Pratik Akde
Surrey,BC
Summary
Results-driven Civil Engineer with a Bachelor's Degree and over 5 years of diverse experience in site management, truss design, and structural analysis. Expertise includes component design for wooden structures, specifically roof and floor trusses, along with engineered wood products. Proficient in industry-standard design tools such as Mitek, I-Struct, and facilitating efficient project execution. Demonstrated ability to plan and deliver successful residential, commercial, and multifamily projects from conception to completion.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Design Engineer
A1 Trusses (2002) Ltd
2021.05 - Current
- Designed and engineered custom roof and floor truss systems, including hip roofs, gable roofs, and complex spans by using Mitek software.
- Created detailed EWP layouts for floor and beam systems, specifying and sizing engineered wood products like I-joists and LVL beams.
- Interpreted and translated architectural and structural blueprints into actionable, production-ready designs.
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously, prioritizing tasks to meet strict deadlines and production schedules.
Junior site engineer
Vision construction, Pune
2018.09 - 2021.04
- Site execution and billing of subcontractors work.
- Planning and preparing technical drawings and construction layout.
- Organising construction materials and negotiating vendor contracts.
- Gathering data and writing site reports.
- Developing construction project budget estimates.
- Collaborating with clients, subcontractors and other professionals.
Design Engineer
Zytech Building Systems LP
2017.08 - 2018.09
- Roof and Floor Trusses design for Residential, Commercial, Multifamily & townhouse Projects using Mitek software.
- Coordinating with Design Team.
- Give Basic training to the new employee of company about software and its uses.
Education
B.E - Civil Engineering
Shri Ramchandra College of Engineering
Pune, Maharashtra01.2017
Skills
- Mitek software proficiency
- The ability to accurately interpret and work from architectural and structural blueprints
- Skilled in mathematical calculations for angles and loads
- Truss design accuracy
PERSONAL DETAILS
Languages Known: English, Hindi, and Marathi.
AREAS OF EXPOSURE/EXPERTISE
- Wood truss Engineering & design
- Preparing detailed layout for production and engineered trusses according to Canada Building Codes and customer specific standards.
- ESTIMATION: Quoting all sorts of Projects.
- DESIGN: well trained and experienced to prepare detailed truss placement drawings and engineered truss drawings (Shop ready drawings). Can design each truss as per design parameters depending on codes and customer specific standards. Special loading like drift load, moving office load, etc taken into consideration while designing these Roof/ Floor trusses.
- Specialties: Mitek, I struct.
Timeline
Design Engineer
A1 Trusses (2002) Ltd
2021.05 - Current
Junior site engineer
Vision construction, Pune
2018.09 - 2021.04
Design Engineer
Zytech Building Systems LP
2017.08 - 2018.09
B.E - Civil Engineering
Shri Ramchandra College of Engineering