1. Education Dual Degree Program PG CPI – 8.4 UG CPI – 6.8 Dept. Civil Engineering
Achievements
 Procured a research project worth ₹ 10lcs for IIT-K through pioneering work done in research internship at SCL
 Amongst the only two Indians selected for the prestigious MSc SAHC architecture program in 2015
 Received letter of appreciation for Geodesic Dome fabrication
 Received A grades in all marketing and humanities courses
 AIR 1988, IIT JEE’10
 All India MVM Topper in C++ exam AISSE’10
Relevant
Projects
The Impact of Uncertainty of Structural Parameters on Stability of Structures Jul ‘14 — Pre.
 Simulated non-linear 2nd order dynamic variability of critical load capacity of structures
 Modeled behavior of unstable structure in plastic range through reliability estimates
 Proposed limit state stability criterion for structures beyond elastic range
 Predicted stability of old or damaged buildings with 10% better accuracy through simulations
Dept. CE
SERVQUAL Analysis of Fine Dining Options in Kanpur May ‘15 — Jul ‘15
 Position mapped 10 restaurants, designed perception, and expectations surveys
 Tested reliability and validity of surveys through ANOVA and Cronbach’s Alpha in SPSS
 Quantified the 4 SERVQUAL gaps in the market through hypothesis testing and 2 Way ANOVA
Dept. IME
Marketing Plan for Saurashtra Cement Ltd May ‘13 — Jul ‘13
 Performed market segmentation and targeting through k-means, and 2 Step clustering
 Lent engineering expertise for cost-benefit analysis, and break-even analysis
 Made a demand forecast of 100Mt for mortar products in 2015 through non-linear regression
Dept. IME
Geodesic Dome Fabrication Project Dec ‘11 — Apr ‘12
 Led a team of 5 in design, analysis and fabrication of a Geodesic Dome
 Design a structure that could take 5 times self-weight using aluminum foil and steel struts
 Improvised by using 3D printed elements for structural integrity and aesthetic design
Dept. MSE
Industrial
Experience
The Ready-Mix Mortar Project Jun ‘12 — Jul ‘12
 Designed 3 customized Ready Mix Mortar and Masonry Cement products
 Achieved robust design through fractional factorial design, and statistical modeling in Minitab
 Reduced costs of masonry construction materials by 20% through Pareto-efficiency
 Managed allocation of resources and equipment among team members
Saurashtra
Cement, Gujarat
Coursework
and Skills
Statistics
 Probability and Statics (NPTEL)  Statistical Methods for Civil Engineering  Data Science (Coursera)
 Numerical Methods for Engineers  Non Linear Dynamics and Chaos  System Analysis
Programing Management (IME/MBA) Technical Skills
 C++  Marketing Services  Minitab
 R  Marketing Management  MATLAB
Positions of
Responsibility
Coordinator at Office of International Relations Jul ’14 – Pre.
 Coordinated connections with 10 overseas universities
 Instrumental in signing of 4 MoUs with foreign universities
 Represented IIT-K in pan India student exchange forums
 Student Gymkhana representative to IRO
 Managed funds of ₹ 5Lcs for exchange students
 Face of Students Gymkhana in foreign universities
Principal Security Officer in Antaragni’14 Jul ’14 – Dec’14
 Provided logistic support for over 20,000 footfalls
 Led grievance response and conflict resolution team
 Coordinated security with SIS and Kanpur Police
 In-charge of Rubik’s Cube Guinness Record Event
Pioneered  Week long Orientation for Exchange Students and Faculty
 Taught underprivileged children under IIT-K initiative Prayas
 Admin of 5 very popular blogs on Quora
 Interaction sessions for foreign and IIT-K students
Co-Curricular
Activities
Music Sports
 Played Bansuri in cultural events and music events
 Poet and blogger at http://amitkoshta.blogspot.in
 Ex-Member of Weightlifting Team IIT-Kanpur
 Amateur player of badminton and squash
Amit Kumar Koshta
B-128, Hall of Residence X, IIT Kanpur, 208016 +91-7755057913 koshta@iitk.ac.in