C+S Summer 2024 Vol. 10 Issue 2 (web)

Neda Talebzadeh

VDC Project Manager

Firm: EnTech Engineering, PC Location: New York City, NY

Education: • BS in Civil Engineering, Beihang University • MS in Civil/Structural Engineering, NYU Tandon School of Engineering Accomplishments/Projects: • East Side Coastal Resiliency (NYCDDC) – Senior VDC Engineer/Drone Engineer for CM team on $1.4 billion program to reduce flood risk along 2.4 miles of Manhattan’s Lower East Side • JFK Roadways, Utilities, and Ground Transportation Center (PANYNJ) – Senior Structural VDC Engineer and Asset Management Lead for Design-Build Team • Penn Station Access (MTA C&D) – Senior Structural VDC Engineer/Bridges Manager for extension of Metro-North Railroad into Manhattan’s Penn Station Professional/Public Service: • Society of Women Engineers (SWE), member • Structural Engineers Association of New York (SEAoNY), member • American Society of Civil Engineers, member

Neda Talebzadeh is a virtual design and construction (VDC) engineer and structural engineering specialist who has played an instrumental role in the design of multiple major infra - structure projects in the New York metropolitan area. Despite being only five years into her career in the AEC industry, Neda has already made tangible, positive impacts on projects of regional importance, using her considerable construction technology and automation skills to advance designs, reduce project costs, and benefit clients. As a structural engineer member of the VDC teams for capital airport, highway, rail, and resiliency projects, Neda conducts structural design, struc - tural analysis, BIM modeling, and BIM coordination, with a focus on structural systems. In addition, Neda has taken on a key role in EnTech’s emergent drone imaging practice for construction progress tracking.

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