Experience

McCurdy Associates Consulting Engineers Ltd

• Ireland
• Civil Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director - Founder

  • Mar 2013 - Present

  See www.mccurdy.ie. Selected project experience includes: • 2021-2022: Technical Assistance for the National Quality Centre for Road Assets/Team leader and road maintenance expert/Kazakhstan/Funded by ADB. • 2020 – Ongoing: Saryagash Bypass Phase 1 Preparatory Studies/Team Leader/Kazakhstan/Funded by ADB. • 2020 – Ongoing: Islamic Republic of Pakistan Preparing Transport Projects/International Highway Engineer/Pakistan/Funded by ADB. • 2020-2021: Surfacing improvements to the N11 and N31/Team leader – Project Manager/Ireland/Funded by the Government of Ireland. • 2018-2021: Support Consultant for the Anhui Road Maintenance Innovation and Demonstration Performance Based Maintenance/Team Leader/Anhui Highways/China/Funded by World Bank. • 2016-2021: Road Maintenance Sustainability Project/ International Highway Maintenance Engineer/Kazakhstan/Funded by ADB. • 2020: Preparing the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridors 1 and 3 Bishkek Northern Bypass Road Project/International Highway Engineer/ Kyrgyz Republic/Funded by ADB. • 2020 – 2021: Project Speed/Team Leader/Italy/high level review of budgets for a major portion of the Italian road network/ Client - Steer Consultants London. • 2019 – 2020: Institutional Capacity Building for the Transport Sector/PPP Improvement Specialist/Uganda/Funded by EU. • 2014 – 2015: Preparation of National Standards for Pavement Asset Repair and Renewal Procedures for Ireland (Pavement Life Cycle Renewals)/Technical Expert/ Ireland/Funded by the Government of Ireland. • 2014-2016: Nairobi Southern Bypass Project/ Operation and Maintenance Expert/Kenya/Funded by World Bank. • 2014 – Ongoing: Lender’s Technical Advisor for the N25 New Ross PPP/Lead technical advisor/ Ireland/Funded by the Government of Ireland. • 2015 and 2019: European Commission for the Connecting Europe Facility/Expert evaluator for roads projects. Show less



Halcrow

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director - Halcrow Group Ireland Limited and Halcrow Barry Limited

  • Feb 2005 - Mar 2013

  Project Director for the following: • N55 Shannow to Ballinagh Pavement Improvement Scheme. • Motorway Maintenance and Renewals Contract. • EIRSPAN Bridge Management System Commission • A5 Western Transport Corridor Section 3, Northern Ireland - 20km. • N17-N18 Gort and Tuam PPP in the west of Ireland. - 57km. • N9 Powerstown to Prumplestown Improvement (Carlow Bypass) - 20km. Project Director for the following: • N55 Shannow to Ballinagh Pavement Improvement Scheme. • Motorway Maintenance and Renewals Contract. • EIRSPAN Bridge Management System Commission • A5 Western Transport Corridor Section 3, Northern Ireland - 20km. • N17-N18 Gort and Tuam PPP in the west of Ireland. - 57km. • N9 Powerstown to Prumplestown Improvement (Carlow Bypass) - 20km.



Tsing Ma Management Limite

• Hong Kong

• Maintenance Engineer - Roadworks

  • Jan 2000 - Dec 2004

  Maintenance engineer for the road works within the Tsing Ma Control Area (TMCA) in Hong Kong on behalf of the O&M Operator Tsing Ma Management Limited (TMML). Key duties included: • Managing routine maintenance operations. • Management of life cycle maintenance and pavement renewals. • Development of the Road Maintenance Management System using EXOR. • Collection of road condition data. • Safety reports and health and safety. • Chairing traffic management liaison group meetings. Show less



Halcrow

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 700 & Above Employee

• East Asia Regional Director - Highways

  • Jan 1997 - Dec 1999

  Project Responsibilities included:• North South Highway, Duty of Care Assessment, Malaysia.• Falling Weight Deflectometer Training - Course Organiser and Lecturer, Hong Kong.• Tri Provincial Highway Project – Gansu Section, China, 1999. Course Lecturer.• Inspection and Maintenance of Slopes, Lands Department.• Investigation of Pavement Failures at Chek Lap Kok Airport.

• Head of Highways - Hong Kong Office

  • Jan 1994 - Dec 1997

  Key projects included the • Rehabilitation of Housing Authority Estates Road at Wah Fu, Choi Hung and So Uk.• Rehabilitation of Tai Tam Road, Hong Kong.• Zhuhai international circuit: technical review and check of the pavement design.• Lantau Port development and the internal roads at Chek Lap airport: detailed design of around 60km of flexible and concrete pavement on heavily trafficked roads to be built on areas of reclamation.• Western Harbour crossing Hong Kong: Alternative pavement design.• Alternative design for the runway at Hong Kong New Airport. Show less

• Principal Highway Engineer

  • Mar 1991 - Dec 1994

  Acted as Study Manager for the Road Testing Programmes - a €1m Commission which included a highway condition survey and the development of a pavement design manual. The condition survey comprised the structural evaluation of 600km of road by FWD testing and 800km of MARCH visual condition survey. The results from these surveys were used to develop an overall pavement management system for future maintenance of the road network.

• Senior Highway Engineer/Team Leader

  • Oct 1989 - Mar 1991

  • Team Leader for independent geotechnical checking of major road construction projects for the Scottish Development Department. • Project Manager for tender design for the Skye Crossing and approach roads on behalf of Trafalgar House and the British Linen Bank.



Halcrow

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 700 & Above Employee

• Highway Check Engineer - Anatolian Motorway Turkey

  • Jan 1987 - Sep 1988

  This two year assignment included the preliminary and detailed design checks on a 40km section of the Anatolian Motorway between Ankara and Istanbul. The checks were carried out on a design prepared by the Contractor under the “Build Operate and Transfer” arrangements for the project and comprised a detailed review of the Contractor’s proposals to ensure cost effective and technically sound construction.

• Highways Team Leader - Glasgow Office

  • Nov 1985 - Jan 1987

  • Team Leader for the preliminary and detailed design of the improvements to the A830, Fort William to Mallaig Road between Lochailort and Loch Nan Uamh. • Team Leader for the design of Phase 1 of the Rosyth Naval Base submarine refitting facility project.



Halcrow

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Highway Engineer RE Staff - M25 London Orbital Motorway - Thorney to Iver Heath Section

  • Nov 1983 - Jun 1985

  Site supervision of roadworks on a 7km section of a dual three lane motorway and associated side road diversions with particular responsibility for earthworks and the construction of the bituminous pavement. Site supervision of roadworks on a 7km section of a dual three lane motorway and associated side road diversions with particular responsibility for earthworks and the construction of the bituminous pavement.



Halcrow

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Engineer

  • Oct 1982 - Mar 1983

  • Supervision of ground investigations for the East London River Crossing and the supplementary ground investigation for the M40 Oxford to Birmingham motorway. • Detailed design and preparation of drawings and quantities for the substructures of two multi span over bridges on the M40 Oxford to Birmingham motorway. • Detailed design, using MOSS, of a major urban motorway interchange between the East London River Crossing and the A2. • Supervision of ground investigations for the East London River Crossing and the supplementary ground investigation for the M40 Oxford to Birmingham motorway. • Detailed design and preparation of drawings and quantities for the substructures of two multi span over bridges on the M40 Oxford to Birmingham motorway. • Detailed design, using MOSS, of a major urban motorway interchange between the East London River Crossing and the A2.



Northern Ireland Roads Service

• Northern Ireland

• Roads Maintenance Technician

  • Jun 1975 - Jul 1981

  Around one year was spent in the group to implement the MARCH pavement management system throughout the Division. Site supervision of resurfacing works on the Ulster M2 Antrim to Belfast Motorway. Studied for a degree in Civil Engineering at Queens University, Belfast over this period. Around one year was spent in the group to implement the MARCH pavement management system throughout the Division. Site supervision of resurfacing works on the Ulster M2 Antrim to Belfast Motorway. Studied for a degree in Civil Engineering at Queens University, Belfast over this period.