Engineer Engineering
Resume:
Molla Mohammad Ali
Norwalk, CA 90650
Tel: 562-***-**** (Msg.); +673-***-**** (Cell)
E-mail: a77ais@r.postjobfree.com, a77ais@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE A Challenging Professional and Administrative Career in Civil Engineering.
EDUCATION
REGISTRATION
CITIZENSHIP
SPECIALITY
Ph.D. - Civil Engineering
The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 1987.
Dissertation: A Probabilistic Analysis of the Distribution of Collapsing Soil in Tucson
Using Kriging Method.
M.Eng. - Soil Engineering.
Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, 1981.
Thesis: Statistical Evaluation of Effective Strength Parameters for Soft Clay.
B.Sc. Engg. - Civil Engineering, (First Class)
Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Dhaka, 1978.
a) P.E., (Civil-24964), Board of Technical Registration, State of Arizona.
b) P.E., (Civil-C59936) Board of Prof. Engrs. & Land Surveyors, California.
United States of America (USA)
Construction Management, Structural Design of residential and commercial buildings,
and earth and earth supported Structures. Sustainable Construction, Risk Assessment
and Sustainability in Construction for Development, Transportation Engineering, Design
of Pavements,
EMPLOYMENT
Oct. 2011
To Present
HAHD Engineering & Associates, Kg. Kiulap, Brunei
Chief, Project Management
As chief of PM Division, serves as project manager for complex professional
engineering activities, projects, and other programs; manage and facilitate the
development and administration of engineering projects from inception through
completion of construction contract; ensure that projects and programs meet all
applicable laws, regulations, and policies. supervises a team of design
engineers, site engineers & supervisors and other technical staff for completion
of project within the contract period and budget, attend progress meetings,
resolve issues and serve as advisors to clients, contractors & sub-contractors on
technical aspects of the projects.
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Aug. 2008
To
Sept. 2011
2007- 2008
March 1998
To
July 2008
Associate Professor, School of Civil Engineering, University Science Malaysia
(USM), Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, & JUC Jubail, KSA.
The primary responsibility for this position is to teach the theory and practice of civil
engineering to both undergraduate and graduate students and engage in state of the art
research activity, supervising MS and Ph.D students, writing research proposal, pursue
and sustain scholarly research and publications, perform administrative task to maintain
quality education, evaluating students records for admission to undergraduate and
graduate programs, supervising Senior, MS and PhD students on research projects,
advising students, serving on department, college, and university committees, lead
graduate students on local research projects, arranging seminars and short courses,
providing community services, enhancing laboratory facilities, evaluating and formulating
students learning/teaching outcome and preparing documents for accreditation,
participating in the collective responsibilities of the faculty including curriculum design
and implementation, continuous improvement and assessment, faculty governance
appropriate to the department mission and consistent with the department values,
generating external funding, and other assigned duties.
Courses taught at USM and JUC, Jubail, KSA (As Teaching Faculty Sept. 2010-Sept
2011): Soil Mechanics (EAG 245/3), Geotechnical Design (EAG 346/2), Advanced
Geotechnical Engineering (EAG 442/4), Strength of Materials (EAS 152), Geomatic
(Surveying) Engineering (EAK 263/4), Geotechnical Analysis (EAG 345/3), Engineering
Mathematics (EUM 111/4). Supervisor-Geotechnical, Highway and Traffic Engineering
Laboratory, (EAA304/2), Design of Pavements, Structural Materials.
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Southern California
(USC), Los Angeles, California.
Taught CE - 583 Design of Transportation Facilities, Served on PhD committees for
research on Geostatistical analysis of bore hole data for estimating probability of
earthquakes.
Transportation Engineer (Civil)
California Department of Transportation, Los Angeles, California.
- Review improvements of transportation facilities proposed by the District office that
affects pavements, bridges and other structures. Review plans and other supporting
design for design of roadways, bridges, and other transportation structures for
encroachment permits, air space usage, channel improvements, retaining structures,
bore and jack, culverts, gas, sewer and water pipe installation through state bridges
and right of ways.
- Perform traffic analysis, traffic investigation, structural analysis and geotechnical
evaluation for the design of flexible and rigid pavements, earth and earth-supported
structures for approving permit request. This includes but not limited to structural
design foundation, freeway pavements embankments, tieback systems, stability of
slopes and shallow and deep foundations. Confer with clients, consultants and
contractor to find reasonable solution based on and conforming to Caltrans policies.
3
May 1994
to
July 1997
Sept. 1992
To
April 1994
Resident Engineer
Public Works Department, Negara Brunei Darussalam
As Resident Engineer in the Project Development Section of the Ministry of Development,
besides serving as Geotechnical Consultant, was responsible for project management
and co-ordination for implementation of the National Development Projects in general
particularly the National Sports Complex ($150 m) that comprises various packages.
Major activities in various project include the following:
Co-ordination with clients and consultants towards obtaining design brief and planning of
various development projects. Checking drawings and contract documents prior to
tendering of projects by consultants. Participating in the administration of contracts, day
to day management, negotiation of variation and other contractual maters, viz.,
reprogramming construction schedule, approving extension of time, substitution of
materials, commissioning and handing over of projects. Review design of vertical drains
for soil improvement for Lambak Kanan Industrial State project. Site reconnaissance and
recommend procedure for subsoil investigation, analyze preliminary bore hole
information, assign laboratory tests, analyze test results, design and recommend
alternative solution for the improvement of 25 m of soft clay deposit for housing project.
Senior Geotechnical Engineer
Development Design Consultants Ltd.
Dhaka, Bangladesh.
As Senior Engineer, responsible for project development, preparation of specification for
subsurface exploration, analysis and design of foundation for earth and earth supported
structures, review of design and design alternate foundation system, Major activities in
various projects include the following:- Analysis, design and preparation of detailed
drawing for construction of foundation for the 20 story DDC Bhaban building, Alternate
solution as raft foundation was also designed and detailed drawing prepared. Design of
foundation for the passenger boarding bridge at the Zia International Airport, Dhaka,
Bangladesh. Analysis and design of bored cast -in-situ piles in a difficult subsoil condition
with the estimation of negative skin friction for Fenchugong Power Plant, Sylhet,
Bangladesh. Analysis and design of shallow foundation in a very poor subsoil condition
for the construction of vault room for Bangladesh Bank at Barishal. Preparation of
technical proposal for Dhaka Integrated Flood Control project.
Worked as co-author and editor in the project, “Preparation of the National Building Code
of Bangladesh”, and performed the following tasks:- Co-authored chapters on
Foundation, Masonry Structures and Sign & Outdoor Display. Edited various chapters of
the Building Code including chapters on General Building Requirements, Control and
Regulation, Administration and enforcement, General Design Requirements, Foundation,
Load, Structural Design, and Construction Practices and Safety.
Dec. 1991
To
August 1992
Project Engineer
Applied Geotechnical Engineering Inc.,Tustin, California.
Responsible for field exploration, assigning laboratory tests for foundation
recommendation and hazardous waste evaluation and preparation of final reports. Major
tasks in various projects include the following: Analysis and design of foundation system
for gasoline reservoir and accessories, supervision of foundation construction; hill site
development - stability analysis of natural and manmade slopes for earthquake loading
and design of buttress, where required; conduct field permeability test and design
seepage well; preparation of specification for field compaction. Installation of
inclinometers and monitoring of the lateral movement of 1/2 mile reach city water main
under a 20 ft. high escarpment and subsequent evaluation of its effect on the pipe
alignment. Field exploration with test pits for the evaluation of upstream & downstream
4
Nov. 1989
To
Oct. 1991
Sept. 1987
To
Oct. 1989
Aug. 1983
To
Jul. 1987
channel deposited material, investigation of its suitability as dam construction materials
and evaluation of density and filterability of core and filter blanket for the renovation &
upgrading of four Los Angeles Debris Dams. Geotechnical and Geological investigation
by test pits and auger boring for warehouse building in Long Beach, California. The
investigation included field exploration, collecting disturbed and undisturbed samples,
assigning laboratory tests for foundation design parameters, liquefaction analysis,
recommendation of foundation and slope protection systems including procedure for land
development with cuts and fill.
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET)
Taught the following courses- Mechanics of soils, Foundation Engineering, Construction
Management, Engineering Geology: improved soil laboratory, served on committees for
curriculum development, student dormitories etc.
Staff Geotechnical Engineer
Western Technologies Inc.
Phoenix, Arizona.
As staff engineer was responsible for field exploration and testing of soils and rocks for
foundation and hazardous waste evaluation. Supervision of test pits and auger boring,
collecting of disturbed and undisturbed soil samples, assigning tests, analyze test results
and recommend foundation system. Perform laboratory tests viz., consolidation, triaxial
shear, permeability etc. Supervise field investigation including coring of rocks for the
foundation of microwave towers, perform field permeability test for the design of seepage
well. Analyze tests results and prepare final reports.
Teaching Associate, Department of Civil Engineering
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.
Taught undergraduate courses on Soil Mechanics Laboratory, Materials Laboratory,
Statics, Dynamics and Computer Graphics.
Dec. 1981
To
July 1983
March 1981
To
Nov. 1981
Project Geotechnical Engineer
Moh & Associates Ltd., Singapore
As project engineer was responsible for overall management, instrumentation and
monitoring of the construction of highway embankment on soft clay approaching the fly-over
on the Braddell Road, Singapore. Lateral movement, settlement and pore pressure was
monitored and comparison made with the calculated settlement and time factors. Design
sheet piles foe excavation for the construction of basement for multistoried office building.
Instrumentation and monitoring of lateral movement of sheet piles with inclinometers. Design
of sheet piles and lateral bracing. Analysis and design of foundation system, Supervise field
investigation including rock coring for Sea View Apartment Complex in Penang, Malaysia. As
laboratory in-charge supervised laboratory tests viz., triaxial shear, permeability,
consolidation etc. on undisturbed and recompacted soils, analyze test results and prepare
final reports.
Research Associate
Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.
Analyzed settlement records of multistoried office building in Penang, Malaysia and
recommended remedial procedures. Investigated the compaction characteristics by
performing triaxial (CK0U) tests on reconstituted samples of borrow materials for the
construction of clay core for Chiew Larn Dam project in Thailand.
5
Feb. 1978
To
Aug. 1979
Structural Engineer, Associated Consulting Engineers Ltd. Dhaka, Bangladesh
As structural engineer was responsible for the structural design of reinforced concrete structures for
commercial and residential buildings, and supervises construction of structures including foundation
and pile load tests.
1. Prof. Jean-Pierre Bardet, Chair
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-2531
Tel: 213-***-**** (Office), e-mail: a77ais@r.postjobfree.com
2.
Prof. James E. Moore II, Chair
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and System Engineering
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0193
Tel: 213-***-**** (Office), e-mail: a77ais@r.postjobfree.com
3. Prof. Mohammad Nurul Amin,
Department of Computer Science
National University,
La Jolla, CA 92037
Tel: 858-***-**** (Residence), e-mail: a77ais@r.postjobfree.com
4. Dr. Jalaluddin Khandoker,
California Department of Transportation – Los Angeles
11639 Dornes Street
Artesia, CA 90701
Tel: 213-***-**** (Office), e-mail: a77ais@r.postjobfree.com
5.
Dr. Md. Arifuzzaman
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Tel:+966-*-***-****, e-mail: a77ais@r.postjobfree.com
References
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LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
Text Books:
1. Ali, M. Mohammad, Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics and Foundations (2008-)
2. Text Book: Ali, M. Mohammad, Foundation Fundamentals.(2010-)
3. Book Chapter: Aziz HA, Haque AAM, Ali MM, Huing YT, Land Treatment of
Wastewater, In. Huang YT, Wang LK, Shammas NK, Handbook of
Environmental and Waste Management, World Scientific Publishing Co.
Singapore, (In press)
Book Chapters
Publication (Books)
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4. Ali MM, Ahmad F, Yahya AS, , Farooqi MA (2011) Characterization and Hazard
Study of Two Areas of Penang Island, International Journal of Human Ecology and
Risk Assessment, HERA BHER#58856, Vol. 17, ISS 4.
5. Ali MM, MR Selamat, Yii SS, Ng WK (2011) On the study of pile driving formula
based on blow counts,(P-17), Intl. J. of Geotec & Geol Eng. Vol. 29, # 3, pp 351-
361,DOI: 10.1007/s10706-010-9381-x. Springer, Netherland.
6. Ahmad F,Yahya AS, Ali MM, Hussain WNAM (2010) Environmental Risk
Assessment on Hill Site Development in Penang, Malaysia: Recommendation on
Management System, European J. of Sc. Res., Vol. 40(3)pp. 318-340.
7. Ali MM, F Ahmad, AS Yahya (2010) On the analysis of collapsing soil. Under review,
International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, IJGE, Sacramento,
California.
8. Ahmad F,Yahya AS, Ali MM, MAZmi, MHRamly,, HY Hooi (2010) Development of an
erosion risk map for Penang island, using the USLE and GIS 2nd review- Annals of
GIS, Taylor & Francis
9. Ali MM,(2010) Geostatistics: An Estimation Technique of Geotechnical and other
Regionalized Variables, Under 2nd review - Intl. J GGE, Springer.
10. Ali MM (2010) Identifying and analyzing problematic soils, International Journal of
Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Springer, Netherland(P-13) Vol. 29,
#3, pp343-350, DOI: 10.1007/s10706-010-9380-y
11. F Ahmad, AS Yahaya, MM Ali, SHA Hairy (2010). Qualitative Risk Assessment
Schemes Using SelectedParameters For Hillslope Developments: A Case Study of
Penang Island, Under 2nd review - Journal, International Consortium of
Landslides, ICL-Springer. (P-26)
12. Ahmad F, Yahya AS, Ali MM, SHA Hairy (2010) ,Evaluation for Environmental Risk
Assessment Parameters Due to the Hillslope Developments in Penang Island.
International Journal of Human and Ecological Risk Assessment,(HERA) Taylor
& Francis.VOL 16, ISS 5 (P-3)
13. Ali MM,HM Ramly, P Mastura, (2010) Comparison of skin resistance based on static
formula andDPA , Under 2nd review- Journal of Geotechnic and Geo Engineering,
Taylor & F. (P-21)
14. Ali MM, F. Ahmad, AS Yahaya, EA Nowatzki, DE Myers (2009) Statistical Evaluation
of Collapse and Collapse-related Soil Parameters, ScienceAsia, 35(4):372-380.(P-6)
15. Ali MM, EA Nowatzki, DE Myers (1990), “Probabilistic Analysis of Collapsing Soil by
Indicator Kriging”. International Journal of Mathematical Geology, Vol. 22, No. 1,
January, pp. 15-38.
16. Ali MM (1990) Statistical Evaluation of Bangkok Clay Shear Strength Parameters,
Geotechnical Testing Journal, ASTM, GTJODJ Vol. 13, September, pp. 250-256.
Refereed Journals
Papers in Refereed Journals and in International Conferences
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17. Ali A.O.A, Ali M. M.(2011).Probabilistic Distribution of Collapsing Geotechnical
Parameters, Accepted for the forthcoming Ninth AES-ATEMA'2011 International
Conference Montreal, Canada: August 01 - 01, 2011.(P-30)
18. Ali MM,(2010). Spatial Analysis of collapse-related parameters, accepted for 8th Saudi
Engineering Conference, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 2011.(P-7)
19. Ali MM, F Ahmad, AS Yahaya(2010).Analysis of geotechnical parameters from Pima
County Basin, Arizona, Proceedings, 6th Intl. Engg. & Construction Conf. ASCE,
Cairo, June 28-30, 2010. pp1011-1018(P-28)
20. Ali MM, AS Yahaya, F Ahmad (2010). Thickness prediction of soil deposit by ordinary
kriging, Third Intl. Conf. on Tech. & Innov. for Sustainable Dev. (TISD2010), 4-6
March, 2010., Nong Khai, Thailand. pp. 122-125. (P-25)
21. Ali MM, EA Nowatzki, DE Myers (1989) “Geostatistical Techniques to Estimate
Collapse-related Soil Parameters”, Proc. 25th Symposium on Engineering
Geology and Geotechnical Engineering, Reno, Nevada, March, pp. 289-296.
22. Nowatzki EA, MM Ali, DE Myers (1989) A Use of Geostatistics to Predict the
Occurrence of Collapsing Soil, , FE Congress, ASCE, Vol. 1, June, pp176-190.
23. Ali MM, EA Nowatzki, DE Myers (1989) “Geostatistical Methods to Predict Collapsing
Soil”, Proc. XII
ICSMFE, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Vol. VII, No.2, August, pp. 567-5
24. J Prasetijo, CY Wai MM Ali, (2010), Study on Motorcycle Behavior in Malaysia, ,6th
Intl. Engg & Const. Conf, IECC’6-ASCE, June 28-30, Cairo, Egypt.(P-27)
25. MR Selamat, Ali MM, SS Yii (2009) “A study of pile driving formula using hammer
blow counts. Proceedings, 5th National Conference-AWAM-09, USM, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia. Oct. 27-29, 2009, p. 511-524 (P-10)
26. HR Ramly, M Azmi, F Ahmad, Ali MM (2009) Effect of municipal solid waste
composition on permeability, Proc. Internl. Symp. on Geo-envi Engg,, Hangzhou,
China, Sept. 8-10, Springer. Pp.596 – 601. ISBN 978–3–642–04459–5 (P-12)
27. AS Yahaya, F Ahmad, MM Ali, LY Tiing (2009) Predicting sand thickness using
ordinary kriging in Batu Ferringhi, Penang. Proc. 5th National Conference, USM,
Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 27-29, 2009, pp.731-736. (P-20)
28. J Prasetijo, MM Ali, N Wu (2009) Critical Speed Prediction at Un-signalized
Intersection Under Mixed Traffic Condition. Proceedings, 7th International
Conference on Traffic and Transportation Studies, ICTT-2010, Beijing Jiaotong
University, Beijing, China.(P-22)
29. J Prasetijo, MM Ali, N Wu (2009) Conflict technique:The second method of capacity
analysis
of un-signalized intersections under mixed traffic conditions. Proceedings, 5th
National Conference-USM.
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