B Vinod

Personal Details

B - 24, Nikash Skies,
Baner, NCL Post, Pashan
Pune - 411008.
Maharashtra.
INDIA.

mail[at]karkata[dot]com
http://www.karkata.com/

Born 25th March 1984.
Speak English, Hindi, Marathi and a bit of German, French, Telugu, Tamil

Experience

Schlumberger Oilfield Services (http://www.slb.com/)

Field Engineer, Wireline (2006-present)

Wireline Logging Engineer, dealing with Acquisition, Surveying and Processing of Petrophysical Data, working for RasGas (ExxonMobil and QatarGas) and Occidental Petroleum, in the North Field and Idd-el-Shargi Field, Qatar.

Webaroo Inc. (http://www.webaroo.com/)

User Interface Engineer, September 2005 - November 2005

User Interface Implimentation and Experimentation, using AJAX/CSS on Windows Mobile based handheld devices, and conventional desktop browsers.

Other Experience:

Core Group Member, Mood Indigo 2003 - The Students' Cultural Festival of IIT Bombay. (http://ww.moodi.org/)

Education

Kamalnayan Bajaj High School, Chinchwad

Secondary School Exam (1999)
Aggregate - 87.20% (654/750)
(Mathematics and Natural Sciences - 96.66% (290/300))

Loyola Junior College and High School, Pune

Higher Secondary Exam (2001)
Aggregate - 91.33% (548/600)
(Mathematics and Natural Sciences - 94.25% (377/400))

IIT Bombay, Mumbai

Undergraduate and Graduate Degree (2006)
B.Tech - Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science
M.Tech - Ceramics and Composites
Performance (CPI on a scale of 10) - 7.54

Projects

Graduate Project - Fabrication and Characterisation of Ferrite-Dielectric Magnetoelectric Composites.

Undergraduate Seminar - Carbon Nanotube based Polymer Composites.

Roles

Leader of Loss Prevention Team, Schlumberger Qatar Industrial Area Base - 2008

Vice Prefect of the Red House at Kamalnayan Bajaj High School - 1997-1998

Commander of the Blue House at Loyola Junior College and High School - 1999-2000

Literary Activities Secretary for Hostel 7, IIT Bombay - 2002-2003

Secretary for Photography (IIT Bombay) - 2003-2004

Core Group Member (Horizons - Art and Culture) at Mood Indigo 2003

Student Mentor as part of the Student Mentor Program of IIT Bombay - 2004-2005

Achievements

Institute Citation for Cultural Activities - Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Hostel Roll of Honour, for contributions to Sports, Cultural Activities and Administration - Hostel 7, IIT Bombay.

(Indian) National Talent Search Scholarship - National Council of Educational Research and Training, Among 750 Students Nationwide.

Regional Mathematics Olympiad (Western India) - Bhaskaracharya Pratishthan, Pune, on the Merit List, Consecutive Years.

(Indian) National Standard Examination In Physics - Indian Association of Physics Teachers, Top 1% of about 25000 candidates.

Rotary Youth Leadership Award - Rotary District 3130

Interests

Photography, Languages, Cinema and Technology.

Debating, Public Speaking, Dramatics.

Cricket, Basketball, Football, Running.

Web Designing and Programming, System Administration (UNIX/Linux)