Civil Engineering Engineer

Keivan Ghobadi

** **** **. * ****, New Bedford, MA 02740

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

Cell: 508-***-****

Objective:

Seeking a full time entry-level Civil Engineering position or an internship. Willing to relocate.

Education:

University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, MA

Master of Science in Civil Engineering - Anticipated Graduation Date – Jan 2015

University of Mazandaran, Iran

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering - Feb 2011

Qualifications:

Familiar with materials properties and materials testing

Familiar with design of concrete, steel, and wood structures

Experience in performing several different asphalt tests and analyzing the data

Energetic, enthusiastic, fast learner and self motivated

Accuracy and attention to details, and good communication skills

Good Problem solving and analytical skills

Familiar with field work situations

Work Experience:

Highway Sustainability Research Center (HSRC), Fall River, MA September 2013 - Present

Laboratory Engineering Assistant - Responsibilities include:

Conducting standard quality control tests on field and laboratory asphalt specimens.

Help designing asphalt mixtures by incorporating different additives for various applications.

I have also conducted a complete road survey, performed analysis of data using RSMS (Road Surface Management System) software

package, and prepared pavement management reports as required for the town of Wellesley, MA.

UMASS Civil Engineering Department, Dartmouth, MA September 2013 - Present

Research Assistant - Responsibilities include:

Conducting research on applying scrap tire rubber to asphalt pavements to achieve an environmentally-friendly pavement material,

Developing an optimum mixing procedure to prepare asphalt rubber binder

Evaluating the effects of utilizing/incorporating recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) in asphalt mixtures.

Deportment of Road & Transportation State of Mazandaran, Iran December 2010 – June 2013

Civil Engineer (July 2011 – June 2013) - Responsibilities included:

Designer and calculator engineer of Highway Geometric and bridges projects

Arian Beton Co. Mazandaran, Iran

Civil Engineering Intern (June 2010 – September 2010) - Responsibilities included:

Concrete Lab Supervisor

Pouyab Consultation Co. Tehran, Iran

Civil Engineering Intern (December 2010 – April 2011) - Responsibilities included:

Consulting Engineer

Projects :

Using “Green” Technology Provide a Crack Resistant Thin Overlay on Asphalt mixtures for Rhode Island State.

September 2013 – Present - at Highway Sustainability Research Center (HSRC)

Evaluation of Fatigue Performance Testing of Asphalt Rubber Mixtures.

January 2014 – Present - at Highway Sustainability Research Center (HSRC)

Accomplishments and Honors:

Granted full scholarship as Graduate Research Assistant Student from the University of Massachusetts, September

2013

Publications:

“Laboratory evaluation of the effect of using polyethylene terephthalate on stiffness modulus of hot mix Asphalt” – Accepted by the

international Congress on Civil Engineering, Bejing, China, March 2012.

Computer Skills:

Microsoft Office, Excel, AutoCAD - 2D & 3D Computer Aided Design, Drafting, and Modeling, ETABS - Building Structural Design & Analysis,

Matlab – Technical/Numerical Computing Software, and RSMS – Road Surface Management System – ANSYS – AIMSUN - Arc GIS

References:

Professor Walaa Mogawer, P.E., Director.

Highway Sustainability Research Center, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth,

151 Martine Street - Room 131, Fall River, MA 02723

Professor Mazdak P. Tootkaboni, Ph.D.

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth,

285 Old Westport Rd, Modular 1, Room 8, MA 02747

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