DR.

ALI SHAN CIVIL ENGINEER

CONTACT PERSONAL HIGHLIGHTS

ali.shan1@monash.edu Dedicated and experienced Civil Engineer with an extensive background in
engineering principles, managing internal and external stakeholders and well-versed
in technical report writing. Bringing forth extensive experience in performing research
SKILLS in transportation engineering. Adept in working with engineers and project managers
at multiple levels to utilize research data effectively and achieve optimal results.
Knowledge of Transport
Engineering Principles
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Interpersonal
Communication Skills Research officer at Monash University, Australia
2021 — Present
Project management
skills Responsibilities:
● Co-developed teaching plans to accommodate different learning needs.
Problem solving skills
● Guided and mentor students in achieving desired learning outcomes.
Effective Time Management
● Handled students' complaints and group conflicts.
Ability to Work in a Team ● Encouraged students’ participation and motivated students with minimal
confidence.
Adaptability
● Guided students in understanding the role of stakeholder engagement, effective
communication and teamwork in project success.
● Engaged and communicated with industry partners for teaching and research
LANGUAGES activities.
English Teaching units: Traffic Systems, Road Engineering, Transport and Traffic Engineering,
and Project management fundamentals.
Urdu
Civil Engineer at NESPAK (Pvt). Limited, Pakistan
Punjabi 2015 — 2018
Consortium: MWH International, NORPLAN, NESPAK, NDC and ACE Pakistan
Project: Neelum Jhelum Hydro-Electric project Muzaffarabad
HOBBIES Responsibilities:

Exploring the natural beauty ● Ensured compliance with QA/QC procedures for quality control of structures.

Talking to people ● Monitored and supervised infrastructure development work including road
network, water supply system, sewerage system, service corridor and heavy
Driving
retaining walls, according to drawings and specifications.
Gardening
● Prepared and reviewed Geometrical and Structural design of roads, signage and
drainage system.
● Supervised the construction work of 969MW powerhouse, transformer hall,
525KV switch yard, control building, 11 KV sub-station and administration
building as per drawings and specifications.
● Assisted the team leader to resolve the site issues in a timely manner and
proposed testing procedures for underperforming materials.
● Prepared activities execution programs for timely completion of the project.
● Engaged and communicated with contractors on submitted interim payment
certificates (IPCs).
● Maintained effective communication internally (between departments) and
externally (client) to ensure timely and efficient completion of jobs, resolution of
construction issues and comprehensive documentation of the project.
 ACHIEVEMENTS ● Acted as team speaker, presented project progress and handled Q&A in
meetings with clients, contractors, and stockholders.
 Overall 1st position (Gold medalist)
in B.Sc. Civil Engineering. ● Prepared presentations and project progress reports (on a daily, weekly, and
monthly basis).
 Overall 1st position in M.Sc. Civil
Engineering specialised in ● Suggested improvements in the initial designs as per site requirements and
transportation. prepared alternative designs.
● Verified construction materials and prepared project completion report.

MEMBERSHIP Research Associate at UET Taxila, Pakistan

2014 — 2015
Life-time member of Pakistan
Engineering Council Responsibilities:
● Assisted in research, field projects and investigations.
● Delivered lectures.
● Handled the unit's administrative matters.
● Addressed the student's queries and resolved disputes.
● Supervised undergraduate final-year projects.

EDUCATION

PhD Civil Engineering, Monash University, Australia

2018 — 2022
Achievement:
Published papers in a top-ranked journals and presented a paper at a top-level
international conference as follows:
● Shan, A., An, K., Hoang, N.H., Vu, H.L., 2023. Designing railway transit network
with first-mile access via ride-sharing autonomous vehicle service. Travel
Behaviour and Society, TBS100709.
● Huang, K., Jiang, C., Li, P., Shan, A., Wan, J., Qin, W. A systematic framework for
urban smart transportation towards traffic management and parking. Electronic
Research Archive DOI: 10.3934/era.2022212
● Shan, A., Hoang, N.H., An, K., Vu, H.L., 2021. A framework for railway transit
network design with first-mile shared autonomous vehicles. Transportation
Research Part C: Emerging Technologies 130, 103223,
● TRB 101st Annual Meeting under the title of “A Framework for Railway Transit
Network Design with Ride-sharing Autonomous Vehicle Service for First-mile
Access (TRBAM-22-03133)”.

Master of Science in Civil (Transportation) Engineering, UET Taxila, Pakistan

2014 — 2016
CGPA: 3.79/4.00 (Rank 1/30+) Graduated with Honors
Achievement:
Published Q1 research article in collaboration with industry partner " National
Highway authority" as follows:
● Shan, A., Hafeez, I., Hussan, S., & Jamil, M. B. (2022). Predicting the laboratory
rutting response of asphalt mixtures using different neural network algorithms.
International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 23(6), 1948-1956.

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, UET Taxila, Pakistan

2010 — 2014
CGPA 3.96/4.00 (Rank 1/158+) Gold Medalist
Achievement:
Published a paper in an academic journal as follows:
● Hafeez, I., Shan, A., Ali, A., Ahmed, I. Flexible Pavement Design Optimization
using Mechanistic-Empirical Approaches. Technical Journal of University of
 Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan. Published (Vol. 22. No II- 2017)

PROFICIENCY

Project Management Software: Primavera P6 release 7, Microsoft Project

Engineering application software: ArcGIS, AutoCAD, Civil3D, Eagle Point, ETAB, M-E-
PDG, KENLAYER, Abaqus,
Statistics software: SPSS
Applications/Utilities: Microsoft office,
Programming language: Python
Technical knowledge: Austroad, ASTM and AASHTO standards, Geometric and
structural (using empirical and mechanistic empirical approaches) design of the
pavement, Fundamentals of traffic engineering, Intersection analyses. Transportation
modelling and Resource optimisation.

REFERENCES

Will be provided upon request.