Affiliations

Project Research Associate      

Osdag FOSSEE, Department of Civil/Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay

Mumbai, Maharashtra (IND)

• Involved in developing free and open-source software for design of steel structures (Osdag)

• Developed design and detailing checklists for major components of steel structures

• Developed unit tests to check the viability of codes

• Developed modules of flexural members, columns, gantry girders etc using concepts of object-oriented programming in Python

• Contributed to developing module for the design of short-span steel bridges and integration it with Osdag

Structural Engineer                                                                                           

Sanjay Unjia Consulting & Structural Engineers

Rajkot, Gujarat (India)

• Designed 150+ steel structure industrial sheds with a focus on EOT crane-supported structures (IS:800-2007 compliant)

• Studied technology structures and designed various components (platforms, connections etc) adhering to their specific guidelines 

• Advised in providing an economical layout and design for multi-level cold storage structures 

• Proficient in all components of structural steel design, including composite floor connections, plate girders, gantry girders, stepped columns, and web-tapered sections

• Achieved high accuracy (<1mm) in machine foundation layouts for national and international suppliers which includes Shree Shakti (Chennai), Disa (Bangalore), PAMA (Italy), Windmoller & Holscher (Germany), Kurimoto (Japan), Sakamura (Japan) and Shaoyang (China) 

• Designed an effluent treatment plant design with all its components of the liquid storage tanks 

• Understand the specific requirements of various industries like Pharma, Foundry, Textile, Food Processing, Automobile, Polyprinting, Warehousing, Forging, Nonwoven, etc 

• Managed multiple facets of projects like the planning stage, design & engineering stage, execution stage, completion, handover and feedback 

• Conducted 85+ site visits to monitor execution which enabled me to develop execution-friendly designs 

• Maintained strong inter-agencies relationships, ensuring project success