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Kunal Vaswani

Kunal Vaswani

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Structural Engineer

  • Education

    • Skyview High School

      2003 - 2007
      High School

      Activities and Societies: Science Bowl, Knowledge Bowl, Math Team, Speech and Debate Team, Model United Nations, Mu Alpha Theta National Math Honors Society, National Honors Society, SMT Leadership Council, Tennis Team

    • University of California, Berkeley

      2011 - 2012
      MSCE Structural Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Structural Engineers Association of Northern California

    • University of Washington

      2007 - 2011
      BSCE Civil and Environmental Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Finite Element Analysis Lead Concrete Canoe (2010 to 2011), Treasurer UW Math Club (2007 to Present), American Society of Civil Engineers, American Concrete Institute, Structural Engineers Association of Washington, Indian Student Association, South Asian Student Association

  • Experience

    • W.B. Wells & Associates, Inc

      Jun 2006 - Aug 2006
      Technical Assistant

      • Updated as-built drawings for city and county records using AutoCAD• Assisted in taking as-built surveying measurements

    • BPA

      Jul 2007 - Sept 2010
      Civil Engineering Intern

      • Coordinated testing and analysis of aging assets to determine scope and prioritization for new multi-million dollar system-wide replacement project• Created finite element models of A-frame deadend structures and insulator bushing plate connection using SAP 2000 to simulate performance in a seismic event and to determine modal frequencies• Led a project analyzing extreme-ice and -wind vulnerability of system transmission towers• Developed VBA codes to model ice loading conditions, perform load and moment calculations, and query databases• Designed steel rack to support 3000 lbs of excess material from steel shop• Determined loading criteria for re-conductoring of 26-miles of transmission line• Developed processes to optimize return-period design for 230 kV steel pole transmission towers• Assisted in deflection data collection during static loading of insulator posts at the University at Buffalo, Amherst, New York• Performed walkdowns of over 50 substations to assess the seismic vulnerability of all equipment Show less

    • Janssen Laboratory

      Jan 2010 - Aug 2011
      Student Researcher

      • Developed, poured, and tested concrete cylinders to devise a method to more accurately estimate modulus of elasticity of concrete that accounts for more influential factors, including aggregate characteristics and paste content, than the current formulation• Created a slurry infiltrated fibrous concrete mix for Concrete Horseshoe competition

    • Magnusson Klemencic Associates

      Jun 2011 - Aug 2011
      Structural Engineering Intern

      • Designed connection details for hospital and long-span truss structures• Developed steel-framing alternative for a redesign of the University of Hawaii Data Center using RAM Steel• Designed slab reinforcement using SAFE• Detailed diaphragm specifications for load transfer to seismic load resisting systems• Designed pallet racks and wind screen walls using Risa3D

    • Magnusson Klemencic Associates

      Jun 2012 - Jan 2022
      Associate

      • Led design for new 103,000 square foot performance facility in Seattle, WA• Led design for new office campus in Madison, WI• Completed Performance Based Design for 1321 Seneca in Seattle, WA• Analyzed and designed preliminary lateral system for Salesforce Tower in San Francisco• Minimized quantities for mat foundations for the Transbay Redevelopment Project in San Francisco and for the British Columbia Children's and Women's Hospital in Vancouver, BC• Provided construction support for 1 Rincon Hill in San Francisco Show less

    • Thornton Tomasetti

      Feb 2022 - Dec 2024
      Associate

    • Amazon Web Services (AWS)

      Dec 2024 - now
      Data Center Structural Engineer

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Engineer in-Training

      NCEES

    • Professional Civil Engineer

      California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists
      May 2014

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Kunal Vaswani
      NASA Lunar Loo Challenge, First Place Winner NASA / HeroX Oct 2020 Collaborated with three engineers to design the Translunar Hypercritical Repository 1 (THRONE). This next-generation space toilet – intended for astronaut use in orbit, on the Moon, and beyond – was selected by NASA from more than 2000 submissions: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-names-lunar-loo-challenge-winners/ & https://www.herox.com/LunarLoo.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Vice President

      Issued by EMERSON-GRIFFIN-TORING PRIVATE FOUNDATION on Jan 2013
      EMERSON-GRIFFIN-TORING PRIVATE FOUNDATIONAssociated with Kunal Vaswani

    • Moderator

      Issued by BPA Regional Science Bowl on Feb 2008
      BPA Regional Science BowlAssociated with Kunal Vaswani