HAREESH KONA, P.E.

2828 Egypt Rd, Apt L-304

Audubon, PA 19403

Mobile: (312) 404 2884

hareesh.kona@gmail.com

Licensed Professional Engineer with 10+ years of engineering and management experience with

extensive background in civil and electrical engineering, construction and program management.

Proven ability to oversee multiple, multi-million dollar projects simultaneously. Outstanding design,

management and leadership skills.

EDUCATION

  Ø Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL

Master in Construction Engineering and Management (GPA 3.7)

Thesis: Construction Companies’ Performance Measurement

  Ø Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada, India

Bachelor in Civil Engineering (GPA 4.0)

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION

  Ø Licensed Professional Engineer (State of Pennsylvania)

EXPERIENCE

HBK Engineering LLC, Norristown, PA

Senior Engineer / Senior Project Manager

Jan 2008 – Present

  Ø Management: Prepare project proposals, change orders, project budget and schedules, review job

slips, invoices, weekly reports, monthly project forecasts and construction cost estimates.

Client communications, project status meetings, prepare meeting minutes, work plan

development, allocate resources and coordinate with sub consultants.

  Ø Engineering: Civil Technical Lead for most of the projects completed by HBK east coast office.

Review composite underground utility base drawings, proposed plan and profile drawings, pull

plans, strand maps showing aerial run for proposed conductors and utility pole drawings.

Review plans showing existing conditions, demolition plans, site grading and drainage plans,

storm water management plans, erosion and sediment control plans, water and sewer systems

design, site design and construction documents, land development and permit approval

coordination.

Review structural details, trench shoring details, support of excavation system plans and building

plans showing inside plant designs. Review drawings issued for permit, issued for bidding, final

civil designs issued for construction and as-built drawings.

  Ø Survey: Perform detailed field and topographic surveys, substation surveys, locating surveys,

layout surveys, tunnel surveys and record surveys.

Perform aerial survey of existing utility poles and infrastructure identification.

  Ø Field: Perform site visits, building investigations, test holes observation, soil boring layouts,

utility manholes inspection, drawing verifications in the field and document field notes.

  Ø Construction: Provide engineering support for projects during their construction phase.

Attend meetings with various utility companies, transportation departments, townships to review

drawings and design procedures prior to construction.

Review PennDOT and City of Philadelphia lane closure and street opening permits for utility

work and construction.

I.I.T. Online Support Services, Chicago, IL

Aug 2006 – Dec 2007

Technical Director

  Ø Review academic lectures and make them available for students to view on the internet.

Jan 2001 - May 2004

Jan 2006 - Dec 2007

SS Consultants, Vizag, India

Civil Engineer

June 2004 – Dec 2005

  Ø Designed, monitored, supervised and coordinated construction work of various residential and

commercial buildings.

  Ø Involved in the structural engineering design for both single and multi-storey buildings.

  Ø Developed, reviewed, approved and implemented project budget and schedules.

  Ø Prepared cost estimates, bid evaluations, project contracts and change orders.

  Ø Estimated quantities and cost of materials, equipment and labor.

  Ø Managed daily project completion and trades coordination. Recommended revisions in project

schedules to achieve project completion by the required date.

  Ø Coordinated and provided direction for the budget estimating, purchasing, engineering,

accounting, cost and construction functions for the completion of various projects.

  Ø Performed project site visits and conducted various field surveys.

  Ø Supervised daily construction activities and all working personnel.

  Ø Prepared daily and weekly reports, list of materials, vendors and submitted to the client.

PROJECTS

Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO)

  Ø Project Manager responsible for the design and construction of new PECO business connections

(services) to FMC Tower at Cira Center South, a 50 storey building located at 2900 Walnut St;

UPenn’s Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine located at 3400 Civic Center Blvd, “W”

Hotel located at 1441 Chestnut St, 810 Arch St, 1515 Chestnut St, 1031 Spring St, 1001 Vine St,

8901 Torresdale Ave, 5701 Tacony St, 259 Market St, 1912 Chestnut St, 1529 Walnut St, 3255

Belgrade St, 1000 Frankford Ave and 501 N. 22nd St in Philadelphia.

  Ø Project Manager responsible for the design of PECO Overhead Distribution Relocation for

Northern Liberties Flood Relief Project in Philadelphia, PA

  Ø Project Manager responsible for the design of PECO 13kV Underground Connection between

Westmoreland and Hunting Park Substations in Philadelphia, PA

  Ø Project Manager responsible for the design and construction of PECO Circuit Tunnel 134 Load

Relief Project in Philadelphia, PA

  Ø Design Lead for PECO Wyncote Substation Retirement Project in Wyncote/Jenkintown, PA

  Ø Design Lead for PECO Callowhill Network Radialization Project, Philadelphia, PA

  Ø PECO Underground Distribution Conduit Systems for Peltz Substation

Project Engineer for the site design and construction of new PECO Peltz Substation,

approximately 8000 linear feet of underground distribution duct bank and twenty manholes to

connect the new substation to the existing distribution infrastructure in the Peltz and Grays Ferry

areas of Philadelphia.

  Ø PECO 130-08 (138kV) HPFF Underground Transmission Line Relocation

Project Engineer responsible for the design, permitting and construction of relocating

approximately 6000 linear feet of an existing PECO 138kV high pressure fluid filled (HPFF)

underground transmission line to facilitate PennDOT’s widening of I-95 in the Northern

Liberties/Fishtown areas of Philadelphia.

  Ø Project Engineer responsible for the design and construction of approximately 2000 linear feet of

PECO 130-42 (138kV) HPFF Underground Transmission Line in Eddystone, PA.

  Ø PECO Underground Distribution Design for new Master Substation, Philadelphia, PA

  Ø PECO Delaware Distribution Retirement Project, Philadelphia, PA

  Ø PECO Underground Distribution Design between PECO’s Chester and Amtrak’s Lamokin

Substations in Philadelphia, PA

  Ø PECO South Street Bridge PECO Relocations Project, Philadelphia, PA

  Ø PECO Schuylkill Communications Upgrade, Philadelphia, PA

  Ø PECO Fiber Optic Connection from Girard College to Parrish Substation, Philadelphia, PA

Pennsylvania Power and Light (PPL)

  Ø Project Engineer responsible for locating survey and design of PPL Low Tension Network

Mapping Project in various parts of Pennsylvania including Allentown, Bethlehem, Saucon

Valley, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Williamsport.

  Ø Project Engineer for design and construction of approximately 12000 linear feet of new PPL

69kV Underground Transmission Line in Carlisle, PA

NextG Networks (Crown Castle) DAS Projects

  Ø Surveyed and designed more than 2000 Distributed Antenna System (DAS) nodes in

Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Washington DC, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,

Wisconsin and Florida. The projects include survey, design and installation of proposed

equipment on utility poles.

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission

  Ø Performed engineering, record survey and developed as-built drawings for approximately 5.3

miles for WSSB Bi-County Water Tunnel Project that will house 84-inch diameter concrete

pipe connecting Montgomery County and Prince George’s County in Chevy Chase, MD.

Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), Illinois

  Ø Project Engineer for the design of ComEd EIMA (Energy Infrastructure Modernization Act)

Manhole Inspection and Corrective Maintenance Program. The program targets the

inspection and maintenance of over 28,000 ComEd manholes on the electrical distribution system

to assess electrical, environmental,

replacement.

structural, and material issues requiring repair and/or

AboveNet Communications, Inc. (Zayo Group)

  Ø Project Engineer responsible for the design of new fiber optic connections (OSP and ISP) to

numerous buildings/facilities in Philadelphia and nearby areas. Some of the locations include:

PENN MEDICINE Building at 3930 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia

CENTRE SQUARE Building at 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia

PENN PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER at 51 N. 39th Street, Philadelphia

PENN MEDICINE RITTENHOUSE at 1800 South Street, Philadelphia

THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES Building at 1917 Cherry Street, Philadelphia

Drexel’s Eleventh Street Family Health Services Building at 850 N. 11th Street, Philadelphia

Drexel’s VIDAS ATHLETIC FACILITY at 420 N. 42nd Street, Philadelphia

LOCKHEED MARTIN Building at 751 5th Avenue, King of Prussia, PA

WTXF FOX 29 NEWS Building at 330 Market Street, Philadelphia

  Ø Project Engineer responsible for the design of approximately 50 miles of Peoples Gas

Accelerated Main Replacement Program throughout the City of Chicago.

  Ø Project Engineer for the design and construction of approximately 8000 linear feet of AQUA

Pennsylvania, Inc. Water Main Replacement in Marple Township, PA.

  Ø Project Engineer for the design of RCN Underground and Aerial Fiber Optic Conduit

Installation in Norristown, PA

SKILLS

Technical: Engineering, Management, Design, Drafting, Estimation, Surveying and Construction

Computer: AutoCAD, Mathcad, MicroStation, Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat