1. HARSHIT MAHAJAN
514 West 114th
Street #6B, New York, NY 10025
(917) 900-7765, hm2655@columbia.edu
EDUCATION
Columbia University, New York
MS Chemical Engineering CGPA: 3.8/4.0 Dec 2016
Courses: Modeling Risks, Econometrics, Capital Markets, Regression Models, Time Series Analysis, Petroleum Markets & Trading
Publication: Working paper on “The Role of Ruthenium in CO2 Capture and Catalytic Conversion to Fuel by Dual Function Materials”
Leadership: Appointed as Chair, Alumni Affairs Committee, Engineering Graduate Student Council (amongst 1028 graduate students)
Panjab University, India
BS Chemical Engineering (Minor in Operations Research) CGPA: 3.9/4.0 May 2014
RESEARCH & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY New York, NY
“An Approach to Forecasting Petrochemical Prices” Sept 2016 – Dec 2016
▪ Identified inherent patterns to model price data accounting for seasonality, trends using ARIMA & Regression models in R
▪ Incorporated factors like macro-economic supply & demand, rig counts, drilling efficiencies, well productivity, Hubbert Curves
“Benchmarking environmental Risk Assessment for metal commodity in Chile” Apr 2016 – Dec 2016
▪ Developed a model for assessing environmental risk of copper mining in Chile and its financial implications in R
▪ Implemented GARCH, ARIMA models and time series analysis using R to assess water, energy, weather and terrain related risks
for selected mining activities
“An Approach to benchmarking determinants of Mutual Fund Performance” Apr 2016 – Dec 2016
▪ Classified important parameters like Annual Holdings, 3- Year returns, Fund valuation, Cash flow modeling a fund’s performance
▪ Predicted year to date returns in terms of annual holdings and fund valuation using regression statistics in R
LP AMINA LLC Charlotte, NC
Process Risk Consultant May 2016 - Sept 2016
▪ Capitalized credit by securing letters of interest from key partners including, a coal-fired utility, a petrochemical off-taker, project
developers, technology providers for ~ $ 7 M
▪ Effectively performed due diligence studies on industry and product, drafted proposals for client & investor negotiations
▪ Spearheaded the development of petrochemical supply and pricing models to increase market penetration ~ 35%
▪ Conducted techno-economic assessment and process validation of ~ $ 10 M coal processing technology
▪ Authored pitches and presentations on different sectors including Oil & Gas, Coal, Power and Petrochemical feedstock
▪ Mobilized a team of 4 for stage-gate process and IP strategy for BenePlus® Technology
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY(CB&I) Gurgaon, India
Process Consultant Aug 2014 - Aug2015
▪ Fostered a team of 8 to conduct feasibility study & technical proposal validation for ~ $ 35 M gas processing facility in Algeria
▪ Authored pitches and presentation for energy sector (Power and Oil & Gas)
▪ Minimized risks by 18% by implementing complex algorithms to detect and diagnose faults in multifarious process systems
▪ Successfully organized 30 professional and personal development workshops for 40+ employees
Summer Process Intern Jun 2013 – Aug 2013
▪ Automated a tool in Macros/VBA (Ms-Excel) to perform validation studies, leading to savings of 6000+ man hours per project
▪ Recognized by the management and received pre-placement offer
ENACTUS (SIFE) –UICET, Panjab University Chandigarh, India
President Aug 2013 – May 2014
▪ Led a team of 48 students for development of potter’s community, leading to 150% increased revenue and a 250% rise in income
LEADERSHIP, ACHIEVEMENTS AND INTERESTS
▪ Awarded Certificate of Excellence (A+) in course on Sustainable Development by Rio+20 – UN initiative
▪ Captain of the Gold-medal winning dorm lawn tennis team at Annual Inter-Dorm Series
▪ Linguistic Proficiency: English, French, German(Beginner), Hindi, Punjabi
▪ Other Interests: Hiking, Tennis and Badminton, AIESEC, Energy Commodity Trading, Poker
▪ Skills: Argus, Bloomberg, C++, IHS, MATLAB, Platts, Python, R, SQL, Tableau, VBA