Bio Data
Laxman Sunuwar
Career Objective: An academic position that
will make optimal use of knowledge of civil engineering and information
technology.
Name: Laxman
Sunuwar
Nationality:
Nepali
Date of birth:
15/09/1963
Place of birth: Okhaldhunga,
Nepal
Languages:
English,
Nepali (mother tongue), Hindi, Japanese
Marital Status: Married,
have two kids.
Present
Address: Department of Architecture
and Environment Systems,
Akita Prefectural
University, 84-4 Ebinokuchi, Tsuchiya
Honjo City, Akita
015-0055, Japan.
Home address: Lalitpur
Nagarpalika Ward No.14, Thasikhel, Lalitpur District, Nepal.
Education:
Ph.D. (D. Eng.),
Civil Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Nagoya University, Japan,
September 1999.
M. Eng.,
Structural Engineering and Construction, School of Civil Engineering, Asian
Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand, April 1996.
B. Eng, Civil
Engineering, University of Roorkee, India. June 1988.
Awards:
(1) Mahendra Vidya Bhusan Class A awarded by late His Majesty King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev of Kingdom of Nepal in the year 2001.
(2) Gold Medal
for the best student of B.E. (Civil) Class1988, University of Roorkee, India.
Computer Knowledge:
Languages: FORTRAN,
BASIC, C, C++, VisualBASIC and HTML
Operating
systems: Windows,
DOS, Unix, Macintosh
Main Software: GIS
ArcView/Arc-Info, AutoCAD with Land Development
Affiliation with
professional Societies:
Life Member, Nepal
Engineer's Association, Nepal.
Member, Nepal Geotechnical
Society, Nepal.
Member, Nepal Engineering
Council, Nepal.
Master's Thesis Title: Lifelong Quality
Management of Facilities
Doctoral Dissertation Title: Evaluation of
Lifecycle Global Environmental Impact of Transportation Infrastructures.
EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
April 2002 – Present
:
Visiting Research Fellow, Akita Prefectural University, Faculty of System
Science and Technology, Department of Architecture and Environment Systems,
84-4 Ebinokuchi, Tsuchiya, Honjo City, Akita 015-0055, Japan.
October 1999 – March2002 : Civil Engineer,
Bridge Unit, Department of Roads (DOR), Ministry of Physical Planning and Works
(MOPPW), His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN), Kathmandu, Nepal.
(Bridge Designs, Part time supervision of bridge
construction, Worked as consultant designers for various private firms)
Engaged in part
time lecture of Construction Management and Bridge Engineering in local
Universities
October 1996 – September 1999: Doctoral Study, Department of Civil Engineering, Nagoya University, Japan.
May 1996- September, 1996: Design Civil Engineer, Seven
Associated Consultants Co. Ltd., Ratchaphisek Road, Bangkok, Thailand.
(Planning and Design of Roads, construction planning
of refinery project)
September 1994-April 1996: Masters study,
Construction Engineering and Management, School of Civil Engineering, Asian
Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand.
July 1993 – August 1994: Research Civil Engineer,
Disaster Prevention Technical Center (DPTC), Kathmandu, Nepal.
(Investigations on landslide hazard reduction in
roads and highways)
July 1990 – June 1993: Civil Engineer, Department
of Roads, Ministry of Works and Transport, His Majesty's Government of Nepal
(HMGN), Kathmandu, Nepal.
(Planning and Designs of roads and highways,
construction and maintenance of roads and bridges)
May 1990 – June 1990: Project Engineer, CARE
International in Nepal (CARE/Nepal), Patan, Nepal.
(Survey and design of trails and suspension bridges)
May 1989 – April 1990: Civil Design Engineer,
Butwal Power company (BPC) Hydroconsult, Kathmandu, Nepal.
(Design of hydroelectricity projects, irrigation
schemes, and trail suspension bridges)
July 1988 – April 1989: Civil Design Engineer, Shah
Associates (Pvt.) Ltd., Kathmandu, Nepal.
(structural design of hospital, school and
residential buildings, RCC design of various structures)
REFERENCES:
Available on
request