Project Manager Engineer
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Summary Statement
Mr. Chebbi is a registered Texas Professional Engineer / Project Manager with extensive civil engineering expertise encompassing the areas of storm water management, hydrology, water resources, project management and construction material testing areas. He also has considerable interest and aptitude towards engineering career related fields in environmental, geotechnical, wastewater, structures, transportation, and construction management. His attributes includes: proven decision making and management abilities, effective oral & written communication, and comprehensive technical & computer skills.
Engineering Software Skills
PondPack, Culvert Master, FlowMaster, Hydra-flow, HEC HMS, HEC FFA, HEC-RAS, SMADA, GIMS, CDP, HOUSTORM, CIPMS, and other Army Corps of Engineers’ programs and tools. Microsoft Word processing, Excel, Publisher and Power Point Presentation.
Professional Experience
Project Manager / Engineer, Public Works and Engineering, City of Houston, TX Sept’ 15-Present
Providing engineering oversight and project management in coordinating, evaluating, and managing design consultants for the major roadway, bridge, and traffic improvements to implement the city’s Street and Traffic Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).
Negotiate and manage professional engineering services contract with selected design consultants. Attend and conduct technical review conferences, design review, and progress meetings. Perform and review engineering computations.
Review, research, and prepare various design analyses, reports, and recommendations associated with roadway, bridge, and traffic design including underground utilities. Conduct field studies and inspections. Manage the preparation and award of the construction contract including plans, specifications and estimates.
Investigate general public inquires and prepare responses. Coordinate the design, development, evaluation and implementation of multi-engineering disciplines to improve Right-of-Way (ROW) conditions, operations, and maintenance.
Coordinate the planning and timely execution of the necessary design and construction efforts such as ROW acquisition, permit, and private utility relocation. Prepare correspondence such as letters, interoffice, memoranda, reports, etc. Interface and coordinate with general public, other City of Houston departments and divisions, outside agencies, and civic associations.
Project Manager, Harris County Flood Control District, Houston, TX Apr’15 – Sept’15
Performed the role of Project Manager for the Harris County Flood Control District for Flood mitigation and Storm Water Quality in the Harris County and the City of Houston areas.
Managed the conceptual as well as ongoing Master Drainage Plan in the Harris County including: coordination with the public and private entities at the local and state levels, facilitated interlocal agreements on cost sharing basis with private land developer consortiums, responded/resolved construction issues via RFIs, and consultant contract negotiation.
Initiated Project Kick off and stakeholders meeting to come up with action items, consultant design fee negotiations, initiated collaborative process, and facilitate shared decision making process, and managed design consultant and construction contractor invoices.
Project Manager/Grad. Engineer, Public Work & Engineering, City of Houston, TX Apr’11-Apr’15
Performed the Project Manager and designer role for the Local Drainage Program (LDP) and are located in various council districts of the City of Houston. Tasks included Project co-ordination with stake holders, assessed and prepared engineering screening and prescreening reports, engineering nomination to the design phase, managed and updated estimates and city database named CIPMS; organized, reviewed and attended monthly progress construction and local drainage engineering meetings, performed contract negotiations, pre and post construction meetings and Request for Council Action (RCA) formulations. Conducted site visits and supervisions to evaluate the whether or not particular LDP project solutions should be engineered. Conducted, coordinated and drafted Engineering response to affected citizens of City of Houston, that have filed their formal administrative complains to Storm Water Engineering and 311 calls via Houston's non-emergency online service directory and or service request site.
Delivered & managed the (LDP) as part of Rebuild Houston initiative. Managed 9 consultants with $ 2 million in Design & completed Project Manuals & Construction Contracts $5-6 million on annual basis. Initiated LDP process manual. Delivered 70+ projects including screening / drainage / impact reports, phase II & III designs. Formulated multiple parallel tasks procedures to achieve maximum efficiency of the project processes.
Managed LDP screening report, nomination, update estimates and CIPMS, monthly progress meetings, contract negotiations, pre & post construction meetings & Request for Council Action (RCA). Completed 12 RCAs which effectively increased project delivery process to ultimate stakeholder, the tax payers.
Reviewed the Capital Improvement Plans (CIP) design & compliance per City of Houston Infrastructure Design Manual.
Reviewed / Organized / commented on Technical Review Committee (TRC) & Engineering Feasibility Studies (EFS), Preliminary Engineering Reviews (PER), 60%, 90%, & 100% Construction plans (Mylars) reviews & meetings with milestone based deliverable.
Reviewed & Prepared estimates, inter-office correspondence, contractor / supplier submittals, consultant invoices, product reviews, specifications, site visits, & fee negotiations.
Co-ordinated Intra-agency, Inter agency, and Governmental agencies, Metro storm water issues, review and reply to RFI / RFQ's, established storm water review guidelines, revised storm water engineering analysis & design guidelines.
Managed Advance Flood Warning system & Storm Water Pump Station projects.
Lead Facilitator Role for Chapter 9 (Storm Water Design) and Chapter 13 (Storm Water Quality) as part of City of Houston Infrastructure Design Manual revision Cycle 2012-13. Formulated comment log procedure, facilitated meetings between stakeholders on periodic basis, organized meeting agendas to follow the pre-determined master schedule and deliverables, implementation of the committee recommendations, research engineering literature, details and specifications, implemented committee recommendations, researched national storm water literatures for committee for consistency. Delivered and published draft manual for public comment. Developed a technical white paper for storm water inlet capabilities as applicable to City of Houston’s conditions. Implemented revisions to construction details, drawings and specifications into design manual. Served as in-house technical personnel for Storm water design and quality issues.
Utilized in-house software & tools: CIPMS: HouStorm, GIMS, & Comprehensive Drainage Projects (CDP).
Storm Water Specialist / Hydrologist, Duplantis Design Group, Houston, TX Feb’98- Mar’11
Analyzed pre and post development flows, evaluation and remediation of storm water quality requirements, analysis and design of various types of detention ponds, storm routing calculations, modeling of complex drainage areas, designing onsite drainage structures and storm water conveyance system and computation of hydraulic grade line.
Prepared drainage impact study and synopsis for approval by Local and State Governmental Authorities as part of comprehensive land development process.
Effectively advised, trained, delegated, established design criteria and rules of thumb, reviewed criteria for drainage reports and synopsis by the project engineers and project managers.
Specialized in the design of Underground detention system in a highly urbanized development using material types that are cost effective to clients.
Prepared major drainage impact study and reports for Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club Stores (over 48+), Lowe’s Home Improvement Stores (Over 18+), Target Stores (3), Victory developers, McDonalds’, McWhorter companies, shopping complexes of sizes from few acres to hundreds of acres. In addition, written over 60 drainage synopsis for small retail projects.
Provided cost effective storm water solutions to clients while keeping public safety consideration and adhering to government drainage and storm water ordinances and regulations.
Detailed description of projects and reports can be provided upon request.
Civil Engineer, Citywide Testing, New Orleans, LA Jun’97–Feb’98
Performed various testing phases of civil engineering construction aspects such as soil testing, concrete testing, fireproof testing, pile load testing, and vibration testing.
Provided extensive training the new technicians in the construction, concrete and soil testing areas.
Managed and prepared the soil testing reports for soil classification, density using standard and modified proctor tests and soil sieve (gradation) analysis.
Maintained log of testing activities and presented results to the clients and various stakeholders.
Estimator / Engineer, Woodson Construction, Lafayette, LA Mar’96–May’97
Performed quantities take-offs for pipeline projects in collaboration with national oil and natural gas companies: Texaco, Chevron, and other local private utility companies.
Assisted project managers and chief estimators on day to day work and interaction with subcontractors and suppliers to obtain accurate quotes for bid document.
Analyzed project specification with bid documents for cost estimation analysis.
Assisted partner companies with Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) work for phase I & II.
Project Engineer, Phylway Construction Company, Thibodaux, LA Nov’94-Feb’96
Performed estimating and bid activities for pipeline, utility and site work using in-house software, levees, and roadwork and earthwork computations.
Evaluated construction related activities using manpower, materials, and equipment using established production rates.
Assisted and coordinated construction superintendents to carry day to today activities.
Interacted with suppliers, sub-contractors to get quotes during the process of estimation, project management and payroll.
Education, Professional Development and Training
Professional Engineer Certification, Texas Board of Professional Engineers, #119967
M.S in Computer Information System, Southern University of New Orleans, LA 1998-2000
M.S in Civil Engineering, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA 1992-1994
B.S in Civil Engineering, Karnatak University, Karnataka, India 1985-1989
Member, American Society of Civil Engineers
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