1. APPAS J #1765, 2nd Main – 7th Cross,
Mobile: +91 888 47 46 358 Geddlahalli, Sanjay nagar,
Email: appasjohnba@gmail.com Bangalore – 560094, India
CAREER OBJECTIVE
Looking out for a challenging position in structural engineering industries with a reputed firm
where I could use my core competencies and knowledge for the mutual growth and benefit to
turn the challenges into opportunities and translate my potentials into performance.
KEY QUALIFICATIONS
Civil Engineering Technician with more than 9.5 years of experience in CAD detailing and
drafting to high standards. He has worked on a variety of projects, predominantly structural
steelwork and reinforced concrete on both refurbishments and new bridge, building projects.
He has proven ability to lead the team and manage all CAD related design and drawings in
major projects in the UK, US and Middle East. He is also having good exposure to the
Reinforced concrete and Steel detailing standards. He has broad and proven work
experience in International codes of practice such as ACI standards, British Standards and
Eurocodes in detailing domain.
He has the capability to handling projects independently and managing resources efficiently
to meet the project deadlines.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
B.E (Evening College) in Civil Engineering, Anna University, Chennai - May 2012.
Diploma in Civil Engineering, Arasan Ganesan Polytechnic College, Sivakasi - Apr. 2007.
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE
Software Application - Auto CAD 2D & 3D (Proficient),
Rebar CAD 2015 (Proficient),
CADS RC 2015 (Proficient),
Revit Structures 2015 (Intermediate),
Tekla Structures (Basics),
LUSAS (Basics),
SAM (Basics),
ProjectWise
EMPLOYMENT RECORD
June 2012 – Till date Graduate Engineer/Structural CAD Technician, WS ATKINS,
Bangalore, India
June 2006 – June 2012 Senior CAD Engineer, CADS Software India, Chennai, India
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
June 2010 – Till date CAD Technician / Graduate Engineer - Bridges, WS ATKINS,
Bangalore
He has promoted as a Graduate Engineer last October. Before that, he was worked as a
CAD technician in Bridges team, he is responsible for preparing 2D CAD detail drawings like
General arrangement drawings, Structural outline drawings, Design sketches, Reinforcement

2. drawings, Miscellaneous drawings, Bar bending schedules and 3D models of Bridges. He
has done few simple design analyses to aid engineers. And he also has the responsibility to
guide junior technician to make them understand the detailing standards, software and
procedures. Also, He has the responsibilities to create 3D BIM models for bridges and
building structure by using Revit software.
Selected Project Experience
BIM - M6 Smart Motorway, UK
Responsible for preparing 3D models for the various existing bridges located in M6 motorway
between junction 13 to 15 using Revit software.
Old Oak Common Depot, London, UK
Responsible for checking RC detailed drawings produced for Operation Building of Old Oak
Common railway depot. The building has the area of 250m x 105m and consists of trenches,
sumps, capping beams, retaining walls, edge beams, pile caps and base slab. The detailing
has been done with Euro code standards.
HA Tranche 2 PSF Structures, Warrington, UK
Responsible for road renewal scheme work documents and preparation of scheme drawings
of bridge structures located in A1 motorway. He has prepared Design Risk Assessment,
Specification, Bill of Quantities and scheme drawings for the schemes like, Barnsdale Bar
Flyover – Drainage repair work & Edge protection, Skellow Footbridge – Resurfacing &
Repainting work, Parkfields Interchange – Joint replacement work as per the DMRB code
requirements.
Friargate Bridge, Coventry County Council, UK
Responsible for preparing concept and detailed design drawings for the new proposed bridge
at junction-6 on A4053 highway for Coventry County Council, UK. The structure is a 34.5m
long steel plate girder and reinforced concrete deck composite integral bridge supported on
3m deep reinforced concrete abutment with 600mm diameter piles. The superstructure
contains 16 pair steel plate girders. Responsible for drawings like General arrangement of all
elements, Setting out, steelwork connection details, retaining wall modification drawings,
precast fascia, precast coping units, miscellaneous drawings, RC details of piles, abutments,
MY1 beams, precast coping, retaining walls, slab on piles, and run-on-slabs and their
corresponding bar bending schedules. He has done few capacity checks on existing retaining
walls due to the surcharge crane load.
Grange Bridge deck replacement, Peterborough City Council, UK
Responsible for preparing detailed design drawings for the deck replacement of an existing
bridge for Gloucestershire Coventry County Council, UK. It is a 7.6m single span steel and
concrete composite structure. Existing deck slab has been replaced with a new reinforced
concrete deck with approach slabs by retained the existing steel girders following Euro code.
Responsible for general arrangement, setting out drawing, detailed reinforcement drawings of
new deck, approach slabs and their corresponding bar bending schedules.
A412 Ely Southern Bypass, Cambridgeshire Highways, UK
Responsible for preparing concept design drawings for the proposed viaducts, railway
crossing and culverts over the river Ely for Cambridgeshire, UK. It contains a 400m long, six
span composite viaduct designed as twin-trapezoidal box girders with reinforced concrete
deck supported on V-piers; a 100m railway crossing designed as composite half through
girder and reinforced concrete deck supported on piers and abutments. Responsible for
preparing drawings like General arrangement, setting out, detailed pier and abutment
drawings, Idealisation sketches for structural assessment.

3. Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Transformation, UK
Responsible for preparing drawings for modification of a temporary Wetland Footbridge to a
permanent structure. The structure is a 52.5m long single span simply supported footbridge
over the river Lea. The superstructure comprises 4 steel plate girders acting compositely with
a reinforced concrete deck slab. Responsible for drawings like general arrangement, setting
out, steelwork connection detail, demolition detail, RC detail of ballast wall, deck and their
corresponding bar bending schedules.
Bedlam Bridge Safety Improvement, Cambridgeshire County Council, UK
Prepared CAD drawings for the proposed N2 W2 safety barrier over an in-situ reinforced
concrete upstand on Bedlam Bridge following Euro code. The structure is a single span
reinforced concrete bridge with an approach skew of 62 degrees. A safety barrier has been
proposed at north walk-way. Responsible for drawings like general arrangement, setting out
details, connection details, detailed RC drawings for the proposed upstand and their
corresponding bar bending schedules.
Chesterton Interchange – Milton Road Subway, Cambridgeshire County Council, UK
Prepared conceptual design drawings for the widening of Milton Road Subway to
accommodate the highway junction modifications. The structure is a two lane subway with a
reinforced concrete deck on it. The proposal is to modify the existing subway to
accommodate the junction modifications and prepared a coloured GA planning drawing for
the bridge and the access ramp for the submission to the local authority. Responsible for
general arrangement drawings, optional case study drawings for approach ramp and
planning drawings.
3MG Ditton Railway Bridge, Halton Borough Council, UK
Prepared CAD drawings for a 36m single span simply supported, semi-integral, steel-
concrete composite bridge supported on elastomeric bearings on bank seat abutments
following British standards. Responsible for construction sequence drawing, reinforced
concrete bank seat abutments, reinforced concrete end diaphragms, precast reinforced
concrete deck panels, cast-in-situ reinforced concrete deck and their corresponding bar
bending schedules, steel bracing drawings, connection details and miscellaneous drawing.
M25 CPS, UK
Responsible for preparing the expansion joint replacement CAD drawings. This scheme has
4 under bridges and 3 over bridges on M25 highway needed the expansion joint replacement
across the carriageway.
M25 LUS, EPSOM, UK
Prepared CAD drawings for existing bridges to adopt the modification in M25 carriageways.
This scheme consists of 12 over bridges, 7 under bridges and 5 buried structures which went
under modification for the proposed lane changes. Responsible for preparing the drawings
like as-built, pier collar protection details, CSB transition details and detailed reinforced
concrete drawings for the proposed pier collar protection units and their correspondence bar
bending schedules. Also partially worked on the 3D models.
Riyadh Metro, Al Riyadh Development Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Prepared CAD drawings for the concept design of elevated viaducts for line 4 & 6. This
scheme consists of both concept and detailed design for the elevated viaducts and their sub
structures, bifurcated sections, at grade sections, precast U-beams, precast deck slab, portal
piers and foot bridges. Responsible for the drawings like at-grade sections, piers, elevated
viaducts and worked on simple analysis like axial load and bending moment interaction curve
by using SAM.
Leigh to Ellenbrook Guided Busway, Transport for Greater Manchester, UK
Prepared CAD drawings for the detailed design of a proposed guided busway, Greater
Manchester, UK. The Leigh to Ellenbrook Guided Busway (LEGB) will provide a high quality

4. sustainable public transport system for the Greater Manchester area, United Kingdom. LEGB
will utilise a disused rail corridor that runs between Leigh town centre and Ellenbrook close to
the A580 highway. Responsible for the general arrangement drawings like entry & exit splay,
car trap area & guideway, burst through and CCTV mast foundation RC detailed drawing and
bar bending schedule.
Histon Guideway Design, Cambridgeshire, UK
Prepared CAD drawings for the conceptual design for the Cambridgeshire guided busway
foundation replacement, Cambridge, UK. Responsible for the different types of concept
drawing for the foundation replacement.
A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme, Highways England, UK
Responsible for preparing Gantry substructure Approval in Principal (AIP) and Typical
General Arrangement drawings for quotation.
June 2006 – June 2012 CADS India, Senior CAD Engineer - Detailing Division,
Chennai
As a Senior CAD Engineer, he had the responsibilities to committing drawing submissions,
managing the scheduled drawing deliveries, preparing detailed reinforcement drawings, bar
bending schedules and checking drawings for the building projects; the drawings include
reinforcement detail and General arrangement for various projects for Structural elements like
foundations, pile-caps, columns, walls, beams, slabs and staircases etc., following to varies
codes like BS4466, BS8666-2005 & Eurocode for UK client and ACI-318 for US clients by
using CADS-RC & REBAR CAD softwares.
He had the responsibilities to guide and train the junior technicians in every technical aspects
to improve their quality performance and standard practice of work.
Selected Project Experience
Everglades on the bay, Miami, Florida, US
Prepared reinforcement placing drawings for the residential skyscraper complex with twin
towers. This project consists of 8 floors podium with 49 floors twin towers of 164m tall and
having a swimming pool on the top floor. Responsible for preparing rebar placing drawings
for deck slab, core walls, columns and swimming pool walls by following ACI 318 code.
IU MSB II - Phase 2, Bloomington, Indiana, US
Prepared reinforcement placing drawings for the educational institution for Indiana university,
US. This project consists of a proposed 3 floors institute building. Responsible for preparing
rebar placing drawings for foundation, deck slab, CMU walls and preparing the bar list report
by following ACI 318 code.
Newton HS, Newton, Kansas, US
Prepared reinforcement placing drawings for the Newton high school, US. This project
contains 2 educational buildings with CMU wall construction. Responsible for preparing rebar
placing drawings for foundation and CMU walls and preparing the bar list report by following
ACI 318 code.
Aspan Apartments, Alexandria, Virginia, US
Prepared reinforcement placing drawings for the commercial apartment building located in
Virginia, US. This project contains 14 floor commercial building. Responsible for preparing
rebar placing drawings for foundation, beams, slabs and preparing the bar list report by
following ACI 318 code.

5. Santana row, San Jose, California, US
Prepared reinforcement placing drawings for the commercial buildings. This project contains
number of commercial building like restaurants, shops in a shopping street located in San
Jose, California. Responsible for preparing rebar placing drawings for beams, slabs, walls
and preparing the bar list report by following ACI 318 code.
Malibu house, Malibu, California, US
Prepared reinforcement placing drawings for the luxury beach house. This project contains 2
luxuries building with a pleasant architectural design. Responsible for preparing rebar placing
drawings for foundation, ground beams, ground slab, walls and columns and preparing the
bar list report by following ACI 318 code.
Nation Towers, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Prepared reinforcement placing drawings for the luxuries and more prestigious project Nation
Towers for Arabtec construction LLC. This project has two towers with 50 floor five star hotel
and a 60 floor luxury apartment connected with Sky Bridge between them. Responsible for
preparing rebar placing drawings for floor slabs by following BS4466 code.
Qasr Al Sarab, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Prepared reinforcement placing drawings for the luxuries resort cum five star hotel located in
the middle of the dessert Abu Dhabi for Tuner and Townsend. This project is an architectural
wonder building with a high prolific luxury design. Responsible for preparing rebar placing
drawings for walls.
New Doha International Airport, Doha, UAE
Prepared General arrangement drawings and reinforcement placing drawings for the airport
building phase-II for TAV construction by following BS4466 code.
Canary Wharf Crossrail Station, Canary Wharf, London, UK
Prepared detailed reinforcement placing for Canary Wharf crossrail station for Canary Wharf
Contractors limited, UK. It is a proposed project for crossrail station. This scheme has 4
levels below basement with a heavy base, slabs, secant piles and walls. And it is a top-down
construction following Eurocode. Responsible for preparing rebar placing drawings for
concrete base walls and corresponding bar bending schedules.
South Bristol Community Hospital, Bristol, UK
Prepared detailed reinforcement placing for hospital building located in Bristol, UK. This
scheme has a 3 floor hospital building with a floor area of 3630 sq.m for the consultant
Hyder. Responsible for preparing rebar placing drawings for floor slabs and their
corresponding bar bending schedule by following Eurocode.
Leadenhall Building, London, UK
Prepared detailed reinforcement placing for commercial skyscraper located in London, UK.
This scheme has a 50 floor commercial building designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour and
partners. Responsible for preparing rebar placing drawings for floor slabs, columns and their
corresponding bar bending schedule by following British standards.
Staffordshire EfW Plant, Staffordshire County Council, UK
Prepared detailed reinforcement placing for incineration plant located in Staffordshire, UK.
This scheme has a wastage incineration plant for Veolia. Responsible for preparing rebar
placing drawings for plant walls and plant bases and their corresponding bar bending
schedule by following Euro codes.

6. LANGUAGE ABILITY
English Excellent
Tamil Mother Tongue
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth 3rd May, 1987
Marital Status Single
Nationality Indian
PASSPORT DETAILS
Passport No. K8978140
Place of issue Madurai
Date of Issue 2nd January, 2013
Date of Expiry 1st January, 2023