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ALOK V. VYAS
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4205 Springlake Dr., San Leandro, California
94578 Phone: 510/858-3325 (C)
E-mail: alokv@cyberspace.org,
Home: https://alokv.tripod.com/
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CAREER OBJECTIVE:
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To
offer the best of my Urban Planning & Design and Architectural abilities
and at the same time recognize the significance of team spirit and constructive
criticism |
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EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
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Sept.
'98 - May '00 |
Master
of Urban Planning. NAAB accredited 2-year program from A.
Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Areas of Concentration : Physical Development and Urban Design.
Special Interest in Transportation Planning |
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June
'92 - April '97 |
Bachelor
of Architecture. First Class with Honors in the accredited B.
Arch. Examinations of the University of Bombay. Submitted the Design
thesis, 'Center for World Music Studies' to Sir
J. J. College of Architecture, Bombay in November '96 |
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LENGTHS OF WORK EXPERIENCE:
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Professional |
3 years and 7 months (in Sept. 2001) |
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Academic |
8
months |
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PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCES:
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June
'00 - present |
Urban Planner & Designer with Calthorpe Associates, Berkeley, California.
Projects: Richmond Transit Village, CA; Smart Growth Twin Cities, MN; Austin Ranch Devlopment III, TX
Tasks: Working with Principal on New Urbanism projects. Worked on architectural (urban) design
and site planning drawings for RTV and Austin Ranch III. Analysed/ Prepared public workshop regional maps
(GIS) for Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul for SGTC, MN.
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Feb.
'00 - May '00 |
Transportation Planner
with Southeast
Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG), Detroit. SEMCOG is a
coalition of 7 counties in Michigan entrusted with regional planning through
federal funds
Projects: Transportation in the 21st Century Plan (T21); Traffic
Survey Management (TSM)
Tasks: Worked on GIS (ArcView) analysis of Traffic Counts,
and compilation of regional transportation funding requests to SEMCOG |
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June
'99 - Aug. '99 |
Architectural
Designer at MCA
Architects, PC, Portland, Oregon
Projects: US West, OR; UAL Aircraft Hanger, Chicago; City of Gresham, OR
Tasks: Worked on technical design, renovation and addition drawings |
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Feb.
'97 - July '98 |
Project Architect with a leading firm, Pheroze Kudialavala Architects
Consultants and Engineers Pvt. Ltd., Bombay
Projects: Mahanagar Telephone Nigan Limited (MTNL) - Telephone
Exchange and Residential Building
Tasks: design and development of contract drawings & issuing
them on construction sites, client meetings, consultant referrals, site
meetings, etc. Prepared complete scheme for final Municipal approval |
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Dec.
'96 - Feb. '97 |
Trainee
Architect with same firm, Pheroze Kudialavala Architects Consultants
and Engineers Pvt. Ltd., Bombay
Projects: MTNL, State Bank of India, Wockhardt, NABARD, Bank
of India
Tasks: Worked on design and construction/drawings |
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE: |
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Jan '01 - May '01 |
Part-time Instructor for 'IAD 613 Design & The Built Environment' with
Academy of Art College, San Francisco, California
Tasks: Design critic for Master;s class of 10 students. Supervising their design development, class
grading, providing feedback & overall guidance |
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AWARDS: |
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Jan.
'99 - April '99 |
Graduate
Student Research Assistant (GSRA) with Michelle Barnes for Great
Lakes Center for Truck and Transit Research (GLCTTR) at the University
of Michigan
Tasks : updating and re-organizing the official website for GLCTTR -
http://www.umtri.umich.edu/glcttr |
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Sept.
'98 - Dec. '98 |
Graduate
Student Research Assistant (GSRA) with Prof. Jonathan Levine
for Transportation and
Society Seminar in winter semester 1999 at the University of Michigan
Tasks : making logistical arrangements for the successful staging of
seminar and ensuring its smooth continuance |
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February
'98 |
Tuition
Fellowship of over US $5,000 for fall '98 semester from the Urban and Regional
Planning Program at the University of Michigan |
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April
'96 |
Jehangir
C. Shroff Scholarship award for securing Second rank in the
University of Bombay B. Arch. Examinations. Topped design of semester
8 in the University of Bombay |
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COMPUTER
SKILLS: |
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Proficiency
in - Computer Aided Design/Animation/Renderings (AutoCad R14, Form-Z,
3d Studio 4); Geographical Information Systems (Arc View); Graphic
Design (Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator); MS Office; SPSS
for Windows; Internet Web Design (Go Live Cyber Studio, MS Frontpage,
Claris Home Page) Macintosh OS |
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OTHER
WORK EXPERIENCES: |
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December
'96 |
Successfully
completed the extension of my own residential building in co-operation
with an appointed Architect in Bombay
Tasks : complete design scheme with their architectural details,
including supervising the actual construction. Observing construction methods
and working with the contractor and his laymen to achieve the desired design
results |
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January
'95 |
Worked
as a freelancer on interiors of the JNJ group of Companies for Architect
Udai Dighe at Bombay
Task : computed assisted animations/walkthroughs for presentations |
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EXTRA-CURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES: |
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December
'96 |
Participant
in Loius Kahn trophy presentations for the Annual Convention of
the National Association of Students of Architecture (NASA) at Nagpur |
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January
'94 |
Took
part in design workshop - Prakalp (scheme) hosted by the
Industrial Design Center, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),
Bombay |
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Attendee
at various talks and seminars conducted by the Indian Institute of Architects
(IIA) and leading Architects of India
Architectural and personal study tours of India
Adventure sports: White water rafting, hiking |
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IMPORTANT
COMPLETED COURSES IN PLANNING: |
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Introduction
to Geographical Information Systems (ArcView)
Conflict Resolution and Negotiation Skills
Principles and Practices of Urban Design I
Principles and Practices of Urban Design II
Land Use & Physical Planning Studio - 6 credits
Land Use Planning & Design
Planning Theory
Qualitative Planning Techniques (Urban Design Group)
Public Economics for Urban Planning
Quantitative Planning Methods I
Quantitative Planning Methods II |
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REFERENCES: |
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USA |
Prof.
Jonathan Levine (jlevine@umich.edu,
phone: 734/763-0039)
Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning
Prof. Aseem Inam (aseem@umich.edu,
phone: 734/936-0201)
Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning
Michelle Barnes (mbarnes@umich.edu,
phone: 734/647-5492)
Senior Engineering Research Associate, GLCTTR |
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INDIA |
Prof.
D. P. Joshi (phone: 011-91-22/642-9934)
Architect and City Planner |