Santosh Bhalekar, PE

• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) from the State of Texas, State of Illinois and State of Wisconsin. • More than 12 years of experience on expressways and highways, local roads and streets, bike paths, transit and rail, airports, bridges and tunnels projects for multiple clients throughout the region including the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Illinois Tollway, Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT), Metra, Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA). • Experienced in Schematic projects, PS&E contract plans development, feasibility studies, roadway horizontal alignment and vertical profiles in ORD, Hydraulic Report (floodplains and floodways studies) and preparation of construction stages drawings. • Experienced in preparing and reviewing civil drawings, details, layouts, cost estimates, studies, reports, specifications, and work products. • Extensive experience in Open Roads Designer (ORD) and developed numerous 3D corridor models. • Analyzed Hydrologic and hydraulics of floodplains and floodways, including Main Storm Sewer, Inlet Spacing, Bridge and Culvert crossings (Schematic Project, PS&E). • Prepared Plan & Profile for Schematic and PS&E projects. • Prepared schedule, quantity and cost estimates. • Designed soil erosion and sediment control (E&SC) practices. • Proficient in Open Roads Designer (ORD) and 3D corridor models, Microstation, GEOPAK, AutoCAD-Civil 3D, Arc-GIS (including 3D Analyst and Spatial Analyst), Subsurface Utility Design and Analysis (SUDA). • Worked on H & H models, including 2D hydraulic modeling (SMS:SRH2D), HY-8, Pond Pack, XP-SWMM, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, TR-20, StormCAD, SewerCAD, WaterGEMS, Hydraflow Roadway Design: Experienced in preparation of roadway designs including alignments, profiles, geometry, cross-sections, grading, and quantity calculations for variety of expressways and local streets. Hydrologic and Hydraulic Analyses: Experienced in preparation of complex hydrologic and hydraulic analyses associated with watershed studies, stormwater management, drainage assessments and improvements, design of best management practices for water quality, and sustainable site design. Document Preparation: Experienced in preparation of stormwater management reports, floodplain map revisions, watershed plans, TxDOT/IDOT/Tollway location drainage studies and hydraulic reports. Also experienced in preparation of schedule, quantity and cost estimates.