NASTARAN ASHTARI
Supervising Engineer
Civil Engineering Department
Padir Consulting Engineers, San Jose Office
Excellent Civil Engineer with the ability to set and attain goals; accomplished proactive engineer with over 15 years of experience in Civil Engineering for the design of highways, roads, intersections, grading, site planning, geometric design, pavement design, and water drainage systems. Demonstrated ability to build client relationships, ability to work as a team member, known exceptional work ethic and personal development skills.
Lead Engineer for the Grading, Pavement, Road, and Drainage design, Familiar with Public Departments in the cities,
Lead engineer for preparing the As-Built drawings for the addition, remodeling, retrofit, and upgrading projects.
Summary of her work experience since 1994:
Grading, Drainage and Erosion Control
- Designed many projects in the vicinity of the city of San Jose, Cupertino, Oakland to pull thepermit from the Public Works (Since 2015)
Past experiences and Background
Highway Engineering
- Civil engineer for Yadegar Imam Highway, Tehran, Iran, 2.5miles consists of three interchanges and four lanes highway each side. Designed the highway and interchanges including geometrical, vertical and horizontal curves, longitudinal profiles, transverse sections, urban drainage system and pavement. Designed earthwork strategy and estimated earthwork. Also designed interchanges including diamond and partial cloverleaf types.
- Civil engineer for access road penstock-Karun4 Dam, Iran. Designed 1.5milesaccess road in mountainous terrain, includinggeometrical, vertical and horizontal curves, longitudinal profiles and transverse sections.
Site Development and Sea Reclamation
- Civil engineer for NakhlTaghiBreakwater and Bolivar in Assaluyeh, Iran. DesignedBreakwaterand100ft regain land from thesea, coastal development, and landscape. Also, designedgeometrical, vertical and horizontal curves, longitudinal profiles, transverse sections, andurban drainage system.
Site Civil Works
- Civil engineer for Horsemen’s Park in Yazd,Iran. Designed landscape and horsemanshiprace track, including geometrical, grading, drainage system and pavement, 1acres.
- Civil engineer for Taleghan Tourism Center, Iran. Prepared the basic design report and basic design including site grading and geometrical, 40acres.
- Lead civil engineering for Khoob-Bakht District Tehran,Iran. Funded by World Bank to reduce the risk of natural disaster’s earthquakefor reconstruction of thedistrict.Designed the streets, landscape and site grading. Also designed urban drainages systemincluding rectangular canals, pipe canals, manholes and trench, 42acres.
- Civil engineer for Islamic Azad University-Damavand Branch.Designed streets in mountainous terrain, landscape,geometrical, vertical and horizontal curves, longitudinal profiles and urban drainage system,100acres.
- Civil engineer for Roodsar Site. Prepared basicdesignreport, 40acres.
- Civil engineer forZanjan site. Designed for Highway-Road, geometrical, vertical and horizontal curves, longitudinal profiles, transverse sections and urban drainage system, 50acres.
- Surveyorfor Alak Factory, Iran. Prepared topography for the site of Iran Alak factory, 0.5acres.
- Surveyor for Pencil Production Factory.Prepared topography for the site of Pencil Production Factory, 5acres.
- Surveyor for Bonlad consulting engineers. Prepared topography for site two acres.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Master of Art, Urban Planning, Azad University, Tehran Branch, 2004.
- Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, K.N.Toosi University of Technology, 1992.
- Both degrees have been evaluated and verified as awarded by Regionally Accredited Institution of Higher Education in the United States of America (Ref. #CA1404258) (equivalent to ABET).
- PE, Professional engineering license, Iran, 1997-present, #01030010246
- Certificationfor Urban Planning and Architectural design criteria, Municipality of Tehran, 1997
- Certificationfor welding and Welded Connections educational seminar, K.N.Toosi University,1996