RESUME
F. Ali Khanlou, PE Tel: 918-***-****
Senior Structural Engineer **********@*****.***
Over 25 years of experience in the engineering design, construction and field inspection of steel,
concrete, timber and masonry structures. Involved with the design of Oil/Gas Refineries, Power
Plants (Fossil, Hydro), Pharmaceuticals, Pulp & paper, Communications, Avionics, Industrial
Facilities, Aircraft Hangers and Manufacturing, Tire Manufacturing, a Steel Mill, commercial,
government and municipal facilities such as Office Buildings, Hospitals, Water & Waste Water
Treatment Facilities, Schools, Laboratories, Jails, and a Courthouse. Have extensively used
STAAD Pro, RISA 3D, SAP 2000 & ETABS, PCA MAT, ENERCALC, MATHCAD. With a complete
knowledge of AISC, ASTM, AWS, ASD, AISI, ACI 318, CRSI, ACI 530, The Canadian Concrete
Code, ASCE 7, IBC, SBC, BOCA, OSHA, UBC, NEHRP, and the SEAOC Blue Book.
EXPERIENCE
6/13 to SAIC, Tulsa, OK
9/13 Position: Structural Engineer Specialist
Responsibilities include analysis and design of structures for Upstream Oil/Gas, chemical, and
industrial facilities.
1/12 to Oil and Gas Refineries, Persian Gulf
5/13 Position: Lead Structural Engineer
Under contract with National Oil Co. performed structural design of pipe bridges, deep sea platforms
and foundations.
6/11 to CH2MHill Engineers (formerly Lockwood Greene), Spartanburg, SC
11/11 Position: Senior Structural Engineer. Involved with the design of chemical and industrial facilities for
clients such as Indorama, Calisolar. Responsibilities include analysis and design of structures,
Detailing, checking drawings and calculations, field support.
1/08 to The Shaw Group, Charlotte, NC
7/09 Position: Senior Structural Engineer
Designed heavy foundations for the Dominion fossil power plant for Virginia Electric and Power Co.
Performed structural calculations, detailing, checking of drawings and calculations.
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10/06 to Jacobs Engineers, Charleston, SC
01/08 Position: Lead Structural Engineer, Design of Modular Structures and deep foundations for the
Canadian (upstream) Oil Sands project.
11/05 to Fluor Engineers, FEMA Disaster Relief, Mississippi
6/06 Position: Project Officer and senior structural engineer
Under contract with Fluor- TRS, performed structural inspections of buildings, aircraft hangers, train
stations, churches, and schools damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
8/04 to Oil and Gas Refineries, Persian Gulf
10/05 Position: Lead Structural Engineer
Under contract with National Oil Co. performed onshore (upstream) structural design of equipment
supports, platforms, pipe bridges, and off shore deep sea foundations.
9/03 to Jacobs Engineers, Charleston, SC
6/04 Position: Senior Structural Engineer, Design of Modular Structures for clients such as Eli Lilly and
Merck Pharmaceutical facilities in Puerto Rico. Modular constructions built in Charleston, SC and
shipped on barges to Puerto Rico, and Singapore. Manually designed all tubular steel connections.
11/02 to Day & Zimmermann Intl, Inc., Kingsport, TN
5/03 Position: Senior Structural Engineer, Providing the structural design, walk downs and field support for
the Eastman Chemicals.
Resume of F. Ali Khanlou, PE
10/01 to Southern Environmental, Inc., Pensacola, FL
10/02 Position: Lead Structural Engineer, Providing the structural design for all structures, precipitators,
walkways, platforms, and foundations. Responsibilities included analysis and design of structures.
5/01 to Civil Services, Inc., Jacksonville, FL
10/ 01 Position: Lead Structural Engineer, managing and providing the structural design for all buildings,
stadium, and parking decks as well as various other types of structures. In addition, provided design
for waterway structures and bridge and box culverts, and field support.
01/01 to Lockwood Greene Engineers, Spartanburg, SC
04/01 Position: Senior Structural Engineer. Involved with the design of industrial facilities. Responsibilities
include analysis and design of structures, Detailing, check drawings, and calculations
9/99 to Parsons Engineers, Charlotte, NC.
12/00 Position: Lead Structural Engineer. Involved with the design building additions for Bell South in the
south eastern states. Responsibilities include analysis and design of structures, Detailing, check
drawings, calculations, and field support.
11/98 to Rosser International, Atlanta, GA
6/99 Position: Lead Structural Engineer. Involved with the design of facilities for US Air, Kennesaw State
University, Coca Cola, and the Criminal Justice. Responsibilities include analysis and design of
structures, Detailing, check drawings, and calculations.
9/97 to Lockwood Greene Engineers, Spartanburg, SC
8/98 Position: Senior Structural Engineer. Involved with the design of pharmaceutical and industrial
facilities for Bayer, Procter & Gamble, and Newport News. Responsibilities include analysis and design
of structures, Detailing, check drawings, and calculations.
9/96 HOK Architects, Greenville, SC
To 8/97 Position: Lead Structural Engineer. Involved with the design of the North Charleston
Convention Center and the Center for Performing Arts.
Responsibilities include analysis and design of structures, Detailing, specifications, check
drawings, and calculations.
3/96 Wiley and Wilson Engineers, Lynchburg, VA
To 9/96 Position: Senior Structural Engineer. Involved with the design of industrial and municipal (waste water
treatment) facilities for clients such as Cannon Copiers, Veterans Administration, Rock-Tenn Paper
Company, Henrico County and the US Navy. Responsibilities include analysis and design of
structures, check drawings, calculations, specifications, shop drawings and field support.
5/95 Allen & Hoshall Engineers, Knoxville, TN
To 2/96 Position: Senior Structural Engineer. Involved with the design of industrial and commercial
facilities for clients such as Nippondenso, Alliance Engines, Great Lakes Chemical and the
Knox County Health Department. Responsibilities included analysis and design of structures,
check drawings, calculations, specifications, shop drawings and field support.
5/92 to Gilbert / Commonwealth Engineers, Oak Ridge, TN
3/95 Position: Lead Structural Engineer. Involved with the design of industrial facilities for clients
such as the TVA( fossil and hydro), Aqua-Chem Water Technologies, Rohm &Haas. Alcoa Aluminum.
Responsibilities include analysis and design of structures, prepare man-hour estimates,
check drawing, calculations, specifications, shop drawings, field and outage support.
2/88 to Lockwood Greene Engineers, Oak Ridge, TN
4/92 Position: Lead Structural Engineer. Involved with the design of industrial and commercial
facilities for clients such as Boeing aircraft, Bridgestone Tire, Firestone Tire, Lone Star Steel, Duke
University, Univ. of North Carolina, City of Oak Ridge Schools and the DOE. Responsibilities included
analysis and design of structures, prepare man-hour estimates, construction cost estimates, calculations
specifications, check drawings, shop drawings and field support.
9/86 HDR Engineers, Dallas TX
to 5/87 Position Structural Engineer. Involved with the design of the Dallas County Commissioners
Courthouse. Responsibilities included analysis, design, and detailing of the steel structures.
5/85 Datum Structures Engineering, Dallas, TX
to 4/86 Position: Structural Engineer. Involved with the design of the 2ED Parking Garage for
American Airlines at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and a Spa with a swimming
pool on the roof for the Las Collinas Hotel. Responsibilities included analysis and design of
concrete structures, detailing and field support.
10/83 Atcheson, Cartwright & Associates, Lubbock, TX
to 4/85 Position: Structural Engineer. Involved with design of a number of projects including:- two
hospitals, municipal and residential buildings, military installations in Texas and New Mexico which
included remodelings as well as new facilities. Used first generation of STAAD3 software.
Responsibilities included analysis and design of buildings and structures, and field support.
1/82 Gruen Associates, Los Angeles, CA
to 1/83 Position: Structural Engineer. Involved with the design of IHFCC Hospital Campus and the
Los Angeles Corporate Center. Analysis and design of buildings and deep foundations, used SAP 90.
Also developed computer programs for design of composite beams and ductile steel frame
connections.
9/79 TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY, Lubbock, TX
to 7/81 Participated in the revision of the wind load provisions for the 1982 ANSI-A58.1 Standard.
Involved with the analysis of large hyperbolic plate girders for the dome of a church, using
SAP 5 structural engineering software.
Involved with the evaluation of response of structures to extreme wind hazard for the Atomic
International Nuclear Materials Development Facility and the Battelle Memorial Institute
Columbus Laboratories.
Developed a discrete Model for the Analysis of Short Pier Foundations in Clays. ASCE
Journal of Geotechnical Engineering Vol. 108, No. GT 10, Oct. 1982.
EDUCATION
7/81 Texas Tech University, M.S. Civil Engineering, GPA 3.8
5/80 Texas Tech University, B.S. Civil Engineering, GPA 3.5
Acquired both degrees in 4.5 years. Also completed programs in Professional Liability
Awareness, TQM (total quality management), ISO 9000, ISO 9001
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS
Professional Engineer - State of Florida (active), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Maryland, Louisiana
COMPUTER SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE
STAAD Pro, RISA 3D, SAP 2000, ETABS, ENERCALC, MATHCAD, PCA Mat, PCA Col, ADOSS.
HONORARY AND TECHNICAL SOCIETIES
NCEES, Tau Beta Pi, Chi Epsilon, ASCE, NSPE, Dean of Engineering’s Honor list
PUBLICATIONS
A Discrete Model for the Analysis of Short Pier Foundations in Clays. ASCE
Journal of Geotechnical Engineering Vol. 108, No. GT 10, Oct. 1982.
References will be furnished upon request.