Ravi Palakodeti
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Credentials
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Certified Analytics Professional (CAP)
INFORMSFeb, 2023- Oct, 2024 -
Project Management Professional (PMP)®
Project Management InstituteDec, 2020- Oct, 2024
Experience
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FACTOR, INC.
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United States
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Principal
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Jan 2020 - Present
Currently serving as Principal Consultant with leadership, project management, and business development responsibilities while working closely with government and private sector clients. Serving as project manager and SME for the rail industry's Rail Corridor Risk Management System. Providing SME services to FACTOR's transportation risk assessment offerings to chemical industries and government agencies. Served as Principal Investigator and Project Manager for HazSMART prototype funded by the US DOT PHMSA which is an innovative and integrated platform for bridging communication gaps and enhancing delivery of critical hazmat information between emergency responders, shippers, carriers, and other hazmat transportation stakeholders. Show less
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Senior Consultant
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Feb 2015 - Dec 2020
As Senior Consultant, provided senior leadership of large and technically complex projects while working with senior client personnel and project staff to define needs and problem areas, developed technical and business solutions, negotiated contracts, and managed overall project direction and expectations. Served as project manager for several rail industry solutions and projects in the area of GIS data management and hazmat transportation risk analysis. Provided SME expertise and served as project manager for the Rail Corridor Risk Management System. Served as the Principal Investigator and innovator through the National Academies’ TRB Rail IDEA program for developing a prototype system that applies enterprise approaches to railroad hazmat safety risk management. Show less
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Engineering Consultant
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Jan 2010 - Jan 2015
•Designed and implemented complex database analysis and statistical methods as well as consequence quantification for low probability/high consequence event risk modeling for multiple modes of transport •Performed and supported multiple transportation risk assessments for a Fortune 500 chemical company •Led the design and development of a system for collecting and analyzing security event data for the US rail industry•Provided GIS, risk assessment- and subject matter expertise for all major US and Canadian rail carriers requiring hazmat transportation risk analysis and decision making support•Designed and developed a SQL-based data analysis tools that integrate network and infrastructure data with GIS spatial analysis to provide a comprehensive picture of operating environment, incident potential and environmental exposure Show less
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Vanderbilt University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant
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Aug 2004 - Nov 2009
•Developed Tool for Assessment of Process Importance (TAPI) using Microsoft Excel and Visual Basic (VB) for guiding contaminated sites with GWSWI issues•Designed model development framework for integrating groundwater and surface water models•Worked with Groundwater Modeling System (GMS) MODFLOW regional model, developed localized flow model with adapted grid resolution•Utilized CE-QUAL W2 and Watershed Modeling System (WMS) for surface water model development•Reviewed pre-design investigation work plans, prepared critical review on GWSWI issues, drafted proposals for Phases I-V of project, and documented progress •Organized and led meetings with DuPont Corporate Remediation Group Show less
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Graduate Teaching Assistant
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Aug 2001 - Aug 2004
•Courses taught: Environmental Thermodynamics, Introduction to Water Resources Engineering, Groundwater Hydrology, Biological/Physicochemical Unit Processes and Introduction to Computing. •Additional duties included: (i) conducting modeling exercises with GMS and SMS; (ii) design and evaluation of course capstone projects; (iii) assistance in scheduling class site visits.
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SatNav Technologies
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Engineering Intern
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Mar 2001 - Jun 2001
•Developed GIS model for information system of educational institutions in twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, India; model also provides optimum travel path information •Digitzed data using ArcMap; designed Microsoft Access database, performed queries and analysis •Developed GIS model for information system of educational institutions in twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, India; model also provides optimum travel path information •Digitzed data using ArcMap; designed Microsoft Access database, performed queries and analysis
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Education
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2001 - 2004
Vanderbilt University
Master's degree, Environmental Engineering
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