Entry Level Environmental Engineer.
Prabhakar Sundaram , PrabHu
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PRABHAKAR SUNDARAM
265 F-Court, University Village
Fargo, ND 58102.
Ph # (701)232-7202.
E.Mail: sund...@plains.nodak.edu
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OBJECTIVE: Seeking a position in the field of ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
that will augment my scholastic training and experience while
offering challenging and career development oppurtunities.
EDUCATION Master of Science in Environmental Engineering (Current)
North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105.
Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering (May, 1990)
PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India 641 004.
MASTER'S Identified contributing areas of contamination for the public
THESIS well fields in Buffalo Aquifer, MN using MODFLOW - an USGS
Modular Three-Dimensional Finite Difference Flow Model,
GPTRAC - General Particle Tracking Program, and MODPATH -
a Three-Dimensional Particle Tracking Program and conducted
a comparison of the EPA's Wellhead Protection Area Models such
as RESSQC, MWCAP, and MONTEC.
BACHELOR'S Computer Aided Design (CAD) on Masonry and Steel Structures.
PROJECT This includes the design of Masonry Wall, Rectangular or Square
Masonry Pier or Column, Tension Members, Compression Members,
Torsion Bracket Connections, Moment Bracket Connections,
Compound Sections, and Gantry Girders.
CONVERSANT Bioremediation, Groundwater Seepage, Solid Waste Management,
WITH Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Hazardous Waste
Management, Water and Wastewater Engineering, Water Quality
Management, Air Pollution, Sanitary Engineering,
Soil Mechanics, and Small Watershed Hydrology.
WORK Graduate Teaching Assitant (07/93 - Present)
EXPERIENCE North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105.
* Assisted professors in teaching various undergraduate
courses in the areas of Groundwater, Hydraulics,
Contracts, Laws, and Specifications for Engineers.
* Instructor for the Computer Lab section for the course,
Introduction to Civil Engineering Systems.
Graduate Research Assistant (06/94 - Present)
North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105.
* Collected soil samples from the site, conducted various
chemical analysis on the soil samples collected, and was a lab
assistant for the Soil Chemistry Lab.
Graduate Research Assistant (01/93 - 01/94)
North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105.
* Identified contributing areas of contamination for the
public well fields in Buffalo Aquifer, MN using MODFLOW,
EPA's WHPA, and MODPATH, computer simulation models.
Design and Project Engineer (05/90 - 11/91)
Sampro Consultants (Pvt.) LTd., Coimbatore, India 641 004.
* Involved in planning, co-ordination, and site supervision
of various Civil Engineering projects.
* Praticipated in proposal and report writing.
PROJECTS * BIOPLUME II, a two-dimensional model, was used for simulating
the transport of hydrocarbons under the influence of oxygen-
limited biodegradation in groundwater for the Buffalo Aquifer,
Moorhead, MN.
* ARC/INFO, a GIS software, was used to select a specific site
near a coastal farming area for constructing a small lab and an
office building. Also, ARCView, a GIS software, was used to
create an environment and to display and query the contents of
the spatial database that was created using ARC/INFO.
* Desinged an Air Pollution Control System that was used
to control particulate emissions that were generated from
a mixture of natural talc and borax.
* Simulating the effects of discharging wastewater at the
reach of Red River of Fargo, ND using an enhanced water quality
model, EPA's QUAL2EU, and conducted an analysis of the water
quality parameters.
* LEACHM-P, a pesticide version of LEACHM, was used to
investigate the behavior of pesticides in soils for the North
Buffalo River Branch Watershed, Moorhead, MN. Amounts and
percentages of applied pesticides leached to the groundwater
through the unsaturated zone were estimated.
* Agricultural nonpoint source pollution control of water
quality in the USDA-ARS Research Field Station located near
Treynor, IOWA, was evaluated by using a distributed parameter
hydrologic model, AGNPS.
* Design, construction, and estimation of the cost of a
Sanitary Landfill, and a Water Treatment Plant.
COMPUTER O. Systems Unix, MS-Dos, MS-Windows, and System 7.
PROFICIENCY
Hardware DEC Workstations, SUN SPARC Workstations,
IBM PC, and POWER MAC 7100/66.
Languages Fortran 77.
Tools ARC/INFO, ARCView, Hypercard 2.1, MSWord,
LOTUS 123, and MSWorks.
REFERENCES Dr. Don Richard, Chairman/Professor
201A Civil/Ind. Eng., North Dakota State Univ, Fargo, ND 58105.
Ph # (701) 237-7244.
Dr. G. Padmanabhan, Professor
201D Civil/Ind. Eng., North Dakota State Univ, Fargo, ND 58105.
Ph # (701) 237-7043 or (701) 237-6226.
Dr. John Moraghan, Professor
131 Walster Hall, North Dakota State Univ, Fargo, ND 58105.
Ph # (701) 237-8821.
Dr. Lowell A. Disrud, Assistant Professor
105 Agricultural Eng, North Dakota State Univ, Fargo, ND 58105.
Ph # (701) 237-7271.
OTHER Secretary for the Association of Students from India during
ACTIVITIES 1993-94 at North Dakota State Univ, Fargo, ND for 160 students.
Class Representative (Senior) at PSG College of Technology,
Coimbatore, India during 1989-90 for 55 students.
INTERESTS Open to relocation and travel.
SALARY
EXPECTED $32,000.00 - $35,000.00