Rupesh Gundewar

Frischmann Prabhu India Pvt Ltd. Mumbai 
Principal Consultant/Project Manager
Worked as a principal consultant and project manager on engineering projects related to sewer network modelling and design, lake and river rejuvenation.
Client Co-ordination, stakeholder management
Manage cross functional teams within the organisation as well as co-ordination with multiple departments of government clients

Worked simultaneously on two complex projects as project manager at two different location and clients
Team setup for engineering support team for UK sewer modelling projects
Hydraulic modelling using Infoworks/SewerGems and designing of sewer drainage, storm water drainage etc.
Preparation of tender documents as per FIDC conditions of contract

MWH Global (Now part of Stantec), Pune, India 

Senior Engineer/Team Leader
Worked as Senior Design Engineer and was involved in various projects from UK water companies (Thames Water (Optimise), United Utilities, Southern Water, SevernTrent)
Design and modelling of sewerage system, solution optioneering of sewerage flooding schemes, preparation of annualised benefits, preparing design and modelling intent report of sewerage network, review design of sewerage system, sewer model validation and option identification. Software used: InfoWorks

Checking and reviewing sewer design, sewer model build and solution options models
Urban Drainage Modelling – Underground sewerage design, pollution and property flooding scheme
Deputed to UK offices for 6 months at Cardiff & Reading office. Deputed to US offices for 6 months at Chicago, Atlanta and SanDiego.

MEA Group Inc, Lakewood Ranch, FL USA

Project Engineer
Worked as Project Engineer on projects related to storm water management, airport storm water
management etc.
Design and review of Underground Sewarage system and Hydraulic modelling
Design and review of sewer and storm water collection system, preparation of Environmental
Resource and Water use permits, review design of City of Cape Coral sewershed managment
plans

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, USA  
Environmental Engineering Department – Research Assistant Chemical Engineering Department – Research Assisstant
Worked on Feasibility of using produced as base fluid for hydraulic fracturing
Polymer-Zeolite Mixed Matrix Composites for Chemical Vapor Microsensor Films Detection of groundwater

National Environmental Engineering and Research, Institute, Nagpur, India  
Research Fellow
Design and augmentation of water supply system and underground sewerage system, Evaluation of existing water distribution systems and sewerage system to prepare master plan for augmentation of water supply system and underground sewerage system

Reference Project List:
Frischmann Prabhu India Pvt Ltd. Mumbai
1. Name of project: National River Conservation Department (NRCD) JICA Funded Project,
Pune India – Pollution Abatement of River Mula-Mutha: Year: 2018 -2021
Client: National River Conservation Department & Pune Municipal Corporation Location: Pune
Position Held: Hydraulic Analysis Expert (Sewerage) Project Cost: 1100 Cr. INR
Main Project Features: Project include construction of main and branch sewer on river banks, six
number intermediate sewage pumping stations and refurbishment/construction of 11 number
sewage treatment plants. This project is funded by Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA)
Activities Performed: – Responsibilities include leading the sewerage design team, check and
review of hydraulilc design and modelling of existing and new sewerage network using
SewerGems, hydraulic design of sewage pumping stations, design of sewer network with trenchless
methodology. Review of tender documents prepared as per FIDIC conditions. Client co-ordination,
resolving site issues during project construction supervision.

2. Name of assignment or project: Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) India –
Preperation of Detail Project Report (DPR) on Mithi River in Mumbai City Year: 2017-2018
Client: Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) Location: Mumbai Positions Held:
Project Manager (Sewerage) Project Cost: 750 Cr. INR
Main Project Features: The project is located in Mumbai. Excessive pollution load from adjoining
stormwater drains pour millions of liters of wastewater and sludge in Mithi river. The objective of
the project is to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) on measures to curb pollution load of Mithi
river and to restore the river to its original state
Activities Performed: Responsibilities include Project Management of interception of sewage
ingress in stormwater drains and facilitate design of sewerage collection system and sewage
treatment plant. Scoping of project surveys, Client co-ordination, presentation to various
stakeholeders etc. Preperation of tender documents, employers requirements, instruction to
tenderers, technical specifications and special conditions of contract using FIDIC gold and yellow
book.

3. Name of assignment or project: Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) India –
Preparation of Strategic Plan for Stopping Ingress of Sewage and Beautification of Powai Lake
in Mumbai City Year: 2016-2020
Client: Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) Location: Mumbai Positions Held:
Principal Design Engineer (Sewerage)/Project Manager Project Cost: 30 Cr. INR Project
Main Features: The project is located in Mumbai, India and consists of providing consultancy
services for preparation of strategic plan for stopping ingress of sewage and beautification of Powai
Lake
Activities Performed: Responsible for Project Management and delivery of feasibility report of
sewage ingress in stormwater drains and its interception part of the project. Design of sewer
interceptors and underground sewerage network system. Construction supervision of sewage
pumping station, interception and diversion arrangement, barge mounted aeration system and
installation of penstocks on storm water drains outfall.

4. Name of assignment or project: Southwest Water, UK – Falmouth Supply and Demand study
Year: 2016-2017
Client: South West Water, Role: Principal Consultant/Lead Hydraulic Modeller
Activities Performed: Model build of Hayle sewer catchment for growth studies. There were 49
flow monitors installed on sewerage collection system in this catchment which needed to be verified
against the observed flow monitor data for dry weather and storm. Software used Infoworks.

5. Name of assignment or project: Southwest Water, UK – Falmouth Supply & Demand Strategy
– Sewerage Model Build, Verification & Performance Assessment Year: 2017-2018
Client: South West Water, UK Role: Lead Hydraulic Modeller
Activities Performed: Digitisation of 21 sq km of sewerage catchment area in Falmouth using the
impermiability assessment survey (IAS) survey and OS maps of the area. Building of sewer network
drainage model and verfication of the model. Review of the design of proposed underground sewere
drainage system.
MWH Global (Now part of Stantec), Pune, India

6. Name of assignment or project: -Thames water AMP6 program Eight2O (SMB) UK – Thames
water Optimise AMP 5 program UK
Client: Thames Water, UK Role: Lead Hydraulic Modeller
Activities Performed: Preparation of underground sewerage flooding alleviation schemes –
Primarily involved in preparing annulised benefits for sewerage system, flooding schemes,
prepearing modelling intent report, design & review sewerage network, planning surveys, Model
build an verification of the existing or new sewer catchment, preperation of needs model, solution
optioneering, checking and reviewing sewer model build and verification. Involved in providing a
solution for 52 sewer flooding properties on Elm Park road in Crossness catchment. – A key
resource of the Urban Drainage Modelling Division in Optimise programme for Thames water UK.

7. Name of assignment or project: High Road Leytonstone & Orchard Close Combined Sewer
Overflow (CSO) Year: 2012-2014
Client: Thames Water, Role: Senior Hydraulic Modeller
Main Project Features: HighRoad Leytonstone & Orchard Close Comined Sewer Overflow
flooding scheme were part of the Optimise programme for Thames water. The project included
sewerage design & abatement of pollution and alliveiation of property sewer flooding scheme. The
site was located in close proximity to the Olympic Park and major street work improvements in the
area placed significant restrictions on construction
Activities Performed: The solution followed an integrated approach and consisted of construction
at 8 locations across the catchment. This included:
• Decommissioning of a Combined Sewer Overflow
• Design & construction 143 m of storm water sewer
• Design & construction of 261 m of new sewerage system
•Construction of 66 m long,1150×750 mm elliptical online sewage storage facility
• Construction of 26 m long 900 mm diameter online seweage storage facility
• Installement of 2 No. ‘cut and pumps’arrangement at property basement level

8. Name of assignment or project: Tariff Road North London Sewer Flooding alleviation scheme
Year: 2014 – 2015
Client: Thames Water, Role: Senior Hydraulic Modeller
Activities Performed: There were sewer flooding properties in an industrial area which needed to
be protected by providing a solution for 30 yrs return period rainfall. The solution invloved design
of online storage by upsizing the existing underground sewerage system and provision of an offline
sewage storage tank.

9. Name of assignment or project: United Utilities (UU) Model Maintainance program AMP4 UK
Location: United Kingdom Year: 2007-2010
Client: United Utilities Role: Hydraulic Modeller
Activities Performed: United Utilities was updating all the underground sewer network models to
current date. Worked on preparing performance tables for sewerage catchments in UU sewer
drainage areas.

10. Name of assignment or project: Hydraulic Modeller for United Utilities AMP4 DG5 sewer
flooding program Location: United Kingdom Year: 2006-2007
Client: United Utilities Role: Hydraulic Modeller
Activities Performed: This program involved sewer drainage model verification work for 22 DG5
(underground sewer flooding locations) studies involving 14 existing sewer drainage models and
109 flow monitors installed in various sewerage catchment areas. Completed 4 projects of sewer
netwrok model verification in the DG5 sewer flooding program. This involved verification and
design of the sewer network models against the measured flow survey data.

11. Name of assignment or project: Senior Hydraulic Modeller for 4D AMP5 program UK
Location: United Kingdom Year: 2011-2012
Client: Southernwaters Role: Hydraulic Modeller
Activities Performed: This involved verifying and design of an underground sewerage collection
system model with limited flow survey data and estimate flows arriving at sewage treatment works.
Travelled to MWH Cardiff office to assist in this work. With limited budget and information
available the flows arriving at the works were estimated fairly correctly which were corroborated
by the telemetry data available from sewage treatment works.

12. Name of assignment or project: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) USA Year: 2008
Client: City of San Francisco, USA Role: Senior Engineer
Activities Performed: Involved in determining length of blending pipeline to meet water quality
objectives for TDS and residual chlorine under different flow and chemical feed scenarios using
CFD software ANSYS

13. Name of assignment or project: Clean Water Atlanta program USA Year: 2009
Client: City of Atlanta, USA Role: Senior Engineer
Activities Performed: This project was carried out under the Clean Water Atlanta scheme. The
project included completing 100%, Sewer System Evaluation Survey (SSES), of the entire City of
Atlanta sewer system capturing all pipes 8-inch and above. The approx 250 sewersheds that the city
is divided into is further categorized into 6 sewer groups (SG), with SG 1-4 containing the separated
sewer drainage system and SG 5 and 6 containing the combined sewerage system. The work
involved was to take GIS databases of existing sewerage collection system and import them into
infoworks to build sewer models. Delineate subcatchments based on parcel data and calibrate to the
closest downstream flow meter. After the model has been calibrated, growth projections are added,
(inflow and infiltration) I/I reductions are taken and the sewer model is subjected to a 2yr 3hr design
storm. Analysis of the surcharged areas in this model is performed and sewer upsizing is proposed.
MEA Group Inc, Lakewood Ranch, FL USA

14. Name of assignment or project: Development of various underground sewer and storm sewer
collection system Year: 2004 – 2005
Client: South Florida Water Management District Role: Project Engineer
Activities Performed: MEA Group Inc is a land development engineering firm offering residential,
commercial and agricultural site design, government permitting assistance, comprehensive
stormwater management and sewerage design and other land development services for South West
Florida. As a project engineer was involved in the design and review of underground sewer drainage
collection system, stormwater management permits and designs, preparation of storm water
management plan, storm water modelling, Detention ponds, Preparation of Environmental
Resource and Water use Permit, Review City of Cape Coral SWM plans
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, USA

15. Name of assignment or project: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM,
USA Year: 2003-2004
Client: Aztec, New Mexico, USA Location Role: Research Assistant
Activities Performed: Research assistant in the environmental engineering worked on Feasibility of
using produced as base fluid for hydraulic fracturing. This involved Transformation of produced
water into a processing fluid for hydrofracturing in oil and natural gas industry was studied through
viscosity experimentation. Viscosity comparison of fracturing gel using tap water and produced
water as the base fluid was investigated to determine the parameters effecting the crosslinking of
guar gum polymer using zirconium acetate as the crosslinker.

16. Name of assignment or project: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM,
USA Year: 2001- 2003
Client: Department of Chemical Engineering, New Mexico Tech, USA Role:Research Assistant
Activities Performed: Polymer-Zeolite Mixed Matrix Composites for Chemical Vapor Microsensor
Films Detection of groundwater BTEX stored in USTs was examined using chemical vapor
microsensors coated with highly selective polymer zeolite sensor films. Enhancement of selectivity
of benzene over toluene was observed as the zeolite loading increases in the polymer matrix.
National Environmental Engineering and Research, Institute, Nagpur, India

17. Name of assignment or project: National Environmental Engineering and Research (NEERI),
Institute, Nagpur, Year: 1999-2000
Client: Nagar Nigam Agra City & World Bank Role: Project Fellow
Activities Performed: Project fellow in the Risk Analysis division of NEERI and was involved in
the following tasks: Design and augmentation of water supply and sewerage design system,
Evaluation of existing water distribution systems and sewerage collection system to prepare master
plan for augmentation of water supply system, underground sewage collection system, preparation
of state environmental action plan (World Bank aided project), design of leak detection in fire
hydrant system.