Statement of Interest

My fascination towards Geotechnical Engineering began when I attended a Conference

on Civil Engineering Future Aspects at IIT Delhi. One of them is “Analysis and Design of
Plug for Slopes and Strengthening measure against failure for Rajpura Dariba Mines”
which I felt very interesting during undergraduate study. I was more interested in it when
I got scope to study Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis of Lakhwar Dam
Foundation Systems, Design of Foundation Systems for IFFCO Plant in Phulpur,
Allahabad. I did mid term project on “Geotechnical investigation, slope stability analysis
and foundation failure for a project consists of 19 different sizes of culvert and RCC
bridges northern part of Dhaka City with Bangladesh Consultants. Professor Dr. Sharma
at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi had great contribution towards the completion
of the project. All these research along with the project experience helped me to better
understanding and perform well in Foundation Engineering course during Undergraduate
study. I became familiar with different aspects of Rock Engineering, Engineering
Properties of Rocks and Rock Masses, Engineering behaviour of Soils, Slope Stability
and Earth Dams, Site Investigations and Ground Improvement, Earth Pressure and
Retaining Structures, Foundations (shallow and deep foundation design) during study at
IIT Delhi, practical Engineering experience and vast research

After completion of Bachelor of Technology I got an opportunity to join as an Assistant

Engineer with a multinational consulting and Construction company, Concord
International and Bangladesh Consultants. Part of the job responsibilities included-
geotechnical investigation, slope stability analysis and foundation failure report, analysis,
recommendations and reports on settlement of buildings, bridges, stability of slopes and
fills, computer applications for geophysics and mapping, design and analysis of
multistoried building, pre-stressed concrete girder bridge, Retaining wall, Box Culvert,
pile, mat foundation and pile cap, Geometric and Pavement design (flexible and rigid
pavement included rehabilitation and widening projects), preparation of land
development concepts, environmental protection policies. Highly comfortable and fully
conversant application of software like AutoCAD 3D, MicroStation, RISA, STAAD MS
Project, MS Word & Excel, MFG Pro, database software, GIS and Remote Sensing
technique
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My present job responsibilities in Automotive Industries 3+ years in Canada under direct
supervision of Mr. Shubashish Bhattacharya, Manufacturing Manager, P.Eng included -
gaining vast & strong Manufacturing / Engineering (Industrial) knowledge in/c Lean
manufacturing, depth knowledge of different Software and Programming

My skills, talent along with 5 + years’ of progressive experience in Civil Engineering field
and achievement made me confident that I can contribute a lot in Geotechnical fields. I
do believe that I will enjoy pursuing higher degree study in this field and thus it could be
my challenging field of study as there are many issues still unexplored.

My immediate career goal is to obtain higher degree from a reputed and prestigious
Institute in Geotechnical Engineering to apply my talent and progressive experience. U
of Alberta would be the best Institute to my knowledge for this option. I am highly
interested and would like to have depth knowledge in Foundation design, Site
investigation, Slope stability and failure process

I look forward to have an opportunity to pursue my higher study from your prestigious
University

Yours truly,

(Shanti Ranjon Acharjee)

Proven creative skills; has developed innovative creative

designs that have positively impacted the bottom line

Excellent knowledge of mechanics technologies

Solid understanding of manufacturing and assembly processes

Effective communication skills (written and verbal), drawings

and calculations are essential to this role

Advanced knowledge of Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Demonstrated understanding of the full implications of design

and manufacturing processing in terms of cost effectiveness
and practicality

Proven ability to analyze, and solve complex technical

problems with innovative solutions

Advanced knowledge of Finite Element Analysis (FEA)