Thayalan Sivachelvan is a highly experienced Chartered Traffic and Road Safety Principal Engineer with a notable track record in the civil engineering industry in New Zealand. With expertise in Traffic Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Road Safety Audits, Rural and Urban High Risk Corridor Assessments, Fatal Crash Reports, Highways, and Transportation Asset Management, Thayalan has honed a prevalent skillset throughout his career. He obtained First Class Honours from the University of Auckland for his Master's Degree in Engineering Studies (Transportation) in 2017.

Thayalan has an extensive professional history including roles as Principal- Traffic and Safety Team Leader at Blue Barn Consulting Ltd, Acting Principal Engineer (Secondment) at Auckland Transport, and former roles as Traffic and Transportation Team Leader as well as Road and Traffic Safety Manager/Senior Asset Management Engineer at WSP Opus and Opus International Consultants Limited. Thayalan has also served dynamically as an Asset Management Engineer, Road and Traffic Safety Engineer, Quality Assurance/Estimating Engineer at Opus International Consultants Limited and Serco Infrastructure, respectively.

As an experienced engineer, Thayalan's significant proficiency in civil engineering and transportation engineering, along with his extensive background in asset management, road safety audits, and accident investigation and analysis, provide him with relevant expertise within his field. Thayalan's background confirms that he has in-depth knowledge of the transportation engineering and civil engineering industry, and significant expertise in road safety audits and accident investigation.