Apr 2019 – Dec 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

• Director at a prominent MEP engineering consultancy firm based in Indian NCR.
• led a team of >60 engineers and support staff to execute MEP design projects across North India
• led expansion efforts in Smart City engineering consultancy towards achieving the Indian government's Smart City Mission goals
• led efforts to automate and optimize internal company design processes and workflows, resulting in >50% efficiency gains in certain design & documentation processes
• represented the company in new client and project acquisitions, resulting in new verticals being added to the company portfolio

Jan 2017 – Mar 2019 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Palo Alto, California, United States

• Cofounder and CTO at Arkive, Inc - a construction-tech startup aimed at optimizing & digitizing building design workflows and decisions.
• led the development of a multivariable non-convex optimization algorithm based on cutting-edge research at Stanford University
• integrated and packaged a Python based optimization app into the workflows of structural engineers
• coordinated in-person meetings and requirements of the Disney Imagineering head team
• led the development of a web-app digital marketplace for building products with an off-shore team located in India
• created application-specific OCR algorithms and web-scrapers meant for the construction industry
• coordinated with application users to design and drive the product feature roadmap

Sep 2015 – Jun 2016 · 9 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• My research focuses on the application of automation and optimization techniques to improve the efficacy of design and construction process. We employ advanced BIM approaches and supply chain integration to achieve our goals.

Jun 2015 – Sep 2015 · 3 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Worked in the small and highly skilled Build Logic team to develop a Revit add-in to provide structural engineers immediate cost feedback of steel structures upstream in the design process. The cost estimation is linked to the inputs specified by the fabricator and erector on on a website portal that links different stakeholders and thus also ensures supply chain integration. The logic behind this add-in is based on active research at Stanford University and Autodesk.
• Please email phavelia@stanford.edu for more information on this.

Jun 2014 – Sep 2014 · 3 mos · Washington D.C. Metro Area

• I worked with the GBIG team to explore the gravity of occupant experience in green buildings and how that can shape the evaluation of energy and health scores of buildings. We used iBeacons for micro-location detection of occupants and a smartphone app to gather individual experiences.
• I also worked with the LEED team to understand the role of concrete as a green substance and how that affects the points criteria in future LEED versions.

Jan 2014 – Mar 2014 · 2 mos

• Tutor for the Athletic Academic Resource Center

Apr 2013 – Jun 2014 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Teaching Assistant for 'Building Information Modeling'.

Jun 2012 – Aug 2012 · 2 mos · Bangalore, India

• Designed and developed a prototype device to detect hotspots in electrical panels using Composite Polymer Compsites

Jun 2011 – Jul 2012 · 1 yr 1 mo · Noida Area, India

• Study, manufacturing and testing of LT and HT electrical panels.