Machhendra Thapa

(Architecture, Engineering & Urban Planning)

Email:

  mac_thapa@yahoo.com

Phone No.: 303-827-6170 (cell)

/ 303-730-3207 (res.)

Address: Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

SUMMARY:

I have five years of professional experiences in Nepal and over ten years of experiences in the USA.

Skills:

  · Architectural design, Engineering technology, Urban & Regional Planning services.

  · Computer skills: MS Word, Excel, Access , Power Point, AutoCad, SketchUp, Adobe Illustrator,

InDesign, GIS Mapping

Work History:

Employer

Position

Job Description

Kathmandu Valley Mapping Program (KVMP)

(A joint venture program between Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) &

European Union (EU)

Architect (02.06.2001 – 05.14.2002)

*To update all of the existing Cadastral Maps in terms of road networks and

buildings within the KMC area,

*Naming all of the existing roads,

*Provide house number based on Metric Addressing System to all of the

existing structures.

Employer

Position

Job Description

Employer

Position

Job Description

UVF Consultants, Kathmandu, Nepal

Architect (01.16.2002 – 08.31.2002)

*Prepare architectural design and drawings

*Monitor and supervise the building construction site.

Modern Construction, Kathmandu, Nepal

Architect Designer (11.03.2002 – 11.15.2003)

*Prepare design, drawings and estimates of residential buildings

*Supervise the building construction site and prepare Bill of Quantity (BOQ)

Employer

Position

Samsara Resort (Under Construction), Kathmandu, Nepal

Project Manager (02.01.2004 – 04.15.2005)

Job Description *Study all of the design, drawings, details and specifications,

*Monitor and supervise the building construction site,

*Quality / Quantity control

*Co-ordinate with the various groups (Architects, Engineers, Consultants,

Contractors, Owners) and organize meetings periodically,

*Report all of the work progress with comments to the owner

*Approve bill of quantity

Self Employed:

  · Prepared photographic inventory of all of the existing monuments (approximately about 2000)

within the five of the World Heritage Sites located in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

(Pashupatinath, Hanumandhoka, Changu Narayan, Soyambhunath & Boudhanath).

  · The inventory was prepared within the parameter set-up by the Archaeological Department of

the Government of Nepal.

Work History (USA):

Employer

Position

Sunward Consolidated Group, Denver CO, USA

Drafter / Estimator (09.26.2005 – 4.06.2015)

Job Description *Prepare preliminary presentation drawing using AutoCad.

*Design pre-engineered steel buildings (residential, commercial, storages,

churches, barns, hangars etc.) as per the existing building codes, loads etc.

* Prepare estimates for the steel buildings and present it to the customers,

*Check the estimates prepared by junior estimators & guide them through.

Employer

Position

State of Colorado, Department of Military & Veterans Affairs

Master Planner (4.07.2015 – Present)

Job Description *Long Range Construction Planning, *Budget Analysis

Professional / Social Memberships:

Founder President

General member

General Member

Registered Engineer

General Member

General Member

Education:

  · Bachelor of Architecture, Tribhuwan University (T.U.), Kathmandu, Nepal (2000)

  · Masters in Urban & Regional Planning (MURP), University of Colorado, Denver CO, USA (2013)

*Master Planning,

*Area Development Planning, *Project Restoration & Modernization

*Real Property Development & planning,

Research & Analysis.

Community Development & Co-operative Forum, Kathmandu, Nepal

Nepal Redcross Society, Balaju, Kathmandu-16 Chapter

Society of Nepalese Architects

Nepal Engineering Council

Rocky Mountain Friends of Nepal, Colorado, USA

University of Colorado Denver Alumni Association