AMAN BAKHSHI

Year Degree / Exam Institute GPA / Marks(%)---- B.Tech in Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Delhi 8.437

2005 AISSCE St. Columba's School, New Delhi 88.2%2003 AISSE St. John's High School, Chandigarh 88.8%

Rank 6 out of 74 students of the Civil Engineering Department, IIT DelhiWinner, Prototype Exhibit Competition, Civil Engineering Department, Open House, IIT Delhi, 2008Pursuing a minor degree in Business Management at the Department of Management Studies of IIT DelhiCo-authored a research paper: "Prediction of Remaining Life of Structure after Damage using PZTTransducer", Shanker R., Bhalla S., Gupta A., Bakhshi A., Khandelwal A. and Singh N.; In submission toInternational Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics - 2010, Liverpool, U.K.

Ocean Power Industrial Co. Ltd., Shenzhen, China (May, 2009 - July, 2009) : One of the largest conglomerates of China with 73 subsidiary companies

Analysed the industrial and competitive environment in India and South-east Asia for company productsEvaluated and highlighted performance parameter differences between the Chinese and Indian Asphalt CodesRecieved a pre-placement offer (PPO) in recognition of the excellent performanceInvited to be a part of the founding team of the first Indian branch office of the company

Gammon India Ltd., New Delhi, India (May, 2008 - July, 2008) : The largest civil engineering construction company in India with a net worth of Rs 1200 Crores

Undertook a field engineering role on BC-25, the construction site of a Rs 159 crore DMRC projectGained exposure to on-site procedures and interpretation of construction drawingsSurveyed occurrences of construction malpractices and devised framework to ensure compliance to norms

Road Transport Fuel Consumption Estimation in NCR (1995-2004) (Nov, 2007 - Dec, 2007) :Estimated fuel consumption after a detailed analysis of data procured from MOPNG, PPAC, IGL, etc.Diagnosed and highlighted the impact of introduction of Delhi Metro and CNG on the fuel consumption patternRecommended for admission to graduate programs by the project supervisor, a guest faculty from the School ofUrban Planning and Environment, McGill University, Canada

Prediction of Location and Severity of Incipient Damage in Structures (Jan, 2009 - May, 2009) :Fabricated an experimental setup to simulate aggravating damage scenarios in real-life structuresGenerated a diagnostic methodology and investigated limitations of its applicabilityResults and key findings were presented in a research paper

Tied Arch Bridge Model Project (Jan, 2008 - Apr, 2008) :Designed and developed a light-weight model of a bridge which withstood load up to 80 times its dead weightIllustrated the principle of tied arches (unexplored in the Indian Civil Industry)Adjudged Best Project amongst 15 other projects from the department

Passive Control Devices for Seismic Excitations (July, 2009 - Present) :

Aiming to model, simulate and test passive control devices and to fabricate small-scale prototypesCurrently modelling and investigating performance of friction dampers on a simulation software (IDARC 2D)

General Secretary, Academic Interaction Council (AIC), IITD (July, 2009 - Present) :Representing 2500 UG students in the Senate and BUGS (Highest policy making bodies of IIT Delhi)Leading a team of 51 representatives to oversee all academic activities of UG studentsConceptualized and implemented the pilot Online Course Feedback System (200 responses in 3 days)Formally enumerated responsibilities of a Convener and the General Secretary of the AIC

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Overall Coordinator, Tryst-2010 (IIT Delhi Technical Festival) (Sept, 2009 - Present) :

Revived Tryst after one year through detailed discussions with the Chairman, AICRevamped the event structure and introduced Tryst Trophy to increase student and faculty participationRestructured the organizational structure to remove redundancies and improve accountability

Coordinator, Nucleus Committee, Training and Placement (TnP) Cell, IITD (Aug, 2008 - Present) :

Placement Co-coordinator (Aug, 2009 - Present)Leading a team of 7 representatives to invite firms for the placement of over 150 studentsCreated a database of over 300 companies across 6 sub-disciplines of civil engineering

Training Coordinator (Aug, 2008 - July, 2009)Led a team of 4 representatives in pitching to over 200 companies and handling logisticsArranged over 100 seats for the training program of 72 civil engineering students

Adjudged the Best Nucleus Committee for 2008-09 by the Training and Placement CellReceived an Award of Honour from the Civil Engineering Society

Convener, Class Committee, AIC, IITD (July, 2007 - Present) :

Serving a record third straight term as the elected representative of 74 civil engineering students in the AICPro-actively, strengthened student-faculty interaction and addressed course related issuesAssisted in planning of degrees and favourable allotment of time-slots to department courses

Marketing Coordinator, Literati - IIT Delhi Literary Festival (Feb, 2009 - Mar, 2009) :

Led a team of 3 Activity Heads and 9 Volunteers in securing sponsorship worth Rs 2 lacsNegotiated deals for sponsorships and advertisements with BHEL, PVR, Lime-Lite, etc.

Others (Feb, 2008 - Present) :

Activity Head, Hospitality, Tryst (Feb, 2008 - Mar, 2008)Successfully handled delegate inquiries and reservations, and distribution of certificates

Member, Alumni Affairs Committee (July, 2009 - Present)Playing an advisory role on ways and means for resource generation through interaction with Alumni

Member, Student Affairs Council (July, 2009 - Present)Voicing the academic concerns of the undergraduate student community

Cricket : Silver Medal, Inter-Hostel Cricket Tournament, IIT Delhi, 2009Silver Medal, Inter-Hostel Cricket Tournament, IIT Delhi, 2007

Instrumental in winning the most coveted General Championship Trophy, 2007Bronze Medal, Inter-Hostel Freshers' Cricket Tournament, IIT Delhi, 2006Member of all Inter-Class/Inter-House/Inter-Hostel Cricket teams since 2001

Social Work :

Undertook teaching elementary subjects to over 50 children in Kendriya Vidyalaya of IIT Delhi under theLiteracy Program of Vidya NGOSurveyed handicraft vendors in Connaught Place and Delhi Haat to explore employment opportunities for thepoor sections of the society for Sparsh NGOUndertook teaching children from backward classes under the 'Big Buddy Program' of St. John's High SchoolAwarded Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding contribution in the field of Donor Motivation and BloodDonation Camp Organization by Lions Blood Bank

Cricket and weight-training

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

OTHER INTERESTS