EXP_LinkUS_Quals_Jan2020

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Mindy Viamontes , AIA Project Manager / Senior Project Architect

R. Shankar Nair, PhD, SE, PE, NAE Senior Vice President / Chief Structural Engineer

In his 45 plus years of engineering practice, Dr. Nair has focused on structural engineering for large architectural and civil engineering projects. The quality of engineering in this work has been recognized by more than 30 awards, including four American Institute of Steel Construction “Prize Bridge” awards and six of the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois’ annual “Most Innovative Structure” awards. He was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering in 2005 for his “contributions to the art and science of engineering through the design of innovative bridges and building structures.”

Mindy is a project manager with over 13 years of experience in all phases of rail transit station planning, design, and construction. She has vast experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams on rail stations. She manages project teams, including civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing engineers and acts as the primary point of contact for clients, consultants and contractors. Outside of work, Mindy has honed her leadership skills through professional organizations and community involvement.

• Washington/Wabash Elevated Station, CDOT, Chicago, IL • 95th Street Terminal Improvement, CTA, Chicago, IL • Red-Purple Modernization, CTA, Chicago, IL

• Belmont/Jefferson Park Blue Line Stations, CTA, Chicago, IL • Illinois Medical District StationRehabilitation, CTA, Chicago, IL

• Washington/Wabash Elevated Station, CDOT, Chicago, IL • 95th Street Terminal Improvement, CTA, Chicago, IL • Red-Purple Modernization, CTA, Chicago, IL • Belmont/Jefferson Park Blue Line Stations, CTA, Chicago, IL

• Illinois Medical District Station Rehabilitation,CTA,Chicago, IL • Quincy Loop Station Upgrades + Restoration, CTA,Chicago, IL • Red Line Rehabilitation, CTA, Chicago, IL

Matthew L. Aklan, PE Project Manager / Senior Structural Engineer

Rene Lipp, P.Eng., M.Eng. Project Manager / Track Engineer

Matt is a project manager in the pursuit, management, design and delivery of rail transit related projects. His expertise includes rail and structural engineering (transportation structures and vertical structures). He is experienced in traditional and alternative project delivery including design-build. Matt’s individual project experience includes:

Rene brings over 18 years of experience in rail and transit engineering projects across North America and internationally. His experience ranges from trackwork manufacturing to factory acceptance testing and installation; and from owners engineering to supporting railway operations and maintenance. Having been actively involved in the field, Rene has worked with the major players in the rail and transit industry and conducted site visits along the Northeast Corridor.

• CTA Red-Purple Modernization, Chicago, IL • Washington Union Station Metro Access/Capacity Improvements, Washington, DC • Virginia Railway Express Broad Run Maintenance Facility, Prince William County, VA • CTA Ravenswood Connector Signal Project, Chicago, IL • Minnesota Department of Transportation Northstar Light Rail Transit Rail Slab Track, St. Paul, MN

• Denver Regional Transportation District, Elati Light Rail Facility Mezzanine Design Retrofits, Denver, CO • MTA Failure Analysis and Reconstruction of Retaining Wall (MARC station), Baltimore County, MD

• Scarborough Subway Extension, Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), Toronto, ON • Turnouts with Additional Track, Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) Toronto, ON

• Terminal Design Study and Cost Estimating, Pacific Gateway, Seattle, WA • Union Station, Toronto Terminal Railways, Toronto, ON • RBM Frog Turnouts, Caltrain, CA, USA

Monoj Sircar , MS, PE Structural Project Manager

VICE PRESIDENT, ALTERNATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY Kyle Henry

DIRECTOR, ALTERNATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY Reinaldo Mogollon, PEng

Monoj is a civil and structural engineer with 35 years of experience in steel and concrete structural design. His breadth of expertise includes industrial and commercial buildings, pedestrian bridges, retaining walls, and rail and marine structures. Monoj has a deep knowledge of the engineering principles and practices of complex infrastructure projects. He is also proficient in contract evaluation and administration, interdisciplinary interfacing, and project engineering management and oversight. Monoj served as an expert witness at the Prince George’s County Circuit Court in Maryland on wall related issues.

Kyle brings extensive international experience in engineering, procurement and construction in the transit, aviation and civil sectors. With diverse experience in alternative project delivery, he brings technical expertise in contract management and administration, project controls, bid management, as well as program management. He gained experience on iconic multi- billion dollar international infrastructure projects, including roles of increasing scope and responsibility on the Hamad International Airport in Qatar, Edmonton Valley Line and Finch West LRT P3’s in Canada, and the Kosovo Motorway Route 7.

Reinaldo has 30 years of experience in design/build, P3, transportation, municipal, water and land development projects throughout North America. He has led numerous multi-billion- dollar P3 and design/build transportation projects. Reinaldo led the design for the London Ontario BRT Phase 1 Segment 2, and brings additional experience on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, Finch West LRT, Edmonton Valley Line LRT, Transform 66 Outside the Beltway and Highway 407.

• Silver Line Phase I, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, (Northern) Virginia • Marine Works for Wylfa Nuclear Power Project, Anglesey, Wales

• Riyadh Metro Rail Project, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia • Edmonton Light Rail Project, Edmonton, Canada • Ottawa and Finch West Light Rail Projects, Canada • Corpus Christie LNG Project, TX