Akash Bajaj (E.I.T)
Research Assistant at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Research Assistant | Transportation Professional
Civil Engineer with experience in transportation consulting, looking to continuously learn and work in a dynamic environment to enhance my skillset and be an asset to the company I work for.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
https://www.linkedin.com/company/university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign
Urbana-Champaign Area
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Research Assistant
Fisher Arnold
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•	Assisted project manager with creation of 30%, 60% and 90% for multiple roadway design plans, including typical section, permanent pavement markings, plan & profile, maintenance of traffic, temporary erosion control and cross section sheets in the set for both city (City of Bono and City of Jonesboro) and state level (State of Arkansas) projects
•	Worked with various clients on multiple site plans and subdivision designs with a maximum area of 30 acres in the state of Arkansas, Tennessee, and Missouri. Work included assessing the current conditions and creating a feasible design with plans for erosion control, utilities etc. in accordance with local specifications within reasonable time and budget.
Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States
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Graduate Engineer
ARA
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•	Involved in pilot initiatives at PennDOT such as evaluating all Full Depth reclamation projects in Pennsylvania as well as critiquing the current incentivization method employed by the DOT for excellent construction characteristics.
•	Implemented a pavement management system (PMS) for private agencies (North Texas Tollway Authority) as well as State (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania) and County (Anne Arundel County, Maryland) governments in 2019 and 2020. The task included checking the distress data for abnormalities, uploading road conditions into a database and predicting the conditions for the assets over 10 years alongside providing possible treatments with the best benefit/cost ratio for hundreds and sometimes thousands of miles of roads
•	Was project manager in effort to catalogue almost 87,000 traffic signs spread across 2.5k miles for Nashville metro public works and creating a GIS Database for easy access
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area
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Junior Civil Engineer
Texas A&M University
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•	Lab instructor and teaching aide for CVEN 342 (Materials of Construction) and CVEN 653 (Bituminous Materials) for 91 undergraduate and 14 graduate students respectively.
•	Duties included but were not limited to overseeing the experimentation part of the courses in the lab and providing help as needed, collection and correction of lab files and exams, proctoring and being available to students for any doubts and questions as well as coordinating field visits.
Bryan/College Station, Texas Area
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Teaching Assistant
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
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•	Part of a federally funded 5-year 1.5 mil dollar project spanning 3 universities to evaluate use of recycling agents for asphalt mixtures with high quantities of recycled materials.
•	In charge of lab testing of high RAP (50%) asphalt blends with recycling agents and comparing performance with blends containing no recycled materials.
•	Helped with publishing of final report to establish guidelines to incorporate higher quantities of recycled materials in new construction to lower the costs significantly.
Bryan/College Station, Texas Area
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Graduate Assistant - Researcher
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
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Conducted laboratory testing on various asphalt mixture samples and analyzed the data using the newly developed 3D-MOVE Analysis Software to investigate the effect of factors like air voids, aging and method of construction on pavement stresses.
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Intern
Central Road Research Institute
Was in charge of laboratory testing for asphalt binders and mixtures collected from across India to be tested using the IS codes.
Intern
Ahluwalia Contracts (India) Ltd.
Intern
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Civil Engineering
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Master of Science (M.S.)
Civil Engineering
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Texas A&M University
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Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)
Civil Engineering
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Delhi College of Engineering
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High School
High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates
Gyan Bharati School
Texas A&M University Disciplinary Appeals Panel
Panel Member
- Organized blood drive after Hurricane Harvey to help in the relief effort in Texas.
- Help in coordinating socials events for the members to fraternize.
Graduate and Professional Student Council
Programming and Service Committee Chair
- Lead in international events like Brazos Valley World Fest, The Big Event, etc.
- Coordinated with a diverse team for cultural events like Diwali, Holi.
Indian Graduate Student Association
Director of Event Planning
- Organized rallies about drug addiction, ragging, cleanliness and saving trees.
- Coordinated with other chapters in New Delhi to plan various seminars to develop
leadership skills.
Leaders for Tomorrow (DTU Chapter)
Regional Head
- Executed the only Automotive Technical Fest of college for 2 years.
- Cataloged and scheduled various events of the fest and chose their organizers
personally.
Throttle - Automotive Fest for DTU
Vice President
-Managed the finances for a trip to Kerala, India which was about 1640 miles from
college.
-The trip lasted for a period of 2 weeks and included the whole civil engineering
batch of 130 students, 4 faculty and 4 staff members.
Trip Organizing Commitee
Treasurer
National Conference on Advances in Geotechnical Engineering
Bituminous Materials
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Expansive Soils
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Non-Destructive Pavement Evaluation
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Properties of Concrete
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Rigid Pavement Analysis and Design
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Statistics in Research
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Structural Design of Pavements
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Viscoelastic Solids and Structures
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Greater Chicago Area
Scott Wyatt, P.E., S.E.
at KPFF Consulting Engineers
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Greater Chicago Area
Omar Mesad PE, LEED AP
Civil Engineer at Illinois Department of Transportation
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Greater Chicago Area
Andrew Steider
Project Engineer at Plote Construction Inc.
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East Haven, CT
Darielis Letskus
Real Estate Agent at Page Taft Compass
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Grand Rapids, MI
Noah Droste, EIT
Transportation Construction Engineer at AECOM
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Grand Rapids, MI
Nick LaCroix, P.E., PTOE
Senior Transportation Engineer at Progressive AE
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Greater Chicago Area
Harsh Patel
Transportation/ITS EIT at Jacobs
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New York City Metropolitan Area
Rahul T.
Construction Engineering and Management
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Jackson, TN
Mark D. Only, PHR, SHRM-CP
Human Resource Manager - Employee Labor Relations
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Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area
Huy Pham, Ph.D., P.E.
Bridge Engineer at AECOM
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United States
John White
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Brea, CA
Imran Khan
Project Engineer at Clark Pacific
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India
Asim Turak
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Greater Seattle Area
Hai Lin
PE | MSc | LEED® Green Associate | Project Manager at PCS Structural Solutions
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Arlington, MA
Lonardi Philogene
Bridge Design/Review Engineer at MassDOT
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Lucca
Serena Barbuti
Ingegnere edile
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Seattle, WA
Chris Huck, PE
Project Engineer at Fives Lund, LLC
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Las Vegas, NV
Tiberiu Craita P.Eng.
Design Engineer at Aluma Systems Inc.
TRB AKP40 Pavement Structural Testing and Evaluation Committee
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ASCE: Transportation and Development Engineering
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Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists
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Asphalt Recycling & Reclaiming Association (ARRA)
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Advanced Modified Asphalt Products
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Airport Pavements
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
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Road Builders Professional Group
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National Highways Authority of India(NHAI)
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AASHTO
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Highways, Transportation & Civil Engineering Jobs
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