Dec 2025 — Present
Staff Engineer
Terracon · Full-time · Carmel, Indiana
Civil Engineer · Geotechnical Engineering
Sushmita
Sapkota
Staff Engineer at Terracon in Carmel, Indiana — applying engineering solutions that are safe, reliable, efficient, and sustainable.
About
Engineer, on solid ground.
I am a Civil Engineer specialized in Geotechnical Engineering. I have worked in both site and office-based construction roles, with hands-on experience in soil exploration, and field and laboratory testing.
I am working toward becoming a Professional Engineer and am passionate about applying engineering solutions that are safe, reliable, efficient, and sustainable.
4+years in civil & construction engineering
MSGeotechnical Engineering, Ohio University
FENCEES certified, pursuing PE licensure
Experience
Where I've worked
May 2024 — Nov 2025
Graduate Research Assistant
Ohio University · Part-time · Athens, Ohio
Research on finding optimal locations for public electric vehicle charging stations in Ohio and sustainable transportation in urban cities.
Python scriptingArcGIS ProAbaqusCOPERT
Jan 2024 — May 2024
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Ohio University · Part-time
Abaqus
Dec 2022 — Dec 2023
Site Civil Engineer
Department of Urban Development and Building Construction · Full-time · Kathmandu, Nepal
Site engineeringConstruction engineering
May 2021 — Dec 2022
Civil Engineer
Aayam Engineering Research and Consultancy · Full-time · Bagmati, Nepal
Python
Education
Academic background
Jan 2024 — Dec 2025
Master of Science, Geotechnical Engineering
Ohio University
GPA 3.923 · Coursework and research in GIS and Abaqus
Nov 2016 — May 2021
Bachelor's Degree, Civil Engineering
Tribhuvan University
Graduated with First Division
Licenses & certifications
Construction Materials Testing: Asphalt — Level II
Ohio Department of Transportation
Issued Jul 2024 · Expires Feb 2027
FE Exam
NCEES — National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
Issued Jan 2025
Skills
Technical toolkit
PLAXISAbaqusArcGIS ProGIS
PythonSQLMachine LearningWeb Scraping
AutoCADCOPERTConstruction ManagementSite Execution
Construction EngineeringCivil Engineering DesignResearchMicrosoft Office
Contact
Let's build something solid.
I'm always glad to connect with fellow engineers, researchers, and collaborators.
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