Sri A Lanka

4400 The Woods Drive, Apt:437, San Jose, CA 95136

Phone: 505-918-8211, E-mail: aparna_arc@yahoo.com
Career Synopsis
PROFILE
Project Engineer with 10 years of combined work and educational experience in pr
oject consulting, design, and implementation. Sophisticated record of contributi
ons to commercial and private residence in the design, implementation, and manag
ement of vendors and contractors. A proactive team player with strong planning,
technical impact analysis, leadership, problem solving, and collaborative manage
ment skills.
KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Project Management
- Quality Assurance
- Budgeting
- Risk Management
- Design
- Integrated Business Solutions
SKILLS
PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Timberline, Primavera V3, Microsoft Project, Prolog, Plan Sw
ift
DESIGN: AutoCAD (working since 9 years), Architectural desktop, Adobe Photoshop,
Sketch up, 3ds max, Corel draw, Adobe Illustrator,
APPLICATIONS: MS Office Suite
CAREER HISTORY
Jacquet Construction Services - New Orleans, LA ____ March 2008 to Jul
y 2010
(Contractor and developer specializing in strip malls, residences, condominiums
and federal projects)
Project Engineer
- Responsible for inspecting site to ensure the smooth execution of deliverables
Correspond with architect and facilitate meetings with contractors to implement
development plan
- Review submittals from the subcontractors, supervise construction quality cont
rol, and place purchase orders
- Design layouts and develop drawings as per codes and requirements
- Maintain relationships with vendors, employees and clients to cohesively finis
h projects on time and on budget
- Review invoices and develop accounts payable spreadsheets to track budget
- Supervise and manage land planning, engineering, entitlements, permitting, bid
ding, budgeting, and scheduling
- Perform field inspections, provide on-site coordination, and troubleshoot conc
erns
Manage request for information (RFI, proposal requests, budget reports and chang
e orders)
Selected Projects
National Finance Center - US Department of Agriculture, New Orleans, LA (Jan. '0
9 - Oct '09)
Description:
Renovation of the National Finance Center building in NASA Michaud facility, dam
aged by Hurricane Katrina. Corresponded with the US Department of Agriculture.
Prepared estimate, bid documents and reviewed submittals/ shop drawing to submit
to architectural team for approval. Worked under tight working hours and schedu
le. Facilitated conference call between the USDA Design team and construction te
am to execute implementation plan.
Budget: $1.5 million National Finance Center (NFC) project
Duration: ~1 year
Team Size: 50+ (including core, support and stakeholders)
Technology: Timberline
Bedford Place, New Orleans, LA (on going project)
Description:
Development of a 26 unit condominium complex. Performed inspections of construc
tion site to verify the quality control on-site. Place purchased orders ahead of
schedule and maintain necessary material on-site to avoid delays.
Budget: ~$4 million
Duration: ~n/a
Team Size: 50+ (including core, support and stakeholders)
Technology: AutoCAD 2009, Sketchup
Chef mall-strip mall, New Orleans, LA (on going project)
Description:
Development of a 21000sq ft. commercial complex. Responsible for site developmen
t, faeade design, electrical and plumbing layout design, and site supervision. P
repared construction and contract documents for 18 unit strip mall. Coordinated
with subcontractors for the estimation and scheduling ensure timely delivery.
Budget: ~$3 million
Duration: ~1 year
Team Size: 50+ (including core, support and stakeholders)
Technology: AutoCAD, Sketchup, MS Project
Entergy New Orleans East Service Center (Reconstruction Project), New Orleans, L
A (Jan. '08 - Sept. '08)
Description:
Development of 3500sqft office building. Prepared budget reports to keep track o
f project profit and loss. Developed and utilized formats and templates to manag
e budget reports, track purchase orders, RFI's and change orders.
Budget: ~$1 million
Duration: ~1 year
Team Size: 50+ (including core, support and stakeholders)
Technology: MS Office Suite
Afra Construction and Design - Albuquerque, NM ____ May 2007 to March 2008
(Developer and contractor firm that specializes in hotel construction)
Project Designer/ Assistant Project Manager
- Developed construction documents to design and implement development strategy
- Prepared and analyzed preliminary estimations to determined cost of projects
- Implemented value engineering techniques to manage change order and reduce pro
ject cost
- Visited job sites and conducted weekly Owner/Architect/Contractor (O/A/C) meet
ings
- Identified errors in blue prints and troubleshoot accordingly increasing proje
ct effectiveness
Selected Projects
Hampton Inn & Suites, El Centro, Artesia, and Casper
Hilton Garden Inn, Uptown, Albuquerque
Holiday Inn, Jefferson, Albuquerque
Pawan Residence, Santa Fe
EDUCATION
Master of Science - Construction Management, University of New Mexico, Albuquer
que, NM ____ De
cember 2008 Cumulative GPA: 3.8/4.0
- Project Assistant to Resource Center for RAZA Planning, performed research, V
ector drawing, and document about development of Albuquerque since 1680 for Virt
ual Albuquerque Project
Bachelor of Architecture __
___ July 2004
CSIIT, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India
- Citation Award for Hudco trophy in the national competition N.A.S.A. 2004.
(National Association of Students of Architecture, India).
Certification
LEED AP-New Construction Version 2.2

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