cv_riddhi sheth_2015
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EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE
Oct, 2009 – Aug, 201o
2015 CURRICULUMVITAE
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Oct, 2010 – Oct, 2011 &Jun, 2012 – Sept, 2012
Service Designer and Urban Planning Consultant » Created a service concept – ‘Kaikki’ with HSL, City of Helsinki and NKL (Finnish
Federation of the Visually Impaired) to ‘to enable visually impaired people in Helsinki Region find and board the correct bus’. (http://kaikki.andreasrau.eu).
» Co-creating futurescapes for Helsinki as it could be like in 2050, to identify future services and experiences that people need, within the larger context of society and culture. This project was exhibited during Helsinki Design Week, 2015.
Project Researcher & Urban Planner, Aalto University, Helsinki, FinlandWorked in a team on ‘AGM Mobile School, India’ project; and my responsibilities included project research to understand the social-economic and cultural context of impoverished and village communities in India, co-analysing the education system in India and Finland, co-preparing the pedagogic approach for the school and facilitating interaction with local stakeholders and communities to successfully implement the pilot project.
Associate Urban Planner, Centre for Research and Development Consultancy (CRDC), CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India Worked in a team to create ‘Carrying Capacity based urban development control regulations for Guwahati City, Assam, India’. Responsibilities involved—
» Performing Land Suitability Analysis, proposing a conceptual revised master plan and development intensity zones for the city.
» Drafting Carrying Capacity based Development Control Regulations. » Preparing the City Assessment Report.
Urban Planner, HCP Design and Project Management Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad, India
» Led the project for creating a public engagement strategy and information material (including a website, brochures and booklets) for the Sabarmati Riverfront Development Project in Ahmedabad, India.
» Prepared three conceptual urban design precinct plans for the Sabarmati Riverfront Development Project by strategically combining land use and transport planning principles.
» Worked on ‘Our Cities, Ourselves’ — an exhibition organised by Institute for Transport and Development Policy (ITDP). The project involved creating a futuristic master plan, land use plan and 3D renderings of a one sq.km. site (Jamalpur area) in Ahmedabad, as it could look like in 2030. The key design objective was planning and regenerating the site on the principles of transit oriented development.
Assistant Planner, Strategic Planning Department, Newcastle City Council, UK Worked on preparing the best practice manual for the City Council to mitigate climate change in the city of Newcastle Upon Tyne. My responsibilities involved researching the best practices in climate change mitigation and sustainability in other Local Authorities in UK; and co-ordinating with other team members in the project.
Feb - Sept, 2009
Sept, 2012 – Dec, 2013
DOB Oct 16, 1985 Female • Indian • Married
ADDRESS Kuusitie 2 B 81 FIN–00270, Helsinki
E-MAIL [email protected] PHONE (+358) 4 0487 0014 LINKEDIN http://www.linkedin.com/in/riddhisheth WEBSITE http://riddhi.me
I am a multidisciplinary and self-motivated individual passionate about designing cities that are at the intersection of physical place-making and digital technologies. My combined skills in service design, user research and urban design coupled with strong communication, team-work, management and social skills provide me with a positive attitude towards collaboration, strategising and problem-solving.
SOFTWARES/TOOLS Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Photoshop, sketch
LANGUAGES English: Fluent Verbal & Written Hindi, Gujarati Native proficiency (verbal/written) Finnish: 1b level/ learning
>> RIDDHI SHETH SERVICE DESIGNER • URBAN DESIGNER • BUSINESS DESIGNER
Jan, 2014 –
MBA Service Innovation and Design, Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Espoo, Finland
MSc Town Planning, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Class obtained: Distinction
BTech Civil Construction, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India Class obtained: Distinction
Higher Secondary Examination (C.B.S.E), XII – Science with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Maths and English Maharaja Agrasen Vidhyala, Ahmedabad, India Class Obtained: Distinction
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EDUCATION
2015–
2003–2008
Research Assistant, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UKWorked for a research conducted by Dr. Jose Maria Grisolia Santos on public perception of theatre in Newcastle. Responsibilities included organising focus groups and delivering questionnaires.
Intern - Trainee, Larsen and Toubro, Mumbai, IndiaWas actively involved in construction related work and management at Infotech Tower and EDC building (25000 Sq,ft. floor plate area).
Nov, 2008 - Mar, 2009
Dec - May, 2006
2002–2003
Dr. Bimal PatelDirector, HCP Deisgn and Project Management Pvt. Ltd.,Paritosh, Usmanpura,Ahmedabad 380013,India.Phone: +91 - (0) 79 275 508 [email protected]
Prof. Utpal SharmaDean, Faculty of Planning and Public Policy, Centre for Environmetnal Planning and Technology (CEPT) University, Ahmedabad 380009,India.Phone: +91 - (0) 9825082808 (Mobile number)[email protected], [email protected]
REFERENCES
INTERESTS Crochet, origami, photography and travelling.
Dr. Jose Maria Grisolia SantosAssociate Professor, Dept. of Applied Economic Analysis, Universidad De Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, C / Juan de Quesada, n º 30-Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 35001 Spain Phone: +34 928 45 8195, +34 928 45 [email protected], [email protected]
Dr. Aija StaffansSenior Research FellowYTK - Land Use Planning and Urban Studies GroupDepartment of Real Estate, Planning and Geo-informaticsSchool of Engineering, Aalto UniversityPhone: +358 40 516 [email protected]
2008–2009