Dr. Ravindra Verma
Founder, Chairman & Managing Director
Qualification
- Ph.D., Structural Engineering, 1993, University of California, San Diego; California, USA;
- M.S., Structural Engineering, 1990, University of California, San Diego; California, USA;
- B.Tech., Civil Engineering, 1988, Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, India
Key Achievements
- Dr. Verma has actively contributed towards the planning, development, financing, management, engineering, and construction of several infrastructure programs
- Among the most notable are the major transportation infrastructure projects in California, USA, and the infrastructure privatization initiatives he has facilitated and participated in India, the Philippines, and other parts of Southeast Asia
- In 2007, SVBTC was bestowed an award for innovative design and construction in the international bridge category by the American Segmental Bridge Institute, ASBI
- Receipt of Pre-stressed Concrete Institute (PCI) Award 1998 for the San Mateo toll bridge retrofit project – Industry Achievement Award & Best Retrofitted bridge award
- Has authored over 20 articles on seismic design of new and existing reinforced concrete bridges in journals, reports, technical workshops and conferences
Experience in Highway Development and Operation
- Managing Director of Second Vivekananda Bridge Tollway (SVBTC) , Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Metro Manila Skyway & Tollway - Civil works & systems Integration team leader for the turnkey toll collection and traffic management group of Syntonic (later acquired by TransCore)
- Project Director for a 6-8 lane 61¬-kms long Circumferential Toll Road - C-6 (largest integrated BOT toll road) in Philippines
- Worked on the initial stages of integration for the project management and systems integration for the 18-kms long twin-track Metro Manila EDSA MRT Line 3, Philippines
- Worked on the development of an unsolicited PPP proposal to the PT Jasa Marga, the toll authority of Indonesia, for an access controlled high-speed toll corridor
- Worked on USD400-million 16-km state route 125 tollway in San Diego, at the USA-Mexico border
- Served as the technical director from 1995 through 1998 for preparation of bridge seismic analysis and retrofit design, plans, specifications for San Mateo toll bridge
- USA’s First automated and privatized tollway- Worked on design, engineering, construction inspection and on-site engineering for the $125 mn four-lane 10-mile (16-kms ) long privately financed SR 91 Tollway, California
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Educational Qualifications
- Master of Public Health, Environmental Science, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA.
- May 1993. MPH Thesis: “Human Health Risk Assessment of Consuming Selenium-Containing Fish in the San Diego Bay and the Pacific Ocean”.
- Master of Science, Biochemistry, 1989, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
- Bachelor of Science, Chemistry & Biology, 1987, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
- Professional Certificate Program in Hazardous Materials Management, 1993-1994, University of California, San Diego, California, USA.
- Certificate Program in Computer-based Fundamental Toxicology and Risk Assessment, 1990-1991, National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), Los Angeles, California, USA.
- California Environmental Health Association (CEHA), Outstanding Graduate Student Award, 1992, 41st Annual CEHA Educational Symposium, CA.
- Graduate Research Scholarship, 1990-1991, Graduate School of Environmental Toxicology, Doctoral Program in Bio-chemical Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Riverside.
Expertise
More than three decades experience in:
- Various aspects of planning, design, financing, execution and operations
- Corporate development, social responsibility and governance
- Human health risk assessments
- Assessment of technology, business & strategic plans for start-up ventures
- Policy, development, and investments applicable to Nature & Environment
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Regulatory compliance
- Hazardous waste management
- Air Quality management
- Realty focuses on investing and owning residential real estate in select urban areas of Southern California.
Work Experience
- Group Director – Corporate Development, Social Responsibility & Governance, Mobility Infrastructure Group, USA & Asia, since 2004 onwards – Focus towards multi-modal transport & logistics infrastructure sectors in USA, Asia Pacific and India. Substantial contributions towards developing and investing in India’s largest privately financed 6-km second Vivekananda tollway bridge built on BOT basis.
- Founder & Director, Sage Realty LLC, Irvine, CA, USA, since 2004 – responsible for investing and owning residential real estate in select urban areas of Southern California
- Founder & Director, Sage Environmental & Energy Services LLC, since 2016 – working on policy, development, and investments applicable to the preservation of the precious Nature and its sensitive Environment. Also working with several leading governmental bodies and educational institutions in the USA and across the globe.
- Providing/transferring green technology, capital & manpower resources from OECD countries to select emerging markets in Asia, Middle-East and Africa
- Environmental Scientist, CH2M Hill Inc., Santa Ana, CA, USA, 1994 –2004 – Responsible for the application of environmental science & toxicology on diversified projects across USA including Regulatory Compliance, Risk Assessment, Air Quality Management & Hazardous Waste Management for multiple naval yards, air bases and other superfund sites, ensuring regulatory compliance
- Conducted a Human Health Risk Assessment for Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head, MD Site 47 and Washington Navy Yard.
- Conducted a Human Health Risk Assessment for Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Superfund sites, in Portsmouth, Virginia
- Senior Staff Scientist, Woodward Clyde Consultants, San Diego, CA, USA, 1993- 1994 – Compliance audit of over fifty sites at the Marine Corps air Ground Combat Center at the Twenty-nine Palms, California