Program & Project Leadership
Design-build delivery, multidisciplinary coordination, stakeholder reviews, scope, risk, specifications, budgets, and construction-phase support.
Civil Engineer / Project Manager / Ph.D.
Engineering judgment.
Data-driven clarity.
I am a civil engineer and project manager with 12+ years of experience leading multidisciplinary design coordination, civil infrastructure delivery, pavement engineering, and Capital Improvement Plan programs for public agencies.
$300MDesign-build facility program
$75MRoad realignment program
50+Public agencies supported
48Airports in one data program
01 / Approach
From field conditions to executive decisions.
My work combines project management, civil design, pavement engineering, and asset-management planning. I help owners and public agencies prioritize infrastructure investments, coordinate complex design teams, and make defensible maintenance decisions from imperfect real-world data.
I am equally comfortable reviewing grading, drainage, paving, and roadside-safety deliverables; presenting recommendations to city decision-makers; or building Python, GIS, and dashboard workflows that turn large datasets into practical engineering insight.
02 / Core capabilities
Civil Infrastructure
Land development, grading, drainage, paving, guardrail, pavement design, quantity takeoffs, constructability, and design compliance.
Asset Management & CIP
Pavement and multi-asset programs, maintenance strategies, Capital Improvement Plans, condition forecasting, and agency implementation.
Data, GIS & Automation
Python, SQL, ArcGIS, ArcPy, GeoPandas, Power BI, Tableau, APIs, performance modeling, and automated data conversion.
03 / Selected publications
Life-Extending Benefit of Chip Sealing for Pavement Preservation
Farhang Jalali and Adriana Vargas-Nordcbeck
Life-Extending Benefit of Crack Sealing for Pavement Preservation
Adriana Vargas-Nordcbeck and Farhang Jalali
Role of Preventive Treatments in Low-Volume Road Maintenance Program: Full-Scale Case Study
Farhang Jalali, Adriana Vargas-Nordcbeck, and Mostafa Nakhaei
04 / Education
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
Auburn University / National Center for Asphalt Technology, 2020
M.S. in Transportation Engineering
Isfahan University of Technology, 2013
Available for the right engineering challenge