SARANSH SHAH
138, North 8th Street, San Jose, California-95112.Contact:408-338-9405.





OBJECTIVE: Seeking a fulltime opportunity in Field of Construction Management
EDUCATION:
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA Fall 2008
Master of Science, Major in Construction Management with Minor in Transportation GPA 3.586
Dharmasinh Desai University, Nadiad, India
Bachelor of Civil Engineering Spring 2006

SKILLS:
Computer software: MS Office, MS Project, Primavera P3 & P6, Adobe Illustrator, AutoCAD Architectural Desktop, Autodesk Land Desktop, familiar with Prolog.
Operating Systems: Windows 98, 2000, XP and Vista
Ability to Read blueprints, contract specifications and drawings, Take-off quantities, Read & evaluating Contract, familiar with change orders, submittals, RFIs & also performed assignments using MS project & Primavera, Sound knowledge of CPM scheduling
Strong problem solving, Team oriented, Innovative, Detail-oriented, optimistic________________________________________
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Student Assistant at PDC at FD&O- SJSU Feb. 2008 Dec. 2008
Working on Autodesk Architectural Desktop, preparing and modifying the drawings, Parking lot layouts, Updated university plan, Preparing transmittals, submittals & do Field work & assisting in execution of the project under the team of architects and project managers of Facility Development & Operation Department at San Jose State University.

Jr. Engineer Water and Power Consultancy Services (I) Ltd. July 06 July 07
Network planning of water supply system
Contouring of villages with LDD software
Land acquisition report
L-Sec of Distributaries
Minors and water courses and VSA report
Site visits
Attend weekly project meetings
Reviewed schematic design documents________________________________________
PROJECTS:
Dry storage warehouse project - Spring 2008
Worked on Proposal letter, Cost breakdown structure, Preliminary construction cost estimate, Milestone Schedule, Value engineering, Organization charts and Construction logistics.
Estimation and Cost Analysis for the Construction of Skate Park Spring 2008
Analyze drawings of Skate Park to estimate the quantities of materials (Quantity Take off) by using Master Format Divisions and providing cost analysis for the same by using RS Mean
Decision Support System (DSS): Rent vs. Purchase of Asphalt Milling Machine Spring 2008
Built software Rent vs. Purchase of Asphalt Milling Machine whether customer should purchase it or take it on lease on basis of there budget.
Productivity Improvement in Construction Fall 2008
Visit construction site of DPR Construction at UCSC and analyze the schedules of various construction activities to improve the productivity of the work to save time and cost
Experience in Civil Site construction - Sewage Treatment Plant Dec05 April06
Supervision of ongoing construction activities, calculating quantities, reading structural drawings

References:
Winona Heyer-Soma 408.924.1980
Napolean 408.924.7178
Prof. Mario Baratta San Jose State University.

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