Smruti Ankush Parab
Urban Planner
Bryan,TX
Summary
Productive Planning professional with outstanding skills and 3+ years experience in designing planning projects. Proficient in research methodologies, designing presentations, compiling reports, collecting data, analyzing information and researching official documents to deliver objective-driven planning proposals. Devoted to creating eye-catching graphics with attention to details, to immerse audiences in project details and provide necessary viewpoints to showcase complex designs and efficiently deliver results.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Transportation Research Assistant
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
01.2021 - 06.2021
- Researched and analyzing data for pedestrian safety and reducing traffic deaths.
- Demonstrated site analysis using ArcGIS spatial analysis feature.
- Performed statistical analysis on 145 factors responsible for rail crash to find most significant ones that will reduce crashes by more than 85%.
- Gathered, arranged and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts using Power BI to visualize data highlighting results for presentations.
Urban Planner - Program Aide
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
06.2020 - 09.2020
- Corresponded with clients and project contributors to provide status updates and raised grant of $20,650 collectively for 101 Resilient Cities Project.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently with hard working team of 7.
Graduate Research Assistant
Texas Target Communities
College Station, TX
01.2019 - 05.2020
- Designed innovative public outreach materials, facilitated three public meetings with attendance of more than 70 residents in each meeting and discussed recommendations with more than 12 stakeholders for Willacy County strategic plan.
- Held meetings with city executives team of Hitchcock and Rockport with final recommendations and then collated final package of comprehensive plan using Adobe Creative Suite.
- Created maps using spatial analysis tools in ArcGIS for transportation, environmental and natural hazards.
- Drafted small area neighborhood/housing and landscape design plans on AutoCAD based on applicable zoning, government codes, ordinances, and regulations in City of Lufkin.
Graduate Student Assistant
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
05.2019 - 08.2019
- Reviewed 20 journal articles to prepare plans by holding interviews, preparing questionnaires, various types of documents and handling field observations.
- Learned python to scrape data and MySQL to arrange large data collected to aid data sorting for project.
- Prepared reports using statistics, charts and graphs to illustrate planning studies using population, land use, environmental data from US Census Bureau.
Architectural Intern
PDA Architects Pvt. Ltd
Mumbai, Maharashtra
09.2017 - 06.2018
- Handled modeling, design and rendering of bungalow project using AutoCAD and Revit.
- Studied local architectural regulations and codes to assist with designing and performed research on structures and materials.
- Calculated cost estimates for smaller to larger projects.
- Attended all team meetings to resolve technical and project issues, coordinate with team members and review project schedules.
- Negotiated deal with client and was able to generate revenue of $120,000 for firm.
Education
Master of Urban Planning - Transportation Planning And Sustainable Urbanism
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 08.2018 - 05.2020
Bachelor of Architecture -
Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra University
Nashik, Maharashtra, India 06.2013 - 07.2018
Skills
ESRI ArcGIS
AutoCAD
Microsoft Office
Data management
Statistical Analysis
Adobe Creative Suite
Communication
Site analysis
Project Management
Accomplishments
- Association Of Student Planners – Treasurer. Aug’19-May’20: Maintained a complete record of the financial status of the Organization, preparing the budget for the next academic year, and administering all monetary transactions within the organization.
- Desi Aggies- Graphic Designer. Aug'18-Jul'19: Designed posters for all calendar events of the organization and was responsible for all social media activities
- Sisters Living Works- Facilitator. Mar’17-Jun’17: Attended workshops at different locations along with the facilitator, created a report of the workshop and coding the data in excel after every workshop.
Timeline
Transportation Research Assistant
Texas A&M University
01.2021 - 06.2021
Urban Planner - Program Aide
Texas A&M University
06.2020 - 09.2020
Graduate Student Assistant
Texas A&M University
05.2019 - 08.2019
Graduate Research Assistant
Texas Target Communities
01.2019 - 05.2020
Master of Urban Planning - Transportation Planning And Sustainable Urbanism
Texas A&M University
08.2018 - 05.2020
Architectural Intern
PDA Architects Pvt. Ltd
09.2017 - 06.2018
Bachelor of Architecture -
Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra University
06.2013 - 07.2018