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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Development and procurement of the $2 billion Corridor Packages of the $13 billion Melbourne Airport Rail Project, which consists of existing ARTC tracks realignment and a new pair of 6-km MTM tracks with the second tallest bridge in Victoria.Responsibilities• Integrate engineering, cost, constructability, land planning and environment, communications and stakeholder relations across the Corridor Packages to develop detailed scope, requirements, cost, program and construction staging.• Provide specialist advice for tender evaluation on cost, quantities, risks, program, and specifications.• Coordinate utility protection / relocation works in the Corridor with the Early Works Package (over 30 crossings of gas, jet fuel, water, sewer, power, and communication assets), to minimise cost and program impacts on Corridor Packages from internal and external changes.• Lead the Corridor package teams and consultants in the review of Early Works Package utilities scope, design, construction plans, and program to ensure Corridor requirements are satisfied.• Develop and verify works staging and productivity of various scope elements such as service relocations, drainage, jet fuel pipeline recoating, maintenance access path, and retaining and noise walls to identify program risks and opportunities.• Provide leadership and professional guidance to graduate engineers in all facets of the project.Achievements• Conducted a detailed feasibility study on an alternative solution to insert a DN1800 drainage pipe into an adjacent to-be-decommissioned underpass instead of a new tunnel bore under tracks. The alternative solution has been incorporated into the reference design with an expected direct cost benefit of up to $2 million.• Led the assessment and change implementation of an alternative solution to separate proposed MTM and ARTC drainage networks, reducing risk of design, construction, operational and approval interfaces between multiple Corridor Packages.

Melbourne, Australia

• Delivery of the $145 million Cherry St, Werribee Level Crossing Removal Project, which consists of a road-over-rail bridge and a pedestrian underpass ahead of program and within budget. The project also included interface with and/or relocation of gas, oil, water, irrigation, power, and communication assets.Responsibilities• Analysed works staging and productivity of individual work breakdown structure elements such as service relocations, reinforced earth (RE) walls, road works and underpass to identify program risks and opportunities.• Reviewed ITP and quality documentations against relevant standards and provide feedback to delivery partner via regular site inspections.• Coordinated review and acceptance of completions deliverables progressively over the delivery phase to ensure that all contractual, legal and regulatory, and stakeholder requirements have been satisfied prior to handover and Practical Completion.• Provided asset and land allocation expertise to ensure successful handover of assets by designing and constructing them to ultimate infrastructure owner and land requirements. • Facilitated various land transactions such as leasing, licensing, easements, divestments, and compulsory acquisitions under the Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act (MTPFA).Achievements• Facilitated works and access agreements with Southern Rural Water and City West Water to enable timely access to their lands and works to be carried out in accordance to expectations through early engagements.• Led and finalised the project scope development of the $3 million MTM car park at Werribee Station with DoT, MTM, VicTrack and RPV, taking into consideration the relevant standards and legislations, interface with new and existing rail and council infrastructure, and asset maintenance responsibilities.• Demonstrated commercial acumen with $385,000 direct cost reduction, which is 10% of $4 million variation submitted.

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

• Delivery of several distribution gas network construction projects valued over $18 million for Multinet Gas Networks.Responsibilities• Developed the Project Management Plan including project team establishment, construction design, planning and sequencing of construction activities, traffic management plan, risk assessment, and safe work method statements (SWMS).• Liaised with multiple stakeholder groups through collaboration, consultation, and notification (client, council, VicRoads, VicTrack, MTM, Yarra Trams, utility companies, residents, sub-contractors). • Managed project performance against safety, time, cost and quality targets and adjusting to achieve successful outcomes including monthly forecast of schedule and cost.• Managed delivery against scope / contract obligations – recognised, prepared, submitted and negotiated variations and other contractual claims such as latent conditions and extension of time in accordance with the contract.• As a senior member, mentored and empowered team members for greater performance.Achievements• Delivered DN100 mm steel pipe installation within 12 continuous hours under a rail crossing by directional drilling, involving up to 50 work personnel, deep excavations, confined space entry, and work around rail reserve without track occupation.• Decommissioned gas mains of various sizes under rail crossings.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Delivery of gas main pipeline replacement and relocation projects valued over USD 20 million.Responsibilities• Identified, prioritised, scoped, and planned projects.• Liaised with various stakeholders such as other utility companies to minimise project costs.• Supported engineering, design, construction, and materials acquisition.• Assisted in verifying payment claims from contractors.Achievements• Generated cost savings of approx. US$1 million by eliminating unnecessary replacement work.• Using an unfamiliar technology, completed a large diameter pipeline rehabilitation project on time and reduced the number of customer service disruption during field work by 100%.• Achieved 100% consistency in reporting of project progress and expenditure by taking initiative to develop flow charts that explained complex rules into simple logic.

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

Responsibilities:• Process improvement to increase efficiency of existing production.• Technically troubleshot existing equipment issues and explored improvement opportunities.• Interacted with vendors, built prototype assembly fixtures and performed product testing.Achievements:• Increased label printing productivity by 10% by developing poka-yoke fixtures for heat press machine.• Designed mechanisms to integrate an automated real-time fabric thickness measurement system, which logs measured values to a remote PC for quality analysis, under ASTM criteria.

Master’S Degree, Engineering Management

Middleborough Road Rail Separation Project Implementation Plan, Jul 2015 – Nov 2015 • Worked in a team to design a Project Implementation.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering, 3.74/4.0

Activities and Societies: UB Robotics, Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Honor Society, UB Chapter Tau Sigma National Honor SocietyHVAC.

American Degree Transfer Program Completion Certificate, Engineering

Activities and Societies: Economania, Science Society