ACHAL DHOJ ADHIKARI

*** ****** **., *** *******, CA 90005

213-***-**** ac9bml@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA December 2016 MSCE Construction Engineering and Management

• 3.63 GPA

• Software – Primavera P6, On Screen Take-Off, Strategic Analysis Model, @Risk, Bluebeam

• Construction Accounting and Finance, Strategic Planning in Construction, Growth Hacking Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Lalitpur, Nepal October 2013 Bachelors in Engineering, Civil Engineering, Major in Construction Management

• Overall – 65.55%, Major – 87.20%

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Engineer – Wilshire Construction LP., Los Angeles, California Feb 2017- 685 S. Catalina St. Apartments – 120 units - $25M

• Perform all project services like RFIs, submittals and other document controls, estimation, scheduling, contract and scope management, meeting minutes and reports and any other contractual services as a GC

• Work closely with the owner’s team and buy out jobs and assist in contracts execution as an acting APM

• Work with Superintendent on site as an acting Asst. Superintendent to provide engineering and contractual solutions and oversee the day to day activities on site

• Estimate and take-off quantities on OST to work on change orders and bid analysis Construction Management Intern – Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Pasadena, California May - Aug 2016

• Performed Project Scheduling controls using Primavera P6, cost estimation, progress payment assessments, cost assessments

• Supported document controls for Submittals, RFIs, change orders, contracts Head Office Civil Engineer - Union Hydropower Pvt. Ltd., Lalitpur, Nepal Mar - Aug 2015 Union Hydropower Pvt. Ltd. is the client company for the Midim Khola (Karapu) Hydropower Project of 3MW capacity.

• Oversaw contracts, specifications and agreements with contractors, consultants, bank consortia, suppliers and government offices to ensure their regular compliance for construction and avoid claims and disputes

• Assisted in effective compliance of construction schedule and construction budget at site and get periodic site progress reports

Civil Engineer - High Himalaya Hydro Construction Pvt. Ltd., Lalitpur, Nepal Nov 2013-Nov 2014 High Himalaya Hydro Construction Pvt. Ltd. is an ‘A’ Class and leading hydro civil construction company of Nepal.

• Led ‘Repair Works of Indrawati Hydropower Project’ as the Site Engineer for its major repair and rehabilitation (civil construction works like concreting, coffer dam, masonry walls, steel lining etc.)

• Prepared bid and tender documents and bid for new construction projects and performed rate analysis, scheduling, estimation, and research and report preparation VOLUNTEERING

Nepal Engineers’ Association April 2015

• Performed Rapid Visual Disaster Assessment of buildings around Kathmandu after the 7.9 Richter magnitude Nepal Earthquake of April 25 2015

ADDITIONAL SKILLS & INFORMATION

• Soft Skills: Leadership, teamwork, strong work ethic, communication, analytic and research oriented.