Port of Los Angeles engineer
Shaun Shahrestani received the “LA Public Servant of the Year Award” during the
third annual Greater Los Angeles Engineer of the Year Gala Aug. 2.
Shahrestani was recognized
for his role as chief harbor engineer of construction at the Port of LA, where he’s
responsible for construction management and delivery of a wide variety of infrastructure
and maritime-related facilities at the 7,500-acre port complex.
“We’re fortunate to have
Shaun’s experience, talent and leadership here at the port,” POLA Executive Director
Geraldine Knatz said. “We’re spending about a million dollars a day on infrastructure
and Shaun and his team have done an outstanding job making sure that those projects
are completed on time and on budget.”
Shahrestani, a 29-year City
of Los Angeles employee, has been responsible for the design and construction of
several major port development projects during his career. He served as program
manager of the $500 million Pier 400 container terminal construction project, and
has managed key Capital Improvement Projects, such as the Berth 100 container terminal
and Main Channel Deepening projects.
The award was presented
by the Friends of Engineering and Computer Science Technology, a nonprofit organization
affiliated with California State University, Los Angeles. Shahrestani is a CSULA
alumnus.
