Rupal Desai Email & Phone Number

Cary, Nc, Us

Cary, Nc, Us

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

• Review candidate State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) projects requested by MPO, RPO, local government, and/or NCDOT Divisions.• Provide technical support and guidance to consulting firms to develop express design projects including the establishment of project scope, budget, schedule and working through all phases of project development.• Assess all detailed phases of transportation projects including land development, environmental impacts, design and construction administration.• Investigate conceptual design alternatives and prepares costs needed for the prioritization process (SPOT)• prepares engineering studies (feasibility studies, express designs, and project scoping reports) of transportation infrastructure projects that are being considered for funding in the State’s capital improvement program (STIP). • Lead and coordinate the project team, define the project scope, schedule, budget, and quality, communicate with stakeholders, manage risks and issues, and ensure the express design meets its objectives and deliverables.• Perform project management duties including project evaluation, consultant selection, tracking project schedule milestones and project funding balances.

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

• Developed, maintained, and updated the (State Transportation Improvement Program)10-year State and Federal-mandated plan that identifies the construction funding and scheduling of transportation projects for divisions 5 & 8. • Worked closely with our regional planning partners – metropolitan and rural planning organization as well as other NCDOT units to ensure STIP is in accordance with the STI legislation and other applicable federal and state laws and regulations.• Maintained the schedules and funds for capital improvement projects across transportation modes in NC.• Experience in In-depth engineering studies of corridors, cost analysis, funding, and scheduling a project.• Experience in ArcGIS, SAP reporting, Microsoft Excel, and Access.• Managed Access database and prepared reports from SAP.• Performed project management duties including tracking project schedule milestones and project funding balances.

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

• Served as senior transportation coordinator for NC Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) & Kerr-Tar Rural Planning Organization (Kerr-Tar RPO).• Developed comprehensive transportation plans using ArcGIS to improve safety, reduce congestion, and meet environmental standards.• Provided data and technical assistance to MPO, RPO, FHWA and NCDOT Officials.• Assisted MPO to adjust to their MTIP with DOT STIP.• Conducted analysis of existing and future land use conditions.• Lead public outreach activities, including presentation to public, board members and town council members.• Developed traffic forecasts for transportation improvement projects utilizing travel demand models.• Administered Consultant contracts for Traffic Engineering Study, Feasibility study.• Developed Scope of Work, selecting qualified consultant, negotiating professional service contact, checking work history of firm, checking work experience of personnel, processed Invoices, reviewed document prepared. • Conducted filed research on transportation related issues, including public transit and roadway. • Knowledge of comprehensive expertise of NCDOT engineering standards and environmental regulations to ensure compliance with NEPA.

Raleigh, Nc

• Scheduled and managed projects in accordance with annual transportation plan and monitored project progress in the pre-construction stage by coordinating schedules with Project Engineers. • Provided Technical Support to DOT staff by resolving scheduling issues. • Designed queries in SAP Business Warehouse for various reports to resolve technical issues in projects. • Established and maintained NCDOT transportation projects in SAP ECC system.

New Jersey, United States

- Reviews and approves prequalification of consultants.- Solicits Technical Proposals and provides a 6 month look ahead for anticipated solicitations.- Responsible for Consultant Selection Committee activities and notifying industry of consultant selections.- Processes consultant ratings and maintains the Consultant Evaluation System Report.- Reviews and approves cost basis approval applications.