SANTOSH V. KHONDE
**** ***** ****** *****, *** # 1407, Houston, TX 77063
abibsu@r.postjobfree.com, Phone # 409-***-****
OBJECTIVE:
To attain excellence in Civil engineering through continued education by
working in a creative and challenging environment using cutting edge
technology.
SUMMARY:
. 2.5 Years of Engineering Design and Execution experience in an EPC
Company.
. 1.5 Years of Engineering experience (Internship) in conducting
Environmental Impact Assessment Studies with a leading Engineering
Consultant.
. Proficient with drawing and planning software's.
. Self motivated, quick learner, Team player with Good Communication skill.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
AECOM - Jr. Engineer
Feb 2009 to Feb 2010 (Contract)
. Working on design of a raw water pumping station to divert 400 MGD
surface water from Trinity River to Lake Houston Via a concrete canal.
This includes the design of the intake structure, bar screens, pump bays
and ancillary structures.
. Preparing spreadsheet to determine the sizing and operation cost of the
same.
. Developing drawings and layout of the pumping station components.
. Developing various layouts of the concrete canal and design of the
concrete canal.
UPL Environmental Engineers Ltd., India - Sr. Engineer
June 2006 to December 2007
. Worked as a Design Engineer for the Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants
design and cost estimation.
. Designed treatment plants with advanced process like Activated Sludge
Process and also with conventional contact biological treatment like
trickling filters.
. Design of Water Treatment Plant with Tube Filters.
. Process Development for Treatment of various types of industrial and
Municipal Solid Waste.
. Tendering, Costing, Monitoring and Report Preparation for entire project.
. Attending Pre-Bid meeting and Conducting Public Awareness Programs.
Green Circle Inc. - Project Engineer
December 2004 - May 2006
. Worked as a Project Engineer for Environmental Impact Assessment of New
Construction (Infrastructure) Projects.
. Sample Testing of various Industrial Wastewater samples.
. Feasibility Reports for treatment of various waste samples.
. Involved in Field Surveys and Site Study for Base line Data.
. Preparing the EIA reports and presenting the case at the MoEF (Ministry
of Environment and Forests)
. Coordinating with the Clients.
EDUCATION:
Masters in Civil Engineering
January
2008 - December 2008 Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, USA
GPA: 3.6/4.0
Masters in Civil (Environmental) Engineering
June 2004 - June 2006
Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat, India
GPA: 4.0/4.0
Bachelors in Civil Engineering
November 2000 - May 2004
Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat, India
GPA: 3.5/4.0
RELAVANT COURSEWORK:
Water and Waste Water Engineering,
Solid Waste Management,
Irrigation Engineering,
Air pollution,
Industrial water and waste water treatment,
Reuse of waste water by various techniques,
Environmental chemistry,
Computer Methods of Project Management,
Engineering Statistics,
Composite Materials.
PROJECTS:
. Dissertation on "Limited Reuse of Domestic Wastewater for Gardening and
Other Purposes (Except Potable) by Treatment with Small Scale Package
Sewage Treatment Plants"
. Designed the Waste Water Treatment Plant Units.
. Designed the Water Treatment Plant with advanced Technology.
SEMINARS AND PRESENTATIONS:
. Paper presented on 'Rain water harvesting and artificial recharge'.
Discussed the benefits, Ideal conditions, basic requirement, design
consideration and various artificial recharge structures.
. Seminar on 'recycled aggregates' & 'Self compacted concrete (SCC)'.
. Discussed the properties, uses, advantages and disadvantages of the
recycled aggregates and the self compacted concrete.
. Paper presentation on "Method for stabilization of clay using
Geotextiles".
. Presented a Seminar on Fluoridation and Deflouridation.
. Presented a Seminar on Industrial waste water Treatment for Petrochemical
Industry.
COMPUTER SKILLS:
. Software : MS Office, AutoCAD, MS Project, Primavera, Water Cad, MiniTab,
Flow Master
. System : Windows Vista, XP, 98.
HONORS & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
. Stood 3rd in the class of 70 in Final Year of Bachelor's.
. Member of ISTE chapter in India
. Recipient of Dean's Graduate study Scholarship, Lamar University.
. Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
. Member of M.S University, Baroda, Gujarat student alumni association.
. Voluntarily involved in, "Public Awareness Campaign", to initiate and
help the general public to understand the Role of Environmental Engineer
in reuse of waste water for different reuse for non-potable purposes
organized by Environmental Engineer's Baroda, India.
REFERENCES:
Available upon request.