Born in Agra and raised in Aligarh, India, Shahbaz earned his Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), where he began his association with ASCE as a student member. After working as a Structural Engineer for a year, he moved to the United States in 2018 to pursue his M.S. in Geotechnical Engineering at Texas A&M University, College Station, where he remained an active member of the ASCE Geo-Institute.
Based in Denver, Colorado, Shahbaz works as a Geotechnical Engineer at Kiewit
Corporation, specializing in deep foundations, soil stabilization, geotechnical exploration, and energy geotechnics. Since joining Kiewit in 2021, he has contributed to several major U.S. infrastructure projects, including the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild in Baltimore, the Mobile Bay Bridge in Alabama, the VTA’s BART Phase II Tunnel in San Jose, and the Southeast Connector project in Dallas. His work focuses on integrating advanced soil–structure interaction modeling with sustainable energy geotechnics, strengthening the resilience and performance of critical infrastructure.
Alongside his professional career, Shahbaz continues to engage in academic research as a Scientific Member at the University of Kiel, Germany, focusing on the thermal behavior of soils and energy-efficient subsurface systems. Beyond engineering, he enjoys traveling, barbecuing, and spending time with family, while actively supporting community causes such as the CureSearch Walk for Children’s Cancer.