the Department of Computer Science, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamilnadu

Participated in the national level workshop on Basic Mat lab Programming And Simulink held on 6.05.2015 to 8.05.2015organized by Department of Mathematics, School of Physical Sciences, Central University of Karnataka, Kalaburagi - 585 367, Karnataka

Participated in the national level workshop on Mass cultivation of biofertilizers and biocontrol agents held on 09.09.2015 organized by The Dept of Plant Biology & Plant Biotechnology, Women’s Christian College, Chennai, Supported by DBT, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India

Participated in the national level workshop on Application of Global Positioning System (GPS) held on 7th and 8th October 2015 organized by Department of Geography, Bharathi Women’s college

Participated in the one-day workshop on integrated coastal zone management for tamilnadu held on 12th Jan 2016 organized by National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Anna University, Chennai

REFERENCE FROM THE FIELD EXPERTS

1)Dr. Jayshree Vencatesan

Founder & Director

Care Earth Trust

No-3, 6th street Thillaiganga Nagar

Palavanthangal

Chennai-600061

Email: ***********@*****.***

Contact: 994*******

2)Dr. R. Jaganathan

Professor and Head

Department of Geography

University of Madras

Chepauk

Chennai-600005

Email: ********@*****.***

Contact: 944-***-****

PERSONAL PROFILE

Name : VIGNESHWARAN.S

Father’s Name : SUBBAIAH.K

Date of Birth : 31.05.1988

Nationality : Indian

Marital Status : Married

Languages Known : Tamil, English

Contact No : 781-***-****

E-Mail ID : *********@*****.***

Permanent Address : No.42/49, Butchammal Street

New Washermenpet

Chennai-600081

DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the above-mentioned information is correct up to my knowledge and I bear the responsibility for the correctness of the above-mentioned particulars.

Place: Chennai Yours Sincerely

Date:

(VIGNESHWARAN.S)

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