education
Carnegie Mellon University | School of Architecture
Master of Science in Sustainable Design
Relevant Courses: Building Performance Modelling, Environmental Performance Simulation, HVAC and Power-Supply, Real Estate, Shaping Daylight, Architectural Interfaces, Generative Modelling, Smart Cities and Technology  
Carnegie Mellon University | Tepper School of Business
Relevant Courses: Sustainable Operations, Energy Finance
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Certificate Course
Introduction to Sustainability
JNAFAU, India | CSI Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Architecture
work experience
The Levy Partnership, New York | Sustainability Project Manager (October 2021 - Present)
- Conduct energy modeling, building performance simulation, system monitoring and evaluation.
- Manage various residential energy efficiency and green building certifications for builders and developers.
- Review architectural and mechanical plans and documentation for compliance to building sustainability program requirements.
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reparing design drawings for research homes and test structures. Residential building load calculations and technical design.
- Evaluating innovative building technology measures, analyzing field testing data and retrofitting techniques.
Oneistox | Sustainability Mentor (February 2022 - August 2024)
- Teaching environmental simulation softwares to be applied in the BIM professional course.
cove.tool, Atlanta | Sustainability Researcher (June 2021 - September 2021)
- User support through live chat, article, blog writing and initial sales demos.
- Product QC/QA, testing and launch.
3R Sustainability, Pittsburgh | Sustainability Intern (June 2020 - August 2020)
Rating Systems: LEED, WELL, BREEAM, GRESB
- Performed in-depth technical review of environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance documents for analysis and benchmarking of real estate/infrastructure entities.
- Gained familiarity with several international sustainability rating systems/assessments for the built environment (including LEED, WELL, BREEAM, GRESB, etc.) - Entrusted with confidential client information and worked on tight deadlines. 
FOYR, India | Lead Designer (November 2018 - July 2019)
Clients: JLL, PepperFry, HomeLane, Godrej Properties
- Led a team of interns, designers, 3D modellers and 3D visualizers to produce VR architectural content for enterprise clients based in India and Singapore.
- Reported daily, weekly and monthly project status to the manager and CEO. - Met quarterly targets, raised invoices and managed client relations.​​​​​​​
teaching experience
Carnegie Mellon University | Graduate Teaching Assistant
Advanced Construction Studio (S20 & S21 | 48-640)
Softwares: DIVA & ArchSIM, Climate Studio, Enscape, Climate Consultant
- Assisted Prof. Stephen Lee and Associate Prof. Azadeh Sawyer by helping the graduate and under-graduate students learn various environmental simulation softwares to be applied in their advanced construction studio.
Carnegie Mellon University | Graduate Teaching Assistant
Environment, Form & Feedback (F20 | 48-300)
Softwares: Rhino, Grasshopper, Weaver Bird, Keyshot
- Assisted Prof. Dana Cupkova in conducting workshops for the environment, form and feedback studio that taught computationally based design techniques that integrate form-making with environmental simulation.       
volunteer experience
Citizens' Climate Lobby | Volunteer (Nov 2020 - June 2021)
Role: Climate Change Advocate
Amani Christian CDC | Volunteer (March 2021 - May 2021)
Role: Sustainability Consultancy, Environmental Awareness in the community
SimAUD 2021 | Student Volunteer (April 15th - April 17th, 2021)
Role: Assisting the chairs to help presenters and workshops speakers
Carnegie Mellon University | GSAC Representative (Sep 2019 - Present)
Role: Graduate Student Advisory Council for MSSD
LICENSES & certifications
LEED AP (BD + C) | United States Green Building Council
IGBC AP | Indian Green Building Council
CoA Registered Architect | Council of Architecture, New Delhi
SoA Track Chair Fellow | Carnegie Mellon University
skills
Essential
MS Office
Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Illustrator | Adobe InDesign
Architectural Drawing
Rhino | Grasshopper 
Autodesk Revit | Autodesk AutoCAD | Autodesk 3DS Max
Sketchup | Vray, Lumion
Unity
Enscape
Environmental Performance Modelling​​​​​​​
Ladybug | HoneyBee
ArchSIM | DIVA
eQuest
WUFI ®
Passive
Revit CEA | IES-VE
Climate Studio
cove.tool
REMrate | Ekotrope Rater
research interests
Green Building Certifications, Energy Analysis, Building Performance, Corporate Social Responsibility,  ESG Performance, Sustainable Business Operations
publications
BS2021 | International Building Performance Simulation Association
Multi-objective optimization of Indian Jaali fenestration system for Visual, Thermal and Perceptual Performance using Computational methods | With Amulya Surapaneni 
SimAUD2021 | Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design
Assessing Perceptual & Qualitative Performance of Day-lit Spaces Remotely through Web-based Parametric Immersive Evaluation | With Vishal Vaidhyanathan
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