Project Manager

AMBUJ DWIVEDI

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PROJECT MANAGER – WATER RESOURCES

Results-oriented Project Manager with progressive experience in the water industry. Possess specific expertise in design of canals, water resource structures (aqueducts, syhpons, and bridges), and hydraulic design of hydropower and associated structures.experienced in hydrology, water balance, water supply feasibility and water reuse. Excel in developing strategy to deliver water in drought prone areas. Recognized in the scientific community as a subject matter expert in eco/environmental hydraulics. Able to grasp the big picture, focus on critical details, and prioritize multiple initiatives. Self-directed, proactive leader who can work effectively with cross-functional teams, and cultivate strong relationships with project members, consultants, contractors, statutory agencies, World Bank, and central government officers. Committed to adding value and exceeding expectations through collaborative problem solving, intuitive business judgment, and disciplined decision making.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Strategic Planning • Construction Management • Budget & Cost Control

• Project Management • Environmental Impact Studies • Financial Management

• Feasibility Studies • Quality Control • Process Improvement

• Site Inspections • Cost Estimation • Regulatory Compliance

PROFESSIONAL & FIELD EXPERIENCE

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore • 2010 – Present

Research Fellow - DHI-NTU Water and Environment Research Center

• Ship’s Propeller Wash: Studied the jet produced by a ship’s propeller as the cause of severe harbour bed erosion and subsequent damage to quay structures if uncontrolled. Developed methods to accurately predict the scour. Investigated the critical velocity due to propeller causing scour.

• Scour of Submarine Pipeline at Touchdown Point: Small changes in seabed stiffness can result in a small change in bending stress, causing a significant change in fatigue life. The need for riser-seabed interaction is of utmost important from its fatigue failure point. Conducted experimental study of scour of submarine pipeline at its touchdown point due to current and dynamic action of catenary risers.

University of Auckland - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, New Zealand • 2006 – 2010

Research Fellow

• Hydraulic Model Testing of Roxburgh Dam: Prepared hydraulic model and performed hydraulic study. Evaluated discharge capacity of existing spillway and sluice to pass the extreme flood and identified that rooster tails, originating from chute and spillway flow were overtopping the channel wall. Studied pressure variation inside the chute and gate chamber during gate operation.

• Hydraulic Model Testing of Fish Pass: Developed a structure to provide upstream and downstream passage for all migratory fish species present at all times. Following New Zealand Steel’s commissioning of the initial feasibility studies by Tonkin & Taylor Ltd., undertook hydraulic modeling of major elements of the preferred design at The University of Auckland, New Zealand. Elements included: (a) a perturbation-boulder section of arranged boulder roughness elements that are emergent for low flows, (b) a vertical-slot section, and (c) the downstream junction of the fish pass with the natural stream. Presented testing results including: the hydraulic roughness for the perturbation-boulder channel of large isolated roughness elements, the discharge function for the vertical-slot fish pass, and flow-pattern observations and final design for the downstream confluence of the fish pass with the natural stream. Based on findings, proposed a new hydraulic design for the fish pass.

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• Aqualizer Boat Testing: Studied the stability of boat under sea waves. Tested different aqualisers of various shapes at different angles. Utilized a flume with a wave generator to create waves. Designed and implemented an electronic device capable of measuring boat instability due to wave action.

Government of Uttar, Pradesh, India • 2005 – 2006; 1999 – 2003

Water Resources Engineer (2005 – 2006); Assistant Engineer - Water Resources Department (1999 – 2003)

Planned strategy to deliver water in drought prone areas. Conducted feasibility study and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Led project execution, budgeting and financial control. Served as primary liaison with World Bank and central government officers. Supported river linking project through:

• Design of hydraulic structures used in hydropower and irrigation projects; earth and concrete dams.

• Design of water carrier (contour channel), construction and lining.

• River engineering/river management.

• Coastal engineering and piping design.

• Submerged vanes/jack jetty and other river training works.

• Desilting basin/vortex type sediment extractor.

• Braided stream morphology and modeling.

• Watershed management/command area development and modeling.

• Application of remote sensing for water resources development and management.

• Evaluation of climate change and its impact on river flows and dams, hydrology, water balance, water supply feasibility and water reuse.

• Inland navigation and interlinking of rivers.

M/S BLS Construction Company, M.P., India • 1995 – 1999

Field & Design Engineer

Designed hydraulic structures for hydropower/irrigation projects. Designed embankment, highways and bridges.

Other Experience:

Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM), India • 2002 – 2003; 2005 – 2006; Jan – Aug 2010

Delivered instruction to technical staff for the formation and operation of water users’ associations that changed the paradigm of irrigation and drainage management to be more participatory and community driven. Led capacity upgrade required by village stakeholders to become more self-reliant and adopted new processes and techniques to improve their livelihoods.

Formed Water User Associations (WUA) as a precursor to the PIM concept, where WUAs at minor level were conceived as strong farmers’ organizations capable of undertaking responsibilities for operation and maintenance of minors for better remunerative agriculture production to enhance rural income of farming communities.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. (Environmental Hydraulics), 2010

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Doctoral Dissertation: “Mechanics of Sediment Entrainment”

Master of Technology (Water Resources Development and Management), 2005

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, Uttaranchal, India.

Master’s Dissertation: “Flood Plain Modeling of the River Brahmaputra, Assam, India”

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering), 1995

National Institute of Technology (NIT) Allahabad, UttarPradesh, India.

Bachelor’s Dissertation: “Analysis and Design of Multistory Office Building”

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AWARDS AND HONORS

Nominated for best Ph.D. thesis (Vice Chancellor’s award) - The University of Auckland, New Zealand

International doctoral scholarship - The University of Auckland, New Zealand

Ph.D. scholarship - Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Auckland, New Zealand

Best Dissertation Award for Master’s Thesis - Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India.

Best Professional Engineer Award - Water Resources Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh, India

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

The Institution of Professional Engineers, New Zealand (IPENZ)

Engineers Without Borders, New Zealand (EWBNZ)

Fellow, Indian Water Resources Society, India

Member, Indian Geotechnical Society, India

REVIEWER - INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARLY JOURNALS

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (3 articles)

Water Resources Research (1 article)

Journal of Hydro-environment Research (1 article)

Journal of Flow Measurement and Instrumentation (1 article)

IAHR Congress, Brisbane, Australia, 2011 (2 articles)

INTERNATIONAL REFEREED JOURNALS

• A. Dwivedi, B. Melville, A. Shamseldin, T. Guha, (2011), Analysis of hydrodynamic lift force on bed sediments, Journal of Geophysical Research, (2011) doi:10.1029/2009JF001584

• Dwivedi, A., B. W. Melville, A. Y. Shamseldin, and T. K. Guha, (2011), Flow structures and hydrodynamic force during sediment entrainment, Water Resour. Res., 47, W01509, doi:10.1029/2010WR009089.

• Dwivedi, A., B. W. Melville, A. Y. Shamseldin, and T. K. Guha, (2010), Drag force on a sediment particle from point velocity measurements: A spectral approach, Water Resour. Res., 46, W10529, doi:10.1029/2009WR008643

• A. Dwivedi, B. Melville, A. Shamseldin, (2010), Hydrodynamic forces generated on a spherical sediment particle during entrainment, ASCE, Journal of Hydraulic engineering. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000247

• Kularatna, N., Mc Dowall, J., Melville, B., Kularatna-Abeywardana, D., Hu, A.P., Dwivedi, A,.(2010), Low-cost autonomous 3-D monitoring systems for hydraulic engineering environments and applications with limited accuracy requirements, IEEE Sensors Journal, 10 (2), art. no. 5361425,pp331-339

• Swamee.P.K, Sharma. N., Dwivedi. A.,(2008) Lacey’s Regime equations for river Brahmaputra, ASCE, Journal of Hydraulic research, Vol. 46, No. 5 (2008), pp. 707–710

• A. Dwivedi, B. Melville, A. Shamseldin, T. Guha, (2011), Effect of turbulence on sediment entrainment: An experimental investigation, ASCE, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (Revision submitted).

• A. Dwivedi, B. Melville, A. Shamseldin, T. Guha, (2011), Near-bed coherent flow structures responsible for sediment entrainment: A theoretical and experimental study, Journal of Hydro Environment and Research (submitted).

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

• Dwivedi, A., Chiew. Y. Ming, Low. Y. Ming, (2011) 3D Scour Of Submarine Pipeline: An Experimental Investigation, OMAE, Rotterdan,NL.

• Dwivedi, A., Chiew. Y. Ming, Low. Y. Ming, (2011) Role of Vortices in Sediment Entrainment, OMAE, Rotterdan,NL.

• Stephen E. Coleman, Simon Croft, Mike Heiler, Jacques Boubée, Ambuj Dwivedi., Flow Characteristics of Two Exemplar Fishpass Designs, 33rd IAHR Congress: Water Engineering for a Sustainable Environment (2009) (published)

• Dwivedi, A., Melville, B., Akeila, E., Salcic, Z. Design of 'Smart' pebble for sediment entrainment study (2008) WIT Transactions on Engineering Sciences, 59, pp. 341-350.

• Dwivedi. A., Prediction of drag on sediment particles using point velocity data, 33rd IAHR Congress: Water Engineering for a Sustainable Environment (2009) (published)

• Akeila, E., Salcic, Z., Kularatna, N., Melville, B., Dwivedi, A. Testing and calibration of smart pebble for river bed sediment transport monitoring (2007) Proceedings of IEEE Sensors, art. no. 4388624, pp. 1201-1204.

• Dwivedi, A and Swamee, P.K., Hydraulic and Morphological characteristics of river Brahmaputra, (2005) Journal of Water Resources Research.

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