Ritu Gothwal Email & Phone Number

Issaquah, WA, US

In my role, I collaborate with various service groups to deliver data-informed solutions for diverse clients, managing data components across multiple projects. I specialize in Excel-based analysis, data automation, visualization, and management best practices. My responsibilities include enhancing and automating data pipelines, performing data cleaning.

• Contributing in an open source project called Bugbug, aims at leveraging machine learning techniques to help with bug and quality management, and other software engineering tasks (such as test selection and defect.
• Conducted a feature ablation study to assess the impact of feature removal on software performance, influencing project design.
• Collected and analyzed data from Bugzilla on key metrics like maintenance effectiveness index, burn down time, and the number of incoming and closed issues.
• Developed a script for calculating yearly MEI values and led the data analysis and visualization efforts to develop time series charts.

• Impact and improvement in sustainability initiatives through developing LCA, GHG accounting, insights from sustainability data and recommendation on Scope 1,2 3 reductions, ideating a net zero strategy to meet the.
• Conducted thorough GHG accounting using advanced methodologies. Authored comprehensive materiality assessment reports and executed LCAs, contributing significantly to the company's decarbonization strategy.

• Developed a water quality modeling framework aligning with SDGs 3 and 6.
• Collaborated with diverse teams.
• Collected, and analyzed data related to contaminant transport in hydrological systems, and reported results to leaders through visualizations and metrics.
• Devised methods and developed models to predict complex environmental systems.
• Published two research articles in high-impact journals, elevating the project's visibility and influence.

Hyderabad Area, India

• Developed a water quality model to understand the complex system in river water environment. Modeled the transport of contaminants and their degradation pathways, taking into account the physico-chemical processes.
• Collected, cleaned, and analyzed environmental data set.
• Performed statistical analysis, developed statistical and mathematical model.
• Coded the model with MATLAB, R, Python.
• Developed, evaluated and integrated the environmental datasets.
• Performed extensive research.

• Vitya Pvt Ltd is an environmental consultancy firm. I dealt with the incomplete environmental data, performed data exploration, analyses and developed model.
• Directed two major sustainability projects: environmental impact assessments for road construction and designing water supply pipeline.
• Participated in brainstorming sessions with the government officials in all phases of the project to understand the requirements for design and purpose of the project.
• Collaborated with end users, project stakeholders and support partners to identify needs, goals, and models.
• Carried out research to designed water supply pipeline for the eight towns in India with environmental and technical knowledge.
• Prepared initial screening reports, authored detailed technical reports.

New Delhi Area, India

Designed research experiment.Performed chemical analysis of environmental samples.Handled analytical instruments.Published a research article.Publication: 3Biotech, Springer, 2,249-257.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Environmental Engineering

Certificate Course, Data Analytics And Visualization, 98%

Activities and Societies: Python, R, VBA, HTML, SQL, Tableau, AWS, Statistical analysis, JavaScript, Machine learning, Time series analysis.

Master Of Technology - Mtech, Environmental Engineering

Post Graduate Diploma, Environmental Law And Policy, A

With an aim to provide a better understanding of green law issues poignant worldwide, particularly in the Indian context.

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