Civil Engineering
Experiences

PM and DOR for a road realignment project in San Diego

Assisted the PM on a $70 M design-build road realignment project in Southern California (NDA).

Communicating with our specialty contractors to ensure permits are obtained and submitted accordingly to the government.

Reviewing the design submittals to ensure compliance with project documents at various design submittal stages.

Preparing the spec TOC and assisting in the edit and submittal of design documents per the CSI MasterFormat.

Checking design drawings per RFP and design specification requirements and communicating with specialty subcontractors to revise/fix issues.

Performing site visits to ensure good state of construction operations and continuous compliance with regulations and upholding safety protocols.

Managed asset/pavement management projects for the listed cities using software platforms such as AgileAssets and PAVER.

City of Manvel, TX, City of Schertz, TX, City of Abilene, TX, City of Horn Lake, TX, City of McKinney, TX, City of Hampton, VA

Conceptualized, planned, and executed the automated data collection for New Mexico Aviation project for 48 airports. Project duration 4 years and fee $2 million.

Led the pavement group in all technical aspects to implement a new pavement management system in AgileAssets for the province of Manitoba, Canada. Project duration 9 months and fee $1 million.

Trained Manitoba staff on AgileAssets in weeklong training sessions.

Developed bespoke AgileAssets software manual for Manitoba Infrastructure.

Developed pavement performance models for Alaska Department of Transportation using 20 years of historical data and updated the maintenance decision tree and performance models in AgileAssets system.

Helped other staff in preparing, editing, improving proposals.

Developed interactive Esri dashboard showing all data collection activities by Fugro with daily updates (over 300,000 centerline miles surveyed annually). The solution was created by analyzing data resided in Salesforce, collected through RESTful API and sent to Esri Online using API.

Supported Pavement Management Programs (PMP) across southern California for the County of San Diego, Orange and the following cities

Cypress, Dana Point, Highland, Manhattan Beach, Newport Beach, San Marino, San Clemente, Torrance, Ventura

Prepared Pavement management programs using StreetSaver & Paver programs.

Performed field reviews for quality control of walking, windshield and automated inspections.

Conducted pavement walking inspections per ASTM D6433 (OCTA certified inspector).

Conducted pavement designs for cities of Stanton, San Marino, Redondo Beach.

Performed analyses to resolve linkage issues between the street inventory and shape file.

Produced PCI and PMP related maps in Esri ArcGIS Pro and AutoCAD software.

Connected through API to import and upload data, as it can be a future trend in PMP works.

Gathered and analyzed asset data such as imagery through services such as Mapillary API.

Supported the national pavement preservation pooled fund study TPF-5(375) as a principal data analyst. Developed much needed performance curves for innovative preventive treatments.

Experienced pavement inspector. Performed data-driven pavement forensic studies applied on NCAT’s preservation sites located on a low-volume road, Lee Road 159, and a high-volume road, US-280.

Utilized advanced automation techniques to improve work efficiency where sizable repetitive tasks are needed to be handled on a regular basis; as a case in point, automation of crack mapping which is implementable in a hassle-free overnight operation.

Supported “Civil Engineering Materials” undergraduate course and “Design and Production of Asphalt Paving Mixtures” graduate course for seven consecutive semesters.

Provided laboratory report writing tutorials and guideline with special emphasis on enhancing students’ writing skills leading to high quality written reports. Provided ample feedback on reports to pave the way for students’ future career success.

Assisted in land development, access road and drainage design for a national-scale industrial plant, resulted in successful design and construction of the project for the largest iron ore production facility in Iran (Gol-E-Gohar). As a result, the design team was awarded a second contract for a second plant.

Designed railway extension sections for Iran Steel Company expansion project. Assisted in surveying of the existing railway tracks, design connector parts along with new site development for the expended sections.

Assisted in land development for a railway station, and also in design of railroad tracks (geometry and pavement) for Zarrin Shahr, Iran railway station. The land development included access road design, parking design, green space design, loading platform design, retaining wall design, and finally drainage design.

Worked on several civil engineering projects worth millions of dollars. Handled tight deadlines and successfully delivered implementable designs. As such, promoted to the lead designer position for a small design team. Responsibilities included proposal preparation, project coordination, conceptual and detailed designs.

Gained experience through contracted projects. Most projects required an initial grading plan, design of roadways for longitudinal and vertical profiles, detailed corridor making, cross sections, and also typical cross section showing areas in vicinity of roads (right-of-way area), retaining walls, and finally parking and green space designs according with the industry design standards (AASHTO, etc.).

Actively participated in frequent road and railway project revision/troubleshooting sessions and project progression visits to advance project goals and to satisfy client needs. Proactive in anticipation of future needs to minimize project complaints.

Conducted geometric (using Civil 3d) and pavement (Pavement ME) design trainings for junior engineering staff and interns, saving the company about $15,000 in external training costs.