Vishwa Rao, PE
362 North Lake Rd, Birmingham, AL 35242
205-249-1007 Vishwa


Name : Vishwa
Industry Type : Energy Producers- Developers
City & State : Birmingham, AL
Job Title Sr Structural Engineer
Relocation Preferences :
Objective : Senior Structural Civil Engineer
Resume :  
Vishwa Rao, PE

362 North Lake Rd, Birmingham, AL 35242

205-249-1007 vishwarao362[AT]yahoo.com

 


 

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Skilled Civil/Structural Engineer with 35 years of experience. Typical projects have involved designing concrete and steel structures. Responsibilities included coordinating design structures with other disciplines to provide optimal accurate building design with proper interpretation of all major building codes IBC 2018, ANSI/AISC 360-16, AISC 341-10, ASCE 7-16, ANSI/AISC N690-12, ASCE/SEI 43-05, ASCE 4-16, ACI 318-19, and ACI 349-13. Project experience includes executing multi-storied buildings and pre-engineered buildings starting from planning stage to commissioning of the building. My experience also includes working in nuclear industry, power industry, pulp and paper manufacturing, planning and building port infra-structure facilities for coal industry. I am experienced in determining the workflow required to accomplish goals, prioritization and assignment of task necessary to meet goals in timely manner. I have Professional Engineering (PE) Licenses in the following eight states in United States; Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and North Carolina, will be able to PE in any other states by comity.

 

Immigration Status: US CITIZEN

 

EDUCATION

Masters in Industrial Engineering, University of Miami, Florida; Graduated - 1991

Masters in Civil Engineering, University of Miami, Florida; Graduated - 1990

Masters in Structural Engineering, U.V.C.E. Bangalore, India; Graduated - 1984

B S in Civil Engineering, U.V.C.E. Bangalore, India; Graduated - 1981

 

SKILLSET

Proficient in the following:

  • Steel Structures Engineering, Concrete Steel Design, Reinforced Concrete Foundation Design, etc.

  • Construction Structural Analysis using STAAD Pro

  • ENERCALC, Mathcad, AutoCAD

  • Familiar with AASHTO LRFD Bridge design specifications

  • MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint


 

 

WORK HISTORY AND PROJECTS

Senior Structural Engineer at Drummond Company, Inc.; Jasper AL

January 2012 – April 2020 (8 years 3 months)

Responsible for structural analysis and design of steel/concrete light and heavy industrial structures in the United States and South America primarily for Drummond's Mining Division. My experience at Drummond includes structural analysis and design of steel/concrete light and heavy industrial structures in the United States and South America primarily for Drummond's Mining Division. This included design of new Coal Loading Pier and port infrastructure facilities at Santa Marta Columbia, South America. This involved bulk material handling support structures, conveyor structures, feeders, water treatment and sewage waste structures. My duties started right from the conception of the project areas of bulk material handling, foundation and structural design, building design, marine structural design and construction management, coordination of engineering and material procurement with construction forces in the field leading to successful completion of the projects. It was an enriching experience with leading our team and mentoring young engineers, which I hope to continue throughout my career.

 

  • Ship Loading Pier at Santa Marta, Columbia, South America:



This was an open-piled structure, 830-meter-long and 23.4-meter-wide, founded on vertical steel pipe piles filled with reinforced concrete and carrying loads through some 22.0 m of water depth to a dredged sea bottom. The pier deck, the top of which is set to +6.60 m, consists of an orthogonal concrete beam system and a 30-cm thick reinforced-concrete slab cast against corrugated metal decking (formwork) and supported by steel girder framing. The framing consists of longitudinal steel girders supported by the pile caps and braced transversely by steel joists as well. The beam system is made up of transverse pile caps, each founded on eight (8) vertical piles and spaced 12.0 meters apart, and longitudinal beams, two (2) outer runway beams 16.1 meters apart and a central beam. All the concrete beams, both longitudinal and transverse, are 1.95-meter high and nominally 1.20 m wide. The transverse pile caps have 0.30 m wide ledges on both sides to provide supports for the steel girder framing.



As a lead structural engineer, the Marine Structural Design for this project involved:



  • Review of Site Geotechnical Study and review of available site metocean information.

  • Developing a STAAD Structural model to analyze dead and live loads, wind loads, heavy equipment loads (crane and conveyor supporting structure), seismic load, oceanic wave forces for piling, etc. as per Columbian Code Interpretation.

  • Providing detailed Structural calculations and report for the Pier, Deck Platform, Steel Girders, Bracing, and Connections.

  • Berthing and Mooring Analysis for pier fendering system which included fender blocks spaced 24.0 m apart on both sides of the platform and each fender block equipped with a 150-t mooring bollard.


 


  • Drilling Wells for Fuel Gas production in La Loma Central Processing Facilities (CPF) that will be used in power generation for the Drummond Port Facilities. This project involved analyzing caisson and mat foundations for pipe supporting structures, steel towers and conveyor supporting structures.


 


  • As a part of the infrastructure development for the above project, I have designed

    • concrete water storage structures

    • San Antonio River Box Culvert

    • Waste weir and Retaining wall design

    • Utility bridges design as per AASHTO standards and specifications.




 


  • Switch Yard Micro pile analysis for 230kV Transmission Tower Grillage Foundation Corrosion


 

 

Supervising Discipline Engineer (Structural Division) at URS; Birmingham, AL & Aiken, SC

July 2007 - January 2012 (4 years 7 months)

Responsible for all aspects of structural work for a specific project. I oversaw preparing engineering documents to comply with applicable state laws/regulations including stamping as license P.E, and reviewing designs by peers and junior engineers. I was also responsible for design calculations, specifications, and drawings for structural work for steel and concrete structures. I also worked on the following projects:

  • Savannah River Remediation Tank 48 Project - Fluidized Bed Steam Reformer System (FBSR), South Carolina  - Responsible for the analysis and design of modular assembly of steel and embed systems and components (SSC). This project involved design of very high-level radio active waste disposal facility in accordance with state and federal regulations.

  • Savannah River Remediation Building 511-S, South Carolina  - Responsible for the analysis and design of  excavation shoring system for the installation of new underground process piping.

  • DOE - Environmental Management- Separation Process Research Unit (SPRU); Weather Enclosure Project, New York - Responsible for the review of disposition of the radioactive contaminated G-2 and H-2 buildings

  • DOE - HanFord Waste Treatment and Vitrification System; In-bed Tank T4S01 Project, Richland, Washington- Responsible for the analysis and design of 140 feet span truss to support modular assembly of steel and embed systems and components (SSC). This project involved in the design of very high-level radio active waste disposal facility in accordance with state and federal regulations.

  • DOE - National Enrichment Facility (NEF), New Mexico, LES Building Expansion - Worked as design engineer for the structural aspects to develop a STAAD Model and analyzing the structure to come up with estimate quantities of steel for the project.

  • DOE - PDCF Project, Georgia - Design of PIDAS (Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment System) building - Responsible for design of reinforced concrete wall and foundations; performing and checking calculations for PIDAS building steel structure.

  • DOE - Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) - Structural Analysis of Product Storage Building as per the Structural Design Criteria for the IWTU (Integrated Waste Treatment Unit)

  • Hudson 2 BET Project, New York - structural engineer for the design review of Ductwork reinforcement for Hudson 2 BET Project.

  • South Oak Creek Power Station SCR Addition Project, Wisconsin - responsible for the reviewing the SCR duct support platform design and related items like walkway truss design, SCR inlet duct support and lifting lugs.

  • SAPPI Somerset Recovery Cycle Upgrade Project, Maine - responsible for the design of economizer support steel framing.

  • TVA Gleason Project, Tennessee - Responsible for the foundation design of STG Building and GSU Transformer. Performed STG Building Pile Group analyses, Pile Cap Design, Pier Design and GSU Transformer Pedestal foundation design.

  • Monsanto Grain & Seed Division, Boone Expansion 2008, Iowa - structural engineer for the Bulk storage load out platform. Responsible for design of “New Sheller Building” steel structure. Responsible for performing and checking calculations for “Area 100 conveyors” - steel structures and foundation design.


 

Structural Design Engineer at Southern Company Services, Birmingham, AL

July 2006 - June 2007 (1 year)

Responsible for modifications to existing flue gas ductwork supporting steel structures, platforms and stairs and responsible for structural calculations and drawings. Created STAAD Model for Flue Gas Duct supporting steel structures, platforms etc. Checked analysis and design of main Utility Bridge for Bowen Unit 1 & 2 project. Responsible for running Transfer Forces Program and marking force on drawing for Main Utility Bridge, Section 1, 2, and 3 of Flue Gas Duct supporting steel for Bowen Unit 1 & 2 project. Responsible for design of (2) twenty-five-ton monorail to lift booster fan motors. Responsible for designing column splices, beam splices, and truss splices. I also worked on a special project to retrofit connection for Bowen unit 1 & 2 project. This project involved identifying the Transfer Forces. Some of existing connection were retrofitted in house to Transfer Forces exceeding 400 kips.

 

Project Engineer (Structural) at Butler Manufacturing Company, Birmingham, AL

September 1994 - June 2006 (11 years 10 months)

Provided structural steel design for industrial and commercial building projects. Also assisted Butler Builders to determine optimal accurate building design with proper interpretation of all major building codes. Provided design assistance to manufacturing department as needed for plant operations. Assisted the sales department by visiting competitive job sites to determine alternate design solutions, which could result in cost savings.

Provided timely and accurate building design for Widespan, Landmark 2000 & Custom-building application. This included order screening, structural design, proper interpretation of all major building codes and project management. I was also the designated project engineer for the Rex TVs who had a national corporate account with Butler. I was able to provide a sound solution to a challenging, demanding and dynamically changing environment at Butler. Also worked as a Team Leader to Local Area Steering Committee and represented engineering department in the Profit-Sharing Committee.

Served as Butler Project Engineer on various projects and performed on-site inspections for reported fabrication and/or structural problems including failures and performance issues. Proficient in all Structural Engineering applications and provided application training for Engineers in the region on a regular basis. Provided regional engineering service managers with recommendations on cost reductions, minimizing operating expenses and possible capital expenditures. Provide feedback to R & D department regarding review of preliminary Design Practice Letters and Product Engineering Letters. Remained current on product/procedural changes and ensure that all the designers/engineers understand the changes and possible impact they will have on future projects within the Region’s responsibility.

 

A few projects that are listed below explain the nature of projects that I was involved in Butler:

Walnut Fork Distribution Center

600’x1350’x36’ building supporting 55’ long bays and mezzanine structure to support office space.  It also involved designing stepped roof to take care of thermal expansion.

 

Hino North American Press Factory

340’x414’x57’ crane building has 4 modules and supports seven (2) 50-ton top running bridge crane with 75’ span. 

 

Choo Choo Aviation Center

175’x110’x31’ Aircraft Hangar building. This involved design of 135’x25’ Bi-fold door.

 

Structural Engineer at Ludwig Building Systems Inc.; New Orleans, LA

May 1990 - August 1994 (4 years 4 months)

As a structural engineer I performed structural analysis and design of hundreds of low-rise, pre-engineered metal building systems, consisting of both hot-rolled and cold-formed steels. These building systems used for various commercial and industrial purposes, such as offices, schools, churches, shopping centers, warehouses, factories, industrial plants and airplane hangars. Many of the above projects involved many special features and challenges like heavy overhead cranes, long bays, jack beams, interior valley gutters and mezzanines with heavy processing equipment

 

Special Projects:  One of the outstanding projects undertaken by me was for North American Shipbuilding Inc., LaRose, La.  This project consisted of seven buildings of which the design of two buildings called for ingenuity and challenges.

 

North American Shipbuilding Dock Unit

A 102’x340’x102’ crane building supporting two (2) 100 ton and three (3) 10-ton top running bridge crane, traveling 340’ at 60’ clear under crane girders.  100’ of this building at 90’ eave height is also designed to support to (2) 10-ton top running bridge cranes at 79’ clear under crane girders.

 

North American Shipbuilding Maintenance Unit

340’x125’x45’ crane building has 5 modules and supports seven (7) 20-ton top running bridge crane within 66’ module.  It also supports two (2) 10-ton top running bridge crane in other modules and the crane run is 125’.

 

 

Programmer at Karnataka Government Computer Center, Bangalore, India

1985 to 1987

Worked with various groups for the development and implementation of inventory control, payroll and personnel information system packages that runs on IBM PC.

 

Assistant Engineer at Karnataka Public Works Department, Bangalore, India

1983 to 1985

Worked with various World Bank Aided Minor Irrigation Projects.  Responsible for the design and estimation of irrigation structures.  Designed Commercial Complex, Community Hospitals, Theaters, Multistoried Residential Apartments.

 





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