1. Supachai Thiangthong
Mobile: +66 (0) 98263 3824 E-mail: thiangthong@hotmail.com
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
2015 – Present Chulalongkorn University
Ph.D (Engineering) - Candidate: Transport Engineering
2009 – 2010 University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Master of Science (Engineering): Transport Planning and Engineering
Dissertation: A Study of Scheduling Model and the Impacts of Travel Time
Uncertainty on Departure Time Choice
Acquired good understanding of transportation system and engineering skills
included data collection module, transport modelling, planning and engineering
design. Developed knowledge to describe components, identify problems of
transport and traffic system, be able to consider appropriate engineering tools and
measures to solve problems and assess the consequences of particular strategies
by using both simulation programmes and statistical analysis.
1999 – 2002 King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand
Bachelor of Science (Engineering): Civil Engineering
Dissertation: The Design and Assessment of Bicycle Network
Completed modules which required knowledge of civil, and infrastructure
engineering, the class has given me a good background in structural engineering
skills as well as an introduction to transport and highway engineering in which I
have participated during the studies.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Date Employer Position
07/2012 – Present AECOM (Thailand) Associate Transport Engineer
10/2014 – 06/2016 MHPM Co., Ltd. Associate Railway Engineer
(Sub-consultant)
11/2011 – 07/2012 PCBK International Company Ltd. Transport and Traffic Engineer
03/2007 – 03/2009 Traffic and Transport Development and
Research Centre
Transport Engineer
03/2003 – 02/2004 Centre for Logistics and Infrastructure
Planning
Transport Engineer
10/1996 – 07/1997 ESRI (Thailand) Co Ltd. Photogrammetric surveyor
2. WORK EXPERIENCES
Project Title MRT Orange Line Project: Tender
Period May 2016 – Present
Employer AECOM (Thailand)
Client CH.Karnchang Public Company Limited
Position Held Alignment Engineer
Activity Performed Review Outline Design Specification in regards alignment
Review the design criteria for railway alignment design
Design alignment to reduce under-pinning works and suit the
construction method
Coordinate with structural engineer to design a section of cut and
cover as per alignment design
Project Title MRT Blue Line Extension Project: Contract 5 (Trackwork)
Period July 2012 – Present
Employer AECOM (Thailand)
Client CH.Karnchang Public Company Limited
Position Held Transport Engineer, Trackwork/Alignment Engineer
Activity Performed Review the design criteria for railway alignment design, track
installation and special trackwork, and perform technical analysis and
produce report for trackwork/alignment design for mainline and depot
works.
Responsible for designing and producing Alignment to comply with
outline specification, trackwork installation specifications and drawings
in Manufacturer and Installation Reference Stage and Working
Drawing Stage, using Rail Track Suit and CAD platform, to meet the
Design submission schdule.
Maintain database control systems for the project document control,
technical submittals, drawing control, change management and
construction progress records and tracking of design approvals
Interface and coordinate with in-house E&M and architectural
disciplines.
Support the Track Design Manager on reporting/ submissions to and
from the client.
Attend technical meeting group during construction phase to ensure
construction is in accordance with specifications/drawings.
Supporting all aspects of contractual claims arising from the execution
of contracts.
Project Title Blue Line Extension Project: Bang Khae – Phutthamonthon Sai 4
Period Apr 2015 – Jan 2016
Employer MHPM Co., Ltd.
Client MRTA
3. Position Held Project Coordinator/ Trackwork Engineer
Activity Performed Managing the preparation and submission of the report.
Maintain database control systems for the project document control,
technical submittals, drawing control.
Prepare tender and biding documents.
Review the design criteria for railway alignment design, track
installation and special trackwork, and perform technical analysis and
produce report for trackwork/alignment design for mainline and depot
works.
Interface and coordinate with in-house E&M and architectural
disciplines.
Attend technical meeting group to ensure construction is in
accordance with specifications/drawings.
Project Title Railway Standard Guage Project – High Speed
Period Apr 2015 – May 2016
Employer MHPM Co., Ltd.
Client Office of Transportation and Traffic Policy and Planning
Position Held Project Coordinator/ Trackwork Engineer
Activity Performed Review the design criteria for railway alignment design, track
installation and special trackwork, and perform technical analysis and
produce report for trackwork/alignment design for mainline and depot
works.
Design and produce alignment to comply with outline specification,
using Rail Track Suit and CAD platform, to meet the Design
submission schdule.
Interface and coordinate with in-house E&M and architectural
disciplines.
Attend technical meeting group to ensure construction is in
accordance with specifications/drawings.
Project Title A Double Track Railway Project – Pak Nam Pho to Denchai Section
Period Apr 2015 – June 2016
Employer MHPM Co., Ltd.
Client State Railway of Thailand (SRT)
Position Held Transport Planning/ Alignment Engineer
Activity Performed Review the design criteria for railway alignment design, track
installation and special trackwork, and perform technical analysis and
produce report for trackwork/alignment design for mainline and depot
works.
Design a complex passenger and freight train timetables and other
documentation including time-space diagrams and speed profile
related to plan changes for passenger and freight trains.
Interface with signaling engineer to evaluate the bottle neck of the
network and design the timetable
4. Project Title Bangkok Rapid Transit – Grey Line Monorail
Period Aug 2014 - Present
Employer MHPM Co., Ltd.
Client Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Position Held Project Coordianator/ Trackwork/Alignment Engineer
Activity Performed Responsible for designing and producing Alignment to comply with
outline specification, trackwork installation specifications and drawings
in Manufacturer and Installation Reference Stage and Working
Drawing Stage, using Rail Track Suit and CAD platform, to meet the
Design submission schdule.
Interface and coordinate with in-house E&M and architectural
disciplines.
Attend technical meeting group to ensure construction is in
accordance with specifications/drawings.
Project Title A study of Low-Carbon Sustainable Society Master Plan of Thailand
Period November 2011 – June 2012
Employer PCBK International Company Ltd.
Client Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning
Position Held Transport and Traffic Engineer
Activity Performed Responsible for co-ordinating and gathering information from all involved
parties including government departments and private sectors.
Review development plans and policies relevant to sustainable transport,
energy consumption and climate change.
Update the model inputs, including highway networks, transit networks,
and socio-economic data, and conduct simulation for model validation
with CUBE. Generated observe trip tables from the surveys and re-
calibrate the travel demand model based on the survey results
Using CUBE, a Strategic Modelling software, to assess the base year
scenario and forecast the demand of travel ,developing a script to the
model to calculate the amount of emissions.
Summarising model output and complying Emission Factors which is
conducted in this project to exerminie the amount of emission from
transport sector.
Development and implementation of a networked database and
Geographical Information Systems (GIS) utilizing ArcGIS and MapInfo,
to cover aspects of road network.
Conducting a xalkability andex survey and summarising data to access
road safety in Chiang Mai inner area.
Proposing a master plan which aims for delivering integrated policies to
achieve a Low-Carbon Sustainable Society and producing manuals and
guidelines for local authorities.
5. Project Title Suvarnabhumi Airport Expansion Project
Period November 2011 – June 2012
Employer PCBK International Company Ltd.
Client Airport of Thailand Public Company Limited
Position Held Transport and Traffic Engineer
Activity Performed Responsible for reviewing the essential facilities for airport operations
system.
Provide assistant in proposal and bidding document.
Responsible for co-ordinating all related activities, providing/analysing
travel demand data and resources in support of the project planning.
Project Title Transport Data and Model Integrated with Multimodal Transport and
Logistics
Period April 2012 – June 2012
Employer PCBK International Company Ltd.
Client Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning
Position Held Transport and Traffic Engineer
Activity Performed Provide assistant in proposal, bidding document.
Responsible for coordinating team’s design and experience inputs.
Review and propose a traffic count survey to be used in the model for
validation and calibration.
Review relevant projects and existing strategic models in Thailand for
information on methods and parameters such as socio-economic data
and generalised costs.
Project Title Feasibility Study of Sea Port Development at Laem Chabang Port
Period October 2011 – December 2012
Employer PCBK International Company Ltd.
Client Port Authority of Thailand
Position Held Transport Engineer
Activity Performed Review existing facilities that has been currently applied in Ports of
Thailand and assess the efficiency of those equipment.
Review and propose a new innovation to be used in the development
plan.
Project Title Traffic Management Schemes for improving Traffic Condition in
Ayutthaya Province, Thailand and
Period January 2009 – March 2009
Employer Traffic and Transport Development and Research Centre
Client Department of Rural Roads (Thailand)
Position Held Transport Engineer
Activity Performed Responsible for planning a field survey to collect traffic data and
conducting both pilot and actual survey to obtain essential data including
inventory data, traffic volume, travel/delay/journey time by recording
6. registration plate number, congestion data such as queue length and
turning movement at main junctions.
Summarising and analysing data in order to quantify of the traffic
condition and address the characteristics and identify medium and long
term traffic problems.
Proposing practical improvement measures and schemes to mitigate and
feasible to improve and sustain traffic condition.
Project Title Improving traffic flows of coaches and services in Bangkok coach
stations
Period March 2008 – December 2008
Employer Traffic and Transport Development and Research Centre
Client Transport Company Limited (Thailand)
Position Held Transport Engineer
Activity Performed I was assigned to gather and conduct a survey to obtain primary data on
traffic flows and circulation of coaches and other vehicles in the area of
Bangkok Coach Station.
I was also responsible for gathering primary data and assessing the
existing coach stations including infrastructure condition and coach
facilities such as bus berth, parking lot, operation area and facilities for
commuters.
Addressing bottlenecks of the services and proposing feasible plans to
solve those issues.
Assessing the adequacy and efficiency of the services and facilities and
producing a design manual as a guideline to improve services of coach
stations in terms of safety and quality.
Project Title Airport Passenger Interview Survey
Period March 2003 – February 2004
Employer Centre for Logistics and Infrastructure Planning
Client Airport of Thailand Public Company Limited
Position Held Transport Engineer
Activity Performed a was assigned to consider a questionnaire form to obtain essential data
from both domestic and international passengers to represent
characteristics of passengers expenditure at airports in Thailand.
Responsible for planning field surveys, summarising and examining
statistical data.
Observing the flows of pedestrian in airports and proposing layouts that
reduce conflict between pedestrians and improve mobility of passenger
flow in the individual airport.
7. Project Title Photogrammetric Surveying Project
Period October 1996 – July 1997
Employer ESRI (Thailand) Co Ltd.
Position Held Photogrammetric surveyor
Activity Performed a was assigned to conduct photogrammetry, process, analysis from aerial
photographs to produce digital maps of Bangkok displaying inland
transportation routes i.e. roads by traffic rules, water resources and point
of interest.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Transport Modelling Software I have always been enthusiastic about learning new software,
through this interest, I experienced several transport softwares during my studies and works
including:
Strategic Models: SATURN, CUBE
Database: Access, MS Project
Geographic Information System: ArcGIS, Mapinfo
Infrastructure Design: Bentley Rail Track Suit, Civil3D, AutoCAD
Statistical software: SPSS, R-Graphics
MAIN TRANSPORT INTERESTED
I am enthusiastic about working and learning on challenge and meaningful transport projects that
can be used to make a positive contribution to social. I am interested in applying my knowledge in
transport modelling, traffic management and traffic calming schemes to solve and sustain transport
issues and also keen on learning on economic appraisal to evaluate the feasibility of projects.
REFERENCES
Nigel Walker
999/9 The Office at CentralWorld
19th
floor, Rama 1 Rd., Patumwan,
Bangkok 10330
Phone: +66 (0) 2264 5788
ncwalker@loxinfo.co.th
Francois Arrive
CK. Khanchang Public Company Limited
Site Office Rama IX
Phone: +66 (0) 888 090 601
kylios@hotmail.com