Project Engineer

Edrees Shamal

**** ******* ***., #**, **********, CA

916-***-**** ***************@*****.***

Permanent Resident No Visa Sponsorship Required

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Civil Engineer with OSHA and CQM certification and 10+ years of experience in on-site project control, cost control, planning, scheduling, quality control, quality assurance, contract management, and estimating

KEY SKILLS

•AutoCAD, Primavera, Outlook & MS Office

•Planning, scheduling, and estimating proficiency

•Construction Management

•Contract Management

•Strong mathematical skills

•CQM and OSHA 10 certifications

•Knowledge of Codes( ACI,ASTM,IPC,NEC, IBC)

•Bilingual – Farsi/Persian and English

EDUCATION

MBA in Infrastructure and Construction Management Expected Dec 2016

Jaipur National University, Jaipur, India

Diploma in Business Administration 2009

Kardan Institute of Higher Education, Kabul, Afghanistan

BS Civil Engineering 2006

Kabul University, Kabul, Afghanistan

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Syntrol Solar Inc. 07/2016- Present

Quality Control Specialist

2120 March Rd

Roseville, CA

•Review drawings, projects reports, commission packages using Salesforce and Sugar sync applications

•Provide feedback on comments of financial partner engineers

•Discuss project issues and provide solutions based on NEC and IBC

•Review project reports photos for safety issues and notify field technicians for proper considering based on OSHA

•Review drawings for accuracy and section details

•Providing commission packages of installed solar systems and uploading to the client web site.

•Update of Syntrol salesforce based on SugarSyn uploaded packages

•Attending meetings, discuss quality related issues, provide solutions and follow up with previous meeting minutes.

National Rural Access Program (NRAP), Kabul, Afghanistan 06/2013 – 03/2016

One of Afghanistan government’s National Priority Programs which is responsible for rural road and bridge construction

Contract Management & QA/QC Manager/Buildings Committee Head 01/2015 – 03/2016

•Managed 300+ newly awarded, ongoing and completed projects including: asphalt roads, reinforced cement concrete (RCC) roads, plain cement concrete (PCC) roads, gravel roads, RCC girder bridges, suspension bridges, truss bridges, and 4-story administrative buildings with overall budget of $86M USD annually

•Planned, reviewed, processed and followed-up on project progress, quality assurance, budget forecast and allocation, and project site visits

•Reviewed regions weekly and monthly reports for progress, construction issues, and quality control of ongoing activities; reviewed and approved material submittals

•Prepared technical and analytical reports of project progress and challenges for management

•Conducted monthly meetings with client to report deviations, noncompliance, slow progress or quality issues of projects; collaborate on solutions

•Prepared action plans to rectify project issues and discuss solutions with design team, contractors and regional teams as per ASHTTO, ASTM and ACI requirements

•Approved time extension requests, invoices, measurement sheets, shop and as-built drawings from contractors

Selected Projects:

•NRAP Administrative Building Project: construction of 10-three story concrete buildings with all required electrical and sewer utilities, a boundary wall, guard house and security fencings; budget: $4M, client: World Bank

•Pre-Stressed RCC Bridge Project: 110m in length with stone masonry wing walls, pile foundations, earth works and approach roads; budget, $1M, client: World Bank

Sr. QA/QC Engineer/ Buildings Construction Committee Head 01/2014 – 12/2014

•Oversaw projects for compliance to contract, specifications, drawings, and codes for bituminous asphalt surface roads, concrete surface roads, gravel surface roads, concrete girder bridges, suspension bridges and 4-story RCC structure buildings

•Consolidated regional weekly reports and used data to prepare analytical and technical reports for management and client regarding project progress, quality of construction, existing issues, contractor performance evaluations, security situations, complete quality control tests, and start/intended completion date

•Reviewed and approved mix designs of concrete structures both roads and bridges, as-built drawings, shop drawings, project schedules and material submittals

•Conducted control tests of concrete cylinders, asphalt core samples, rebar samples, and gravel to ensure compliance with project requirements, specifications and standards

•Supported HR with interviewing, shortlisting and selecting candidates for provincial engineering positions

•Established and introduced QA/QC system at NRAP; resulted in completing projects with required quality, time and budget

•Conducted QA/QC training for 70 regional engineers in both lab and theory, based on ASTM, ACI and ASHTTO methods

Selected Projects:

•Senjed Dara District Road Project: 13km asphalt road with drainage RCC and stone masonry structures; budget: $1.5M, client: Afghanistan Government

•Mir Big Kheil 60m Suspension Bridge Project: Location, Panjsher Province, Client: Afghanistan Government

QA/QC Engineer/Buildings Construction Committee Member 06/2013 – 12/2013

•Reviewed, approved and recorded concrete, asphalt, base and sub-base layer mix design

•Oversaw and consulted with regional managers and provincial engineers, and notified contractor site personal for compliance to contract, specifications, drawings and codes

Title II Construction Inspector 08/2012 – 06/2013

HDR-EOC, Kabul, Afghanistan

US based construction firm with 5K+ employees around the world

•Ensured compliance for Polecharki Military Prison Project with $71M budget in Kabul, Afghanistan; ensured procedures complied with contacts, specifications, approved drawings and codes

•Inspected earth works, 14 RCC concrete and CMU composite buildings, 20 K-Span buildings, water and sewer utilities, electrical utilities, guard towers, 2km stone masonry boundary walls, concrete batching plant, asphalt roads, GI fence installation, sandwich panels, steel structures, and welding

•Attended QA and QC meetings and discussed project construction and safety issues with contractor QC team and safety team for better results and solutions

•Reviewed, comment and approved construction material submittals, mix designs, shop and as-built drawings

•Prepared daily and weekly reports of project progress for management and client including updates on activities, improvements, rectification of issues, and existing noncompliance in approved formats as well as to make sure properly application and following up with three phase of inspection

•As a result of QA team’s daily inspections and notifications, contractor reached 1 million hours of safe construction with no injuries or safety issues, as well as no rework or structural issues

Construction Manager Assistant and Mechanical QC Engineer 03/2012 – 08/2012

ITSI-Galbane Company, Kabul, Afghanistan

Provides innovative solutions & services for global construction projects, with 60+ offices worldwide and 2,800 personnel

•Provided technical support for sewer and water utility systems for Counter Narcotic Police Camp Project in Kabul, Afghanistan with $50M budget

•Supervised project mechanical team, including 4 engineers, 10 plumbers and 20 laborers

•Conducted inspections of all plumbing related activities both for water and sewer utilities at project site; ensured compliance with specifications and International Plumbing Code, as well as to make sure properly application and following up with three phase of inspection

•Wrote technical reports for management recording FDT, utility systems progress, welding test results, material submittals, and site visit results to ensure contractor follows contract, specifications and approved drawings

•Ensured three phase of inspection as per CQM and USACE requirements; resulted in a 95% decrease in rework

Title II QA Field Engineer 05/2007 – 03/2012

Jacob/Versar Team, Kabul, Afghanistan

Global project Management Company based in Washington, DC, with 22 locations around the world

•Contributed to construction of ~20 projects, with budgets ranging from $300K to $110M

•Inspected project activities and ensured compliance with contract, specifications, material submittals, preparatory and initial meetings, codes, drawings, safety precautions and considerations to avoid injuries during and after construction as well as to make sure properly application and following up with three phase of inspection

•Managed noncompliance issues with contractor for on-time actions and rectification; reviewed and signed concrete pour cards; generated pre-final and final punch lists and project closure

Selected Projects:

•Afghan National Security University Project: inspection of 4 story RCC buildings, gymnasiums, sewer and water utilities, electrical utilities, RCC water tanks, asphalt roads, RCC culverts, storm drain structures, leach field, DFAC, recreational facilities, vehicle maintenance facilities, parking lots, pump station and preparing of pre-final and final inspections punch lists; budget: $110M, client: USAFCEC

•Kabul International Airport-KIA Phase II Project: daily inspection of project including RCC structures, steel structures, sewer and water utilities, electrical utilities, taxi way, aprons, maintenance facilities, barracks for officers, K-Span buildings, fire station buildings, wash racks, PEB, security fence, guard tower and CMU structure

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Construction Quality Management Certificate (CQM), Kabul Engineering and USACE, 2014

OSHA 10 Certificate, 2007-2012

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