SRINIVASA B S NOOKALA
E-mail: snookala[at]purdue.edu 400 N River Road, Apt #1716,
Phone #: (765)-237-1266 West Lafayette, IN 47906
Educational Qualifications
Purdue University West Lafayette, IN
Masters in Construction Engineering and Management GPA (3.93/4) May 2010
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India
B.Tech in Civil Engineering GPA (8.1/10) May 09
Affiliations
IStructE (Institute of Structural Engineers) London, UK May 07 - Present
Student Member
Computer Skills
C/C++, VBA, SAS, Matlab, AutoCAD, ArcGIS, MichPave, Stroboscope, EZstrobe, MSOffice
OS: Windows, Linux, Mac
Research Projects
Risk Management in International Construction Markets Purdue, IN Aug 09 Present
Research Thesis for Masters : Study focuses on identifying and managing risk for market entry and sustaining business in Global scenario for the Construction Firms.
Innovation Capacity in India Discovery Park, Purdue, IN Sep 09 Present
Fulbright project focused on a study of the barriers and challenges of Innovation Capacity in India, under Associate Prof. Pankaj Sharma. (Part Time Employment)
Construction of Telecom Towers IIT Madras, India Aug 08 May 09
Under Prof. K N Satyanarayana, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Quality, productivity and schedule improvements were achieved in the construction of telecom towers from my project.
Tsunami Housing Planning & Scheduling IIT Madras, India May June, 07
Under Asst. Prof. Ashwin Mahalingam, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Crashed the project duration by 30 days from the estimated duration of 135 days.
Work Experience
Weston Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. Hyderabad, India May July, 08
Summer Internee - Developed Construction Management Plan (CMP) for an ongoing botanical garden (Sri Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy Botanical Garden) in Hyderabad with an estimated construction cost of $133,538,784. Interacted in client and team meetings to achieve the final CMP.
Technical Presentations
Technical presentations covering topics related Transportation, Construction Management, Advanced Environmental Engineering, and Computational Methods in civil engineering, etc. The recent ones listed below-
Construction Equipment and Estimation of Projects in India IIT M, India Jan 09
Pavement Construction Technology in rural India IIT M, India Nov 08
Waste water treatment to remove P and S IIT M, India Oct 08
Solutions to Numerical Methods using Matlab IIT M, India Jan 08
Extra Curricular Activities
CE Career Fair Ambassador Purdue, IN Aug 09- Present
PSWE Office Assistant Purdue, IN Aug 09- Present
Aquatics Committee Member IIT M, India Aug 08- May 09
Institute Aquatics Player IIT M, India Aug 05- May 09
(3 Gold, 11 Silver, 2 Bronze in water polo and swimming)
Leadership Positions
Institute Triathlon Captain IIT M, India Aug 07- May 08
Institute 1st Yr Counselor IIT M, India Aug 05- May 06