Master of Science, Civil Engineering and
Business Administration.
University of California, Berkeley, California.
Bachelor of Engineering, Civil Engineering.
Osmania University, Hyderabad, India.
Certified Cost Engineer.
AACE International, Association for the
Advancement of Cost Management (AACE-I).
AACE-I is a highly respected cost management
organization accredited by engineering and scientific boards and is consortium
of about 25 cost management societies worldwide.
Guest Lecturer: University of California,
Berkeley.
Technical Reviewer, Engineering and Management
Journals.
Presentations: Have given talks and
presentations at various professional conventions.
Publications: Published and presented over 10
papers and Professional Practice Guide that consists of 1200 pages of text
available on a Compact Disk (CD).
Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers
(ASCE), Civil Engineering's highest honor
Chairman, Aerospace & Aviation Committee,
AACE-I
Past Director, AACE-I
Past Chairman, Planning and Scheduling
Committee, AACE-I.
Past Member, American Society for Public
Administration (ASPA).
Past Member, Project Management Institute
(PMI).
Past Member, National Registry of Environmental
Professionals (NREP).
Listed in International Who's Who
Published over ten papers in Engineering and
Management Journals. The topics include program management, engineering,
planning, scheduling, aviation, labor relations and others.
Published Professional Practice Guide that
consists of 1200 pages of text available on a Compact Disk (CD).
Received over 30 letters of Appreciation and
National Awards from fortune 100 companies and the FAA.
I have over 30 years of professional experience
in the private and public sectors, and have proven my leadership skills while
working with major organizations and internationally renowned experts.
I have strong interpersonal skills and have
always worked in a multicultural environment.
I treat people with respect and dignity.
I use tact and diplomacy, as well as the
grievance process to negotiate and influence management to resolve issues.
I always emphasize areas of agreement, and seek
amenable compromises on areas of disagreement, whenever possible I always,
advocate a give-and-take approach.
I have personally taken on the challenges of my
union brothers and sisters. I have
involved myself wherever issues have occurred, whether they have concerned the
ESEP, the security breach, core comp and SCI, ratification, or staffing.
I have successfully engaged management on
issues that matter most to you individually, as well as any violation of the
Collective Bargaining Agreement.
As a collateral duty, I was an EEO Counselor
for 5 years in the AWP Civil Rights Division's EEO program. I have a strong sense of justice.
I am NATCA's Airports National Representative
in my second term. I take my role very
seriously. I truly believe in the
principle of solidarity, and I have a reputation for thoroughness.
I have been very active legislatively with
California's Congressional leaders.
I was very influential in helping turn the tide
to create a favorable FAA Reauthorization.