Akash Chaudhari

Dynamic civil engineer with extensive project management experience at Melbourne DEVELOPERS, excelling in site supervision and structural design. Proven ability to enhance project quality standards and drive successful outcomes. Skilled in estimation and geotechnical analysis, complemented by strong communication and problem-solving abilities. Committed to delivering projects on time and within budget.

• Advanced Diploma in Program Management, Academies Australia PTY Ltd, Sydney Campus, 12/22
• Diploma in Project Management, Danford College, 12/21
• Master of Civil Engineering, Central Queensland University, 12/18
• Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Gujarat Technological University (India), 12/15
• AutoCAD, PTC certification, 12/15

• Site Engineer, Melbourne Developers, Melbourne, Australia, 11/23, 03/25, Daily Site visits of a residential / commercial site with subcontractors and project managers., Currently Overseeing project of a three town houses, renovation of a medical Center, warehouse construction and monitoring trades like carpenters, plumbers, electricians, and brick layers., Assisting in the establishment, maintenance and monitoring of project quality standards and procedures., Identify issues with the project, drive the development and implementation of solutions., Review subcontractor quality documentation and checklists to ensure compliance., Review quality of subcontract works on site and communicate them with the project team using dash pivot., Assist with ensuring design is completed to standard and on time to maintain program., Act as facilitator to resolve design and co-ordination issues that arise between client, consultant, and subcontract elements., Manage, monitor, and control the flow of technical information between the design disciplines and internal and external stakeholders., Estimation and take offs.
• Graduate Civil Engineer, Tandem, Melbourne, Australia, 11/17, 12/18, Conducting on-Site investigations in a commercial infrastructure site with subcontractors and project managers such as measuring the depth of ducts and trenches, manpower and equipment’s used, white card of workers on site, safety measures of sites and reviewing DBYD (Dig before you dial) requests when needed to start the work without any possible hazard., Interpreting and documenting AutoCAD drawings of underground pipe layouts and future work layouts of ducts, trenches, and manholes., Coordinating all site construction site activities such as labour attendance, safety checks, update on the daily to-do list given by senior engineers and monitoring quality management of all sites., Maintaining a register of suppliers and sub-contractors to ease the process of communication and queries, to help the company determine if they have enough resources available if they want to expand their scope of work., Preparing progress report updates to keep the record of daily work and addressing client inquiries via email., Assisting in the implementation of WHS checklist including identifying any visible hazard on site, impact on air quality while digging, unstable surface, checking of white cards, safety barricades for pedestrian and locals, asbestos handling, and the quality of the project.
• Junior Site Engineer, B.V Developers, Ahmedabad, India, 04/14, 06/16, Organizing materials such as bricks, bags of cements, concrete, steel, aggregates, sand, any hand tools if they are broken or lost, and ensuring sites are safe and clean., Working under the senior staff to ensure timely completion of daily tasks given to me within budgetary, quality, safety, and environmental requirements., Preparing cost estimates using hand calculations and ensuring appropriate materials and tools are available., Managing material delivery and ensuring the correct product is received when delivered., Calculating bar bending schedule for columns and beams using Excel spreadsheet calculation., Reviewing engineering plans to validate them with on-site work by frequent site visits.
• Customer Service Representative, Woolworths, Melbourne, Australia, 11/21, present, Greeting and directing the customers as they enter the store keeping customers informed about the latest discounts and special offers., Listening to customer feedback and passing it on to the store manager., Managing product returns., Ensuring shelves are continuously stocked and cross-selling products as often as possible., Assisting in the operation of cash registers as needed.
• Warehouse Store Person, Ceva Logistics, Melbourne, Australia, 02/23, present, Picking and packing daily orders using the RF scanner or manually., Labeling and re-tagging of priced items as per the client’s requirement., Organizing orders for distribution dispatch using a tugger., Shrink wrapping the pallets and cages that are ready for delivery., Assembling display units to make it easy for other pickers to recognize the products from far away to make the process of picking more efficient and quicker., Restocking the shelves after every week of big orders.

• Finite Element Assessment of a Masonry Structure, To investigate the in-plane behavior of intact and cracked URM walls using a detailed finite element model., Conducting a literature review of the structural performance of unreinforced masonry walls and identifying the research gap., Designing of masonry wall using Abaqus and performing three different tests (Shear test, Axial Compression test and diagonal test) to collect the value of maximum/minimum stress and strain acting on the point load of the wall concerning the given direction of load., Research methodology was developed, such as the process description in which Cohesive surface-based behavior is used in the simulation of compression, shear, and diagonal in-plane test models. Traction separation behaviour is used for modelling mortar joints. Necessary parametric studies are performed to replicate the behaviour of cracked walls, research hypothesis, three different tests, and numerical/experimental data derived from the literature review were used to design a numerical model in Abaqus., Validation of all three test setups- Axial compression test, shear test, and Diagonal test with the experiment performed by Mr. Hamid Ali to do further parametric studies. Suggestion on improving the bond was given., The investigation on the in-plane performance of intact URM walls and those with pre-existing damage is performed by modelling a simplified micro model and with this a numerical model for the axial compression test, diagonal test and the shear test was developed without much difficulty. The value of stress and strain from a numerical model were validated with the experimental data, and both the figures were compared using a line graph. The graph showed only a little difference. A similar study can be done for the grouted specimens to check the behaviour of masonry walls in similar conditions or based on such cracking failures, reinforcement of masonry walls, or methods for strengthening. Mortar joints were investigated by adding numerical values of ad-mixtures which increased the strength of joints and resulted into less cracks.
• Design of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant, To design a water supply, its network of distribution and the wastewater treatment plant using the EPANET to design the distribution of pipes and MS Excel for calculations., Analyzing the general layout of a water treatment plant using Autocad with data such as population, water intake per capita, rainfall rate, and number of houses available online., Designing the layout for the Banana Shire area of Central Queensland, Australia based on Capricorn Municipal Development Guidelines using Autocad, by keeping the other available layouts on their website., Calculating the water demand using MS Excel equation feature to design a reservoir capacity., Designing the main components of the water treatment plant including the intake reservoir, the sedimentation and the filtration tank using EPANET., Conducting the design of the distribution system of water for the population using EPANET. Water demand at each node was calculated using the CMDG water usage data., Formulating the design of the wastewater collection system including a gravity sewer system using PVC pipes of 150mm to collect the wastewater from all the public channel networks which have to be treated later., Designing the wastewater treatment plant in two parts including wastewater treatment and sludge treatment. Wastewater treatment was divided into four categories which included preliminary wastewater treatment, primary wastewater treatment, secondary wastewater treatment and territory wastewater treatment., Designing the sludge treatment system which was divided into three parts including the sludge digestion phase, sludge thinking and sludge dewatering, in which heat was produced and a few amount of bacteria for anaerobic digestion of the sludge, later it was moved to the pressure chamber with high pressure and then into the sludge discharge., The design of the water supply as well as its network of circulation along with the maintenance of the wastewater was completed by allocating the pipelines in a systematic manner using EPANET.

• AutoCAD
• Abaqus
• EPANET
• GeoStudio Sigma/W
• SPACE GASS
• MS Excel
• Dash Pivot
• RF Scanner

Full-time | Open to hybrid/site-based roles across Australia

Available upon request.

6 months’ experience as a Site Engineer performing on-site duties such as quality control of beams and columns by checking the water-cement proportion before pouring the concrete, reviewing the construction drawing plans, and receiving the correct material delivery., Experience in designing multilevel framed structures and calculating the loads acting on beams and columns, for my university project using Abaqus and designing floor plans, elevation, side views of a house, and footing of a single dwelling unit using AutoCAD., Experienced in managing data, sub-contractors, and materials on site, ordering and receiving accurate number of materials for a residential site, managing the register of all the invoices from the sub-contractors, and preparing the daily progress report of the ongoing work, which helped the senior engineers forecast the project activities., Strong knowledge of the AS 2870-2011 (residential slabs and footings) and AS 1684 and AS1720.1-2010 for timber framed construction. Experience in preparing a diagram with the joists (with spacing), bearers and posts and performing calculations using MS Excel spreadsheets according to the Australian standard codes during my university projects., Skilled in calculating bar bending schedules for beams and columns for a residential apartment using manual calculations as per Indian standard codes while working in India., Experience in conducting fixed-ring consolidation tests on clay samples for loading and unloading stages using the GeoStudio Sigma/W package to check the displacement of a specimen in Y direction, performing in-situ and coupled stress-pore water pressure analysis on the clay model, and utilizing the results in the designing of a foundation and a back fill material during my university project.

I’m a Master of Civil Engineering graduate from Central Queensland University with strong skills in Project Management, Site Supervision, Estimation, Structural Designing and Analysis, Geotechnical analysis and Australian Building Standards and Codes. Proficient in AutoCAD, SPACE GASS, GeoStudio, Abaqus, and MS Excel to write reports, create automated equations for calculations of loads, perform consolidation tests on soil samples, design multilevel framed structure, and calculate the loads on beams and columns for a university project. Completed key projects including, 'Finite Element Assessment of a Masonry Structure' which involved investigating the in-plane behaviour of intact and cracked URM walls using a detailed finite element model and 'Design Of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant' which included designing a water supply, its network of distribution and the wastewater treatment plant using the EPANET to design the distribution of pipes and MS Excel for calculations.

• PTC certification - AutoCAD
• Construction white card
• Manual driver's license- VIC