Bruce Zahedi, PE ********@*****.***
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Las Vegas, NV 89123 http://www.linkedin.com/pub/bruce-zahedi-pe/11/862/162
PROFILE
Commercial and Residential Managed and designed numerous big box commercial land development projects while coordinating with clients and other design team members including architects, mechanical engineers, and landscape architects, performed construction administration including: responses to contractors’ RFIs, site visits and punch list walk-throughs, designed subdivisions and underground utilities.
Municipal / Public sector Managed civil, mechanical, and environmental projects, including CIP capital improvement programs, waste water treatment plants, landfill closures, underground storage tank replacements, monitoring wells, processing of RFPs and reviewed/selected lowest responsive bidders.
EDUCATION Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Maine. Orono, ME
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Nevada, and North Dakota Professional Civil Engineer, NV20814 - ND9282.
Massachusetts Waste water Treatment Plant Operator Grade 6 Permit Number 7747
Certifications in MSHA, Mine Safety and Health Administration, OSHA HAZWOPER, Civil 3D 2013
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The WLB Group, Civil Squared/Collins Engineering Las Vegas, NV
Consulting Positions as Project manager 2010-2016
In charge of coordination and oversight of Wastewater design for local municipality, creating cost estimates, analysis, and scheduling using Microsoft project and primavera. Earthwork calculations, Pipe network analysis, storm water improvements, using Autodesk Civil 3D 2016. Prepared drainage studies, stormwater mitigation plan using HEC-1, and Flowmaster. Provided overall project design while directing the design staff.
Southern Nevada Health District Las Vegas, NV
Environmental Engineer 2008-2010
Attended project meetings with engineers from public sector, reviewed the hydraulic calculations of casino pool plans, and their site inspection. Used AutoCAD 2008 to verify adequate separations of the wet utilities of large subdivisions, and verified all SNHD’s requirements were met. (Budget cut)
EKN Engineering, Inc Las Vegas, NV
Project Manager Civil 2004-2008
Managed/Directed project meetings to coordinate updates with all design teams. Project design manager in charge of commercial/residential projects from inception through to construction completion. Used Civil Land Desktop 2008 to design, grade parking lots, ADA accessible routes, layout utility infrastructure, Wireless Cell towers, retaining walls, drainage culverts, and site details specifications for Wal-Mart, Lowe’s, Hampton-Inn and AutoZone. Produced turning radius of large wheel base vehicular traffic using “AutoTurn” (Office closure)
MWH Boston, MA/Cape Coral, FL
Assistant Project Manager Civil 1999-2004
Used Land Desktop 3.0 and Microstation 8.0, to design roadway alignments, widening, striping, grading, and cross-sections. Designed the rehabilitation of 40 miles of an old waterline system for Massachusetts Water Reclamation Authority, separation of combined sanitary sewer and storm drain infrastructure, underground storage tanks to retain rainfall from flooding streets. Wet utilities design for 400 sewer manholes, and five pumping/lift station facilities in Florida. Used ARC FM (GIS) to create a data base of wet utilities structures for the city of Cambridge MA.
CDM Smith/Camp Dresser & Mckee, Inc. Cambridge, MA
Civil / Mechanical Engineer 1995-1999
Used SoftDesk 8.0 to create Contour, Cross-section profiles, and earthwork calculations of landfills from different stratums, designed plans for landfill closures, post closure, Leachate collection system, methane gas recovery system, gas monitoring well location, their quantities, and installation based on soil profile, permeability, porosity, density, and moisture content while following “Subtitle D” by Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA 1992), used AutoCAD 12 to design mechanical process piping in factories, and pipe cost estimates. (Consulting Position)
Dept. of Public Works, DPW, Marshfield, MA
Environmental / Civil / Mechanical Engineer 1992-1995
Managed the design and building of a lab waste water treatment plant, the rerouting and segregating of lab waste vs. sanitary plumbing, asbestos abatement, repairs of leaking underground oil tanks and replacement with above ground tank or natural gas conversion for the town's school department. Analyzed the remaining capacity of the landfill by closely monitoring it’s everyday operations. Reviewed groundwater monitoring well reports, to determine the migration of contaminants and to take corrective action to protect the groundwater supply. Prepared RFP's, opened bids, reviewed, selected, and hired the lowest responsive bidders.
Clark Engineers Inc. Newburyport, MA
Environmental / Civil / Mechanical Engineer 1989-1992
Researched, and designed, PH monitoring stations for pretreatment of industrial waste prior to discharge to the municipal sewer system. Designed septage lagoons / leach pads for remote areas with no municipal infrastructure, jacking for underground fiber optic crossing, and natural gas conversion for public school. Interacted with clients, town and state officials, and attended Planning Board meetings. Conducted Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs) for new projects such as composting, recycling centers at Newbury’s landfill, including closure and post closure plans. Used AutoCAD Rel. 10. (Office closure)
Kimball Chase Co., Portsmouth & Salem, NH
Civil Design Engineer 1984-1989
Designed floor plans for small and remote highway rest areas to large waste water treatment plants, assigning finish floor elevations trickling filters, activated sludge, and RBC "Rotating Biological Contactor" to use gravity flow. Designed roadways, utilities, parking lots, site developments, subdivision/community and private septic systems, conducted test pits and Percolation test, Surveyed field boundaries.