# Bo Gao, PE, P Eng. > Civil Engineering Oversight – Highway / Interchange and Rail Transit Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/bogaopepeng Transitioning from Major Project Delivery to Civil Engineering Support – Highway / Interchange and Rail Transit. I have delivered and assisted many challenging highway, rail and infrastructure projects with technical complexities and fast-track schedules, to lead multi-discipline teams, identify key design issues and build consensus on feasible solutions, complete design deliverables and obtain client / stakeholder approvals, provide construction support and alternative solutions, and monitor contract scope of work, changes, risks, budgets, schedules and quality, with design-bid-build, design-build, Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) project delivery procedures. I am civil PE with more than 35 years experience in highway, rail and infrastructure projects including 30 years at California and Canada, 5 years at Qatar / Saudi Arabia / India. I have extensive experience in delivering major projects, including working in PMC team for project control / design review / tender evaluation, and mostly working as design consultants. I have hands-on experience in highway / interchange and local road design, and civil design for light rail transit / commuter rail, water / wastewater facilities, and infrastructure planning / design for commercial / industrial developments. ## Work Experience ### Senior Civil Engineer @ HMH Jan 2026 – Present | Seattle, Washington, United States Transitioning from Major Project Delivery to Civil Engineering Support for Various Highway, Interchange and Rail Transit Projects. ### Design Manager - Highway, Rail Transit, Complete Street @ Mark Thomas (A/E) Jan 2018 – Jan 2025 | San Jose, California, United States • Valley Link Rail project, 22 miles of commuter train including 12 miles in freeway I-580 median with mainline lane realignment, managed lane/tolling system reconstruction and 8 interchanges modifications with bridge widening / replacements, currently in PA/ED phase for freeway improvements, with WSP / PGH Wong JV as prime consultant for railroad / stations design. • San Mateo US 101 Managed Lane project, 23 miles of managed lane including tolling systems, highway widening and signage / drainage / storm water quality, delivered through CM/GC procedure by integrated design team with Caltrans Design and AECOM, and with Kiewit as general contractor. • Various interchange improvement / managed lane / complete street projects, including proposal design for US 50 design-build project with Kiewit as prime contractor. ### Design Manager – Highways, Infrastructures @ Parsons Corporation Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 | Doha, Qatar and Yanbu Industrial City, Saudi Arabia • Doha Al Khor EXW Design-Build project, fast track design for 36 km freeway and 9 interchanges, detailed design and construction staging with interchange ATC options. • KAAR Design-Build project (Mecca, Saudi Arabia), design review for multi-billion project including roads, interchanges, tunnels, LRT, car parks, 60m wide pedestrian boulevard. • Doha Landmark and Duhail interchanges reconstruction, develop alternative design to reduce ROW impacts & construction costs, design-build tender / RFP package, tender evaluations. • Doha Expressway Program, Group 2 & 9, detail design including tunnels (cut and cover), 8 underpasses & 1 overpass interchanges and road widening / utility micro-tunnels (TBM). • Doha Manateq Economic Zone Development project, provide road and infrastructure planning / design for master plan of industrial plots and mixed-use developments. • Saudi Arabia, Yanbu Industrial City Expansion, Masterplan Updates, traffic / freight transport demand modeling, developing alternatives for highway corridors and street networks for industrial clusters and residential subdivisions, ### Civil Design - Major Water / Wastewater Projects @ Stantec Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | Vancouver, BC • New Orleans Storm Water Pump Station Design - Build Project, LA, - existing surface modelling, canal re-alignment, channel dredging, site layout and grading design. • Sea Water Pump Station Project, Saudi Arabia, - site layout, drainage, shoreline protection. • Site layout / grading / drainage design for wastewater treatment plants. ### Project Manager – Highways & LRT @ Rajappan & Meyer Consulting Engineers Inc. Jan 2001 – Jan 2011 | San Jose, California, United States • Route 101 / Willow Road Interchange, San Luis Obispo, PA/ED and PS&E including traffic and environment studies, interchange layout, alignment, profiles and typical sections, drainage culverts and retention basins, storm water treatment, PD, signing, stage construction and traffic handling, tie-down retaining wall, and utility relocations. • Various freeway widening / interchange improvement projects, Caltrans PS&E design. • VTA Capital Avenue LRT project, San Jose, design and construction support, street and intersection modifications, drainage / utilities relocations to accommodate LRT corridor. • VTA Capital Expressway LRT project, San Jose, QA / QC manager to develop and implement Design Quality Management Plan, in compliance with FTA guidelines. • Proposal Design for BART to Silicon Valley Phase I design-build project with Kiewit as prime contractor. • Highway Study at India, funded by Asian Development Bank, 200 km conventional highway as trading corridor connecting India borders with Bhutan and Bangladesh. ### Project Engineer @ Mark Thomas (A/E) Jan 1998 – Jan 2001 | San Jose, California, United States • Route 237 / 880 Interchange, Milpitas, CA - responsible for stage construction, traffic handling, lane closure and TMP, construction support and CCOs. • Adobe Creek Bridges / Culvers HEC-RAS Modeling, Mountain View, CA - HEC-RAS modeling of 6 bridge / culvert locations to verify roadway freeboard / flood boundaries. ### Civil Engineer @ Multiple Consulting Firms Jan 1991 – Jan 1998 | Vancouver Areas, Canada / Bay Areas, California Various transportation and land development projects. ## Education ### Master's degree in Transportation and Highway Engineering The University of British Columbia ### Master's degree in Transportation and Highway Engineering Chang'an University ### Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering Chang'an University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/bo-gao-pe-p-eng-48b17017b --- Source: https://flows.cv/bogaopepeng JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/bogaopepeng/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13