Sina Shirali Email & Phone Number

Long Beach, California, United States

Gardena, California, United States

• Managed a team of four including a safety coordinator, an architect, and two construction coordinators
• Tracked budget, schedule, contractor performance, design progress, and any and all aspects of work
• Negotiated proposals and developed new ideas for future work with teams across North America
• Oversaw the Quality Control and Quality Assurance program and ensured its proper application

San Jose, California, United States

• Managed small tenant improvement projects for Amazon’s research laboratories
• Worked closely with stakeholders to accommodate for the changing needs of the research teams
• Streamlined the existing bidding process by standardizing documentation and regulating the procedure
• Oversaw all project phases from initial concept, design, bidding, construction, and final closeout

Oakland, California, United States

• Applied myself to several facets of the construction industry including estimating, purchasing, field engineering, and construction management
• Optimized an existing inflation adjustment calculator to help estimate future project costs
• Built an engine to calculate the guaranteed maximum price for an in-progress project (~$150M)
• Conducted quality control, field-engineering, and construction management on one ground up project

Fort Mcmurray, Alberta, Canada

• Acted as the prime contractor liaison for the Suncor Fort Hills oil sand extraction and processing site
• Managed resources and observed the moving parts of a megaproject from a macro point of view
• Attended progress meetings, built schedules, negotiated costs, and managed manpower and equipment

North York, Ontario, Canada

Fort Mcmurray, Alberta, Canada

• Acted as the prime contractor liaison for the ConocoPhillips Surmont Phase 2 oil extraction site
• Managed and administered the industrial quality control and quality assurance program
• Focused on technical details, documentation, and the stringent testing requirements of a megaproject

Markham, Ontario, Canada

• Traveled across Canada for a number of government and private asset management projects
• Assessed various assets including buildings, airports, and roads in order to prepare capital plans
• Capital plans outlined history, condition, recommended repairs, and anticipated costs over some years
• Budgets ranged from $5,000 to $10M and timelines ranged from 5 to 25 years forward

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Managed commercial building restoration projects, built capital plans, and conducted energy assessments
• Observed field conditions, wrote service proposals, designed changes, oversaw tenders, and wrote reports
• Solved problems through diligent review of field findings, available plans, and application of engineering principles

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

• Assisted in teaching an undergraduate geology course at the University of Waterloo
• Held labs, taught classes, and graded papers

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• This position was made possible by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada via the Undergraduate Research Award (2006)
• Experimentally tested the behavior of reinforced concrete specimens, representing liquid containing structures, under physical and hydrostatic loads
• Research aimed to study the behavior of reinforced concrete under cracked and wet conditions in order to develop methods of leakage prevention

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• This position was made possible by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada via the Undergraduate Research Award (2005)
• Experimentally tested the behavior of reinforced concrete specimens, representing liquid containing structures, under physical and hydrostatic loads
• Research aimed to study the behavior of reinforced concrete under cracked and wet conditions in order to develop methods of leakage prevention

Master Of Applied Science, Civil Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering, Civil Engineering