transport planner
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Total years of experience :24 years, 2 Months
Project: Program Management for FIFA 2022 Word Cup Stadiums.
Jacob Engineering is a PMC to Supreme Committee for FIFA World Cup 2022.
The program includes design management for eight football stadiums and
other transport infrastructure for FIFA 2022.World Cup. Following tasks were
undertaken by me as
Project: Review of Traffic Impact Study for Three 2022 FIFA World Cup Stadiums
Client: Supreme Committee (SC) for Delivery and Legacy Q2022
TraffiConsult was appointed by SC to review and manage the three major 2022 FIFA stadiums. As a
Conducted road safety audit and design for 65 km rural road and identified major design and maintenance
deficiencies.
* Managed master plan and roadway design for pedestrian safety enhancement in Abu Dhabi which includes provision
of new pedestrian crossing signals, bridges, and fence.
* Managed site survey for adequate and safe locations of new traffic signals and bridges.
* Implemented new system for site survey by introducing GIS camera and database setup which resulted in efficient
and accurate site survey and better data acquisition.
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* Reviewed engineering designs for safety of new residential development.
Team Member to develop following design standard manuals.
1. Dubai Geometric Design Manual - RTA Dubai
2. Street Name Signing Manual - DMA - Abu Dhabi
3. Addressing System - DMA - Abu Dhabi
Project: Development of Road Design Manual
Client: Roads and Transport Authority (RTA)
Road and Transport Authority (RTA) of Dubai prepared new Geometric design manual and specification manual as
AASHTO for roads. My responsibility as a team member of international expert on roadway design was to prepare
geometric design standards for various road related infrastructure.
* As an international expert on geometric design, I reviewed various international design manuals from USA, UK,
Canada, Australia and New Zeeland to update current design manual.
* Coordinated with various international consultants to get feedback on use of various international manuals.
* Studied local conditions and materials availability to update new manual for economic conditions and local
construction practices.
* Coordinated with laboratory tests authority to adopt new technology and test procedures used in US and Australia.
* Modified existing design manual for to enhance road safety and improve access management.
Project: Development of Abu Dhabi Addressing System and Sign Manual
Department of Municipal Affairs (DMA) of Abu Dhabi published two design standard manuals, namely ‘Addressing
System’ and ‘Abu Dhabi Street Name Sign Manual'. As a member of international experts in traffic engineering, I
developed various engineering standards for the new manuals.
* Conducted field survey and collected data for existing sign practices in Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
* Coordinated with various agencies and municipalities to comprehend their requirements and local conditions.
* Reviewed international practices for sign manuals from various developed countries and conducted gap analysis for
Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
* Reviewed all infrastructure issues of Abu Dhabi to generate new system of coordinates and origin for addressing
and to develop the design of street name sign.
Project: Road Safety Audit for Abu Dubai city (Abu Dhabi Municipality):
Abu Dhabi Municipality initiated road safety auditing project. I worked as safety auditor for road safety assessment.
* Prepared the tender documents and financial proposal for the project and successfully acquired the contract for the
project.
* Prepared safety auditing plan to prioritize the various districts in Abu Dhabi.
* Coordinated with client and sub consultant to share the technical responsibility in project.
* Assisted ARRB’s technical team in Australia to mobilize the safety auditing survey equipment and vehicle according
to project requirements.
Project: Road Safety Audit for Dubai city (RTA)
* Conducted existing roads safety audit review for Dubai city.
* Prepared geometric design and traffic controls design for citywide road based on safety audit findings.
* Reviewed and modified existing design of roundabout and signalized junctions to improve the efficiency and safety.
* Prepared road risk levels classification and database for the project.
* Coordinated with international experts for evaluation and design to obtain economical safety improvement plan.
* Prepared law enforcement and policy suggestions for safety enhancement in construction zone.
Project: Palm Deira Island Transportation Design
Client: Nakheel
Worked as a Highway design engineer for the most iconic project “Palm Deira Island” infrastructure
development in Dubai, with an area of 500 Hectares and 200, 000 Population.
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* Prepared geometric design for project's transportation infrastructure including roads, bridges and tunnels.
* Designed multi-level complex interchanges with tunnels for roads and light rail.
* Performed challenging design for spiral ramps to provide access from freeway to multi-level car park.
* Planed intra transportation model system to integrate roads, light rail, bike track and pedestrian paths.
* Revised roadway master plan to prioritize traffic flow based on importance of major commercial destinations.
* Prepared pavement design for various projects as per AASHTO standards.
* Performed Highway safety and Risk Management study for entire project. Identified accident pertaining locations.
* Coordinated with associate consultants for bridges and commercial development for design integration.
* Resolved complex access management problems. Coordinated with client to provide optimum accesses.
As a highway engineer worked on various road design and infrastructure projects. Following tasks were undertaken by
me as for road design projects.
* Designed roadway modification plan to accommodate light rail track.
* Extensive experience in design of signing and pavement marking.
* Design traffic control and detour plans. Prepared detour plans to minimize detour impact on CBD areas.
* Performed highway design for major thorough fare roads and intersections including right of way acquisition.
* Prepared drainage design for new roadway by rational method and Houstorm software.
* Prepared cost estimate and project scheduling. Provided multiple design options based on cost and serviceability.
* Prepared traffic signal warrant study for left turn lane provision and phasing designs.
* Prepared traffic signal design for timing plan and queue analysis by Synchro, HCS and performed assembly
selection.
Prepared geometric design for new subdivisions network and arterial roads.
* Prepared signal design and roadway modification plans based on traffic impact for new development.
* Conducted safety analysis for intersections improvement including signal design and geometric design.
* Eliminated main street traffic intrusion to residential area for safety and congestion by access management.
* Reduced traffic delay by designing coordinating signals and increasing progression on main corridor.
Managed construction planning and scheduling, material and resource acquisition for residential villas construction.
* Managed multi building construction projects simultaneously and organized labor resources to balance workload.
* Performed site supervision for large groups of sub-contractors on high rise buildings and villas.
* Prepared contractual documents and all legal administrative activities for human resources.
MS Civil Engineering, Transportation Major
BS Civil Engineering