Ron Patel Email & Phone Number

Dallas, Tx, Us

Brooksville, Florida, United States

Providing professional engineering services to all divisions of the Hernando County Utilities Department and services for county projects. Manages the engineering staff through demonstrating strong leadership and mentoring along with exhibiting strong practical engineering knowledge of water and wastewater engineering.Prepares and seals department plans, specifications and permit applications for existing and new water and wastewater facilities.Represents the department before public, governmental and private assemblies and meetings.Develops long and short term Capital Improvement Projects and budget.Provides design and construction phase engineering services for utilities projects ensuring safety, structural integrity, materials suitability and quality of workmanship.Oversees, supervises, and directs the work of the Utilities Engineering Section, project design, construction management, inspections, development review, and development coordination with the County Development Department.Plans, reviews, and coordinates utilities internal and consultant studies, reports, plans, and specifications including groundwater studies, monitor well studies, soils analysis, capacity analysis, and water, wastewater facility permitting and construction projects - working as required with consultants, regulatory agencies, other governmental agencies and the public.Develops or coordinates the development of contract documents including plans, specifications, cost estimates for submittal in obtaining government loans and grants.Prepares requests for professional services and negotiates consultant contracts, scope of service, and fees pertaining to planning, construction and permitting of water, wastewater, and reclaimed water facilities.Evaluates and coordinates approval of all design and application documentation relating to the construction, permitting, development, expansion, or modification of water and wastewater facilities of the Utilities Department.

Dallas Water Utilities, Cwwtp

• Provide contract & construction management for the capital construction & in-house projects. • Managed budgets, procurement, staffing, planning, design, and provided project management for the capital construction and in-house projects • Represent the City by working with consultants and contractors by providing sound methodical direction for the design and construction of the city projects.• Responded to internal and external audits• Manage staff to determine and consistently maintain water quality set forth by TCEQ and EPA regulatory standards. • Conduct market research for product evaluation and pricing. • Provide sound technical direction to solve corrective maintenance & equipment performance. • Develop procedures to effectively use “wrench-time" by reviewing vast data and forming productive solutions, respond to emergencies and developed reports for the management. • Represent CWWTP and DWU in the USACE Levee Inspections, Homeland Security Inspections, ISO (internal and external) audits, US EPA and TCEQ environmental regulations, TCEQ and EPA plant permit renewal, non-compliance, and environmental audits. • Technical lead in development of the new W and WW Strategic Plan, Master Plan, Security Plan, CMOM. Asset Management Plan, SDS• Conducted Lean Six Sigma projects for process control and improvement, resource management.• Performed financial modeling, and contract negotiation. • Procured software: LIMS, Maximo 8, workday • Identify, analyze, and solve technical issues associated with the design, project management, project scope, change orders, staffing, and budgets. • Manage multiple complex projects, and work during inclement weather and emergencies.• Exercise independent judgment in assessing the recommendations of Staff/Consultants. • Published engineering white papers and presented at seminars• Member of the Employee Advisory Committee, Capital budget, City Value Ambassador, and Water organizations.

Public Works & Transportation

• Reviewed traffic impact studies, capital construction project design & specifications, project management, Utility ROW acquisition, traffic control plans.• Performed traffic signal design, new signal turn-on and upgrades, and developed signal timing plans. • Planned, developed, and directed the implementation and operation of Intelligent Transportation Systems, traffic management center, electronic message signs, roadside video cameras, and administer contracts related to the ATMS. • Provide contract management and design review of CIP plans, construction plans for the Capital Improvement Projects.• Performed signal timing progression, optimization on thoroughfares and grid networks, by performing travel time studies, travel delay studies, intersection queuing and capacity analysis. • Provide technical expertise in contract management, specification and technical document preparation, product evaluation and selection, pricing, procurement, and contract closing.• Supervise staff for daily work activities including signal construction projects, inventory control, signal upgrade, maintenance, signal timing related concerns, and citizens traffic and safety concerns. • Lead engineer in charge of reviewing and implementing traffic circulation and mobility plan during special events. • Lead Engineer for the Design Build projects (LBJ Express project, American Airline Center) Used PASSER V, Synchro, and Escort software for evaluating traffic models, simulation, cycle length, lead-lag phasing options, and time space diagrams.• Department’s liaison for in-house and interagency projects (TXDOT, NTTA, Dallas County, NCTCOG, DART, and surrounding Cities). • Assisted in setting communication servers, database, dynamic message sign templates, traffic camera servers, frequency analyzer, and data retrieving. • Responded to City manager office, city council, routine citizens safety and traffic concerns.

Public Works And Transportation

• Performed engineering work including geometric improvement of City streets, improve bottleneck & high accident locations, speed zones, and school zones. • Performed All Way Stop studies, traffic signal warrant studies, sight & stopping distance study, warning flasher studies, and designed geometric improvements to enhance safety. • Reviewed traffic control plans for in house projects, interagency projects, private development plans, right-of-way acquisitions, roadway paving/drainage plans, site development plans, abandonment of City Streets, plat review, and high accident locations. • Developed, implemented, and monitored detour plans for traffic handling during the construction phase. • Prepared drawings and performed feasibility studies for short-term and long-term improvements, at bottleneck locations, and for congestion mitigation. • Reviewed and analyzed zoning cases, the City of Dallas Thoroughfare Plan. • Supervise departmental staff for performing traffic volume counts, pedestrian counts, all-way stop studies, lane designation studies, and citizens traffic and safety concerns. • Performed design, cost-estimates, inspection, project administration, contract administration, procurement, inventory control, scheduling and budgeting City’s Street light program for private developments, and in-house projects. • Perform intersection improvements by reducing congestion, and accident liability under Hazard Elimination Program. • Served as a City liaison to TXDOT, DART, surrounding cities, Dallas County, DISD, RISD, NCTCOG, and consultants & contractors. • Reviewed the design and implementation of traffic signs/markings, geometric and safety improvements in response to citizen requests, City Council and City Manager office, and special events ensure that transportation standards are followed. • Responded routine citizens’ concerns about traffic operation and safety, attend City Council, budget, and school board meetings, and neighborhood meetings.

Department Of Transportation

• Managed City and State funded Capital Construction projects by overseeing planning, design, inspection, contract administration, bids and procurement, contract close-out, material and environmental testing, cost estimates, and construction. • Prepared sampling and testing methods for construction materials using AASHTO, ASTM, and NYS / NYC DOT specifications, EPA, and NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection guidelines. • Prepared daily and monthly work activity reports, reviewed engineering drawings, prepared cost estimates, and guided field engineers on quality assurance related issues. • Prepared and reviewed maintenance and temporary lane closure drawings for roadway maintenance, and short & long-term construction projects as per specifications. • Provided technical assistance to the field engineers in reviewing construction plans, and construction materials, pipes & structures, steel, and concrete and asphalt mix designs. • Supervise field and mobile laboratory unit staff for performing on-site sampling & testing of construction materials, and environmental testing on City Capital Construction projects. • Maintained AASHTO, and Federal Govt. Certification for AMRL (asphalt), & CCRL (concrete, soil, aggregate), and environmental testing. • Conducted pre-bid and preconstruction meeting with contractors, and consultants. • Provided technical support to field engineers by interpreting material test results.• Trained inspectors for slump and air test, unit weight test, temperature test, moisture content & compaction test, soil samples, classification & gradation test.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Bachelor’S Degree, Civil Engineering