Employment History
Duration		Employer	Position held
From	To
June 2003	till date	Frost & Sullivan, Chennai	Research Analyst
On job accomplishments
Participate in strategic planning, in-depth market analysis, and forecasting for consulting clients, subscription services, and syndicated research studies
Provide insightful articles on the industry for Frost & Sullivan on-line, Web newsletters, magazines, newspapers, and others
Provide quotes to reporters for major publications such as Time, NewsWeek, US News & World Reports, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, etc.
Plan and execute delivery of subscription based summary of findings
Develop relationships and conduct interviews with major manufacturers for gathering primary research results
Speak at industry trade shows and conferences
Duration		Employer	Position held
From	To
Aug., 2003	Mar., 2003	Tata Honeywell, Pune	Intern
On job accomplishments
Development and delivery of an Internet interface application layer over proprietary software used by the organisation.
Design and development of application in VB for SQL access on a remote workstation and graphical interpretation of data in real-time
Design and development of Java RMI based application for automated remote data access
Lead a team of 6 members, involved in various stages of the project.
Duration		Employer	Position held
From	To
1999 Oct.	2001 Jan.	M/s Vastusewa, Lucknow	Assistant Architect
On job accomplishments
Involved in commercial, residential and academic projects
Have assisted in an Open Architectural Competition for Panchayati Raj Vibhag, Government of Uttar Pradesh, that involved study of low cost / eco-friendly building materials and construction techniques and as a part of a team, brought down the estimated project cost from Rs. 375.00/sqft. to Rs. 200.00/sqft.
Won three projects for the company in the year 2000 through excellent presentations, as a team.
Won three projects for the company in the year 2000 through excellent presentations, as a team.
Education
Duration		Institute	Qualification Attained
From	To
2001 Feb.	2003 Jan.	International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad	M.Tech (IT in Building Science)
1994 June	1999 June	Piloo Modi College of Architecture, Utkal Univ.	Bachelor of Architecture
		B. Arch. Thesis: Rehabilitation of Uprooted Artisans at Lucknow
M. Tech. (IT in Building Science)
Courses
Building Automation: Introduction, Fuzzy Logic, Sensor Technology and Control Theory
Intelligent Building Technology: Concepts, Building Management Systems and Standard Protocols
Application of AI Techniques in Buildings: Concepts, Artificial Neural Networks, Genetic Algorithms, Applications
Functional Efficiency & Building Services: HVAC, Building Illumination, Acoustics, Fire and Elevators
Embedded Systems Tech.: Concepts, Overview & Assembly Lang. (8051 family of micro controllers), Project
Computer Graphics: Concepts, Matrix manipulations & Transformations, OpenGL and VRML (basics)
Database Management Systems: Concepts, ER diagrams, normalization
Object Oriented Programming Language: Concepts, Java
Projects
Architectural design, structural design and project management system for the upcoming head office building for AP Pollution Control Board, Hyderabad along with study of environmental friendly building materials (Team players 4)
Automated watering system for landscape in buildings. Working prototype with design and development of soil humidity sensor. Project presented at International Conference at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur (Team players 3)
Artificial Neural Networks for cooling load prediction in buildings in tropical climates (Team Players 2)
Software module for heat load calculation in buildings using transient numerical analysis (Team players 4)
Fuzzy Logic based smart motion sensor for predicting occupancy. (Current)
Final semester project with TATA HONEYWELL, Pune, India. Design and development of a virtual station for EBI 200.1 server (Honeywell proprietary software) (Current)
Skills
Language		C, Java, OpenGL, HTML
Operating System		Windows 95/98/2000 Pro
Software		AutoCad R14/2000i, Architectural Desktop 2000i, Photoshop 5.5, Lumen Micro, Radiance (Linux Platform), Desktop Radiance, Energy Plus, Fire Dynamics System, Smoke View, MatLab 5.3.1(Toolboxes: Fuzzy Logic, Neural Network, Image Processing), MS Office 2000 (Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Front Page)
Academic Achievements
Year		Award
1999		University Gold Medal for Bachelor of Architecture
1999		S R Das Trophy for the Thesis of the Year for B.Arch.
Membership of Professional Societies
Year		Name of the Society
2002		Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA)
2002		American Society for Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
Till 1999		Indian Institute of Architects (IIA)
Publications
Published article "Restructuring Architectural Education" in the Journal of Indian Institute of Architects, Oct.-Nov. 1995
Co-authored paper on "Intelligence Vs Automation: A Review" at International Conference ‘IT in Built Environment’ held at IIT Kharagpur from 15th to 18th January'02
Sent article for publication titled “Carbon Dioxide based Demand Control Ventilation using ASHRAE STANDARD 62” in the Journal of Indian Institute of Architects
Submitted paper “Artificial neural network for prediction of cooling load in buildings in tropical countries” at “Building Simulation 2003” the Biannual International Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association on Building Simulation, Netherlands
Currently working on article “Energy Monitoring Systems and the Role they can play In Sustainable Building” for the Refocus magazine (www.re-focus.net)
Other Information
Visited and prepared measured drawings of over 30 temple complexes in Orissa as part of the project by Archaeological Survey of India and Orissa Cultural Cell in 1998.
Founder member of the ‘A.S. Club’, a literary students’ club that published daily college newspaper ‘ArchSamachar’ during the foundation week of the Institute (B.Arch.), among other activities.
Delivered lecture / presentation on “Role of IT in Architecture” at Institute of Integrated Technology, Lucknow
Working as assistant for the current M.Tech. Program (from December 2001)
Working as teaching assistant for the “Building Lighting and Technology” course (from July 2002)
Maintaining the official website for M.Tech. IT in Building Sciences (http://www.cbs.iiit.net/)
Assisted in setting up of Building Automation Research Lab at the Institute (IIIT).
Lifetime passions
Weight training: Practiced for over eight years now, taking vacation at present
Ceramics: Appreciation for art and graffiti in clay as legacy from my mother
Sketching: paper +charcoal = expression