SAGAR PANDIT
Civil/Water Resources Engineer
SUMMARY
Highly motivated and performance-driven engineer having good understanding of collection and management of water. Excellent knowledge of groundwater and surface water interactions, hydrologic and hydraulic modelling, meteorology, stormwater management, and more. Actively seeking for position in a firm that offers the potential for career growth possibilities.
EDUCATION
MS in Civil Engineering (Water Resource) – Current GPA: 4.00 The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN Aug 2018 – Dec 2020 (expected)
• Courses: Advanced Hydrology, Field Hydrology, Physical Hydrology, GW cont. fate/transport, Groundwater Hydraulics, Statistical Hydrologic Modeling, Open Channel Hydraulics
• Research: Studying Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions to Identify Potential Aquitard Breach Locations Along the Wolf River, Tennessee. BE (Civil Engineering) – GPA: 3.70
Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal Nov 2011 – Sept 2015
• Relevant Courses: Soil Conservation and Watershed Management, Soil Mechanics, Surveying, Construction and Project Management, Foundation design, RCC design
• Research: Pre-feasibility Study of Mini-Hydropower Project. EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research Assistant
The University of Memphis/CAESER – Memphis, TN Aug 2018 – Current
• Actively involved in a research project funded by Memphis, Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) to study clay breaches in the Memphis aquifer and their impacts to water quality.
• Successfully led logistically demanding and extensive fieldwork to quantify GW-SW interaction in lower 30-mile reach of the Wolf River, TN.
• Conducted geospatial data analysis, mapping, and interpretation using ArcGIS.
• Other responsibilities – collection and analysis of data, differential stream gaging, deployment of pressure transducer, water level data collection using E-tape, installation and monitoring of stilling wells, design and construction of economic seepage meter, mini-piezometer and temperature probe, submission of monthly progress report, poster presentation in public forum, and more.
Civil Engineer (Intern, Employee)
Engineers’ Revisited Consult – Kathmandu, Nepal Oct 2015 – Dec 2018
• Performed flood flow analysis of 10 proposed bridge location located in Jhapa district, Nepal using multiple empirical methods.
• Used HEC-RAS software to build 1D steady-state flow profiles for irrigation projects.
• Prepared shop drawings using AutoCAD and drafted technical reports.
• Supervised structural construction works as per design drawings and support documents. VOLUNTERING AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
• Surveyed damaged houses/interviewed families to quantify socio-economic loss following 2015 earthquake, under Government of Nepal - Central Bureau of Statistics.
• Executive member of Civil Engineering Student Society (CESS), Nepal.
• Organized National Civil Engineering Exhibition 2015 in Nepal.
• Executive member of Nepali Student Association at Memphis. PERSONAL INFO
• Memphis, TN, 38111
• adhweh@r.postjobfree.com
• www.linkedin.com/in/pandit
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CORE COMPETENCIES
• Critical thinker and rational
decision maker
• Team player with strong
management and
communication skills
• Detail-oriented and complex
problem solver
TECHNICAL SKILLS
MS Office suite ArcGIS
Google Earth HEC-RAS
AutoCAD HEC-HMS
Grapher Python
SketchUp SWMM
Civil 3D
LICENSE AND
CERTIFICATION
• Registered civil engineer with
Nepal Engineering Council
• Fundamentals of Engineering
• Valid Driver’s License
• Data analysis and
visualization with Python