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various engineering projects around the world - Japan, Taiwan, S. Korea, China, Canada, USA...More>


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My professional life started in Tokyo after completing my Masters at University of Tokyo. Although I don't know Japanese language very well, I rarely faced any problem to perform  my duties. Thanks to Japanese generosity and overwhelming explanation power. I worked in Japan as a researcher, design engineer, project and consulting engineer. Japanese work ethics and passion for job built a rare professional asset that paves the foundation of professional life. Even after migrating to North America, I am still continue to use  my biggest asset to build any project from scratch.

       Nippon Hodo Professional Research and Experiences

. Research Life in Nippon Hodo R&D Center

 
- Involved in Shoulder Pavement Skid Resistance Test and it's evaluation to reduce pedestrian accident (adapted research/operation methodologies for micro texture surface measurement)

- Tire simulation test to asses the impact of winter season driving conditions

- Marshal test for new porous pavement asphalt design

- Porous pavement design features that reduce the traffic safety in expressway; examined vehicle safety on test-course

- Performed experiments on pavement skid-resistance

 

Project Engineer at Tokyo Int'l Airport (Haneda) West Terminal Extension (i.e. Terminal 2 - opened on 2004)

Haneda Airport Terminal 2 Ticketing Concourse

 

- Performed concrete plant quality control tests, modified pre-stress concrete design site drawing, assisted in implementation of pre-stress concrete construction for airport apron area

- Prepared detailed drawings using AutoCAD; supervised QC tasks for asphalt plant; prepared reports.

(Haneda is Japan's largest airport and consistently ranks among the world's busiest passenger airports (ranking fourth in 2005), even though nearly all of its flights are to destinations within Japan. By passenger throughput, Haneda is the busiest airport in Asia, handling 62.3 million passengers in 2004[1].)

 

Project Engineer at Ken_O-Do Expressway, Ohme, Tokyo

- Performed asphalt plant quality control tests, modified porous pavement design based on calibrated data, performed pavement strength tests to verify the pavement post-construction specifications,  assisted in implementation of porous pavement and concrete construction for Ken-O-Do Expressway in western Tokyo, Japan

- Worked with new method for constructing porous pavement for circular expressway and analyzed safety aspects and driver visualization issues using simulation techniques; prepared reports for clients (Outer Circular Expressway connecting five prefecture surrounding Tokyo metropolitan, largest project undertaken by Japan Highway Public Corporation)

        Hokoku Engineering Corp. Professional Experiences

Performed capacity, delay and safety analysis of intersections in Tokyo as part of study to convert the intersections to signalized intersections and to improve LOS; analyzed traffic and road environment impact on signalization; evaluated safety performance of signalized intersections; prepared reports for client.

Evaluated signal network performance and optimization of subsystems; used real-time systems management to monitor, manage and evaluate changing conditions to improve and maintain system performance.

Analyzed transport development plan for new subdivision in western Tokyo, including the transit network and the transport implications of a commercial centre; prepared trip generation and assignment analysis; investigated traffic flows, parking, traffic speeds, and pedestrian movements; prepared reports for clients.

        Sky Engineering Ltd. Professional Experiences

  As a consultant engineer - Collected 3 projects worth of 110,000US from JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) - 1) GIS Database Development for Dhaka City (from Asia Survey Co. Ltd.) 2) Waste Management Project - Winter Season (from Pacific Int'l Ltd) 3) Waste Management Project - Rainy Season (from Pacific Int'l Ltd)

     Represented Japadacca Ltd. during marketing of proposals and succeeded in winning three projects with a total value of $US 130,000 from Japanese aid agency (JICA) using technology transfer strategy.

Estimated budgets; prepared bidding contracts; and supervised subcontractors.

Developed GIS database for Dhaka (Bangladesh) city transport master plan; set GIS standards; managed GIS team for traffic and social surveys; analyzed data; prepared reports for clients.

CAD Design Engineer - 3D Design Experience and Software Technical Support 

- Conducted field investigations in Tokyo on intersection capacity; analyzed impact of signal timing phasing proposals; performed safety performance audits; recommended remedial measures.

- Developed a technique to convert 3D to 2D drawing, tested and evaluated system; set ASTM and ISO standards; created new LISP code for CAD; oversaw CAD training.

        Ryerson University Research and Experiences

NSERC Project Assistant (AUTO 21 and Transport Canada Funded Project)

- Conducted and organized in-depth study of safety at 70 signalized intersections in Toronto.

- Assembled data from City of Toronto traffic volume files and from police accident reports, sketches and written descriptions.  Organized data collection team to obtain data from field surveys at the intersections.

- Developed crash risk models for side impact crashes at signalized intersections.  The models were based on the relationship between distribution disturbances and driver perception-reactions time.

- Proposed countermeasures to reduce the number of side-impact crashes; published results in conferences.

Teaching Assistant at University of Windsor

- Responsible for student tutorials in signal design and timing plans, traffic forecasting techniques, assisted students working on traffic impact studies for their term assignments, graded examinations.

- Assisted professor in the preparation of journal articles (conducted literature reviews, conducted experiments, and compiled and analyzed research results).

        Consulting Experiences in Canada

IBI Group, Transportation Planner/Engineer

- Managed the Oakville GO Station parking expansion feasibility study and recommend future infrastructure improvements, presented the findings with Town Oakville, Halton Region and GO/Oakville Transit.

- Analyzed and calculated the impact of expansion of parking structure of Whitby GO transit station.

- Performed traffic operation analysis for Langstaff Gateway/Markham Centre, future Langstaff GO station parking relocation and future Jane TTC subway station access options.

- Performed traffic assessment study for relocation of Lincoln/Beamsville Fairground and residential redevelopment of existing site as well as new Lincoln Fairground proposed facility.

- Estimated future growth of traffic growth of arterial roads for Brantford Travel Forecasting Plan.  

- Analyzed 50 signalized intersections to evaluate the existing conditions and recommended remedy for current deficiency for City of Waterloo Master Plan.

- Performed “Windsor Gateway Project” O-D survey in collaboration with Wilbur Smith Associates, USA.

- Evaluated alternative public infrastructure facility for the creation of Hamilton Pedestrian Plaza.

- Researched on traffic performance of Fused-Grid street network, effects of street connectivity on travel demand, compared the CORSIM simulation and features with Neo-Traditional and Suburban street network.

BA Group, Transportation Analyst

- Analyzed and designed roundabout geometric configurations, evaluated traffic operation and capacity.

- Performed traffic signal warrant and delay, queue for traffic control conversion; evaluated the impact of signalization using safety performance function, prepared reports for client.

- Evaluated provincial highway arterial corridor to improve traffic progression and congestion; analyzed the transit bus terminal indices for future expansion.

- Conducted traffic impact study for GTA region projects; evaluated corridor traffic operation and intersection performance indices; performed trip generation, distribution and assignment tasks, recommended alternative or improvement for future development, prepared reports for client.

 

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