A.Kanan

Civil Structural Engineer&Construction Technologist

647-***-**** q7edke@r.postjobfree.com 905-***-****

Highlights Of Qualifications

 Member of (OSPE) Ontario Society Of Professional Engineers, membership#: 0168774, P. Eng. Intern # 100134188

 An innovative, principled structural engineer with over 15 years of solid experience in planning & design, implementation, supervising and management for concrete & steel structures

 Project Engineer/Technologist extensive (experience in Structural Design, Supervision, Quantities take-off and Studies)

 Competent with (Primavera project planner 3.1, SAP 2000, ETABS, Word & Excel) programs

 Experience in carrying out field measurements and preparing shop and layout drawings using AutoCAD 2D, Rebar CAD

 Project Engineer (Designed, supervised, analyzed and estimated costs for various construction projects such as factories, hotels, restaurants and residential buildings)

 Supervised various contractors on construction contracts for United Nation schools

 Office Engineer (Various office tasks such as quantities take-off, Auto-CAD drafting, surveying works, structural designing and supervision)

 Excellent leadership, analytical, organizational, communication, presentation and problem-solving skills

 Extensive construction/ site/civil engineering experience

Professional Experience

Structural Designer

Khalifeh Construction Inc. 02/2008

Kitchener, ON, Canada Current

1) Prepared all shop drawings including bill of materials and quantities

2) Studied the industrial drawings and take off quantities for all steel sections

3) Estimated the cost of materials, studied tenders and bid documents

4) Designed concrete and steel structure, prepared shop drawings for all steel structural design

Project Engineer

Mady Contract Division Ltd. 11/2007-01/2008

Toronto, ON, Canada Temporary

1) Followed-up on current projects and compared between existing work and work plans through Primavera

2) Studied revisions of constructions drawings, evaluated and revised costs, prepared change orders, and take-off quantities.

3) Coordinated with contractors regarding revisions, assisted in the preparing bill of quantities, materials and pricing.

Civil Engineer

Professional Engineering Syndicate, Damascus, Syria 1987-2006

1) Coordinated the planning, design and implementation of projects with clients and related consultants

2) Initiated, supervised, and reviewed the design and drawings of all structural components, according to standards and good engineering practices

3) Provided exceptional leadership, which resulted in high team moral, increased volume of production and company profits

4) Designed concrete and steel structures & foundations; single-storey up to 12 storey buildings, portal frames, trusses, water tanks, culverts, drains, retaining & diaphragm walls, basements & swimming pools, and footings

5) Conducted on-site inspections and recommendations for structural problems or defects. Investigated prospective sites for the preparation of soil investigation, bill of quantities. Analyzed the field data and laboratory test results for foundation design. Monitored resident engineers performance to assure quality implementation/modification of the design

6) Managed and executed several constructional sub-contracts jobs from pre-tender stage up to hand- over. Prepared analytic reports evaluating the specialist's design, modification and counter proposals

Structural Engineer 1990-1991

United Nation Schools Damascus, Syria Contract

1. Prepared sites for construction including soil technical report.

2. Designed structural drawings for UN buildings “schools, health centers, social centres”. Supervised and implemented the constructions of UN buildings.

3. Arranged bill of quantities, specifications and bill of materials for UN projects. Prepared the schedule of work including deliveries schedule.

4. Arranged site meetings, issued change orders, and arranged monthly payments, final payments, deficiency lists and all required close-out documents.

Civil Engineer 1987-1990

Ministry of Agriculture

Damascus, Syria

1) Arranged topographic plans for regions and municipalities including all site survey and office works

2) Arranged development plans including suggestions for: Services “roads, railways,” Government buildings “schools, health centres, parks,” Private properties

3) Prepared final records with complete list of land registers and properties

*All the calculations above were completed by using planimeter, audits procedures, survey instruments, and computer programs.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Bachelor’s Degree In Civil Engineering

University of Damascus, Syria 1981-1986

Master Of Science In Transportation

University of Damascus, Syria 1999-2000

INTERESTS

Computers, Seismic research, Dynamics of structures

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