Engineering Quality Control

Mina Yekkalar

Civil and Environmental Engineer (EIT)

LEED Green Associate

Cell Phone: 509-***-****

Email: ********@*****.***

Mailing Address: 880 NE Providence Court B203, Pullman, WA, 99163 LinkedIn Address: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mina-s-yekkalar-26494570

Education

Environmental Engineering (M.Sc.), Washington State University, November 2016

Civil & Environmental Engineering (M.Sc.), K.N.T. University of Technology, September 2011

Civil Engineering (B.Sc.), Tehran Polytechnic, September 2008

Current/Future Certifications

LEED Green Associate: December 2016

Fundamentals of Engineering (EIT): July 2017

OSHA Training: Registered for a training event in August 2017

Certified Construction Manager (CCM): Planned for October 2017

LEED AP BD+C: Planned for December 2017

Professional Engineering (PE): Planned for July 2018

Work Experiences

Professional Worker, Composite Materials and Engineering Center, 2017- Present Responsibilities: Operating skid resistance tests by British pendulum tester under simulated winter and accelerated deterioration conditions to investigate the maintenance practices on pavements Skills Achievements:

Knowledge of Safety Procedures, Maintenance Manual, and Standard Specifications for Roads

Laboratory experience in the Road Pavement Lab

Research Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, WSU, 2014- 2016 Responsibilities: Investigating the potential application of permeable pavement systems as highway shoulders and their interaction with neighboring infrastructures with respect to soil water transfer and groundwater pollution for WSDOE and WSDOT, including site investigation (soil sampling/testing, meteorological history, groundwater levels); Design (concrete mix, pavement, retention/detention ponds); Site development (programming/installing soil moisture sensors, concrete making, pavement installation); Data collection/trouble-shooting; Data analysis (statistical, graphical, numerical) Skills Achievements:

Knowledge of water resources, LID, BMP, and related manuals including Stormwater Management Manual for Eastern Washington, Highway Runoff, Hydraulics, Pavement Surface Condition Field Rating, Materials, Geotechnical Design, and Water Quality Standards for Surface Waters

Software experience with Arc-GIS, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, SPSS, ME-PDG, KENLAYER Waste Management Director, AUT Office of Sustainability, 2013- 2014 Responsibilities: Evaluating the waste management as well as nitrate contamination of groundwater in a residential-industrial region and enhancing the public awareness through developing “Laboratory Waste Management Manual” for the laboratory technicians and writing the handbook of “Life-Cycle Assessment for Solid Waste Management” for the decision makers, poster design and holding regular workshops and training sessions for public

Skills Achievements:

Administrative duties such as scheduling appointments, file organizing, holding regular meetings with both academic and contractor teams, advanced Microsoft Office tasks, and updating the website

Feasibility study with respect to the finical and cultural restrictions in a developing country; Technical writing and preparing grant proposals and presentation; Preparing monthly reports to track the project progress and updating the team members

Knowledge of Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE), drinking water codes, and waste management

Direct communication with people from different backgrounds; Leadership; Teamwork Sustainable Construction Material Specialist, AUT Office of Sustainability, 2012- 2013 Responsibilities: Structural and environmental/economic life-cycle assessments of several residential green concrete buildings

Skills Achievements:

Knowledge of concrete technology; ASTM’s aggregate, cement, and concrete standards; Life-Cycle Assessment; Cementitious by products (Nano-silica, fly ash, and Zeolite)

Laboratory experience in the environmental and chemical lab

Software experience with BEES and Gabi for Life Cycle Assessment Civil Engineer (Quality Control and Standards), Parkook Foam Co., 2009- 2012 Responsibilities: Quality control of raw materials; Daily line inspection to evaluate the product consistency with mandatory criteria/customer specifications; Developing quality control checklists; Scheduling and training of technicians; Daily calibration and maintenance of the quality control equipment and facilities; Collaboration with the sales team to meet customer comments/requirements Skills Achievements:

Knowledge of mandatory standards

Laboratory experience in the construction material lab

Effective customer service; Workplace communication; Time-frame development Civil Engineering Designer, Internship, Abhar Construction Group, Summer 2009 Responsibilities: Site visiting and assisting senior engineers with drawing/plan set contents of steel/concrete buildings; Checking the engineering calculations, permissions, and contracts Skills Achievements:

Comprehensive understanding of design practices and methodologies; Survey; Visual investigation

Software experience with AutoCAD, SAP 2000, ETABS, and SAFE

Professional Qualities

An environmentally responsible civil engineer and a realistic environmentalist

A passionate engineer, self-motivated, and well-organized with multiple task management skills

Committed and value driven employee with strong desire to have a long-term collaboration

Successful background on subordinate-supervisor and customer-agent interactions

Proven critical thinking and creativity (such as providing the electric power in the absence of a reliable energy resource or developing an inexpensive tool for the pavement friction evaluation)

Proven fast-learning ability for new topics (such as sensor programming, GPR, Nano technology)

Adherence to safety requirements resulting in zero work accidents and a clean driving record

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