Vinay's Resume
Total years of experience: 17 years (Detailed experience is presented in the Professional Experience section)
· Project Manager/Principal Engineer/Dept. Manager: 12 years of experience
· Project Engineer: 5 years of project engineer experience
Masters in Business Administration (MBA) University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Master of Science (MS) in Civil Engineering. University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Specialization: Transportation Engineering.
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Civil Engineering
Relevant Course Work:
M.S. & B.E. (Civil Engineering)
Introduction to Transportation Eng., Trans. Eng. Materials (Lab), Transportation Systems Design Advanced Transportation Engineering, Traffic Characteristics, Transportation Administration Surveying I & II, Operational Effects Of Geometrics in Transportation, Statistical Analysis etc.
MBA
Finance, Accounting, Economics, Marketing, Operations research, Organization Behavior, Management of Computer Information Systems, New Venture Creation, Transportation Administration, Strategic Management and Geographic Information Systems etc.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Scheduling Software: Primavera P6 Transportation Software: Microstation, In-Xpress, In-Roads, KTDID, HYDRAIN, TRANSYT-7F, NETSIM, PASSER II, CORSIM, HCS 2000, TSIS, AutoCAD, EDSC-13.2. Geographic Information Systems: ARC/INFO. Operation Systems: DOS, UNIX & CMS. Hardware: IBM Compatibles, Macintosh, Apple, Next & H. Packard Workstations. Word Processing:Microsoft Word; Spreadsheet: Microsoft Excel Languages: HTML Statistics: SAS, SPSS.
CERTIFICATIONS & RECOGNITIONS
P.E. Licensed Professional Engineer in the States of Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. Can obtain license in other states through reciprocity…
PMI Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
ACEC-KY 2008-2009 Leadership P.E. Program Graduate
Greater Louisville Inc. Metro Louisville Chamber of Commerce – Committee member in Transportation Advisory Committee, Highway Committee and Pedestrian/Bikeway Subcommittee…
TRAINING, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS & CONFERENCES
KSPE Annual Convention, Covington, Kentucky - April, 2009
USACE, Louisville District Workshop/Open House – January 2009
“ACEC/SAME/KSPE Leadership P.E. Class of 2009” – September 2008 to April 2009
“Partnering Conference” – KYTC – August, 2008
“KSPE Annual Conference” – ACEC/KSPE – April, 2008
“Traffic Management Plan Training” – KSPE& ACEC – February, 2008
“USACE OPENHOUSE” – Louisville District Corps of Engineers – January, 2008
“PRIMAVERA P6” – Project Management Training – December, 2007
“SAME Workshop” – Louisville, KY – December, 2007
“Partnering Conference” – KYTC – August, 2007
“SBA sponsored CEO workshops”: Financial Management & Crafting Cost Proposals, Executive Development Workshop I & II – SBA – August, 2007
“SBA sponsored Cost and Pricing Workshop for Government Contractors” – Paul Gunn Business Consulting – August, 2007
OHIO CCAO/CEAO – Winter Conference – December, 2006
“Partnering Workshop” – KYTC – August, 2006
“HEEP Conference Area II” – June, 2006
“Risk Assessment Workshop” Golder Associates – June, 2006
“Bentley ProjectWise Seminar” – Michael Baker Corp – November, 2005
“Partnering Workshop” – KYTC – August, 2005
“ISO 9001 Training” – March, 2005
“Roundabout Design Seminar” – KYTC – August, 2004
“Project Management & Partnering Leadership” – Pinnacle Leadership Group – June, 2004
“Entrepreneurial Development Institute” – KYTC (OMA) – December, 2003
“Partnering Workshop” – KYTC – August, 2003
“PSMJ Project Management Bootcamp” – March, 2003
“Upgrading to Microstation V8” – KYTC - January, 2003
“Partnering Workshop” – KYTC – August, 2002
“CORSIM Seminar” – American Engineers, Inc. – July, 2002
“Planning and Design of Service Interchanges” – ASCE – March, 2002
“Project Manager Training” – SKILL PATH – October, 2001
“Partnering Workshop” – KYTC – August, 2001
“Thinking Beyond the Pavement” – University of Kentucky – November, 2000
“International ITE conference” – ITE – August, 2000
“Advanced Techniques in Road Design” – KSPE & KCEC – October, 1999
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
August, 2003 – Present: Principal
Business Development Responsibilities:
· Various facets of business development (forming strategic relationships, Joint Ventures, Prime/Sub relationships etc.):
o Client satisfaction, marketing, understanding and managing the client's expectations while maintaining profitability and expanding the firm's role within the client's organization
Certifications:
· Was responsible in getting several certifications for the company.
· Global Solutions is certified as 8(a)/SDB, MBE and DBE firm by several government agencies.
Joint Ventures and Prime/Sub Relationships:
· Was responsible in entering into strategic relationships in the form of Joint Ventures.
· Entered into a Joint Venture agreement with a Construction Company to pursue federal government work.
· Teamed with several reputable firms (Baker, Northrop Grumman, HNTB, HDR/Quest, Gresham Smith and Partners, Burgess and Nipple, Terracon etc)
· Making go/no go decisions, contract negotiations, scope preparation, production-hour development and negotiations, scheduling, project controls, budgeting, quality assurance and quality check, proposal strategy, and all other matters involving the client relationship
· Developing revenues from the client and maintaining relationships with client representatives.
· Establishing sales goals and justifying business development expenses in the annual budget.
· Has track record of winning work and is affable and comfortable at association gatherings, meeting new people and making presentations.
§ Negotiated scope and fees on several projects (with consultants, Local, County, State and Federal govt. agencies).
§ Marketed the company and procured work from several Civil Engineering and Architectural firms.
§ Marketed the company to KYTC, INDOT, ODOT and several County & City governments and procured work.
§ Marketed the company to Federal Govt. Agencies and successfully won projects.
§ Prepared several proposals in response to the RFPs and RFQs
§ Made several presentations to procure work as well as introduce the company to numerous potential clients.
§ Teamed successfully with several prime engineering firms such as Michael Baker Corporation, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Terracon Consultants, Hinkle Construction Company, Layne Christensen Company etc.
Project Management Responsibilities:
· Managed and directed engineering operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing project, operational, and personnel policies and procedures; assessed risk and identified solutions on how to mitigate and manage high risk areas of project development.
· Developed Project Scope, Work Breakdown Structure, Assumptions, Project Schedules, Budgets etc. for various projects
· Reviewed month end financial statements of the project to monitor the progress of the project and identify any corrective actions necessary to bring the project on track.
· Monitored project variances to address any issues
· Performed Earned Value Analysis and prepared critical schedule and milestone analysis
· Interacted with the project stake holders to update on the project progress
· Developed mitigation alternatives and effectively implement mid course project management changes to maintain key milestone dates.
· Lead a group of seasoned professionals to meet project objectives and overall project goals
· Maintained and revised project plans to reflect actual work, changes in scope, shortcuts, resource changes, etc.
· Have interacted with key stakeholders and gave them an update on progress, issues and costs. Preparing project status reports and presenting them to Executive Steering Committee Team members.
· Have critiqued complex issues related to design, construction, regulatory permits, finance and politics.
· Have effectively utilized available resources and efficiently responded to client's requests
Project Engineering Responsibilities:
· Has experience in geometric design, utility co-ordination, grading plans, permitting process, drainage calculations, contract document preparation, right-of-way plan preparation, legal descriptions, drainage folder preparation, cost estimation, capacity analysis (HCS), traffic simulation (CORSIM), signal layout sheets, maintenance of traffic plans, striping plans, location survey and computer-aided design and drafting etc
A Few Projects that Mr. Polepalli was instrumental in winning for Global Solutions, LLC:
Louisville Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project (one of the seven mega transportation projects in the country)
§ Was instrumental in Global Solutions (GS) teaming with Michael Baker Jr. Corp. as one of the team members. This team eventually was awarded section 2 of the project.
§ Apart from some of the key components of the project GS is also involved in the Mentor-Protégé Program with Michael Baker Jr. Corp. As part of this program GS is involved in Project Management, Project Controls, Financial Management, Public Involvement, various project meetings, Risk Assessment analysis and General Engineering.
TRIMARC (Traffic Response and Incident Management Assisting River Cities) ITS project
· Was instrumental in Global Solutions (GS) teaming with Northrop Grumman as one of the team members. This team eventually was awarded the contract for the second phase of TRIMARC project.
· Global Solutions is responsible for Civil and Traffic engineering aspects under TASK 6 of the project. The contract for this project is for 13 years.
Caldwell County, New Route KY 91 – KY 293 Connector, KYTC Project:
· Was instrumental in Global Solutions (GS) teaming with American Engineers, Inc as one of the team members. This team eventually was awarded the contract for the Environmental Footprint and Phase I Preliminary Roadway Design.
· Global Solutions is responsible for all the Traffic Engineering aspects of the project.
Task Order Contracts – University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky:
· Was instrumental in getting this contract from University of Kentucky
· Global Solutions is responsible for civil engineering task order contracts
Department of Veteran Affairs – Marion, Indiana – Improvements to driveway access to Building No. 176 – A&E and Construction Supervision Services
· Submitted the SF330 in response to the RFP and coordinated with the contracting officer and after several rounds of telephone conversations, short lists and telephone interviews with the client won the project for Global Solutions, LLC
· Negotiated Engineers fee with Veterans Affairs
· Global Solutions will be responsible for A&E design and construction supervision services.
Middletown Recapture Project – Metropolitan Sewer District, Louisville, Kentucky thru Mindel Scott and Associates Prime Consulting Firm – Engineering Services
· Submitted and negotiated fee proposal
· Gravity sanitary sewer design, cost estimate development, specifications, bid proposal document preparation, coordination with several other consulting firms on the team
ODOT Projects: As part of an agreement with Jacobs/Edwards & Kelcey Engineering, Inc. have managed following projects as a Senior Project Manager for a period of one year:
§ HAM 127
· FRA 317
· BUT 647
· Uptown Project
· Redbank Project
· Several other small road improvements:
Several Civil Engineering Projects as part of A&E teams with firms such as Luckett & Farley, Mindel Scott and Associates, Rangaswamy and Associates, etc.
July 1998 – August 2003
Project Manager/Lead Engineer – JWA/HMB Indiana, LLC
§ Responsible for production-hour development, scheduling, budgeting, quality assurance and quality check, client satisfaction, marketing, geometric design, grading plans, detention pond design, drainage analysis, utility coordination, capacity analysis, traffic simulation, traffic signal layout sheets etc.
§ Work involved supervising several junior Engineers, E.I.Ts and CAD technicians.
§ Pursued projects: visited project locations and wrote Project Approaches to include in the proposals to get projects.
I. Hasworked on the following projects as a Project Manager while at JWA/HMB INDIANA LLC (HMB INC.):
§ I-65 HART COUNTY - INTERSTATE WIDENING JOB - Client: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (INTERSTATE WIDENING FROM 2 LANES IN EACH DIRECTION TO 3 LANES - 7.5 MILES)
Was responsible for project management and oversaw the Phase I project development (design, plan production, capacity analysis, maintenance of traffic, Interchange Geometric sheet development, drainage, right-of-way plan sheets, client coordination etc.)
§ DUNCANNON ROAD WIDENING - Client: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
(4 LANE RURAL COLLECTOR ROAD WITH DEPRESSED MEDIAN and 4 LANE URBAN SECTION - APPROXIMATELY 4.5 MILES LONG)
Was responsible for project management and oversaw the Phase II project development (design, plan production, capacity analysis, utility coordination, maintenance of traffic, intersection design, development sheets, drainage, right-of-way plan sheets, legal descriptions of the right of way takings, client coordination etc.)
· I-75 INTERCHANGE WITH DUNCANNON ROAD – Client: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
(NEW INTERCHANGE WITH PROPOSED DUNCANNON ROAD)
Was responsible for project management and oversaw the Phase II project development (design, plan production, capacity analysis, utility coordination, maintenance of traffic, development sheets, drainage, right-of-way plan sheets, legal descriptions of the right of way takings, client coordination etc.)
· SR – 109, HENRY COUNTY, INDIANA – 3R PROJECT – Client – Indiana Department of Transportation
(11 MILES LONG TWO LANE RURAL/URBAN HIGHWAY IN INDIANA)
Was responsible for project management and for the design, plan production, drainage, right-of-way plan sheets, client coordination etc
· SECOND STREET WIDENING - PHASE II - Client: City of Louisville
(WIDENING MAJOR ARTERIAL IN DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE TO REDESIGN FROM ONE WAY STREET TO TWO WAY STREET - 0.6 MILES)
Was responsible for project management and oversaw the project development (design, plan production, capacity analysis, utility coordination, maintenance of traffic, intersection design, development sheets, drainage, right-of-way plan sheets, legal descriptions of the right of way takings, client coordination etc.)
· OLDHAM COUNTY BUSINESS PARK ACCESS ROAD FINAL PHASE - Client: Oldham County Economic Development
(DESIGN OF BUSINESS PARK ACCESS ROAD TO DEVELOP 700 ACRES TRACT INTO A MAJOR INDUSTRIAL AREA - 3.2 MILES LONG)
Was responsible for project management and for the design, plan production, capacity analysis, maintenance of traffic, utility coordination, intersection design, development sheets, drainage, pond grading plans, right-of-way plan sheets, legal descriptions of the right of way takings, client coordination etc
· FAIRGROUND IMPROVEMENT - Client: Louisville Public Works Department
(MINOR ARTERIAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT)
Was responsible for project management and for the design, plan production, drainage, right-of-way plan sheets, utility coordination, client coordination etc
· BUNSEN PARKWAY – JEFFERSON COUNTY – CLIENT: City of Louisville & City of St. Matthews
(NEW 3.5 MILES LONG MINOR URBAN ARTERIAL CONNECTING EXISTING COLLECTOR ROAD TO A MAJOR URBAN ARTERIAL)
Was responsible for project management and for the design, plan production, drainage, right-of-way plan sheets, client coordination, utility coordination etc
II. Has worked on the following projects as a Project Engineer while at JWA/HMB INDIANA LLC (HMB INC.):
· US – 460, FRANKLIN COUNTY – Client: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Was responsible for highway capacity and CORSIM analysis
· CENTRAL AVENUE EXTENSION - Client: City of Louisville
(JEFFERSON COUNTY WIDENING AND REDESIGNING EXISTING ARTERIAL ROAD - 2 MILES)
Was responsible for the design, plan production, drainage, right of way plans, legal descriptions of the right of way takings, traffic signal layout sheets, capacity analysis, intersection design, etc
· JEFFERSON BLVD. EXTENSION - Client: Louisville Public Works Department
(JEFFERSON COUNTY DESIGN OF A NEW ARTERIAL ROAD - 2.5 MILES)
Was responsible for the design, plan production, drainage, detention pond design, right of way plans, legal descriptions of the right of way takings, traffic signal layout sheets, capacity analysis, intersection design, utility coordination, etc
June 1994 – July 1998
Transportation/Traffic Engineer - Presnell Associates Inc.
· Designed various elements of Highways. AASHTO, Highway Capacity Manual, Kentucky design standards & specs, MUTCD, Roadside Design Guide were used widely in the process.
· Designed numerous Intersections & performed capacity analysis using H. C. software.
· Prepared Signing and Striping plans based on MUTCD standards.
· Designed cross drainage pipes & culverts. Used Eagle Point to cut the cross sections.
· Used traffic data given by KYTC to design various intersections.
· Have written several technical reports involving traffic and transportation engineering related projects.
· Performed Pedestrian Access Study and wrote a report on the study.
· Used Eagle Point-13 for designing vertical curves, profiles, X-sections, surface modeling, data transfer, alignment, cogo etc.
· Coordinated with project team members in implementing various design standards.
· Established right-of-way, construction and drainage easements. Used AutoCAD-13 to establish the property lines, existing right-of-way, easements etc. that were obtained from plats, tax maps, deeds etc.
· Have used Eagle Point software to cut cross-sections, both skew and non-skew, on various alignments.
· Designed vertical grades on various approach roads and mainline alignments.
· Designed crucial elements of an important interchange to meet AASHTO’s design standards.
· Performed capacity analysis of the entire interchange using H. C. software.
· Prepared Signal Plans, Striping Plans and Specifications for City of Louisville.
· Coordinated and Located utilities on various projects.
· Coordinated several meetings between clients, consultants and government officials.
The above described responsibilities were on the following projects while working at PAI Inc.:
· KY - 61 (CITY OF SHEPHERDSVILLE TO HEBRON LANE, 9.6 K.M.)
· GREENBELT HIGHWAY PHASE-II (GENESNYDER FREEWAY TO JOHNSONTOWN ROAD, 2.78 MILES)
· BLANKENBAKER NORTH (I-64 TO SHELBYVILLE ROAD, 1.35 MILES)
· MAGOFFIN COUNTY(MOUNTAIN PARKWAY TO DOWNTON SALYERSVILLE, 2 K.M.)
· INDIAN TRAIL (POPULAR LEVEL ROAD TO PRESTON HIGHWAY - 2 K.M)
· WARREN COUNTY(FROM GREENWOOD LANE, 3.65 K.M.)
· OLDHAM COUNTY, KENTUCKY (BUSINESS PARKWAY ROAD, 3 MILES)
· WAVERLY COUNTY, TENNESSEE, S.R. 13 (ACORN HILLS DRIVE TO SOUTH OLD LINDEN ROAD, 5 K.M.)
· SCOTT COUNTY, KENTUCKY (BRIDGE REPLACEMENT)
· CLARK COUNTY, KENTUCKY(BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT)
· PUTNUM COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, W.V. 34 (WIDENING W.V. 34)
· SOUTH PLAZA DEVELOPMENT.(TRIP GENERATION, CAPACITY ANALYSIS, REPORT WRITIING)
· SR111. “RIVER BOAT CASINO PROJECT” (SIGNING PLANS)
· WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT (SIGNAL PLANS, STRIPING PLANS)
· KY22 (TRUCK CLIMIBING LANE ANALYSIS) · HORSESHOE ROAD (CAPACITY ANALYSIS, SIGNAL, STRIPING AND SIGNING PLANS)
· SECOND STREET WIDENING - PHASE I (SIGNAL PLANS, MAINTAENANCE OF TRAFFIC, FIELD INSPECTION)
· I-75 WIDENING – GRANT COUNTY, KENTUCKY (11 MILES). (INTERCHANGE & INTERSECTION CAPACITYANALYSIS, GEOMETRIC DESIGN, CUTTING X-SECTIONS, PROFILES, PIPE SECTIONS, DRAINAGE DESIGN etc.)
January 1993 – June 1994
Research Assistant - University Of Kentucky:
Performed extensive statistical analysis, using SAS and SPSS software, on accident data to study patterns associated with gender, age and cohorts.
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