| Sonali Soneji | 2623 S.Arlington Ridge Road
Arlington, VA 22202 Home : (703) 706 - 8161 e-mail : sonali_soneji@post.harvard.edu |
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| EDUCATION
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| Sept 1997 to Jun 1999 | Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA-I
AP)
Graduate School of Design, Harvard University Studios : A center for Iroquoi - The Great Hill Center for Health and Life, Petersham, MA; Campus planning - Harvard in Allston; Alternative Futures for the Gartenreich Dessau-Woerlitz, (http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/~worlitz); Courses : Site Ecology and Plant Communities; Watershed Planning Development; "Manufactured Sites" a seminar on Brownfields; "Responsive Design" a workshop on community design process; |
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| Jun 1990 to Apr 1995 | Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch)
Sir J.J. College of Architecture, University of Bombay (First Class Honours) Courses : Landscape architecture; Townplanning; Building services; Interior design; Design Dissertation : Tourist Reception Centre, New Bombay. |
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| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Oct 2002 to present | Planner/GIS Analyst with PBS&J,
Alexandria, VA
Master planning for various federal agencies; |
Nov 1999 to Sep 2002 | Planner/GIS Analyst with The Onyx Group,
Alexandria, VA
Master Planning, Installation Design Guide, Landscape Planning, and Space Management for MCB Quantico; AICUZ/RAICUZ plans; |
| Sep 1995 to Jun 1997 | Landscape Architect with Kishore Pradhan,
Bombay, India
Design and site supervision - Township for Reliance Industries Ltd., Lodhivali; Training & Research Center for Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Ahmedabad; Hyatt Regency, Mauritius; Factory premises for Torrent Gujrat Biotech Ltd., Baroda; |
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| Jan 1994 to Jun 1995 | Intern and Architect with Ratna Dharia,
Bombay, India
Design and site supervision for Architecture, Interiors and Landscape projects |
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| Summer 1991 | Architectural Intern with Shashi Prabhu & Associates, Bombay, India | |
| Feb 1995 to Jan 1997 | Assistant Editor for Houselayouts Interiors
magazine, Bombay, India
Contributed and sub-edited articles, co-ordinated and organized interviews, photography and publishing |
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| Sep 1997 to Mar 1998 | Publication assistant, David Rockefeller
Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University
Researching, sub-editing and layout for monthly newsletter, posters and brochures |
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| Summer 1998 | Community Service Internship with Allston
Brighton CDC, Allston, MA
Awarded by W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research, Harvard University and Local Initiatives Support Corportion (LISC). Researching the community of North Allston - statistical data, GIS maps and field study |
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| Summer 1998 | Resident Assistant, Career Discovery,
Graduate School of Design, Harvard University
Organizer and advisor in dormitory, liason for GSD |
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| Sep 1998 to Oct 1999 | Research Assistant for Ph.D. candidates, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University | |
| Aug 1999 | GIS Technical Support (ArcView)
Digitized map of bike trails in Boston Metro area for the Metropolitan District Commission |
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| PROFESSIONAL
SKILLS AND AFFILIATIONS
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| • Computer skills - Autocad 14, GIS on Arcview & Mapfactory, Form Z, 3D Max, Microstation, Photoshop, Pagemaker, HTML • Produced presentation & working drawings • Co-ordinated with consultants to produce services drawings • Site supervision for architectural, landscape and interior work • Handled freelance projects • Experience with community design process • Assisted Masters students of Bartlett Graduate School, U.K. in their study of Colaba fishing village • Student member of Indian Institute of Architects • Registered Architect with Council of Architecture, India | ||