Tanmaya Kala
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Groups: | Social e-challenge Competition 2008, Social e-challenge Competition 2009 |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Stanford University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Center for Integrated Facilities Engineering (CIFE), Stanford |
| Position: | Research Assistant |
| Time period: | March 2007 - Present |
| Description: | Working with a team to develop a software tool which will aid pre-construction planning for a 4Km2 economic zone in
Qatar. Tool provides 4D visualization and tracks metrics like concrete, steel, water demand etc over time. Also: • Created a Primavera schedule and 3D model in Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2007 for construction of the zone. • Developed algorithm for concrete and steel demand over time. • Presented Stanford team’s work to Ministry of Economy and Commerce in Qatar. • Gave a 4hr crash course on 4D modeling using common point v.1.96 at Qatar University. |
| Employer: | Siemens |
| Position: | Leader |
| Description: | Led a team of three designers to redesign gas and steam turbine foundations at Siemens. |
| Employer: | Design and Construction group Stanford University Medical Center (SUMC) |
| Position: | Part-Time |
| Time period: | December 2006 - March 2007 |
| Description: | • Created a 3-D model using Revit building for construction of elevator shaft in Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
(LPCH) renovation project, to reduce the risk of project delay and disruption of hospital operations due to re-routing of existing med-gas, electricity and IT lines. • Studied existing project planning and control system on LPCH; to identify its limitations and suggest improvements. • Involved in site inspections with OSHPD certified SUMC inspectors. |
| Employer: | Siemens Power Engineering Ltd, India |
| Position: | Engineer |
| Time period: | July 2005 - August 2006 |
| Description: | • Involved in planning the layout of 800MW combined cycle Power plant in Knapsack, Germany.
• Worked with the construction manager to develop construction friendly design. This involved working long hours to redesign foundations and reissue drawings to reduce construction schedule. • Supervised drafting of reinforcement detail drawings for foundations, general steel arrangement drawings for steel structures and architectural drawings of gas and steam turbine buildings. • Calculated quantity takeoffs for concrete and steel. |
| Employer: | Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), India |
| Position: | Construction Intern |
| Time period: | June 2004 - January 2005 |
| Description: | • Progress reporting to the project manager.
• Involved in daily safety and quality inspections of the excavation, shoring and boring (using TBM) operations. • Studied the construction methodology of different construction operations as an aide to the Resident Engineer. |
| Employer: | Society of Experimental Mechanics (SEM), DCE chapter 2004-05 |
| Position: | Joint Secretary |
| Time period: | January 2004 - December 2005 |
| Employer: | “Paradigm”, held at DCE |
| Position: | Chief Organizer |
| Time period: | December 2003 |
| Description: | Chief Organizer of national level bridge model making competition “Paradigm”, held at DCE (2003) |
| Employer: | “Technodrome”, DCE |
| Position: | Part of the organizing team |
| Time period: | December 2003 |
| Description: | Part of the organizing team for DCE’s national level technical festival “Technodrome” (2003). |
EDUCATION
| University: | Stanford University |
INFORMATION
| Awards: | • Developed a Design Methodology for steam turbine building foundations that was standardized by Siemens Power
Engineering Limited to be used in all Siemens steam power plant projects. • Winner Stanford Intramural tennis tournament fall 2006. • Awarded the Best Sportsman of Delhi College of Engineering for the year 2004-05. |
