
Tanveer Oakasa
Traffic Engineer and Transportation Planner

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About me
Traffic Engineer and Transportation Planning Expert at Gulf Engineering House
Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
1997 - 2001Bachelor of Technology - BTech Civil Engineering • GPA: 8.44/10.00 (84%)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
2001 - 2003Master of Science - MS TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING GPA: 3.88/4.00 (97%)Activities and Societies: ITE, Student Chapter AchievementsPassed Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (EIT), USA OCT 2002MS ProjectDEER-VEHICLE-CRASH (DVC) INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE • Applied engineering, analytical, and statistical skills to develop regression models to predict DVC numbers within Wisconsin counties • Simultaneously performed diverse tasks and met deadlines in fast-paced environments • Detail oriented and dedicated to the quality of work
Experience

Gulf Engineering House
Jan 2004 - Jan 2010Traffic Engineer and Transportation PlannerProficient in transportation planning tasks, development of network models using planning software (VISUM and NEXTA), and development of travel demand models• Innovated the procedures for accomplishments of planning projects• Developed custom programs for all the major transportation planning tasks using innovative procedures and logic to expedite the tasks and reduce the random errors.Projects:CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT IN MAKKAHThe turning volumes were estimated using VISUM software. The junction improvements were evaluated using VISSIM software. KING FAISAL BRIDGE Created the model using VISUM and evaluated the degree of attractiveness of the alternativesMAKKAH FOURTH RING ROAD DESIGNCreated and calibrated a highly detailed 625 sq km model using CORSIM's traffic assignment functionality. STUDY OF INTERSECTIONS STAGE-II FOR TAIF CITYCreated Taif network using VISUMDEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT INSIDE BURAYDAH CITYActed as task leader for:• the analysis of household and roadside interview data• the development of PuT model using VISUM DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT FOR METROPOLITAN AREA OF MAKKAH Acted as task leader for: • household and roadside interview data analysis• development of PuT model using VISUM DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN JAZAN REGION Acted as task leader for:• Travel demand estimation• The development of the private and public transport network model using VISUM DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN AL DAMMAM REGION Acted as task leader for household and roadside interview data processing for travel demand estimation and development of public transport model JUNCTION IMPROVEMENTS Performed simulations to evaluate the proposed improvements to a number of junctions in Makkah and JeddahTIS FOR KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY• Used Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) trip generation manual, HCS software and VISUM software to forecast the traffic and evaluate the campus network Show less

Sunrise College of Technical Studies
Sept 2010 - Apr 2011Associate ProfessorWorked as associate professor at Sunrise College of Technical Studies, Udaipur. Impart scientific and engineering knowledge to students.

Gulf Engineering House
Jan 2014 - nowTraffic Engineer and Planning Transportation ExpertKEY QUALIFICATIONS Key specialization lies in traffic micro-simulation, transportation planning and software development. Proficient in developing computer programs that expedite and automate tasks related to data processing, model calibration, data input and desired output retrieval in user-desired format with micro-simulation software like CORSIM and VISSIM and data processing with transport planning and demand modeling software like VISUM and VISEM.Proficient in transportation planning tasks, development of network models using planning software (VISUM and NEXTA), and development of travel demand models• Innovated the procedures for accomplishments of planning projects• Developed custom programs for all the major transportation planning tasks using innovative procedures and logic to expedite the tasks and reduce the random errors.Projects:TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDIES 2019-2023RIYADH PROJECTSIntegrated existing Riyadh trip based and Dammam tour-based models to develop Riyadh tour-based model in VISUM to complete traffic impact studies for Riyadh projectsDEVELOPMENT OF SAFETY PERFORMANCE FUNCTIONS FOR KSA 2022-2023 The project objective is to develop safety performance function prediction models (SPFs) and crash modification factors (CMFs) for rural roads and interchanges in KSA. • Developed SPFs and CMFs for rural roads in 5 regions of KSA • Developed Saudi Arabia Road Safety Prediction (SARSP) software DAMMAM TRANSPORT MODEL UPDATE PROJECT 2019-2021The project objective is to develop comprehensive tour-based transport model in VISUM for Eastern Province region. As principal transport modeler, involved in tasks of residents, labors, visitors and commercial vehicles tour-based model development to evaluate future transport services including public transport of the study area Show less
Licenses & Certifications

Artificial Intelligence in Transportation Engineering, Planning & Traffic Engineering
THE CHARTERED INSTITUTION OF HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION, CIHT, UKSept 2024
Graduate Certificate in AI for Traffic Management
Stanmore School of BusinessOct 2024
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