Civil Engineering Engineer

OBJECTIVE

Result oriented civil engineering professional with a total of 5 years’ engineering experience along with Bachelor’s and Master's degrees is looking for long-term employment opportunity to utilize my skills with ability to work as a team and achieve organizational goals

SKILLS

Primavera P6

PlanSwift Pro10.1

Bluebeam

Vista Viewpoint

AutoCAD

HCSS

Microsoft Office

Adobe Acrobat

Revit

BIM

Staad Pro v8i

Adobe Photoshop

CERTIFICATIONS

OSHA 30

Construction Quality Management CQM)

Dig Safely NY

Confined Space Entry Training

CPR

SWPPP

Expecting LEED GA (Early 2021)

ACHIEVEMENTS

As a co-author of an international poster publication, successfully conducted research project “Experimental Study on Granulated Steel Slag – An alternative to river sand in Concrete”

(Paper ID: C114056)

ASSOCIATIONS

American Society of Civil -- -Engineers (ASCE)

Construction Management ---Association of America (CMAA)

American Concrete Institute (ACI)

Volunteer at NY Build

356 Wadsworth Ave, Apt 54, New York, NY 10040

315-***-**** ******.***@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/akarshbalachandra

AKARSH BALACHANDRA

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EDUCATION

-M.S. in Civil Engineering – Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 2015 – 2017

Specialization: Construction Engineering & Management

-B.E. in Civil Engineering 2010 – 2014

Visvesvaraya Technological University, Bangalore, India

-Master Diploma in Building Design 2013 – 2014

Autodesk CADD Center, Bangalore, India

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Engineer

ELQ Industries Inc, New York, USA Aug 2018 - Present

Administered multiple projects worth $1.2 - $23 Million simultaneously from contract award till project closeout for NYSDOT, City of White Plains, Westchester Joint Water Works (WJWW), DPW

Few projects involved in various stages are Rehabilitation of multiple bridges & highway, Demolition & Restoration of buildings, heavy civil site development, Westchester Medical Centre

Compose comprehensive project budget from bid and contract awarded, obtain permits, buyout process including contract negotiation and process purchase orders, labor & equipment management; assist with cost & revenue analysis, cost projections and monitor critical path activities thereby ensuring project is on schedule and also meet or surpass profit margin

Supervise on-site construction & summarize daily reports, monitor subcontractors work, track quantities, material procurement, compile and follow-up with RFI & Submittals, As-built field changes, monitor punch list items and prepare closeout documents; prepare meeting minutes

Surpassed company's profit expectation on all projects by negotiating change orders for extra work performed in addition to contract based on Time and Material (T&M)

Assistant Project Manager

Eastern Construction, New Jersey, USA July 2017 - Aug 2018

Oversaw construction of barracks & army base projects worth $4 – 69 Million for U.S. Army Corps

Develop detailed bid packages that included cost & resource estimation in HCSS, quantity take-off and carry out bid process in accordance to technical specifications and drawings

Compile RFI's, submittals and reviewing the responses for accuracy, relevance and completeness thereby clarifying any impact on the project budget and schedule, attend and prepare meeting minutes, perform quality control inspections, executed existing and new vendor contracts

Prepare Close–out documents that included As-Builts, O&M manuals and Warranties

Assistant Project Manager - Intern

Geo-Science Engineering, Pennsylvania, USA June 2016 - Aug 2016

Orchestrated site inspections including pile foundation up to a depth of 150’, prepared daily progress reports and track quantities for energy power plant construction by KIEWIT Corporation

Resolved construction field problems by providing technical expertise on soil stability and concrete for PENDOT road and bridge construction

Plan and implementation of projects, coordinate and direct technicians on site

Civil Engineer - Site

Adarsh Developers, Bangalore, India Sep 2014 - June 2015

Analyse blue prints, plans, specifications and coordinated construction activities from structural concrete work to completing interior work in 11-storey high-rise luxury apartment condominium thereby ensuring $120 Million project was on budget and had no delay on critical path activities

Interacting with senior managers, architects and subcontractors and provide technical input on alternate design solutions based on present site conditions and monitor field changes in accordance to specifications and zonal standards

Civil Engineer - Intern

Brigade Group, Bangalore, India Jan 2014 - July 2014

Rotational internship involved oversight of plans and construction activities in mid–rise buildings, implementing usage of aluminium formwork for in-situ wall and slab construction

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