Rajesh (Roger) Soneja, P.E., LEED AP
President/CEO
Emily Soneja
Manager: Operations and Marketing
President/CEO
Managing Principal
Overview
Founder and President Rajesh (Roger) Soneja has positioned Simplex as a client-oriented business that operates independently of affiliations with architects, engineers, contractors, and developers in order to provide unbiased services to its clients.
Mr. Soneja, a licensed civil engineer in the State of California, has over 25 years of professional experience in the project and construction management (PM/CM) of various public work projects such as schools, hospitals, prisons and transportation projects. He has been actively involved hands on in the company’s projects in the areas of program/construction management, contract administration, client contact and general operations.
He has authored articles in the Construction Publications relating to change orders control and settlement methodology. He has also taught as a part time lecturer for the Engineering Technology Department, at the California Polytechnic, Pomona.
Mr. Soneja is an expert in independent cost analysis of contract change orders during design and construction phases of a project. He enjoys excellent reputation of settling these change orders in a fair and equitable manner to all parties thereby minimizing potential claims. Additionally, he has provided litigation support and expert witness testimony in depositions, mediations, arbitrations and at trial.
His experience includes all phases of design and construction, from feasibility studies to project close-out, and includes conceptual/detailed estimating /scheduling, value engineering studies, project delivery recommendations, contract administration and operations review.
Selected PM/CM Experience
- State College Grade Separation ROW Certification Project, Fullerton, California ($30 million)
- Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Various CIP Projects
- Port of Long Beach (POLB) Various CIP Projects
- Diamond Valley Lake Recreation Program, Riverside, California ( $200 million)
- Southern California Veterans Home, Barstow, Southern California ($24 million)
- California State Prison, Lancaster, Southern California ($208 million)
- West Valley Detention Center, San Bernardino County, Southern California ($116million)
- Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center, Downey, Southern California ( $136 million)
Selected Claims experience
- Metro Red Line Wilshire/Western Station
Scope of services included cost estimation, evaluation and recommendation of the damage claims as submitted by the Wiltern Theatre property owner against the Metropolitan Transportation Agency (MTA) for the insurance company. - Placentia Unified School District
Scope of services focused on the depositions and expert testimony during the trial for the claims filed against the district by the general contractor for cost overruns due to change orders and time extensions. - Downey Municipal Court, Los Angeles County
Scope of services included analysis, quantification, evaluation and recommendation report of the contractors claim to defend County of Los Angeles. - Covintongton Homes vs. HOA
Scope of services included forensic investigations, related cost of repair and depositions to provide technical support for the construction defect claims to the defendant team of attorneys. - Veteran’s Home of Southern California, Chula Vista, CA
Scope of services included analysis and technical support to the CM for various claims submitted by the general contractor against the State of California for change orders and related time extensions.
Background
BS Civil Engineering, University of Delhi, India
MS Civil Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago.
Computer Software Applications: Microsoft Office and Primavera
License and Registrations
PE Civil California Registration No C57646
LEED AP Certified
Emily Soneja
Education
Esperanza High School – High School Diploma Received in 2010
College of Communications, California State University, Fullerton – Expected Graduation 2015
Overview
Ms. Soneja has over 3 years of clerical, administrative, marketing, and business development experience. Most of her experience has been working in the Construction Management industry. Responsibilities have included: administrative assistance/clerical work, preparing RFP submittals and other marking materials, Networking, Human Resources functions, Accounting, Contract Management, routing and tracking all incoming and outgoing correspondence, maintaining project and contract files, and maintaining office inventory. Ms. Soneja has excellent organizational, analytical, time management, leadership, and interpersonal and communication skills. She is also proficient in several software applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Professional Experience
Simplex Construction Management, Inc. – Manager: Operations and Marketing
Ms. Soneja has been providing office administrative support for the past 3 years. She has worked her way up from Administrative Assistant to Office Manager while attending school full-time. She provides support to various project managers working on projects for clients such as Orange County Transportation Authority, Los Angeles World Airports, Caltrans, and Los Angeles Unified School District. She is responsible for creating and reconciling monthly invoices, maintaining all project files, contract files, and office files, processing all incoming and outgoing correspondence, maintaining office inventory, and processing payroll for all employees. She networks and develops teaming arrangements with other Construction Management firms and coordinates the writing and management of proposals.
Ms. Soneja also has experience with contract compliance. Simplex’s contracts with public agencies have required various levels of General Liability, Professional Liability, Worker’s Compensation, Business Liability, Automobile and Property Insurance. She has been able to attain all required amounts of insurance liability for each contract within the specified time frames. She also develops marketing literature and attends pre-proposal meetings outside the office.