Manvir Singh
41-50 78th street, Apt. 709, Elmhurst, NY 11373 / 408-784-8577
ms4748@columbia.edu
Education
Columbia University
New York, NY
M.S. i n Civil Engineering (Concentration: Construction Management), GPA – 3.585/4.000 Expected Dec 2014
Relevant Courses: Capital Facility Planning, Strategic Management in Construction, Managing Construction Processes,
Building Information Modeling, Design of Construction Systems, Real Estate finance
Punjab Engineering College
Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering
Chandigarh, India
June 2006
Projects
Strategy for New Venture, Columbia University, New York
 Conducting industry analysis and developing entrepreneurial strategy for Health & Safety Co., Soteria
 Performing SWOT analysis and creating TWOS matrix for risk assessment of the venture
 Establishing various service packages through analysis and thus creating financial model for the venture
Spring 2014
Croton Water Filtration Plant, Skanska USA Civil, New York
Fall 2013
 Analysis of safety management systems and performing risk assessment for 1.3 billion USD project
 Working on Loss Cost Management through accident investigation and developing return-to-work programs
 Preparation of construction plans of site activities for creating Injury free environment
Experience
Columbia University, New York
Grader – Course: Managing Civil Infrastructure Systems
Jan 2014 to May 2014
 Responsible for grading course assignments, handling student queries and performing administrative work
ATS Estates Pvt. Ltd., Noida, India
Project Engineer
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Managed construction processes for the execution of 60 villas (phase 1) in a 235 acres of ATS Golf Meadows Project
Arbitrator for the customization of villa’s construction and checking its feasibility in terms estimation and duration with
the clients and management
Coordinating with sub-contractors for billing, request for information and clash detections
QuarkCity India Pvt. Ltd., Punjab, India
Member PSG (Professional Services Group)
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July 2006 to July 2009
Led a team of JE, foremen and sub-contractors, responsible for construction work at CSC Headquarters, Noida
Responsible for quantity take-off and getting it approved from the client in regard with cost plus project
Conducted various time-motion studies at site and responsible for getting piece work rates approve from the client
Delhi Development Authority, New Delhi, India
Internship, Palam-Dwarka Flyover construction
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Sep 2009 to Sep 2012
Supervised the construction processes for the finishing work of 101 apartments in a 17 floor residential building
Effective handling of a team of 65 skilled workers and foremen to execute the finishing work and thus saving 18% of
the total labor cost for the project
Collaborated with architectural and services teams for the efficient development of 200,000 Sqft of commercial office
space as per client requirements
DLF Laing O’Rourke (India) Ltd., New Delhi, India
Engineer – Construction
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Jan 2013 to July 2013
Prepared daily and weekly progress reports and calculation of labor productivity
Created presentations for senior management
Skills & Interests
Skills: ERP – Oracle, MS Project, Revit, AutoCAD, MS Office.
Interest: Hockey, Cooking, Travelling, Politics
Dec 2004 to Jan 2005