Appointments
NRC Research Associate
Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), McLean, VA
2018 - present
Research Associate and Lecturer
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
2016 - 2018
Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
2012 - 2016
Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant
University of Houston, Houston, TX
2009 - 2011
Engineering Services Manager; Deputy Manager (Engineering Services)
Panipat Refinery, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Panipat, India
2000 - 2008
Senior Civil Engineer (Engineering Services; Maintenance Planning);
Civil Engineer (Engineering Services; Project Planning);
Graduate Engineer Trainee
Mathura Refinery, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Mathura, India
1989 - 2000
Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), McLean, VA
2018 - present
Research Associate and Lecturer
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
2016 - 2018
Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
2012 - 2016
Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant
University of Houston, Houston, TX
2009 - 2011
Engineering Services Manager; Deputy Manager (Engineering Services)
Panipat Refinery, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Panipat, India
2000 - 2008
Senior Civil Engineer (Engineering Services; Maintenance Planning);
Civil Engineer (Engineering Services; Project Planning);
Graduate Engineer Trainee
Mathura Refinery, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Mathura, India
1989 - 2000
Service
Organizer and Chair: Special Session- Bridge deterioration modeling and probabilistic maintenance needs forecasting, Ninth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2018)
Peer Reviewer: Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Transportation Research Record, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Sensors, Applied Sciences.
Committee Member: William States Lee College of Engineering Graduate Teaching Award 2014, UNC Charlotte.
Peer Reviewer: Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Transportation Research Record, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Sensors, Applied Sciences.
Committee Member: William States Lee College of Engineering Graduate Teaching Award 2014, UNC Charlotte.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Infrastructure and Environmental Systems
Concentration: Civil Engineering, Structures
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
GPA: 4.00/4.00
Dissertation: Development of a Survival Based Framework for Bridge Deterioration Modeling with Large-scale Application to the North Carolina Bridge Management System
Advisor: Dr. Matthew Whelan
Master of Science in Civil Engineering
University of Houston, Houston, TX
GPA: 3.965/4.00
Thesis: Fatigue Failure and Cracking in High Mast Poles
Advisor: Dr. Mina Dawood
Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering
L.D. College of Engineering, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
GPA: 4.00/4.00
Concentration: Civil Engineering, Structures
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
GPA: 4.00/4.00
Dissertation: Development of a Survival Based Framework for Bridge Deterioration Modeling with Large-scale Application to the North Carolina Bridge Management System
Advisor: Dr. Matthew Whelan
Master of Science in Civil Engineering
University of Houston, Houston, TX
GPA: 3.965/4.00
Thesis: Fatigue Failure and Cracking in High Mast Poles
Advisor: Dr. Mina Dawood
Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering
L.D. College of Engineering, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
GPA: 4.00/4.00
Awards and Honors
NRC Research Associateship Award, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2018-2021)
Sweet 16 High Value Research Project Award, "Fatigue Failure and Cracking in High Mast Poles", American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) (2011)
Graduate Assistant Support Plan (GASP) Award, UNC Charlotte, Charlotte (2012 - 2015)
Graduate Assistant Tuition Fellowship (GATF), UH, Houston (2009-2011)
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering(GATE) Scholarship for graduate studies, India
Sweet 16 High Value Research Project Award, "Fatigue Failure and Cracking in High Mast Poles", American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) (2011)
Graduate Assistant Support Plan (GASP) Award, UNC Charlotte, Charlotte (2012 - 2015)
Graduate Assistant Tuition Fellowship (GATF), UH, Houston (2009-2011)
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering(GATE) Scholarship for graduate studies, India
Licensure
Registered Professional Engineer (PE) in the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Virginia, and North Carolina.
Affiliations
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety (IABMAS)
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars
Chi Epsilon National Civil Engineering Honor Society
International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety (IABMAS)
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars
Chi Epsilon National Civil Engineering Honor Society