Akash Manapati

Collaborating with the Department for Infrastructure and Transport SA to support evidence-based decision-making for the Adelaide road network. My role focuses on developing and validating accurate traffic models to improve public transport corridors.

Key Responsibilities:
Traffic Modelling: Develop, calibrate, and validate macro and micro simulations using AIMSUN and perform intersection analysis in SIDRA.
Scenario Analysis: Evaluate the impact of Public Transport Corridor Treatments, bus priority measures, and congestion management strategies.
Data Collection: Conduct video-based traffic data extraction to determine turning movements, lane utilization, saturation flow, and bus patterns.
Optimization: Utilize real-world data to ensure simulation reliability, directly informing infrastructure planning and operational improvements.

• Managed project schedules and labor, ensuring timely completion and quality adherence.

• Oversaw 55-floor construction, optimizing resource use for significant progress.

• Streamlined progress reporting, enhancing efficiency and milestone achievement.

• Handled billing and quantity surveying, ensuring accurate project financials.

• Led site execution for 55-floor residential high-rise using Mivan Technology. Streamlined progress reporting, optimizing resource utilization and meeting milestones.

• Executed concrete casting for high-rise construction, achieving 300m³ daily with Mivan Technology.

• Accompanied senior technical staff for on-site inspections during construction, learning how to communicate design requirements with contractors and equipment suppliers.
• Promoted safety standards compliance by assisting in the development of construction safety plans and hazard assessments.
• Increased accuracy of project estimates by utilizing software programs such as AutoCAD Civil 3D for preparing detailed designs and plans.
• Assisted with construction site inspections to ensure projects were executed according to design specifications and applicable codes.