PUNIT KUMAR

Experience

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  Central Soil and Material research station

  Jun 2016 - Jul 2016

  Summer Research Intern

  Worked with soil and material testing scientists in various laboratories and studied about various destructive and non-destructive testing involved in Hydraulic structures (cement, concrete, soil, and rocks testings) and Use of Geo-synthetics in retaining structure and their tests, etc.

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  Habog Consultants Private Limited

  Jun 2019 - Jul 2019

  Summer Intern

  Worked on multiplex parking lot project involving parking study of a running multiplex on weekday and weekend day to get parking count of vehicles and their analysis using Excel sheet. Practiced Road horizontal and vertical Geometric design using Civil3D and Traffic analysis using PTV VISSIM software on on-going Trivandrum, Kerala projects.

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  National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

  Aug 2019 - Jul 2020

  Research And Teaching Assistant

  Assisted Students in conducting Traffic Surveys namely Traffic volume count, Spot speed study, Speed and Delay study, Parking Study, and Origin and Destination survey using the Roadside interview method. And taught soft wares like PTV Vissim, Civil3D, and SPSS in the ITS laboratory. As a research assistant worked on transportation planning projects under Dr. Marisamynathan S, Assistant Professor NIT Trichy.

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  Delhi Integrated Multi Modal Transit System Ltd. (DIMTS)

  Jan 2021 - Aug 2022

  • Assistant Manager

    Apr 2022 - Aug 2022

  • Executive - Transport Planning

    Jan 2021 - Apr 2022
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  UNSW

  Aug 2022 - Dec 2022

  Research Assistant – Traffic Modelling

  Worked as a Research Assistant for Traffic Modeling projects with Prof. Vinayak Dixit, Director rCITI UNSW.Analyzed traffic data to develop an Urban Pervasive Traffic Model for Nagpur and Meerut cities. Contributed to the development and testing of algorithms for static and dynamic assignment of traffic in MATSim, with a specific focus on adapting to Indian traffic flow conditions. Also worked hybrid traffic simulation model for Delhi PWD road on AIMSUN.

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  WSP in India

  Jan 2023 - now

  Assistant Engineer

  Engaged in various responsibilities including:Forecasting Electric Vehicle (EV) Growth and Charging Infrastructure.Contributing to initiatives targeting Net Zero Emissions through innovative Mobility projects.Conducting Traffic Data Analysis and Visualization using MS Excel, Python, and Power BI.Preparing a comprehensive Power BI data book and report for EV baselining for Cornwall and Peninsula Council in the UK.Working on Junction Capacity Modeling projects to optimize traffic flow and enhance infrastructure efficiency.Serving as a Junction Modeling Expert, utilizing tools such as LinSig and Junction 9/10 to model signalized and un-signalized intersections. Show less