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Trupti Patel B.Eng.( Honours ), M.Sc. H & T, M.C.I.H.T.

Position:
Vice President (North & Scotland)

With over 30 years of experience in the field of Highways,  Traffic and Transportation, Trupti has  successfully  managed various divisions  at  Salford City Council , Manchester City Council and Three Rivers  District Council.  She was appointed as  ‘The ‘Traffic Manger “ for the Salford City Council between June 2007  and April 2009 and now she has recently  set up her own consultancy dealing with projects involving network management , sustainable transport , environmental improvements , road safety and climate change issues. 

Trupti is one of a very small group of  women who have triumphed over adversity and has become successful in an arena that is firmly male dominated and has thereby also become a prime role model for all women throughout the country.

Trupti utilises her vast skill set purposefully in supporting a range of voluntary organizations including:

  • Charter Institution of Highways and Transportation : Serving the NW Branch from 2001.
  • Following on from her position as the first woman civil engineer of Asian origin in the UK, Trupti has added to these achievements with her new position as the first woman chairperson of the NW Branch  (2007/08) .
  • Charter Institute of Civil Engineers: Editorial Advisory Panel Member –UK panel of ‘Municipal Engineer’ , ICE Proceedings from April 09.
  • Member of the Regional Joint Panel of  IHT and the  Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics 
  • President of Hindu Council of North April 2009
  • Vice President North  – Hindu Forum  Britain
  • President of  Indian Association of Oldham-2007-2009
  • Founder and Chairperson of  ‘Nrtya Jyoti’ Community Art Organization and Supplementary School.
  • First Hindu Chairperson (2005-06) of the Interfaith Forum  Oldham
  • First UK YOG teachers’ Coordinator ( 2007-2009 )  Patanjali Yog Peeth( UK) Trust
  • Board member of Community Arts North West since 2000.
  • Steering group member of Oldham LAA/VCFP since 2002.

Qualifications:

  • BEng. Civil Engineering (Honors) , Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar,   Gujarat India.
  • M.Sc.( Highways and Transportation), City University, London.
  • Member of  Charter  Institution of Highways and Transportation UK
  • Visharad (eq.B. Arts) in Bharatnatyam from ‘Bruhad-Gujarat Sangeet Sameeti’
  • Yoga Teacher- Gujarat Yog Sameeti
  • Yoga  Teacher-PYPT