Ramesh Kalluri, P.E
Project Manager
Education
Completed Ph. D Course Work, Environmental Engineering , University of British Columbia
M.S., Environmental Engineering, McGill University
B.S., Civil Engineering, Andhra University
Registration
Professional Engineer, State of Texas
Professional Engineer, State of Utah
Experience
More than seventeen years of experience in environmental regulations, engineering/design, project management,
project controls, procurement, construction support, and start-up operations. Specialize in executing projects from
concept development through construction and start-up.
Fields of Experience include water and wastewater treatment facilities, pumping stations, water distribution
systems, and wastewater collection systems including interceptor sewers for both industrial and municipal
operations.
Work History: Major responsibilities have included:
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Project Manager for a $3.0 million Biosolids Improvements Project for City of Houston, Texas. The project
included Thickener, Aerobic Digester Modifications, Belt Filter Presses, Feed Pumps, Dewatered Sludge
Pumps, Belt Conveyor and Polymer Systems.
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Project Manager on a $10.0 million Storm Water Upgrade Project for a chemical plant in Baytown, Texas.
The project included developing a Storm Water Management Model, upgrading their existing oily and storm
water sewer system, new pump stations, storm water surge tanks, load equalization tank, API Separator,
Dissolved Air Flotation and other miscellaneous improvements.
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Project Manager for modernization of a fiberglass pipe manufacturer plant in Houston, Texas
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Project Manager for a 500 gpm Water Softener and distribution system design for a Bleach company in
Houston, Texas.
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Project Administrator and Quality Assurance Manager on a $10.0 million reclaimed water system design for
City of Austin, Texas
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Deputy Project Manager on a $11 million Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion Project for a petroleum
refinery in Salt Lake City, Utah with responsibility for preliminary engineering, execution planning,
estimating, detailed engineering/design, start-up assistance, cost and schedule control, and support for
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procurement and construction activities. Major improvements included addition of Submerged Biological
Contactors, Clarifiers, Automatic Backwash Filters, Air Blowers, and an Aerobic Digester. Project received
an award for OUTSTANDING WWTP from Utah Water Environment Federation.
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Performed a Strategic Market Assessment for evaluating Water and Wastewater market trends and
opportunities in the United States of America.
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Deputy Project Manager on a $11 million Effluent Plant Upgrade for a petroleum refinery in Anacortes,
Washington with responsibility for execution, planning, estimating, detailed engineering/design, and support
for procurement activities. Major improvements included addition of an Orbal Aeration System, Clarifiers,
Polymer System, and a Landfarm for Sludge Disposal.
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Deputy Project Manager on a $4.0 million Wastewater Treatment Plant for a Polyethylene Chemicals plant in
Orange, Texas with responsibility for conceptual planning, pilot/bench scale testing, preliminary engineering,
and estimating. Provided support for detailed engineering, construction, and start-up. Major improvements
included addition of a Pumping Station, Rotary Aerators, and a Dissolved Air Flotation unit.
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Deputy Project Manager on a $4.0 million Drainage Improvement Project for an Olefins based Chemical plant
in Baytown, Texas with responsibility for all phases of engineering, planning, and cost control. Also
responsible for evaluating the existing Wastewater Treatment facilities to handle storm water.
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Deputy Project Manager on a $4.5 million Wastewater Project for a Lube/Grease plant in Port Arthur, Texas
with responsibility for all phases of engineering, cost and schedule control, and support for procurement and
construction activities.
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Lead Project Engineer on a $1.0 million Wastewater Characterization and Sampling Program for a 250,000
bpd refinery in Port Arthur, Texas with responsibility for planning, implementation, and coordination with
several consultants.
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Lead Project Engineer for multiple environmental projects ranging in size from $50,000 to $2.5 million
totaling more than $25 million for Chevron refinery in Port Arthur, Texas. The scope of projects included
feasibility studies, development of short-term and long-term management plans for storm and wastewater,
hydraulic studies, sewer inspection plans, design of pumping stations and waste/storm water collection
systems.
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Environmental Process Engineer on a $100 million Wastewater Treatment Plant for Chevron refinery in Port
Arthur, Texas with involvement in process development, hydraulics, site selection, and cost-effective studies.
Major improvements included addition of APIs, DAFs, Equalization Tanks, Aeration Tanks, Blowers, and
Clarifiers.
Lead Project Engineer with responsibility for all phases of engineering/design, estimating, and preparation of
bidding documents for the following projects:
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$10 million 6 mgd Advanced nitrification/denitrification Activated Sludge Biological Wastewater Treatment
Plant for Uplands Subdivision in Austin, Texas.
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$6.5 million 10 mgd Contact Stabilization type Biological Wastewater Treatment Plant for City of
Brownsville, Texas. Facilities included aeration basins, fine bubble aeration, traveling bridge type clarifiers,
chlorine contact tanks, aerobic digesters, gravity thickeners, belt press dewatering, and maintenance and
blower buildings
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$10 million 18 mgd Activated Sludge Pure Oxygen/Fine Bubble Biological Wastewater Treatment Plant with
tertiary treatment for San Jacinto River Authority in Conroe, Texas. Obtained State Revolving Funds for this
project. Facilities included: bar screens, aerated grit chambers, aeration basins, fine bubble aeration, multistage centrifugal blowers, secondary clarifiers, automatic backwash sand filters, chlorination/dechlorination
facilities, aerobic digesters with coarse bubble aeration and positive displacement blowers, and belt presses.
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$2 million 2.25 mgd Activated Sludge Biological Wastewater Treatment Plant for a Municipal Utility District
in Williamson County, Texas. Project included the addition of flow equalization tanks, flow equalization
pump building, aeration tanks, blower building, lateral flow thickeners, pumps, filter rehabilitation, and piping
modification.
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$2.5 million 100 ton/day Sludge Handling Facilities for Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority in Houston,
Texas. Facilities included sludge thickeners, belt presses, conveyance systems, and truck loading/unloading
facilities.
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$10 million 8.0 mgd Surface Water Treatment Plant for City of Dripping Springs, Texas.
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$10 million Wastewater Interceptor Sewers and Water Transmission Mains for City of Austin, Texas.
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$3 million Water Distribution System consisting of water wells, elevated storage tank, booster pump station,
chlorination facilities, and distribution system for City of Woodlands in Conroe, Texas.
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50,000 gpd Water Treatment Plant for Metropolitan Park in Austin, Texas.
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50,000 gpd Water Treatment Plant for City of Jonestown, Texas
Design Engineer with responsibility for process design, hydraulic calculations, technical specifications, operation
and maintenance manuals for the following projects:
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$30 million 40 mgd - 2 train Activated Sludge Biological Wastewater Treatment Plant for City of Austin,
Texas. Facilities included headworks, aerated grit chambers, primary clarifiers, plug flow aeration tanks with
fine bubble aeration system in one train and coarse bubble aeration system in another, final clarifiers, chlorine
contact chambers, and post aeration system. Prepared operation and maintenance manuals for the 40-mgd
advanced activated sludge treatment plant and the 80-mgd tertiary treatment sand filter system.
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$10 million 80 mgd Tertiary Treatment Deep Sand Filtration System for City of Austin, Texas
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$5 million Upgrade of Wastewater Collection System consisting of several pump stations, gravity sewers, and
force mains for Public Utility Board in Brownsville, Texas.
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Professional Positions
Kalluri Group, Inc.
President
Houston, Texas
GSG, Inc.
Vice President
Houston, Texas
Bechtel Corporation
Deputy Project Manager
Houston, Texas
Turner Collie & Braden, Inc.
Project Engineer
Austin/Houston, Texas
Jay Engineering Company
Project Engineer
Austin, Texas
Professional Affiliations
Water Environment Federation
Publications
Kalluri, R.; “Design of a Modern Pump Station for a Petro-Chemical Wastewater Collection System”, WEAT
and Texas Section AWWA Joint Annual Conference, Galveston, Texas, April 5-8, 1998.
Kalluri, R, Schultz, T.E. and Reynolds, S.L., “Wastewater Treatment with Biodiscs Provide a Cost Effective
Alternative to Activated Sludge”, WEF Industrial Wastes Technical Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana,
March 2-5, 1997 (To be published in October 1997 issue of Industrial Wastewater journal).
Kalluri, R. and Williams, S. T.; “Computer Model for Evaluating Sulfide Corrosion in Wastewater Sewers;”
WPCF 61st Annual Conference, Dallas, Texas, October 3-6, 1988.
Gehr, R. and Kalluri, R.; “The Effects of Short-Term Storage and Elevated Temperatures on the Flocculation
Activity of Aqueous Polymer Solutions;” Water Pollution Journal of Canada, 18, 23 (1983).
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