Rajeshwar Kothakapu
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English Full professional proficiency
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Telugu Native or bilingual proficiency
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Hindi Native or bilingual proficiency
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Experience
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Riverbridge Ventures
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India
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate
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Sep 2019 - Present
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Eriksson Engineering Associates, Ltd.
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United States
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Civil Engineering
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1 - 100 Employee
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Design Engineer
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Jun 2018 - Apr 2019
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CCS International, Inc.
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Asst. Project Manager
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May 2017 - May 2018
Owner's Representation Services: • Current projects include The Peninsula Chicago Hotel’s Rooftop Lounge, Villa Park Public Library, and Wheaton Downtown Streetscape.• Participated in and prepared minutes for Owner-Architect-Contractor meetings and followed up with design team and consultants regarding action items.• Created spreadsheets to maintain updated project budget summaries by assisting the PM in evaluating, tracking and recording incoming payment applications, purchase orders, change orders and potential change items.• Accountable for maintaining all project records, project information management and facilitating communication between CCS, clients and project teams.• Participated in scope review interviews, prepared bid comparison sheets, and drafted award recommendation letters to get new project teams onboard. • Assisted the Director of Capital Project Management in preparing a report for a legal case for which he was an expert witness • Assisted the company’s CEO with marketing and business development research.• Developed project schedules using MS Project to include in CCS’s proposals for new jobs.
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Junior Cost Manager
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May 2017 - May 2018
Cost Management Services:• Project portfolio includes preparing estimates for Chicago Housing Authority, Housing Authority of Cook County, Chicago Public Schools, Argonne National Labs, City of Wheaton and Northwestern University. • Worked with mid-level and senior-level cost managers in developing construction cost estimates, including all aspects of quantity take-off, pricing, and processing of computerized data. • Assisted cost managers in developing estimates for projects at conceptual, SD, DD and CD levels.• Worked independently in preparing estimates for small size (< 6,000 GSF) CHA and ANL projects. • Communicated with vendors to get pricing/information regarding specialized items for various projects.• Determined unit prices by building up the labor, material and equipment pricing for projects with special constraints. • Developed positive working relationships with contractors, architects/engineers, and vendors. • Organized and participated in lunch and learns to understand and price specialized products.
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NCC Limited
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India
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Construction
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700 & Above Employee
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Project Engineer Intern
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May 2015 - Jul 2015
• Managed, prepared and tracked RFQs, RFPs, RFIs, purchase orders and submittals.• Prepared a Gantt chart to effectively allocate resources on the site.• Prepared Daily Project Reports to document the percentage of work completed for the day.• Supported the estimation team in the evaluation of material quantities specified in construction drawings and specifications• Monitored subcontractors’ performance with emphasis on quality of work and safety.• Supervised the construction of a community rec center by inspecting the formwork and concrete pour for columns and slab.• Coordinated with the subcontractor for masonry and his men to help them interpret the as-built drawings.• Collaborated w/ PE and PM to develop a project plan in order to manage tasks on the job site.
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Marvel Realtors
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India
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Real Estate
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200 - 300 Employee
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Project Engineer Trainee
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May 2014 - Jul 2014
• Responsible for coordinating, organizing, tracking, updating and expediting the flow of information, files, and drawings.• Participated in project meetings and maintained a record of the minutes of the meetings.• Managed and interacted with subcontractors for specialty trades.• Performed calculations to estimate concrete and prepared preliminary cost estimates using company database as a reference.• Coordinated with project management team to develop three-week look-ahead schedules.• Notified the Project Manager and Superintendent of any irregularities found during a regular inspection of job-site work.• Fostered friendly relations with subcontractors and clients and laid the foundation for future business with them.
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Education
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Purdue University
BS Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering