Sandhya Balasubramanian

Experience

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  Shanmugam Associates

  Jun 2016 - Dec 2016

  Architectural Intern

  Coordinated the flow of information between architects, owners, and field personnel for assigned projects. Assisted in the preparation of Request for Proposal (RFP) for a single-family home.Prepared documentation and AutoCAD drawings for assigned commercial and residential projects. Assisted in the development of designs through Revit and SketchUp models and visual renderings in Lumion.

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  Carnegie Mellon University

  Jan 2019 - May 2019

  Graduate Teaching Assistant - Construction Estimating

  Assisted in the instruction of concepts of material take-offs from plans, preparation of unit price and lump sum estimates for structural units.Responded to inquiries from student groups regarding the final Request for Proposal (RFP) project.Reviewed student projects of their proposed bid packages and cross-checked the accuracy of the developed detailed estimates.

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  Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN)

  Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Project Management Intern

  Reviewed documents and shop drawings for two green stormwater infrastructure projects requiring ALCOSAN’s GROW (Green Revitalization of Our Waterways) funding. Studied the challenges in the implementation of low impact design and developed a constructability checklist.Attended site visits with the project manager to verify locations of catch basins, building downspouts, and existing utilities in submittals

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  Carnegie Mellon University

  Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

  Graduate Teaching Assistant - Engineering Economics

  Instructed on principles of engineering economics such as concepts of economic analysis, net present value and internal rate of return and evaluation of alternative engineering projects for capital investment.

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  Alexander Design Consultants Pvt. Ltd.

  Mar 2021 - now

  Junior Architect