Project Construction
Resume:
Jwala Raj Sharma, Ph.D., P.E.
***** ********* ******** ****, *** 1714, Spring, Texas 77373 * 832-***-**** * ***********@*******.***
Experience: Project Engineer and Assistant Construction Project Manager
9/2012 - Present - Laney Directional Drilling Co., Spring, Texas
• Design pipeline crossings to be installed by HDD and Direct Pipe® Methods
including calculation of installation and operation stresses on pipe, and hydraulic
fracture and inadvertent returns analyses to minimize environmental risks during
HDD operations. The select project list includes:
o Pascagoula Pipeline Project, Alabama and Mississippi – Plains All
American Pipeline – 19 Crossings – 24-inch diameter pipeline
o Mississippi Lime Pipeline Project, Oklahoma – Plains All American
Pipeline – 35 crossings – 16-inch diameter pipeline
o Eagleford Pipeline Project Phase IV, Texas – Plains All American
Pipeline – 7 crossings – 20-inch diameter pipeline
o W estern Oklahoma Pipeline Project, Oklahoma – Plains All American
Pipeline – 10 crossings – 12-inch diameter pipeline
o W oodbridge Lateral, New Jersey – Williams – 3 crossings – 20-inch
diameter
o Houston Ship Channel Crossings – Dow Chemicals – 2 crossings -
includes 12,000 foot 12-inch pipeline crossing
o Houston Ship Channel Crossing – NuStar – one 12,000 foot 12-inch
pipeline crossing
o Florida Southeast Connection Pipeline Project, Florida – Florida
Power and Lights – 9 crossings – 30 to 36-inch diameter pipeline
• Perform feasibility studies for potential Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) and
Direct Pipe® projects. The select feasibility studies include:
o Lehigh River HDD, Pennsylvania
o Tobyhanna Creek HDD, Pennsylvania
o Lehigh River Direct Pipe®, Pennsylvania
o Tobyhanna Creek Direct Pipe®, Pennsylvania
o Lake Sakakawea HDD, North Dakota
• Field supervision of construction project as field engineer. The projects include:
o Aquashicola Creek and Wetlands Direct Pipe® Project – Williams –
42-inch diameter pipeline
o Sabine Neches Waterway Direct Pipe Project – City of Port Arthur –
48-inch diameter pipeline
• Manage construction projects including cost control and reporting. Managed
projects include:
o Up River Road HDD, Corpus Christi, Texas – Koch Pipeline
o IH – 35 HDD, Texas – 3 HDD parallel Crossings – Marathon Oil
o San Antonio River HDD – Marathon Oil
o May B HDD – 2 HDD crossings – Marathon Oil
o HWY – 181 HDD – Marathon Oil
o McCoy Hamilton 2H Project – 5 HDD crossings – Marathon Oil
o Karnes City Southwest Project – 5 HDD crossings – Marathon Oil
o Sabine Neches Waterway Direct Pipe Project – City of Port Arthur
• Attend pre-bid meetings and site visits, estimate project costs including risk
assessment, prepare and submit bids. Selected list of jobs bid include projects
managed above and:
o South Magnolia HDD/Direct Pipe Project, Washington – King County
o Tygart Valley Pipeline Project, West Virginia – Consol Energy
o Port Neches Waterway Direct Pipe Project (Scheduled to start in
February 2015
Adjunct Instructor
6/2012 – 8/2012 ITT Technical Institute, Arlington, Texas
Presented class lectures and lab instruction on Civil 3D and Introduction to GIS
Jwala Raj Sharma, Ph.D., P.E. ***********@*******.***
Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant
10/2008 – 9/2012 University of Texas at Arlington, Texas
• Completed the following research project
“Interaction of Large Diameter Steel Pipe with Various Backfill Soil.” June, 2010 –
August, 2012. Client: Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD), Texas.
“Applicability of PVC Restraint Joint in Horizontal Directional Drilling Application.”
June, 2009 - July, 2010. Client: S&B Technical Products, Texas.
“Available literature for HDPE pipe in municipal applications and future research
needs.” October, 2008-May, 2009. Client: Plastic Pipe Institute (PPI),
W ashington, D.C.
“Development of Preliminary Cost Estimation Models for Construction, and
Operation and Maintenance of Water Treatment Plants.” June, 2009 – April,
2010.
• Lead research teams
• Designed and constructed laboratory test setups and instrumentations
• Analyzed data and prepared report for laboratory tests
• Made oral and paper presentations to clients and at conferences
• Presented class lectures on “Construction Methods and Field Operations”,
“Construction Cost Estimating”, “Construction Planning and Scheduling”,
“Construction Productivity”, “Pipeline Construction and Trenchless Technology”
and “Construction and Value Engineering”
• Provided lab instructions on Timberline, Primavera 6, and Project Management
• Devised Excel™ Template that estimates construction, and O&M costs of a water
treatment plant
• Created a MS Access™ database of HDPE pipe literatures searchable by
different categories
• Published technical papers
Project Engineer
1/2006 – 12/2007 Exim Nepal Private Limited, Kathmandu, Nepal
• Estimated detailed project costs, prepared and submitted bids
• Managed construction of water treatment, transmission and distribution system
• Prepared and submitted shop drawings, project schedules, progress reports,
monthly statements and other submittals.
Civil Engineering Internship
1/2005 – 5/2005 Himal Hydro Ltd., Kathmandu, Nepal
• Surveyed ground topography
• Collected and analyzed precipitation and river discharge data
• Designed and estimated preliminary costs of hydropower project
• Analyzed financial, economical, and risk factors involved in hydropower project
• Prepared and submitted feasibility report.
Education: The University of Texas at Arlington 2010 - 2013
Doctor of Philosophy – Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering)
The University of Texas at Arlington 2008 - 2010
Master of Science – Civil Engineering (Construction Management)
Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal 2002 - 2007
Bachelor of Civil Engineering
Jwala Raj Sharma, Ph.D., P.E. ***********@*******.***
Publications: Sharma, J. R., Snider, A. P., Williamson, A., Brown, C. (2014). “A New Milestone for
an Emerging Technology: Longest Direct Pipe® Crossing in North America.”
No-Dig Show 2014.
Sharma, J. R., Najafi, M., Qasim, S. R. “Preliminary Cost Estimation Models for
Construction, and Operation and Maintenance of Water Treatment Plants.”
ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 19 (4).
Sharma, J. R., Najafi, M., Marshall, D., Jain, A. (2013). “Thin-walled Large Diameter
Steel Pipe Response to Static Cover Load in Various Embedment.”
Proceedings of ASCE Pipelines Conference, 2013, ASCE, Va., 1420-1432.
Sharma, J. R., Najafi, M., Jain, A. (2012), Marshall, D. “Use of Lime Stabilized Native
Clayey Soils to Embed a Large Diameter Steel Pipe.” Proceedings of the
International Conference on Pipelines and Trenchless Technology, 2011,
ASCE, Va., 654-664.
Sharma, J. R., Najafi, M., Marshall, D., Jain, A. (2012). “Evaluation of Statically-
loaded Large Diameter Steel Pipe Embedded with Lime Stabilized Native
Clay Soils.” Proceedings of ASCE Pipelines Conference, 2012, ASCE, Va.,
242-256.
Sharma, J. R., Najafi, M., Zhen, Z., Jain, A. (2011). “Laboratory Test of Statically-
loaded Large Diameter Steel Pipe with Native Backfill.” Proceedings of the
International Conference on Pipelines and Trenchless Technology, 2011,
ASCE, Va., 1244-1256.
Sharma, J. R., Najafi, M., Marshall, D., Jain, A., Rahjoo, S. (2011). “Testing and
Evaluation of Statically-loaded Large Diameter Steel Pipe with Native Backfill
Soils.” Proceedings of ASCE Pipelines Conference, 2011, ASCE, Va., 1025-
1034.
Fisher, C., Jain, A., Sharma, J. R., Najafi, M. (2011) “Testing of Segmental PVC Pipe
for HDD Applications.” Proceedings of No-Dig Show 2011, NASTT, NY., A-1-
02 (1-11).
Sharma, J. R., Najafi, M., Fisher, C., Jain, A., Huli, A., Rao, V. K. S. (2010).
“Applicability of PVC Restraint Joint in Horizontal Directional Drilling
Application.” Proceedings of ASCE Pipelines Conference, 2010, ASCE, Va.,
1360-1370.
Certifications: Professional Engineer – Texas
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) – Member
Affiliations:
Project Management Institute (PMI) – Member
North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT) - Member
Training:
OSHA10
H2S Awareness
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