Shahriar Saeed-Pour M.Sc., P.Eng.Senior Structual Engineer
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Shahriar Saeed-pour, M.Sc., P.Eng. Senior Structural Engineer – Project Experience Summary Education ▪ M.Sc. Structural Engineering, Shahriar has worked in senior positions as a structural engineer for University of Tehran, Iran, 1997 several renowned Consulting Engineering firms in the Greater Toronto Area since 2001. He has more than 15 years of North ▪ B.Sc., Civil Engineering, K.N. Toosi American experience in the design of steel and reinforced concrete University of Technology, Iran, 1991 structures. During his career, he has been involved in the design of a wide range of structures, including massive earth retaining walls, Licenses and Memberships urban transit facilities, airport terminal, nuclear waste container ▪ Professional Engineers Ontario, maintenance facility, equipment and transmission line support #100083644, Issued 2005 structures in high voltage substations, retail, cultural, institutional, buried water reservoirs, water conveying tunnels, ventilation and Contact Information vortex shafts, and highway bridges. Shahriar also has valuable experience in the area of condition assessment and rehabilitation ▪ [email protected] of buildings including parking garage, office, automotive assembly ▪ Mobile +1 647 882 2441 plant, and residential buildings. ▪ Toronto, Ontario PROJECT EXPERIENCE Transit ▪ Union Station Rail Corridor Emergent Works Contract, ▪ Toronto Transit Commission, Humber Loop Streetcar Multiple Tasks for GO/Metrolinx including track, civil, Traction Power Substation, Toronto, Ontario: Design and M&E, structural and signal design plus construction development of structural elements of the project support: Structural Engineer for a number of Tasks including foundation for prefabricated substation among others, to provide conceptual design for structural building and retaining walls separating the grades of elements of each Task, including condition assessments, adjacent properties. The site is within the flood plains of preliminary and detail design of earth retaining walls and Don River and special consideration was given to flood foundation, electrical pull boxes, prefabricated building proof design of the building and retaining wall relocation, temporary solutions during construction to foundations. [July 2015] maintain pedestrian flow on platforms, and feasibility ▪ Union Station – Track and Signals for UP- Express and studies. [2015-2016] Track A1/B: Responsible for final design of a 60meter ▪ Regional Municipality of Durham, Rossland Road Erosion stretch of retaining wall adjacent to RBC property, and Sediment Control, City of Pickering, Ontario: supporting the new proposed track B on the higher side Design of retaining walls on different stretches of the of the wall. Designed signal base located on the existing Rossland Road, supporting Hydro Towers or road traffic Structure South. Redesigning a floating slab adjacent to on the upper side of the wall backfill [2015-2016] John St Tower to address site conditions related to exiting duct banks running under the proposed track B. [June ▪ Toronto Transit Commission, Hillcrest Landscaping 2014] Building Structural Condition Assessment, Toronto, Ontario: Performed a follow up site review of the ▪ Bloor GO Station Expansion and Rehabilitation: Landscaping building to determine if temporary Responsible for construction design drawings measures to stabilize the building and to extend its coordination and support site staff and contract service life is possible or not. Building was in significant administration. Review and approval of shop drawings distress and recommendations were made accordingly to and perform site visits to oversee construction activities. safeguard the public safety. [Sep 2015] Respond to RFIs and issue CCNs as required. Partial design of station superstructure, underground concourse and stairs in connection with the major expansion and Page 1 of 4 Shahriar Saeed-pour, M.Sc., P.Eng. 647-882-2441 Senior Structural Engineer – Project Experience [email protected] renovation of Bloor Station to accommodate Metrolinx’s information regarding the existing structures and possible new Union Pearson Express Service. [2013-2015] interferences. The project has been issued for Construction Review as of June 2013 ▪ Toronto Transit Commission, Davisville Carhouse Renovation/Modification, Toronto, Ontario: ▪ Toronto Transit Commission, Greenwood Carhouse Pendant Design and development of structural alternatives for System Retrofit, Toronto, Ontario: Prepared design modification of existing carhouse to storage and office drawings for structural support of a new Pendant System, space. Backfilling and covering of existing maintenance and removal drawing for the existing system of hangers for pits, preliminary design of foundation and support block for Greenwood carhouse. Performed structural evaluation of bumping posts, hazardous material room for explosion, the existing buildings and designed new trolley beams for new exterior stairs for access to roof and basement, the Pendant Trolleys. Avoiding interference with existing coordination with other disciplines, and liaison with client mechanical and electrical services was the main challenge. and bumping post supplier to determine the design Conducted site visits, collected information about existing requirements. [June 2013] conditions, and participated in coordination meetings with the client and other disciplines. Issued for Client’s scope ▪ Toronto Transit Commission, Greenwood Track and review in February 2012 Structures Renovations/Addition, Toronto, Ontario: Preliminary structural design of a two-storey addition to ▪ Toronto Transit Commission, Sheppard East Maintenance the North of existing Track and Structures building. and Storage Facilities - P3 Proposal, Toronto, Ontario: Evaluating the existing structure for new loads resulting Responsibilities included analysis and design of steel from added mechanical roof top units and snow superstructure, raised platforms, crane runway girders, and accumulation. Prepare detail for transfer of diaphragm checking floor vibration for the office building. [October forces from existing building to new addition at floor levels 2010 – February 2011] and from there to new lateral load resisting system. Project ▪ City of Mississauga, Bus Rapid Transit, Mississauga, Ontario: submitted for Client’s Scope Review. [June 2013] Responsibilities included computer modeling, analysis of ▪ Toronto Transit Commission, Roncesvalles Streetcar Yard, soil-structure interaction, and design of steel New Noise Barrier/Retaining Wall, Toronto, Ontario: superstructure, concrete retaining walls, and footings for 7 Designing and developing structural alternatives for stations with estimated construction cost of approximately replacing the existing retaining wall on the north and $60M. [March 2009 – February 2011] north-west property line. The new retaining wall is designed to have deep foundations and to support a noise Transportation barrier wall above. The posts for noise barrier wall are also ▪ Greater Toronto Airports Authority, Pearson International designed to support the loads of the Overhead Catenary Airport - Terminal 3 Expansion/Retrofit, Toronto, Ontario: System in the area adjacent to the wall. Project has been Responsible for modeling, lateral analysis, and design of T3 issued for Construction Review in April 2013 expansion for a $232 million, new construction and ▪ Toronto Transit Commission, Roncesvalles Carhouse – renovation including doubling the size of Pier C, expanding Sanding System upgrade, Toronto, Ontario: Designing and the east processor, and renovating significant portions of developing structural alternatives for new sand silo the existing building. [August 2003 – December 2005] foundation, trestle beam, pipe supports inside the ▪ Alberta Ministry of Transportation, Anthony Henday Drive streetcar carhouse, and replacing parts of existing concrete South Edmonton Ring Road, Edmonton, Alberta: Structure platforms with grating to be used at sand dispensing 7.1, steel plate girder, 2-span bridge, construction cost $3.4 equipment locations. Reviewed steel, pipe support, and silo million. [December 2005 – March 2006] anchorage shop drawings. Project has been issued for Construction in February 2013 ▪ Ministry of Transportation Ontario, Highway 11 Twinning Northbound and Southbound Lanes - Magnetawan River ▪ Toronto Transit Commission, Davisville Carhouse Expansion, Crossing, Ontario: Project engineer for a prestressed Toronto, Ontario: Designing and developing structural concrete girder bridge, $1.9 million construction cost alternatives for expansion of the carhouse to northbound lane and $2 million construction cost of the accommodate new Toronto Rocket subway cars. Designing southbound lane, part of the Highway 11 twinning the structural system with due consideration to between Huntsville and North Bay, Katrine Section. construction challenges such as proximity to operational [September - December 2005] tracks and shoring systems. Participating in meetings for coordination with other disciplines and site visits to collect Page 2 of 4 Shahriar Saeed-pour, M.Sc., P.Eng. 647-882-2441 Senior Structural Engineer – Project Experience [email protected] ▪ Quito International Airport, Airport Cargo Building, Quito, capacity of pre-engineered structure and providing Ecuador: Structural designer for preliminary analysis and reinforcement analysis and design of new slab on grade to design of steel structure cargo building and design of relocate existing