Postal Service Chief Engineer
Resume:
Ram Baskaran, M.S., P.E.
Homewood, IL 60430
Home Phone: 708-***-****
Cell Phone: 708-***-****
Email: ******@*******.***
OBJECTIVE Seeking advancement to shoulder responsibilities in your Organization as a Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Senior Material Testing Engineer, Civil, Highway & Transportation Project Engineer, Environmental Engineer
EDUCATION M.S.(Civil Engineering), Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois
M.Sc. (Engineering), Madras University, Madras, India
PROFESSIONAL P.E. (Professional Engineer), State of Illinois, Lic. No. 062-05339
LICENSES P.E. (Professional Engineer), State of Wisconsin, Lic. No. 32735
WORK EXPERIENCE
Associate Civil Engineer - Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Chicago (MWRD) – Chicago, IL 11/2014-10/2015
Worked in the User Charge and Technical Services Section
Computed Wastewater Discharges by Significant Industrial Users (SIU), Large Commercial Users (LCU) and Small Commercial and Residential Users, tax-exempt nonprofit organizations and local township, municipal government organizations within MWRD District Boundaries in accordance with the MWRD User Charge Ordinance
Used FilemakerPro and iPACS Softwares for enforcement and billing purposes
Worked in the Industrial Waste section reviewing special discharge, one-time discharge and discharge authorization, spill control measures, cited users for approval by checking all the pollutant limits for enforcement in accordance with sewage and Waste Control Ordinance and Environmental Remediation Wastewater Ordinance
Inspected wastewater discharge measuring devices for sealing and for approval
Attended hazardous waste material handling training course
Highway Engineer III - Cook County Dept. of Transportation and Highways (CCDOT) - Chicago, IL 10/1987-11/2014
Worked as Office Resident Engineer in the Chief Engineer's office
Prepared and reviewed all official project correspondence from the pre-construction conference stage to project completion
Served as liaison between the Chief Engineer, field engineers, utility companies, and contractors per Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) guidelines
Checked final construction reports for finalizing projects
Served as the Assistant Resident Engineer for Building Rehab & New Building Project Dist.#4, Orland Park, Illinois, which involved a careful review of subsurface soil conditions encountered at the site
Special Projects:
o170th (167th) St.-Wood Street to Ashland Ave. (Federal Project) $ 6.0 M
oJoe Orr Rd.-Stony Island to Torrence Ave. $ 6.0 M
o170th (167th) St.-I-394 to Burnham Ave. $ 8.0 M
oLake-Cook Rd. at C & NW Railroad $ 8.3 M
oWest Lake Ave. Bridge over Des Plaines River $ 4.5 M
oEast Lake Ave.-Patriot Rd. to Edens Expwy. $17.8 M
oCook County Maintenance Dist.#4 Facility $ 7.9 M
Highway Engineer II - Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways (CCDOT) - Chicago, IL 11/1985-10/1987
Worked as the Office Resident Engineer in the Chief Engineer's office
Scrutinized pay quantities, field reports, and changes
Prepared Final Construction Report for finalizing projects
Special Projects:
oMaple Avenue-47th St. to Windemere Ave. (Federal Project) $ 1.6 M
oKedzie Ave.-147th St. to 139th St. $ 9.2 M
Geotechnical Engineer - SEECO Consultants, Inc. – Orland Park, IL 6/1984 -11/1985
Conducted subsurface investigation studies for preparing reports based on laboratory and field tests
Recommended type and depth of foundation
Performed all field and lab tests on soil, concrete, aggregates, and other materials
Designed foundation for homeowners, commercial land developers, schools, government organizations, and corporations
Designed asphaltic concrete mix design
Performed settlement analyses based on 1-D consolidation tests and analyzed effects of pre-loading
Special Projects:
oU.S. Postal Service facility at O'Hare Int'l Airport (Federal Project)
oAndrew Corporation office extension and parking lot
oButler Aviation Terminal at Midway Airport
oChicago Transit Authority parking lot in Blue Island
oRush Presbyterian St. Luke Medical Center facility
oBremen Township Bank facility
Research Assistant - Illinois Institute of Technology – Chicago, IL 8/1981-5/1984
Carried out extensive laboratory testing including 1-D Consolidation and Tri-axial Compression tests on soil, aggregates, and rock samples
Special Projects:
oClogging Resistance of Geo-fabrics (for use by Association of American Railroads)
oDesigned cofferdams using Finite Element Method Software as Special Project
Assistant Divisional Engineer – Highways Research Station – Chennai, India 09/1980-08/1981
Supervised construction of over twenty stretches of State Highway. Managed a construction crew of thirty builders, inspectors and plant operators
Special Project:
oDense Grade Asphaltic Concrete Projects ( costing over $ 6 M)
Assistant Director – Highways Research Station – Chennai, India 08/1979-09/1980
Administered Concrete, Bitumen, and Soils Laboratories
Designed bituminous concrete mixes
Conducted all tests on soil, aggregates, concrete, and cement
Special Projects:
oNational Seminar on Concrete, Bitumen, and Soils (Organizer)
Technical Assistant – Highways and Rural Works Department, Government of Tamil Nadu – Chennai, India 09/1970-08/1979
Scrutinized design of bridge and highway projects
Supervised the work of four assistant engineers
Special Projects:
oBridge and highway feasibility reports
oPamban Bridge across Palk Strait
JOB-RELATED SKILLS – 10/15/2015-Till Date
Certificate of Training in I.D.O.T. Technology Transfer Courses: Surveying II, Mapping, Surveying IV, Construction Staking, Water Surface Profile (WSPRO), Drainage Structures, and Bridge Inspection
Attended about 20 MWRD Seminars and 8 Mandatory Leadership Development Courses
Attended about 90 seminars and webinars conducted by Reputed Industry Organizations such as Informed Infrastructure and AutoDesk, Bentley, Contech and American Society of Civil Engineers(ASCE) and obtained 90 Professional Development Hours (PDH) during the last 3 years as a Mandatory Requirement for Renewal of my Professional Engineering Licenses by passing modern advanced technology courses and softwares such as Building Information Modeling (BIM), Autocad Civil 3D and Infraworks 360, OpenRoads Designer by passing the most of the examination conducted with the requirement of a minimum passing score of 80% allowing maximum of 3 attempts only and passed most of the examinations in the first attempt itself by taking Quiz Tests
Attended Water Environmental Federation SeminarWeftec2015, Chicago, IL
Certified by Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) as qualified to prepare documentation related to IDOT projects
Attained approximately 360 Hours of Professional Development hour credits as a requirement for Professional Engineering license renewals by Illinois and Wisconsin Departments for Professional Regulations
Can be licensed to handle Troxler Nuclear Gauge
Proficient in use of AUTOCAD programs
Conversant with several computer languages including: BASIC, FORTRAN, PASCAL, COBOL, and C
Familiar with software programs such as DBASE IV, FilemakerPro, iPACS, Excel, Word, and other DOS-based operating systems
Member of American Society of Civil Engineers, National and Illinois Association of Professional Engineers and Geo-technical Society
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