SOMDEEP NANDY
LEED® Green Associate™ | MSc Environmental Management | BArch
Phone: +1 (814) 321 5118
Email: ar.somdeep@gmail.com; szn5411@psu.edu
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/somdeepn
SUMMARY
Somdeep is LEED Green Associate accredited professional and a passionate landscape architect with over a decade of experience. With a background in architecture and environmental management, he is dedicated to using his skills to address global and social challenges through landscape architecture solutions. He has worked on projects in India, Singapore, and Saudi Arabia, coordinated multiple landscape architecture projects of various scales, ranging from $10,000 to $500 million, and gained valuable experience in project management and stakeholder engagement.
EDUCATION
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA USA
Master of Landscape Architecture (GPA 3.97)
Graduate Certificate in Geodesign
National University of Singapore, Singapore
MSc in Environmental Management (CGPA 3.42/5)
Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, India
Bachelor of Architecture (70.36 %)
Accreditation and Certificates
• LEED Green Associate, Green Business Certification Inc.; Jan 2023 - Jan 2025
• The Job of the Manager: Essential Managerial Techniques, Singapore Institute of Management, SIngapore; 2017
• Project Management Workshop for Senior Officers, Civil Service College, Singapore; 2015
2023
2010
2007
• Essential Knowledge in Building Legislation & Procedures for Building Plan Submission, BCA Academy, Singapore; 2014
• GIZ/DAAD Summer School Sustainable Habitats III, India; 2011
EXPERIENCE
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA USA
Graduate Teaching Assistant– LARCH 216/816 Landscape System Studio
Graduate Teaching Assistant for LARCH 215/815: Design Studio 3 / Grad Studio 1
Aug 2021 – Present
Jan 2023 - May 2023
Aug 2022 - Dec 2022
• Assisted faculties in interim assignment grading and teaching software - ArcGIS Pro, Autocad, Rhino, Photoshop, and Indesign.
Graduate Research Assistant
Aug 2021 - Apr 2022
• Explored and analyzed the geospatial database to examine the socio-environmental determinants of perinatal — maternal, and infant — health in humans and animals in Pennsylvania.
Raheja Universal Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai, India
Position: Assistant General Manager
Project and Site Management:
May 2019 – Jul 2021
• Conducted in-house cost engineering, saved approximately $200,000 (INR 1,600,000) and completed a 1.5 acres podium landscape with around 20 amenities in 9months.
• Approved hard landscape materials and mock-ups to ensure quality & constructibility.
• Assisted procurement management in preparing the scope of projects, evaluating and selecting consultants and vendors.
• Assisted regulatory compliance team – making environmental & statutory approval drawings.
Design Management:
• Led design team of three junior landscape architects.
• Created standard specifications to be followed, introduced design checklists – under the lenses of buildability and maintainability matrix.
• Responsible for design documentation management at all stages – preparing design briefs, reviewing and revising the drawings from consultants on a timely basis.
Operation Management:
• Prepared maintenance budgets and standard operating procedures for site and nursery maintenance.
• Developed service performance evaluation matrices for assessing the quality of maintenance work by the contractors.
PROJECTS:
• Raheja Imperia – I, Lower Parel, Mumbai, India
• Raheja District – I and II, Juinagar, Navi Mumbai, India
Omrania and Associates, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Position: Senior Landscape Architect
Dec 2018 – Apr 2019
• Responsible for presentation drawings and technical packages geared towards concept design and schematic design for a sustainable solution for the rooftop garden and outdoor fresco.
PROJECT: King Abdul Aziz Road (KAAR) Gateway, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Sentosa Development Corporation, Singapore
Position: Senior Landscape Designer
Project Management:
• Prepared the work breakdown structure (WBS), gantt chart, and resource histogram.
May 2012 – Dec 2018
• Assisted procurement management - preparing requirement specifications and bill of quantities (cost breakdown) for the budget approval and tendering process, tender evaluation report, selecting consultants, specialists, and contractors, and initiating variation order justification report to access the contingency fund (as required).
Design Management
• Led cross-functional teams and performed site investigation, problem identification, solution design, cost estimate, and financing proposals.
• Prepared detailed plans and working drawings and specifications for projects costing less than SGD100,000.
Client and Stakeholder Management:
• Prepared design report including scope, cost time, and submitted to senior management of SDC Board to secure budget.
• Coordinated and facilitated the information exchange with other government entities.
Maintenance and Operation Management:
• Developed a service performance assessment matrix for assessing the outcome of maintenance contractor– approve progressive monthly payment during the defect liability period or warranty and management period.
• While in charge of Sentosa Nature Discovery center, engaged freelance nature guides and developed guided tours for community outreach programs focusing on elderly and primary school children.
SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS IN SINGAPORE:
• South Precinct of Sentosa Cove
• Sentosa Cycling Track
• Sentosa Walking Trail
• Sentosa Intra-Island Cableway Station Landscape
• Island-wide Water Harvesting and Auto-irrigation Project
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Position: Research Assistant
Feb 2010 – Jan 2012
Responsible for data collection and analysis and investigate different policy measures for sustainable urbanism and coordinating with Government funding agency - Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), Singapore
PROJECTS:
• Urban metabolism (industrial ecology)
• Benchmarks, best practices, and framework for sustainable urban development
EXPERIENCE AS AN ARCHITECT
RJB Associates, Faridabad, New Delhi, India
Position: Architect
CES (India)Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, India
Position: Assistant Architect
SOFTWARE SKILLS
Oct 2008 – Jun 2009
Jul 2007 – Sep 2008
AutoCAD; Land-FX; Revit Architecture; SketchUp; Enscape; Lumion; Twinmotion; Rhino; ArcGIS Pro; ArcMap; QGIS; Adobe Photoshop; Adobe InDesign; Adobe After Effects; MSoffice.
PUBLICATIONS
Nandy, S. and Wu, H., 2022. Pennsylvania Intergenerational Conference: Intergenerational Approaches for Living, Learning, and Growing in Pennsylvania. [Poster Link and ESRI Storymaps Link]
Nandy, S., 2020. Food for Our Resilience. Agriculture World, 6 (6), 44 – 49. (Paper Link)
Nandy, S., 2012. Gaps in Urban Sustainability Indicators. International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability,7, 127 – 144. (Paper Link)
REFEREES (On request)
Dr. Leann Andrews landrews@psu.edu
Dr. Stuart Patton Echols spe10@psu.edu
Dr. Hong Wu huw24@psu.edu
Dr. Kua Harn Wei bdgkuahw@nus.edu.sg