YASHIKA AGARWALLA, E.I.T.

7550 Mallard Drive | Mobile AL 36695 (404)-493-7424 yashika0802@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE
Environmental engineering professional with experience in civil design, water wastewater engineering, spill prevention and control plans,
stormwater design. Enthusiastic about utilizing my analytical, design and research skills in contributing to companys goals.

CERTIFICATIONS
Engineer In Training Environment (Texas, # 53018)
OSHA 40-Hour Hazwoper
Qualified Credentialed Inspector (QCI, # 14330)

EDUCATION
Aug 2013 May 2015
Atlanta, GA
THESIS

M.S. in Environmental Engineering

Georgia Institute of Technology
An Integrated Approach for Predicting Vegetation Cover using Image Analogy & Machine
Learning

July 2009 - May 2013

Ahmedabad, India

Bachelor of Technology, Civil Engineering

Nirma University
First Class With Distinction

WORK EXPERIENCE
ENGINEERING ASSOCIATE I
Thompson Engineering, Mobile, Alabama

May 2015 Present

Evaluated the Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMR) of wastewater treatment plants using Excel-VBA to design a
pretreatment system for Jackson County Utility Authority (MS).
Designed wastewater lagoons for Utility Services (MS) and evaluated their plants on a timely basis to check for any
violations or non-compliance issues. Also,prepared a plan for preventing Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO).
Investigated oil storage facilities and prepared Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) plans for clients.
Prepared a utility (water & sewer)master plan for using GPS and GIS at the Alabama National Guard facility and
provided a cost estimate for the repairs needed.
Developed drawings for a Lime Silo at a water treatment facility and prepared construction specifications.
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
School of Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)

August 2013 March 2015

Recreated visual image with biomass of continental United States from small scale Digital Elevation Model images
using image analogy and scaling up to 5 times.
Developed a climate change model to predict futuristic vegetation cover of regions in continental United States.
Used Machine Learning techniques as Boosted Regression Trees for prediction of vegetation.
TRAINEE
Bogibeel Rail cum Road Bridge, Indian Railways (Assam, India)

January 2013 April 2013

Reviewed the Fabrication (shop) drawings submitted by consultants on behalf of Indian Railways to ensure correct
member sizes, type & size of welding and recommended changes wherever necessary.
Supervised various construction operations such as well sinking and well foundation concreting.
Hydrological survey to measure various depths of River Brahmaputra River using echo sounder.
Assisted seniors with QA/QC of welding procedures.

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Software: MS Office, Excel-VBA, AutoCAD, MATLAB, GIS
Programming: C/C++, Python, R

RESEARCH/PROJECTS
Rendering Future Vegetation Change across Large Regions of the US accepted at European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2015 at Vienna, Austria.
April, 2015
Impact of the changing Urban Meteorology on Human Thermal Comfort presented at 8th International Conference on Urban
August, 2012
Climate at Dublin, Ireland.
The Changing Climate of Ahmedabad City: A Scientific Perspective Based on Multivariate Analysis presented at Third National Conference on Climate Change.
November, 2012
Analyzed weather data of 39 years & devised a method to study & compare temperature trends over various seasons and time
intervals using Minitab.
Calculated the Human Thermal Comfort using Sipel & Passel Indices and Thom Index using excel simulations.
Tabulated the frequency shifts of comfort levels over the various seasons.

Worked on Reducing building energy loads by using sustainable materials using e-Quest.
Simulated a three dimensional model of Nirma University with detailed material inputs and construction specification of each
building element.
Implemented use of green building techniques, materials to reduce building energy loads.
Maximized usage of natural light & ventilation and studied reduction in energy requirements.

Lead the Know Your Water Campaign on World Water Day in various schools in Ahmedabad.
Studied the water quality of the samples collected from various regions in Ahmedabad.
Mapped it using GIS to know the distribution of various water quality parameters around the city.
Educated school children about various water quality parameters.

LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
Grader
School of Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Co-Founder
Medibeep
Co-founded the initiative to send free vaccination & other healthcare tips through SMS.
Registered over 1500 children & it provides alerts in English, Hindi, Assamese, Gujarati & Kannada.

Professional Organizations
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Water Works Association
Georgia Tech Student Alumni Association
Hilltoppers TOASTMASTERS

August 2013 - December 2013

February 2013 - Present