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M. N. Ahmad's Resume

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Work Experience-

Consulting Environmental & Metallurgical Engineer (1994 to present)

Worked in project management; environmental & metallurgical process

development; scale-up and optimization of commercial chemical and

metallurgical processes; chemical, power and manufacturing plant

environmental and processing audits, identification, delineation and

cleanup of oil and metal contaminated sites; stabilization of hazardous

materials and wastes; permitting for air, land and water emissions for

process plants; secondary recovery of valuable metals from process residues

and mining wastes; minimization of toxic gases and effluents from oil

fields and commercial plants, corrosion protection of process equipment and

pipelines, stabilization of tailings from mining operations to meet state

and federal standards, etc. Processes worked on include crushing and

comminution; flotation; gravity separation; heap and reactor leaching at

atmospheric and pressurized conditions; precipitation; counter current

leaching; cementation; electrometallurgy; solvent extraction; cyanide

destruction; sulfide reduction, oxidation in solution; pyrometallurgy,

including induction and electric arc furnace metal and alloy production;

washing of ores; low temperature drying; calcination and roasting of ores;

dead-burning of ores; soda ash roasting of ores in multiple-hearth furnaces

and rotary kilns; spray and vacuum drying of products; and process effluent

water treatment for discharge. Also worked on selling of consulting

services, contract writing, technical training, process cost calculations,

transportation costing, report preparation, marketing and purchase of

mining and chemical process equipment. Consulted for various companies in

the U.S., for recycling materials containing As, Ag, Au, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu,

Mg, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sn, Ti, V, W & Zn. This included sourcing, process

development and placement/selling of generated products. Worked on a

project, in Connecticut, to recycle top ash, containing Zn, to produce a

pure zinc sulfate monohydrate product for the feed industry; installed

plant in Chicago to recycle zinc bearing ash; developed technology to

recycle Cr by reducing P to < 0.05%; worked on the recycling of spent

Ni/Mo, and Co/Mo desulphurization catalysts; and conducted environmental

audits of manufacturing facilities for waste minimization and recycling and

reuse of wastes. Additionally, shipped hazardous materials according to

regulations, both in the U.S. and to China; conducted Phase 1 and Phase 2

site assessments for various properties; worked for and with the University

of Nevada Reno, Chemical & Metallurgical Engineering Dept.; worked on

reclamation of lead from Air Force rifle ranges; and worked on acid mine

drainage to recover and/or stabilize the contained metals and the acid.

Worked on ensuring that all discharge limits were met in my projects;

regarding air, water and ground emissions, heavy metals, pH, salts,

toxicity, etc.

Research & Development Coordinator (1991-1994) for ETICAM, Inc., Fernley,

NV, a Part B TSDF. Developed process technologies in the laboratory and

scaled up to plant level, prepared lab packs, prepared transportation

manifests and placed materials for recycling at smelters in the U.S. and

Canada for Cr, Co, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn materials. Visited customer sites and

recycling sites to audit processes for waste minimization, environmental

compliance and product purity to ensure proper acceptance of hazardous

materials and to ensure proper recycling of produced materials.

G.M. Operations (1986-91) for Pakistan Chrome Mines Ltd., Muslimbagh,

Baluchistan, Pakistan. Overall in charge of mining of podiform chromite

and cryptocrystalline magnesite, maintenance, ore control, contracts,

supervised geological exploration, mapping, exploratory drilling and

sampling, supervised surface and underground mining of chromite and surface

mining of magnesite, worked on the beneficiation, grinding and flotation of

ores and supervised the maintenance and utilization of heavy machinery.

Additionally, managed the administration of daily operations; labor

relations; government relations; workshop operations; explosives

accountability, safety, transport and blasting; ensured quality control of

ores; proper sampling of ore; truck and rail transportation; shipping by

barge, container and in bulk; contract negotiations for sale of ores;

preparation of contracts for sale; preparation and negotiation of

international letters of credit; and the marketing of ores.

Lieutenant (1984-86), US Army, Platoon Leader for the Corps of Engineers

and Divisional Army Emergency Relief Officer. Conducted training of

soldiers and gave support to infantry mechanized battalion in combat

engineer support, such as setting up of minefields, breaching of the same,

bridge building, demolitions, etc.

As divisional AER Officer, gave loans and grants to soldiers in need for

the entire division thus bringing up the morale of the said division.

Education:

MSc., Metallurgical Engineering, Mackay School of Mines, University of

Nevada, Reno, NV.

Engineer Officer Basic Course, United States Army Engineer School, Fort

Belvoir, VA.

BSc, Geophysical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO.

Miscellaneous:

Citizenship: U.S.

Environmental Manager: State of Nevada, EM-1449, 1995.

40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations Training.

Professional Engineer: Mining/458-Pakistan Engineering Council, 1987.

Research Laboratory Experience: Over twenty years experience in the

laboratory, working on reactions from room temperature to above 2000

degrees F. Worked on autoclave, leaching equipment, spray dryer,

programmable high temperature furnaces, induction furnace, grinding

equipment, ICP, AA and X-Ray Diffraction analyses equipment.

Publications:

M. Ahmad, J. O'Brien, "Pilot plant testing to produce zinc sulfate

monohydrate from Exeter Energy's zinc oxide ash," Report to Exeter Energy,

Inc. (2004)

J.E. Murphy, T.G. Carnahan, and M. Ahmad, "Removal of bullets from small

arms firing range soils," Report to Parsons Science, Inc. (1999)

T.G. Carnahan, J.E. Murphy, M. Ahmad, and M. Misra, "Leaching study and

preliminary plant design for preparing zinc sulfate monohydrate (ZnSO4.H20)

from Colonial Metals' fly ash," Report to Colonial Metals, Inc. (1998).

M. Ahmad, T.G. Carnahan, and J.E. Murphy, "Leaching study and preliminary

plant design for preparing zinc sulfate monohydrate (ZnSO4.4H20) from

Exeter Energy's tire combustion ash," Report to Exeter

Energy, Inc. (1997).

M. Ahmad, R.G. Reddy, "Recycling of chromium bearing waste streams

hereinbefore landfilled," presentation at Hazmacon Conference, San Jose,

CA. (1994).

References:

1) Byron B. Bradd, Consulting Chemical Engineer, 775-***-****;

******@*********.***

2) Martin Holmes, Technical Report Editor, 775-***-****.

3) Khalid Adnan, Sr. Director IP Networks, Mediacom Communications,

845-***-****; ******@*****.***.

4) James E. Murphy, Researcher, University of Nevada, Reno; 775-842-

4808; ***@***.***.

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