M. Tech Student
Batch: 
2018-2020
Roll No: 
183350005
Email: 
pandeysakshi900@gmail.com
Skills: 
STATA (Intermediate), MINITAB (Intermediate), ArcGIS, QGIS (Intermediate), SPSS (beginner), Python (Beginner), Tableau (Beginner), C, C++
Languages: 

English (Proficient), Hindi (Proficient), Japanese (Beginner), Marathi, Chhattisgarhi (Regional languages)

Currently a Master student in Technology and Development under CTARA, IIT Bombay. Moreover, working as a first-year fellow with UNICEF, in the field of Maternal and Child Nutrition. I have also been selected for the Student Exchange Program at Hiroshima University, Japan for Integrated Research (Dec 2019 – Feb 2020). My current domain of interest is in Nutrition and Food Science along with Nutrition Security through Agriculture. I completed Bachelor of Engineering (B.E. Hons) from Bhilai Institute of Technology, Durg in Civil Engineering. I have completed a field internship under the Public Works Department (PWD) Raipur in 2016-17. I, along with a group of 5 fellow interns worked with Bridgeworks department under which we analyzed the structure and construction process of first-ever Arch Bridge of Chhattisgarh. Apart from that, I also worked on two ongoing projects of Railway Under-Bridge and Over-Bridge. As a part of the project, I analyzed and summarized the construction process, specifications, material requirements and difficulties for the three projects. Furthermore for the undergraduate project, I conducted laboratory experiments to analyze the efficacy of five home-made water treatment methods for treating industrial wastewater.

Apart from academics, I am an avid reader and have also completed a six-month content writing internship (May-Oct 2018) with StarWords India where I wrote 100+ articles on travel, food, books, and people.

Internships: 
Field Stay in Shrirampur, Ahmednagar for Nine Weeks |Shrimati Malti Dahanukar Trust|[May - Jul 2019]

 

  1. Conducted household survey of 90 households using ODK and KOBO, Focussed Group Discussions & Participatory Rural Appraisal using OSM Geo-Location Tracker.
  2. Designed questionnaire & dietary recall of 36 children (6-24 months), 36 mothers & 12 pregnant women and assessed daily nutritional intake using 'Ntutive Calculator' and 'Nutrify India Now' app.
  3. Evaluated the correlation of socio-economic factors with dietary diversity scores of mother and children and performed non-parametric tests using STATA & MINITAB to verify field observation: ‘Milk intake of child depends on presence of livestock’
  4. Identified the behavioral and socio-economic barriers to follow IYCF guidelines through survey of frontline workers (AWW, ASHA and ANM) along with elderly & pregnant women & adolescent girls.  
  5. Conducted cost-benefit analysis for Ferro-cement tank, RCC and SINTEX Tank to propose rain-water harvesting to solve water scarcity in the village.
  Analyzing field interventions of Coalition for Food & Nutrition Security (CFNS), Delhi under Poshan AbhiyaanI[Nov - Dec 2018]

 

  1. Analyzed annual reports of the past five years of work of CFNS in Assam & Rajasthan
  2. Assisted in documenting the future interventions under Poshan Abhiyaan for aspirational districts of Assam, Rajasthan and West Bengal
  3. Contributed in annual meeting and workshops organized by Coalition for Food & Nutrition Security in Delhi 

 

Key Projects: 

To analyze the effect of non-veg food intake on nutritional status of children through DHS–4 data [Jan’19-Apr’19]

  1. Assessed impact of intake non-veg vs veg food on anthropometric data of children using propensity score matching, average treatment effect & weighted regression through critical evaluation of NFHS-4 Data.
  2. Included various socio-economic factors to assess their cumulative impact on the child’s nutritional status.
  3. Significant results showing the positive impact of non-veg food intake were identified from the study.

 To analyze the status of Malnutrition in Bihar along with a comparison to neighboring states [Jan’19-Apr’19] 

  1. Compared variations in wasting, stunting, the underweight status of children & anemia condition in Bihar with neighboring states by Tukey, Fischer & Bonferroni tests on NFHS-4 data using STATA & MINITAB.
  2.  Mapped and identified best performing and worst-performing districts of Bihar using QGIS.

 Design of water supply and sanitation system for Vadgaon Maval [Jan’19-Apr’19]  

  1. Worked on a live project in Vadgaon Maval town to design efficient water supply and sanitation system.
  2. Performed a topographical survey of the town to identify the elevation of roads & residential areas.
  3. Designed for water demand of the town for the next 20 years using  EPANET and Sewergems.   

CSR: Policy Evaluation & Analysis of Cochin Shipyard, Dredging Corporation of India & Kamarajar Port Ltd. [Jul’18-Nov’18] 

  1. Performed data analysis of expenditure using Tableau, based on sectoral & spatial information ('14-'17). 
  2. Concluded that 100% of the CSR expenditure is regionally concentrated around the PSU. 

Analysis of Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) change of Chhattisgarh [Jul’18-Nov’18] 

  1. Performed proximity analysis by creating a vector layer of district-level forest survey data in ArcGIS & QGIS.
  2. Estimated district wise net change in rainfall pattern, forest cover, cultivable land, and net sown area.   
  3. Outlined that industrialization, urbanization, and mining as major cause of changing land use pattern.