THEODROS AYECHELET
Baltimore,MD
Summary
Accomplished Engineer with a proven track record at Baltimore City- Department of Transportation, adept in ADA compliance evaluation and project management. Excelled in stakeholder management and construction supervision, ensuring projects met quality, cost, and schedule requirements. Demonstrated expertise in contract administration and team collaboration, achieving significant project milestones. Goal-oriented professional with experience in settings. Forward-thinking when reviewing project requirements to determine precise solutions. Composed professional when working under tight schedules and limited budgets to achieve innovative designs meeting and exceeding objectives.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Engineer II
Baltimore City- Department of Transportation
Baltimore, United States
05.2022 - Current
- Company Overview: ADA-Compliance division
- Participate in planning, design, construction, operations, and maintenance activities
- Review and evaluate plans, designs, and specifications with ADA standards and requirements to ensure a safe, accessible pedestrian-oriented transportation system
- Review developers’ agreements, minor privilege requests, and accommodation requests
- Serving as a project manager for Capital Investment Projects (CIP)
- Conduct inventories and investigations on existing infrastructures and write technical reports including recommendations on problems to accommodating persons with disabilities along public Right-of-Ways
- ADA-Compliance division
Engineer I
Baltimore City- Department of Public Works
Baltimore, United States
11.2021 - 05.2022
- Company Overview: Office of Engineering & Construction (OEC)
- Review and evaluate engineering plans, designs, specifications, and cost estimates in compliance with departmental standards, technical requirements, and appropriate code requirements
- Consult with contractors, engineers, architects, and others on plans, designs, and specifications
- Conducts field investigations of engineering problems and makes corrective recommendations
- Writes correspondence and technical reports
- Office of Engineering & Construction (OEC)
Construction Project Supervisor I
Baltimore City- Department of Public Works
Baltimore, United States
04.2018 - 11.2021
- Company Overview: Office of Engineering & Construction (OEC)
- Worked as Project Manager at Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant rehabilitation and expansion project
- Supervise day-to-day inspection activities, submit SIRs, reply to RFIs, and prepare and review monthly estimates
- Negotiate PCOs, review consultants’ invoices, and manage the overall construction activity to meet the quality, cost, and schedule requirements
- Office of Engineering & Construction (OEC)
Engineering Associate III
Baltimore City- Department of Transportation
Baltimore, United States
04.2017 - 04.2018
- Company Overview: Transport Engineering & Construction (TEC) division
- Worked as a project control professional for the DOT-TEC division
- Review contractors’ payment requests, process change orders, and process project retention release requests through the Primavera CM14 software
- Help project engineers, construction supervisors, and inspectors to generate and process contractors’ monthly estimates and consultants’ invoices
- Participate in project schedule revisions
- Transport Engineering & Construction (TEC) division
Associate Engineer II
Baltimore City Department of Transportation
Baltimore, United States
11.2015 - 04.2017
- Company Overview: Transport Engineering & Construction (TEC) division
- Worked as a project control professional and administered contracts through Primavera CM14 software
- Contributed to creating and importing new projects, generating, and initiating estimates, importing and processing change orders for different road and bridge rehabilitation projects
- Transport Engineering & Construction (TEC) division
Associate Engineer I
Baltimore City Department of Transportation
Baltimore, United States
07.2015 - 08.2015
- Company Overview: Right-of-Way division
- Plan review to determine the appropriateness and completeness of plans for temporary structures of large festivals and events
- Coordinate and schedule inspections for festival and event structures
- Perform site visits to ensure that inspections occur where non-city-owned structures are part of the festival or event
- Communicate with the festival and large event organizers, serving as a point of contact for all issues related to the plan review, approval, and permitted construction and use of temporary event structures
- Perform data entry activity on special event applications in a permit and project tracking software system
- Right-of-Way division
Associate Engineer I
Baltimore City Department of General Services
Baltimore, United States
11.2014 - 06.2015
- The same type of work as the above one but under a different City agency
Manager
Addis-Ketema Sub-City Administration Municipality
07.2005 - 08.2009
- Company Overview: (Foreign)
- Led the land development office and chaired the land lease committee
- Review and approve private and governmental construction designs in the sub-city's jurisdiction
- Give technical support in planning, designing, and constructing multiple public projects such as youth recreation centers, sports fields, school expansion projects, public libraries, and low-income condo houses
- (Foreign)
Site Engineer
DRAGADOS-J&P Joint Venture
10.2003 - 11.2004
- Company Overview: (Foreign)
- Engaged in the preparation of construction plans for bridges, culverts, and drainage ditches
- Participate in the preparation of scheduling machinery, ordering construction materials, and coordinating the construction activity
- Report the work execution related to the budget, quantity, quality, and time frame of a 325 km highway rehabilitation work
- (Foreign)
Building Engineer
CWGS Joint Venture
12.2002 - 09.2003
- Company Overview: (Foreign)
- Participate in the preparation of architectural and structural drawings, technical specifications, and contract documents
- Supervise the work progress for quality, time, and cost
- (Foreign)
Civil Works Engineer
Salini-Necso Joint Venture
08.2000 - 07.2002
- Company Overview: (Foreign)
- Monitor work schedules, order construction materials, and assign manpower & machinery
- Organize and manage daily construction activities
- Coordinate, schedule, and monitor technical laboratory tests
- Review payment certificates (monthly estimates) of a 385-megawatt hydroelectric project including 10 km tunnel work
- (Foreign)
Resident Inspector
Ethiopia Electric Power Corporation
01.2000 - 08.2000
- The project was the same 385-megawatt hydroelectric project the only difference was working for a different employer and the specific duty of this position was more of supervising inspectors’ daily activities including daily reports, issuing SIR, and reviewing contractors’ payment requests
Assistant Construction Engineer II
Commission for Sustainable Agriculture & Environmental Rehabilitation in Tigray (CoSAERT)
08.1997 - 09.1999
- Manage the construction of medium and small-scale irrigation dams
- Prepare weekly work schedules and assign manpower and machinery
- Monitor the work progress focusing on quality, cost, and time
Education
Master’s degree - Engineering Management
Old Dominion University
12.2019
Bachelor's Degree - Civil Engineering Technology
Old Dominion University
05.2018
Associate of Arts Degree - General Education
Community College of Baltimore County
12.2014
Advanced Diploma - Hydraulic Engineering
Arba Minch University
07.1997
Skills
- Construction supervision
- Project implementation support
- Project coordination
- Project management
- Contract Administration
- Proposal writing
- Partnerships
- Stakeholder management
- Communication
- Teamwork
- ADA compliance evaluation
- Construction inspection
- Team collaboration
- Problem-solving
Certification
- PMP Certification, 3017943, PMI, 06/13/27
- Project Manager Training, STV Incorporated, 04/01/23
- 30-hour Construction Safety and Health Training, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 03/23/16
- Confined Space Training, State Highway Administration, 03/22/16
- NGICP Certification, Water Environment Federation, 01/05/19
- Erosion & Sediment Control Certification, RPC029502, State of Maryland, 04/19/24
Languages
- Fluency in Amharic and Tigrigna
- Excellent in English
References
- Valory LaCour, Current Manager (DOT-ADA), (443) 202 - 5446, City of Baltimore D.O.T
- John Malinowski, Current Supervisor (DOT-ADA), (410) 382 - 8758, City of Baltimore D.O.T
- Gurminder Singh, Former Supervisor (DPW-OEC), (443) 355 - 9445, City of Baltimore DPW
- Manmohan Singh, Former Supervisor (DOT-TEC), (410) 396 - 6913 / 6914 / 6915, City of Baltimore D.O.T
Visasponsorship
No Visa Sponsorship Required
Personal Information
Citizenship: United States
Languages
English
Professional
Amharic
Professional
Tigrigna
Limited
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Engineer II
Baltimore City- Department of Transportation
05.2022 - Current
Engineer I
Baltimore City- Department of Public Works
11.2021 - 05.2022
Construction Project Supervisor I
Baltimore City- Department of Public Works
04.2018 - 11.2021
Engineering Associate III
Baltimore City- Department of Transportation
04.2017 - 04.2018
Associate Engineer II
Baltimore City Department of Transportation
11.2015 - 04.2017
Associate Engineer I
Baltimore City Department of Transportation
07.2015 - 08.2015
Associate Engineer I
Baltimore City Department of General Services
11.2014 - 06.2015
Manager
Addis-Ketema Sub-City Administration Municipality
07.2005 - 08.2009
Site Engineer
DRAGADOS-J&P Joint Venture
10.2003 - 11.2004
Building Engineer
CWGS Joint Venture
12.2002 - 09.2003
Civil Works Engineer
Salini-Necso Joint Venture
08.2000 - 07.2002
Resident Inspector
Ethiopia Electric Power Corporation
01.2000 - 08.2000
Assistant Construction Engineer II
Commission for Sustainable Agriculture & Environmental Rehabilitation in Tigray (CoSAERT)
08.1997 - 09.1999
- PMP Certification, 3017943, PMI, 06/13/27
- Project Manager Training, STV Incorporated, 04/01/23
- 30-hour Construction Safety and Health Training, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 03/23/16
- Confined Space Training, State Highway Administration, 03/22/16
- NGICP Certification, Water Environment Federation, 01/05/19
- Erosion & Sediment Control Certification, RPC029502, State of Maryland, 04/19/24
Master’s degree - Engineering Management
Old Dominion University
Bachelor's Degree - Civil Engineering Technology
Old Dominion University
Associate of Arts Degree - General Education
Community College of Baltimore County
Advanced Diploma - Hydraulic Engineering
Arba Minch University
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