Mo Askarian P.Eng., M.Eng. Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

*Active Transportation Planning(Walking and Cycling) in Vancouver*Leading a team of 4 staff, and overseeing various projects*Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to implement project*Defining and improving work processes for further efficiency

• Developed and managed 5-Year Capital Plan and the associated budget
• Prioritized and coordinated projects over 5 and 10 years
• Provided technical input into transportation projects and processes
• Developed terms of references and managed transportation engineering consultants for capital projects
• Defined and Led Transportation SR mapping initiative
• Managed public consultation for various capital projects including cycling, walking, and road expansion

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, Canada Area

• My current project involves updating UBC-V and O campus maps by creating a network of roads,pathways and sidewalks. After the modeling is complete,it will be analyzed to create an interactive map of both campuses.
• Modeling UBC Vancouver and Okanagan campuses including all roads and pathways, barriers, construction zone
• Creating a multi-modal network dataset
• Conducting field inspection to ensure 100% accuracy of the orthophotos with campus construction
• Analyzing the network for different users such as drivers, pedestrians, wheelchair users, service and emergency vehicles considering their needs and restrictions

Vancouver, Canada Area

• The Department of Student Housing and Hospitality Services, Student Housing Vancouver provides accommodation for more than 8,000 students, faculty and staff in the eight residence complexes that circle our beautiful.
• Directly supervised more than 85 residents and was responsible for enforcing residence rules
• Promoted community engagement through planning various interesting events
• Organized the most attended events with more than 150 residents using a minimum budget
• Handled challenging situations and complaints regarding the new building and conveyed timely updates about construction to residents
• Attracted hundreds of residents to events by using novel promotion techniques along with efficient use of social media

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Campus + Community Planning (C +CP) at UBC is a collection of Urban planners,designers, engineers, public consultation professionals, building inspectors and sustainability experts dedicated to creating a vibrant.
• Collected detailed traffic data on vehicle, pedestrian and cyclist movements at intersections and pedestrian crossings on campus in support of Annual Transportation Monitoring Report
• Monitored and recorded movements in several different directions simultaneously with great attention to details
• Performed various Peak-Hour analysis and calculation on data and reported results using tables and charts

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Organized and promoted various events for residents and achieved a high attendance of up to 200 students
• Liaised between housing and residents through the residence life Manager and RAs
• Contributed in rewriting the MDRA constitution
• Provided a detailed transition report to new council members

Iran

• Provided input and was heavily involved in a number of Airport Planning and Designs Developed transportation plans and parking planning strategy for the district
• Held open houses and consulted with neighborhood communities to communicate their opinions and requests to senior designers and managers
• Created a training campaign and provided preventive measures to reduce accidents and managed to hit a 20% reduction in PDO accidents over a year for Region 1 in Tehran
• Developed a strategic plan for the region based on public transit share, active transportation, land use and financing options
• Performed preliminary studies of new thoroughfares and collected necessary data
• Prepared detailed monthly progress reports considering challenges and recommended solutions

Master'S Degree, Transportation Engineering/ Construction And Project Management

Activities and Societies: UBC ITE, UBC Players Club, Changing the Lens

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Civil Engineering