Graduate Teaching Assistant Resume
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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
- Experience with use of US and European seismic standards and Structural design codes
- Proficiency in MS-Office, AutoCAD, SAP, STAAD.Pro and working knowledge of Abaqus
- Experience with Numerical Modeling of Reinforced Concrete structures
- Programming experience in C, C++, MATLAB, HTML, SQL, VB Applications in Excel
- Strong leadership and teamwork skills through field and laboratory experience
EDUCATION Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Focus: Structural Engineering Bachelor of Technology, Civil Engineering
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Confidential at Urbana-Champaign May 2011-May 2012 'Comparative Study of European and US Seismic Design Standards'
- Studied the US and European Seismic design provisions and building design codes
- Performed elastic analysis using SAP2000 and designed frames as per European and US standards
- Modeled the designed frames and performed modal analysis in an Inelastic analysis software 'Zeus-NL'
- Performed Static pushover analysis and Inelastic dynamic time-history analysis to compare the performance of frames based on local and global evaluation parameters
Confidential at Urbana-Champaign March 2012-May 2012 'Model validation of a RC dapped beam using finite element analysis program ABAQUS'
- Modeled a RC dapped beam and performed inelastic finite element analysis to predict the response
- Compared the finite element analysis results with test data obtained from laboratory tests
- Performed mesh refinement and parametric studies on tension-stiffening and tolerance parameters
WORK EXPERIENCE
Confidential, Urbana-Champaign Graduate Teaching Assistant January 2011-May 2012
- Conducted Laboratory sessions and taught basic programing skills in C, JAVA, VB and SQL
Confidential, University of Illinois Graduate Student October-December 2010
- Contributed as a member of team involved in instrumentation work for large scale testing of shear walls
Confidential, Engineering Intern November-December 2007
- Observed and Supervised various aspects of a thermal power plant construction
- Studied detailed construction drawings of the superstructure and foundation structures
- Supervised the piling work for the plant and other foundation structure works
- Observed the construction of cooling towers and chimney using the slip-form technique
- Observed the fabrication and installation of steel columns and girders for the power plant
GRADUATE COURSE WORK Structural Mechanics, Structural Dynamics, Advanced Structural Analysis, Advanced Concrete Design, Advanced Steel Design, Prestressed Concrete Design, Finite Element Analysis, Earthquake Engineering, Structural Planning, Behavior and Numerical Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Structures
AWARDS AND MEMBERSHIPS 'Academic Proficiency Prize' 'Academic Proficiency Prize' 'Academic Proficiency Prize' Student Member, AISC and ACI