The document is a resume for Obaid Ur Rahman, a highway/roadway designer with over 14 years of experience in transportation engineering and design. It summarizes his educational background, including a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, and provides details of his professional experience working on highway and roadway projects in Canada and Pakistan for engineering firms like MMM Group Limited and LEA Consulting. It lists selected project experience where he performed tasks like horizontal and vertical design, grading design, drainage design, and preparing contract drawings.
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ORahman-Resume
1. OBAID UR RAHMAN, B.Eng., P.Eng.
Highway/Roadway Designer
1236 Stuffles Crescent
Newmarket, Ontario L3X 0E2
Cell: 647 403 9411
E-mail: engr_obaid@hotmail.com
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Have a Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering with more than 14 years of
experience, including nine years of direct transportation engineering / design in
Canada. Have performed preliminary and detail design of various highway and
roadway projects. At MMM Group Limited, was involved in the Highway 401
Expansion project, New Brunswick Route 1 Gateway project, Windsor Essex
Parkway proposal and Highway 407 / realigned Brock Road Interchange 407 ETR.
Also worked on Major Mackenzie Drive widening, Highway 11 improvement at
Kabinakagami River Bridge and Highway 401 widening at Trent River at LEA
Consulting. Experience also includes various highway and roadway projects in
Pakistan.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Project Engineer, MMM
Group Limited (2014 - Present)
Transportation Designer, MMM
Group Limited (2008 - 2014)
Project Designer, LEA Consulting
Ltd., Markham, ON (2006 - 2008)
Highway Engineer, A.A.
International, Pakistan (2002 - 2004)
Junior Engineer, Engineering
Associates Limited, Pakistan
(2001 - 2002)
Data Processor, Furgo Geodetic
International, Pakistan (1997 – 2000)
SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Highway 401/Highway 19, MTO, Woodstock, ON (2014 – Present): The project includes Highway 401/Highway 19 underpass
structure replacement and associated interchange improvements. Roundabouts to replace the at-grade intersection ramp
terminals. Widen Highway 19 and realignment of the ramps to accommodate the roundabout design.
Responsibilities included:
» Performed site visit to collect data for culverts, guide rails, signs and other road features
» Developed geometric design
» Performed grading design and drainage design
» Developed signage and pavement marking
» Prepared guide rail report
» Developed staging plans
» Checked vertical clearance over a new widened bridge
» Lead drafting technologists for preparation of contract drawings
Highway 407 Phase-II Proposal, 407 ETR/MTO, Durham Region, ON (2014): The project includes extension of Highway 407
about 22 kilometers from Harmony Road in Oshawa to Highway 35/115 in Carlington. Connect Highways 401 and 407 East
with a 10-kilometre East Durham Link that will serve as a north-south freeway.
Responsibilities included:
» Horizontal and vertical alignment for interchange ramps
» Grading / ditching and guide rail design
» Quantities, cost estimations and preparation of contract drawings
Highway 11 Resurfacing, MTO, Hearst, ON (2011 – 2013): This project involves the detail design and contract preparation for
two contracts: Replacement of the existing 3-span Mattawishkwia River Bridge on an offset alignment. Re-alignment of
approximately 400 m of Highway 11, grade raise and embankment widening at the approaches and utility relocations. Highway
11 pavement rehabilitation from Missinaibi River (Mattice) to ACR Crossing in Hearst with total length of 30.6 km, including
replacement of seven centerline and two structural culverts.
Responsibilities included:
» Developed design criteria
» Prepared existing culvert condition report
» Performed staging design for bridge and culvert replacement
» Involved in grading / ditching and guide rail design
» Prepared traffic management plan
» Developed pavement marking, signage, and standard details
» Quantities, cost estimations, and preparation of contract drawings
2. OBAID UR RAHMAN, B.Eng., P.Eng.
Highway/Roadway Designer
1236 Stuffles Crescent
Newmarket, Ontario L3X 0E2
Cell: 647 403 9411
E-mail: engr_obaid@hotmail.com
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Highway 407/Realigned Brock Road Interchange, 407 ETR / MTO, Pickering, ON (2012 – 2013): The Project involved
construction of the Highway 407 / Brock Road Interchange in the City of Pickering, including construction of a new six-lane
section of Highway 407, realigned four-lane section of Highway 7, realigned four-lane section of Brock Road, rural connecting
roadways, local road closures, intersections, new bridges and retaining walls, culverts, illumination, ATMS, traffic signals, and
storm water management features including retention ponds and enhanced swales.
Responsibilities included:
» Horizontal and vertical alignment for interchange ramps
» Grading / ditching and guide rail design
» Established locations for the new culverts and catch basins
» Quantities, cost estimations and preparation of contract drawings
» Developed grading report for interchange ramps
Route 1 Gateway project-New Brunswick, NBDOT (2009 – 2011): This project involved the preliminary (during proposal phase)
And detail design for construction of a four lane controlled access divided rural highway in New Brunswick including 13 km of
crossing and service roads (16 km in total). Reconstruction / reconfiguration of Route 1 / Route 7 existing interchange.
Responsibilities included:
» Developed horizontal and vertical for interchange ramps and crossing roads
» Performed grading design for mainline and interchange ramps
» Produced clearing report
» Computed grading, hot mix and granular quantities
» Developed drainage plan to identify culvert locations for interchanges
» Developed rock DTM based on bore hole data
Windsor Essex Parkway Proposal, MTO, Windsor, ON (2010): The Windsor-Essex Parkway is below grade, 11 km 6-lane
freeway with 11 tunnel structures covering 1.8 km new 4-lane service roads (Highway 3) runs parallel and connected with
Highway 401 by 20 interchange ramps at key locations and several crossing roads.
Responsibilities included:
» Developed alternative profiles for Highway 401, Highway 3, interchange ramps and crossing roads keeping in
consideration the vertical clearances according to MTO standards
» Checked sight distances on horizontal and vertical curves specifically for tunnels and median barriers
» Performed grading design for Highway 401, Highway 3 and ramps using InRoads.
» Produced grading, hot mix and granular quantities
» Developed horizontal and vertical alignment reports
Highway 401 Expansion, MTO, Mississauga, ON (2008 – 2009): The project included widening from six to 12 lanes by
construction of new collector lanes from Highway 401/410/403 interchange to west of Hurontario Street interchange, including
HOV lanes (4.1 km), reconstruction of core (express) lanes, construction of a grade separated basket weave connecting
Highway 401 WB Express lanes to E-N/S off-ramp, reconfiguration and full reconstruction of the Hurontario Street interchange
ramps, two access roads (Whittle Road and Madill Boulevard) opposite ramp terminals.
Responsibilities included:
» Designed vertical profiles for various detours
» Performed grading design for detours, express and collector lanes for mainline and interchange ramps using InRoads
» Produced grading, hot mix and granular quantities
» Created cross-sections and developed grading report for the entire project
» Performed various detail design tasks
3. OBAID UR RAHMAN, B.Eng., P.Eng.
Highway/Roadway Designer
1236 Stuffles Crescent
Newmarket, Ontario L3X 0E2
Cell: 647 403 9411
E-mail: engr_obaid@hotmail.com
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Major Mackenzie Drive East Widening, York Region: This project involved widening from 2-lane rural section to 4-lane
urban section from Woodbine Avenue to west of Kennedy Road including turning lanes at major intersections.
Responsibilities included:
» Developed original ground DTM
» Performed grading design using Land Development Desktop (LDD)
» Produced grading, hot mix and granular quantities
» Developed grading plans and cross-section drawings
» Created pavement elevation drawing
» Identified utility conflicts
Trent River Bridge Replacement, MTO, Trenton, ON: The project involved the rehabilitation and widening of Highway 401 on
the approaches to the Trent River Bridge in the City of Quinte West (Trenton). Reconstruction of the north half of the Glen
Miller Road Interchange, converting the north half of the interchange from a Parclo B-2 to a Parclo A-2 configuration.
Signalization of the north ramp terminal at Glen Miller Road for Ramps E-N/S and N-W. Widening and signalization of the
intersections of Glen Miller Road / Johnstown Road and Trenton-Frankford Quinte West 33 (TFQW33) / Johnstown Road.
Responsibilities included:
» Checked lane widths against different design vehicles using Auto turn software for existing intersections to be
utilized as detour
» Performed widening to accommodate heavy traffic
» Developed profiles for detours
» Performed grading design for existing intersection
» Developed layout plans for detours
» Performed site visits to collect data for the development of existing drainage plans
Kabinakagami River Bridge Replacement, Cochrane, MTO: This project involved the preliminary and detail design of
Kabinakagami River Bridge replacement, located on Highway 11 west of Hearst. The existing bridge was to be removed
and replaced by the most cost-effective alternative to permanently realign Highway 11 to the south, thus avoiding the
throw-away cost of a detour and detour structure.
Responsibilities included:
» Developed options for horizontal alignment for the realignment of Highway 11
» Designed profile for the selected alignment option
» Established new boat launch layout plan
» Performed grading design for realigned Highway 11
SR125 Toll Road, California USA, CALTRANS: Project by California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS). The new State
Route 125 south highway was a two-stage project that consisted of constructing about 12.5 miles of new highway from SR 54
near the Sweetwater Reservoir to State Route 905 in Otay Mesa near the International Border.
Responsibilities included:
» Digitized 2D contour plans into 3D
» Prepared Digital Terrain Model
» Ran grading model
» Computed earthwork quantities
» Prepared cross-section and mass haul drawings
4. OBAID UR RAHMAN, B.Eng., P.Eng.
Highway/Roadway Designer
1236 Stuffles Crescent
Newmarket, Ontario L3X 0E2
Cell: 647 403 9411
E-mail: engr_obaid@hotmail.com
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Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway Project, Pakistan, National Highway Authority: The Islamabad Peshawar Section (M-1)
is a continuation of the Pakistan Motorway Project - Lahore Islamabad Section (M-2). M-1 is a 152.2 long, six-lane divided
expressway. It crosses three major rivers, the Indus near Hund, River Haro north of Burhan, and Kabul River south of Nissata.
The other salient features of M-1 are: five interchanges, three major river bridges, culverts, cattle creeps and underpasses.
Responsibilities included:
» Processed, checked and analyzed field survey data
» Developed existing ground surfaces using Eagle point software, i.e. Surface Modelling
» Produced plan, profile drawings
» Developed design cross-sections using Eagle point software, i.e. Road Calc.
Barani Area development project NWFP, Pakistan: Asian development bank funded Barani area development project
comprising of different small farms to market roads network in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan.
Responsibilities included:
» Analyzed and checked field survey data
» Developed digital terrain models
» Designed horizontal alignments and vertical profiles
» Performed grading design
» Computed earthwork and pavement quantities
DESIGN STANDARDS
» Application of Geometric Design Standards for Ontario Highways (GDSOH).
» Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads.
» Ontario Provincial Standard Drawings (OPSD).
» Ontario Provincial Standard Specifications (OPSS).
» New Brunswick department of Transportation (NBDOT) standards.
» ·Ministry of Transportation standards (MTOD).
» York Region Standards.
SOFTWARE SKILLS
» .InRoads
» Land development Desktop (LDD)
» AutoCAD
» Microstation
» Eagle point Software
» MS Office
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
» Professional Engineers of Ontario
» Pakistan Engineering Council
EDUCATION
» Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), N.E.D. University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan (1996)
» Certificate Course in AutoCAD, George Brown College, Toronto, ON (2005)
REFERENCES
» Available upon request