Curriculum Vitae—Prayash Thing

Career Objective
To advance an understanding of complex engineering issues; their fate and effects on the
environment and living creatures; and to contribute to the sustainability of engineering solutions in
our existing predicament of the changing climate.

Personal Information
Nationality: Nepali
Date of Birth: 5 November, 2001
E-mail:prayashtheeng240@gmail.com

Education
• Undergraduate (4 years bachelor’s in civil engineering) (2018-2023) – 70.64%
Tribhuvan University, Institute of Engineering (IOE), Pulchowk Campus, Nepal

Core Courses: Theory of Structures I & II, Design of Steel and Timber Structure, Applied Mechanics
(Statics & Dynamics), Concrete Technology, Design of RCC Structure, Earthquake Resistant
Design of Masonry Structures, Vulnerability Assessment and Retrofitting Techniques,
Computational Techniques (FEM & FDM), Time Series Analysis, Soil Mechanics, Foundation
Engineering, Civil Engineering Materials, Building Technologies, Engineering
Hydrology, Hydraulics, Fluid Mechanics, Water Supply Engineering, Hydropower Engineering,
Engineering Geology, Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Sanitary Engineering, Transportation
Engineering (I & II), Surveying (I & II), Engineering Economics, Construction Management,
Technology environment and society etc.

• 10+2 in Science (2016-2018) – Grade – A+

Herald International College, Basundhara, Kathmandu, Nepal

English proficiency
Full professional proficiency. My academic journey has been diligently undertaken within the English
medium educational framework, commencing from the primary level and extending all the way
through the attainment of a bachelor's degree, with the exception of subjects pertaining specifically
to my native language.

Languages _______
Nepali, English, Hindi, Tamang (Mother tongue)

Research and Teaching Experience

 Research work with Researcher Dipendra Gautam 2021 - 2022
o Life cycle assessment of steel concrete bridge and determining the break-even point of the
bridge.
Research Projects under supervision of Assistant Professor Santosh Kumar Shrestha 2022-
2023
` • Estimating the construction duration of RCC residential buildings of Kathmandu Valley
Computer Skills
Microsoft office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft project
Programming tools: Expertise in C and Python
GIS: QGIS
Drafting and Modelling: AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Etabs.
I believe in feedback learning of software; “Take steps, don’t repeat the mistakes.” So, I am open to learning any new tools that help my project.

Awards and Achievements ________

• Pulchowk Campus Merit Based 4 years Scholarship for undergraduate study in civil
engineering with a rank of 37th out of about 15,000 students (>98 percentile) in the
entrance examination.
• Ranked first in secondary-level education amongst 400+ students of the batch.

Volunteering and Social Service

• Volunteered as a program sub-coordinator in Aadhar – 2023, (CESS – exhibition): the biggest
civil engineering exhibition in Nepal.
• Volunteered as a trainer for an earthquake education program launched in cooperation with
Professor.Hari Darshan Shrestha
• Volunteered as a trainer for an earthquake education program in two government schools
launched by the Lions Club of Pokhara, Srijana Chautari (Club number: 117693) – 2022.
• Volunteered to provide earthquake education in different schools, Kathmandu – 2023. .
• Participated in a handful numbers of marathons with themes including “Run for their smiles,
run for their dreams.” The funds were donated to cancer patients under the supervision of
the associated organizers.