Amir Salahshoor
Haymarket,VA
Summary
I have thirty-nine years experience in design, project, and program management of Transportation Projects with last Twenty-five years at VDOT and fourteen years with consultants. I have extensive experience in wide variety of highway design projects with last ten years exclusively on Locally Administered Projects to assist and guide NOVA localities to develop and deliver their project on-time (meeting Dashboard deadlines) and on-budget with compliance with State and Federal policies and guidelines with collaboration with VDOT SMEs and FHWA.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Deputy Manager – Local Assistance Program
Virginia Department of Transportation
11.2014 - Current
- I am a licensed professional engineer in Virginia and with over 39 years, experience in variety of Transportation Projects
- During twenty-five years at VDOT I have achieved extensive experience and substantial knowledge of transportation project development and delivery process both in Locality and VDOT administered transportation program with related associated regulatory, finance and legal constraints per funding source and maintenance jurisdiction areas.
- I am very familiarity and have a good understanding of policies and practices related to local administration of transportation project development and delivery.
- Extensive knowledge and extensive understating of Local Program I spare headed and successfully championed creation of unique Tool which is called “LAP-MAP”. This tool was refined in 2023 and is in state wide use.
- Provide training to NOVA localities, consultants and district at LAP/ACEC workshop and at Annual Local Workshop at state level attendance to all staff involved with locality administered project development and delivery processes.
- Discuss Dashboard report with all NOVA District Localities at monthly coordination meeting and provide guidance to staff to modify schedule as necessary.
- Participate and represent NOVA LAP section at important meeting with localities and other VDOT sections to provide support and guidance to stay on track and on budget.
- I have been involved managing NOVA District Local Assistance Section for past five years as Assistant Manager
- During past 10 years I have been involved directly to establish this section to recruit project coordinators and other supporting staff to carry on heavy load assigned to our section
- I have provided guidance and training to our all of our localities and VDOT in-house staff as necessary to ensure on-time and on-budget development and delivery of local programs here at NOVA District which represents approximately 70% of NOVA’s projects.
- Supervise seven project coordinators at our NOVA Local Assistance Section to ensure timely delivery of NOVA LAP program.
- Provide input to manage administrative budget
- Motivate our staff to be proactive in taking care of issues before becoming problems
- Work assignments and staff loading.
- Responsible for assigning new projects to Project Coordinators maintaining a positive and effective work culture (ethos)
- Successful at employee/team development and motivation.
- Participate in HR activities to review vacancies, resumes, select applicants for interview and conduct interviews and hire staff as needed.
- Evaluated employee performance regularly using well-defined criteria, recognizing top performers and addressing underperformance proactively.
- Identified areas for improvement within department, implementing strategic initiatives to address gaps in performance or resources.
- Ensure LAP projects get re-baselined at Final scoping meeting for schedule and estimate with Project Team.
- Review and sign-off various Federal Authorization with PCs to ensure all of items on checklist is in ProjectWise and within compliance.
- Review and sign-off on various documents with PCs at Project Agreement on VDOT oversight, Scope closure (schedule & estimate re-baseline and other items on checklist), VE, Public involvement requests, RW Authorizations, Advertisement and Award Authorizations as needed.
- Conduct Bi-weekly staff meeting and provide updates as needed by group.
- Improved team efficiency by streamlining processes and implementing innovative management strategies.
- Spearheaded critical projects issues from inception to completion, consistently meeting deadlines and exceeding expectations.
- Discuss recommendations to refine LAP deficiency process with LAP Manager as needed.
Senior Consultant Project Manager
Virginia Department of Transportation
05.1999 - 11.2014
- In the past fifteens years, I have been involved with the I-66 widening and interchange improvement program/projects in Prince William County including I-66 Phase I, II, III and IV (Gainesville Interchange); I-66 widening and DB I-66/Rte 15 Interchange.
- I successfully managed to advertise all four complex projects in excess of $435 million total project cost
- Also I have been involved with Sound Wall and locality projects in Fairfax and Loudoun Counties.
- Collaborated with internal teams to develop customized solutions that addressed unique client needs.
- Built strong relationships with clients through consistent communication and proactive problem-solving efforts.
- Implemented data-driven approaches for assessing project success, continuously refining processes based on insights gained over time.
- Provided expert guidance on change management initiatives, leading to successful organizational transformations.
- Presented findings and recommendations to executive-level stakeholders, effectively communicating key insights and action plans.
- Troubleshot issues by understanding issue, diagnosing root cause and coming up with effective solutions.
Project Manger
ICF Kaiser Engineers (now Earth Tech), Inc.
08.1996 - 05.1999
- Involved in Highway Design and Project Management of Transportation Projects for various major and minor transportation projects simultaneously including Interstate and interchange design projects, from start to finish including construction assistance.
- Supervising, coaching, mentoring and guiding other engineers and technicians as necessary to accomplish firms’ needs and to ensure preparation of a good quality safe project minimizing errors through team work.
- Promoting teamwork among team members and sub-consultants
- Responsible for all verbal and written communications to FDOT, project team and sub-consultants and on-time flow of information.
Senior Highway Design Engineer / Project Manager
Rust Environment & Infrastructure, Inc. (now Earth Tech)
09.1992 - 08.1996
- Involved in highway design and management of various FDOT transportation projects
- Supervising and coaching other engineers and technicians as necessary to prepare construction plans within allocated budget and to meet all deadline established by FDOT
- Submit plans as necessary, attended various progress meetings to represent firm and to discuss and explain all design issues
- Prepare and review project estimates, scope of work, man-hours estimate
- Prepare and review verbal and written communications with FDOT, project team and sub-consultant as necessary to ensure quick flow of information
- Prioritizing tasks for project team members on weekly basis (sometimes on daily bases) to meet our deadlines
- Perform quality control and bidibility review on plans at various project development stages
- Participate in staff presentation to various FDOT District for marketing efforts
- Establishing good client relationship with other consultant.
Highway Design
Bessent, Hammack & Ruckman, Inc.
01.1989 - 09.1992
- Involved in preparation of construction plans for multiple FDOT transportation projects using MicroStation and Geopak and manual drafting
- Design work included horizontal and vertical alignments, intersection layout, turning lanes, quantities computation, and signing and markings details
- Prepared title sheets, typical sections, summaries of quantities, plans and profiles, cross sections, maintenance of traffic and special design details.
Education
LEAD - Leadership Enhancement and Development -
Master Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University -
Civil Engineering -
Vincennes University
Vincennes, IndianaTPMI – Transportation Project Management Institute -
01.2013
BS, Civil Engineering Technology -
Newport University
Newport, California01.1990
Skills
- Extensive knowledge of LAP program management and LAP process key player in establishing NOVA LAP section ten years ago
- Expert in Project schedule/estimate and Dashboard coordination with Localities (monthly coordination meetings)
- Tasks delegations to Project Coordinators to stay on schedule
- Performance Improvements
- Cost analysis and savings on project phases and VDOT oversight
- Process and procedure development and refinement recommendations
- Proactive on taking new tasks to improve overall localities score on Dashboard and Sustained Performance
- Enhanced staff and localities staff performance by providing guidance and training
Special Assignments And Accomplishments
- Create LAM-MAP 2015 – 2018
- Co-Author of the very first LAP PC Job Book – Version 1.0 published May 2021
- Provide training to our NOVA District localities on LAP process
Training Seminars
- VDOT Project Management and Risk Management by ESI
- Supervisor Training
- Interchange Design Seminar
- Contract Negotiations
- FHWA Guardrail Application
- FDOT PM Modules
Professional Registrations And Certifications
- Registered Professional Engineer, Virginia, 0402030314, Maryland, 24329
- Master Certificate in Project Management, George Washington University, 2008-06
Projects
I-66 HOV Widening, Prince William County, Adding one SOV and one HOV lane on each side. One bridge replacement. Construction Cost $44 Million +/-. University Boulevard, Prince William County, A 4-lane divided highway on new alignment with one bridge over I-66 and a railroad. Construction Cost $11 Million +/-. Route 7 Widening Projects, Fairfax County, Converting the existing 4-lane divided roadway to a 6-lane divided roadway with shared-use path. Construction Cost $22 Million +/-. I-495 Sound Wall at West Langley, Fairfax County, Retrofit a Sound Wall on I-495 at West Langley subdivision, including drainage and MOT on Interstate I-495. Construction Cost $1.8 Million +/-. Franconia / South Van Dorn Interchange, Fairfax County, Constructing a new interchange at intersection of Franconia Road and South Van Dorn Street. Construction Cost $44 Million +/-. Route 15, Loudoun County, Constructing a crossover and turn lanes and a shared-use path at Leesburg Animal Park. Construction Cost $1.7 Million +/-. I-66 /Rte 29 - Gainesville Interchange, Prince William County, Complex interchange and bridge design over railroad crossing with modification to existing I-66 ramps. Project Total Cost $122 Million +/-.
Accomplishments
- 2020-2021 LEAD - Leadership Enhancement and Development
Completed all required courses and successfully finished the program.
- 2013 TPMI – Transportation Project Management Institute
- 2004-2008 Master Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University
- PMI project management courses
Certification
Registered Professional Engineer: Virginia License No. 0402030314, Maryland License No.
24329
Master Certificate in Project Management (PMI courses) awarded from George Washington University in June 2008.
Timeline
Deputy Manager – Local Assistance Program
Virginia Department of Transportation
11.2014 - Current
Senior Consultant Project Manager
Virginia Department of Transportation
05.1999 - 11.2014
Project Manger
ICF Kaiser Engineers (now Earth Tech), Inc.
08.1996 - 05.1999
Senior Highway Design Engineer / Project Manager
Rust Environment & Infrastructure, Inc. (now Earth Tech)
09.1992 - 08.1996
Highway Design
Bessent, Hammack & Ruckman, Inc.
01.1989 - 09.1992
LEAD - Leadership Enhancement and Development -
Master Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University -
Civil Engineering -
Vincennes University
TPMI – Transportation Project Management Institute -
BS, Civil Engineering Technology -
Newport University