SHIVANI KUMAR

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Passionate, motivated transportation professional with experience in structural and highway engineering infrastructure projects. Pursing a transportation planning/engineering position. Focused interest in using technical and critical thinking skills along with community advocacy to create infrastructure that connects communities with safe, efficient, and equitable transportation and transit. Strong belief that genuine inclusion and diversity efforts will lead to innovative industry changes.

WORK HISTORY

Transit + Outreach Volunteer, LivableStreets Alliance - Boston, MA 03/21 - present

• Researching, coalition building, and creating information materials to support the Fare Free Bus initiative for local MBTA and RTA buses

• Organizing meetings and agendas with advocacy groups and state agencies Structural Engineer, Jacobs Engineering - Boston, MA 04/19- 10/20

• Delivered the design, analysis, AutoCAD drafting, estimation, and QAQC for construction documents for MassDOT, MBTA, Massport, and building projects.

• Generated MBTA Station Assessment reports to determine the current conditions of existing stations and how to prioritize repairs.

• Served as a team member on MassDOT bridge inspections during both the physical inspection and technical report writing.

• Inspected and evaluated an existing MBTA bus garage for structural deficiencies and produced plans to document necessary repairs and modifications.

• Produced a Soil Nail Wall design option for a Retaining Wall Type Study Report. Structural Engineering Co-op, Nitsch Engineering - Worcester, MA 09/17 - 12/17

• Monitored site visits and design for the MassDOT Small Bridge Program.

• Provided structural design for culverts and bridges per MassDOT Bridge Manual Specifications.

Structural Engineering Co-op, VHB - Watertown, MA 01/17 - 04/17

• Contributed to preliminary design of an urban gondola for the Seaport District.

• Wrote station inspection reports for the Connecticut Maybrook Railway Line. Highway Design Co-op, VHB - Watertown, MA 05/16 - 08/16

• Drafted details and performed roadway calculations per MassDOT standards.

• Analyzed utility plans to assess the best locations for electrical nodes to enhance wireless efficiency in Boston.

RELEVANT SOFTWARE SKILLS

ArcGIS Revit Synchro Adobe Illustrator

StaadPro Navisworks Bluebeam AutoCAD Civil 3D

CERTIFICATIONS

OSHA 10 MBTA Right-of-Way Training

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION AND ADVOCACY

WTS Boston Diversity Committee Co-Chair 09/19 to Present LivableStreets Alliance Transit + Outreach Volunteer 03/21 to Present CONTACT

Phone: 508-***-****

Email: adlf1g@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Worcester, MA

Master of Science, Civil Engineering, Expected in 05/21 Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Worcester, MA

GPA: 3.89/4.0

Relevant Courses

Mass Transit Independent Research Course, Planning and Design for Bikes and Pedestrians (Tufts University), Degradation of Infrastructure, Building Information Modeling, Professional Practice, Structural Mechanics, Advanced Structural Analysis,

Wentworth Institute of Technology - Boston, MA

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, 08/18

GPA: 3.32/4.0

Relevant Courses

Traffic Engineering, Structural Steel Design, Reinforced Concrete Design, Structural Analysis

AWARDS

Honoree at Women@Wentworth (’17 ’18)

Wentworth Outstanding Junior Leadership Award

Wentworth Champion of Engineering Award

BSCES Howe-Walker Award

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS

Translation Book: wrote and published a translation book for Environmental Engineering terms and phrases in English and Tamil

Literature Review: wrote, published, and presented A Case Study of NetZero Buildings – A Coast to Coast Analysis to the 2018 International Conference on

Architecture and Civil Engineering Conference in

Singapore and won the Best Student Paper Award

CONFERENCES

National Conference for Collegiate Women Student

Leaders, June ‘16 – University of Maryland, College Park American Society of Civil Engineers National

Conference, October ’16 – Portland, OR

International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering, May ’18 – Singapore

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