Tahir A. Kathawala, P.E

**** ********* *****

Paoli, PA 19301

Phone: 610-***-**** (H)

917-***-**** (C)

Email: vmrk4n@r.postjobfree.com

Visa Status: Citizen of USA

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Objective:

To seek a challenging position as a Resident Engineer, Construction/Project Manager, Project Engineer or Design Engineer.

Summary of Qualifications:

Diversified experience in design and construction project management of structural and civil engineering projects, including heavy structural steel and connections design, reinforced concrete, pre-cast concrete and pre-stressed concrete design, soil classifications, deep and shallow foundation design, seismic retrofits, soil investigation, structural inspection of buildings and bridges, repairs, rehab, site engineering, concrete testing, surveying, erosion and sedimentation control, specification writing, estimating including re-bar, steel, concrete and scheduling. Well versed with all the applicable codes like AISC, LRSD 2001, ASCE 7-98, UBC 1997, SBC 1997, BOCA 1999, ACI 318-2001, NEHRP - guidelines for Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings and Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and other structures. Well versed with AutoCad, PDS Frameworks, Bentley Structural, GT STRUDL, STAAD-III, RISA, RISA Floor, RISAFoot, RISAFoundation, DesconBrace6, DesconWin6, MathCad, MicroStation, SmartPlantReview, Base Plate for Windows and Excel software programs.

Registration:

Registered Professional Engineer.

Experience:

C&I Engineeering, Louisville, KY 10-11 to 3-12

Senior Structural Engineer (contract)

Reinforced concrete and structural steel design for oil refineries using STAAD-III and estimating re-bars and steel

GAI Consultants, Inc., Homestead, PA 1-10 to 8-11

Senior Structural Engineer

Project: AP1000 Nuclear Power plants design

Position: Engineering Manager

Duties: Performed the following duties :

Did structural steel and seismic design, seismic evaluation of different components, preparation of packages and drawings for AP1000 Nuclear power plants to be constructed in China and USA. Utilized the following NRC nuclear codes and other specifications:

10CFR50 APPENDIX B Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants

10CFR52 Licenses, certifications, and approvals for nuclear power plants

10CFR - Part 21 Reporting of defects and noncompliance

ASME NQA-1 1994 Quality Assurance Program Requirements for Nuclear Facilities

Fluor Corporation, Mount Laurel, NJ 10-05 to 5-09

Projects: SUNOCO Eagle Point Refinery ULSD Project, Westville, NJ

SUNOCO 1232 Project, Philadelphia, PA

SUNOCO 433 Project, Philadelphia, PA

Marathon Oil Company, Detroit, Michigan

Heavy Oil Upgrade Project

Position: Resident Engineer and Lead Structural Design Engineer

Duties: Performed the following duties as a representative of Fluor:

•Administration of the construction contract.

•Field supervision of construction activities for soil classification and foundations, steel structures, pipe, equipment and vessel supports.

•Provided assistance with investigating any U/G utilities that might interfere with support structures.

•Provided liaison between owner and different contractors for day to day activities.

•Corrections of field errors and omissions.

•Performed both hand calculations and computer analysis as needed.

•Communicated with home office with sketches and photographs.

•Controlled drawing activity including pre-construction meetings to resolve all issues between

engineers and construction.

•Provided assistance for surveying activities.

•Provided liaison for coordination of engineers, contractors and owner for construction issues.

•Provided construction progress reports to the home office.

•Prepared preliminary evaluations including RISA runs and sketches for equipment/vessel supports.

•Took photographs in the field to help with determination of support structures.

•Interacting with owners’ representatives to gather field information.

•Project setup including coordination for schedules, manpower loading, checklists, reports and client

coordination.

•Worked with other disciplines to develop a + 10 estimate to the client for civil, steel and concrete

quantities for structures and equipment supports.

•Attended the kickoff meeting to familiarize with the project.

•Worked with other disciplines to define the scope of work.

•Worked with owners’ representatives to locate existing drawings.

•Worked with piping group to provide the initial estimate of structural quantities for Front End

Engineering and Design.

•Provided assistance with investigating any U/G utilities that might interfere with support structures.

•Prepared soil borings document and surveying document to be submitted to the client.

•Provided work status reports to the home office.

•Worked as a Lead Engineer for structural design of OSBL pipe racks and a 115 feet long pipe bridge with

responsibility over 8 structural engineers and designers.

Computer Applications Programmer 1995 - 2005

Various Positions from Computer Applications programmer to part time teacher

•Worked with leading financial, medical and pharmaceutical companies like Vanguard Group,

Wyeth- Ayerst, Shared Medical Systems and Prudential Asset Management Company.

•Responsible for development, maintenance and enhancement of batch COBOL and COBOL/CICS with DB2

database access, C and Visual Basic programs for tax reporting, and accounts reconciliation for

individual, corporate and institutional clients; different departments of a pharmaceutical company;

programs for use by hospitals, medical institutions and health care providers; and to seek and retain

asset management clients.

•Provided production support for the nightly cycles.

Contract Employment:

•Senior Engineer, Aerotek, Wayne, PA 10-93 to 2-94

•Senior Engineer, Bechtel Power Corp., Southport, NC 8-92 to 1-93

•Senior Engineer, Ebasco Services, Inc., Watts Bar Dam, TN 10-90 to 12-91

•Resident Engineer, Mitra & Associates, Philadelphia, PA 6-90 to 10-90

•Resident Engineer, Research Planning Associates, Phila, PA 11-88 to 12-89

Seismic qualifications/upgrade of different components/supports for the purpose of obtaining a license

from Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Walkdowns as-needed to do as-builds

Preparation of packages for submittal to NRC

Preparation of Non Conformance Reports and their solutions

Structural steel supports and connections design for steam generators, boilers and other

heavy equipment

Commercial, industrial and institutional buildings

Provided liaison between client, construction manager and the contractors

Facilitated budgeting and scheduling for projects

Approved change orders and payments

Dynamic Construction Co., Philadelphia, PA 1-86 to 11-88

Project Manager

Designed and supervised construction of :

Commercial and institutional buildings

Pre-stressed concrete bridges and Rail Roads

Bechtel Power Corp., Pottstown, PA 10-82 to 12-85

Senior Engineer

At four nuclear power plants Susquehanna, Limerick, Salem and Hope Creek did the following:

Structural Steel Design for buildings, pipe supports and equipment

Foundation design for buildings, pipe supports and equipment

Worked with the craft to mitigate any construction problems

Attended meeting between clients reps, contractors and engineers for maintenance of schedule and

smooth flow of construction

Well versed with codes like ACI, AISC, BOCA, UBC, and ASME

Brown & Root, Inc., Lombard, IL 5-76 to 10-82

Senior Engineer

Designed, estimated, wrote specifications and supported construction of :

Petro-chemical plants

Industrial buildings

Process buildings

Provided liaison between the company and the clients

Supervised other engineers and drafts people

The Austin Co., Des Plaines, IL 1-70 to 5-76

Senior Engineer

Designed, estimated, wrote specifications and supported construction of :

Petro-chemical plants

Commercial, institutional and industrial buildings

Supervised other engineers

Gannon Dunkerley & Co., Bombay, INDIA 5-65 to 9-68

Assistant Engineer

Designed, estimated and managed construction of :

Pre-stressed concrete bridges

Waste water treatment plants

Industrial and process buildings

Water tanks

Education:

M.S. Civil Engineering

Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

B.S. Civil Engineering

University of Jodhpur, Jodhpur, India

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