Geotechnical Engineering

Farooq Khan

** *** ******* ******, ****** City, NJ 07306

Cell: 212-***-**** / Home: 201-***-**** e-mail:*************@*****.***

Objective - Lead and apply experiences gained for key QA/QC Engineering, Procurement and Construction-EPC services and for Construction, and Technical Support Services-TSS. To work in a Fantastic Rock Solid work responsibility towards increasing technological advancement for successful market/customer performances. Excellent written and verbal communications

Personal United States Citizen; Open to Relocation

Experiences: Geotechnical Engineering

Geotechnical Analyses & Design Geotechnical Site Characterization Rock Mechanics & Rock Engineering Ground Improvement Techniques Vertical & Horizontal Drilling Groundwater monitoring Satellite & Aerial Imagery Interpretation Quality Assurance & Control

Geotechnical Site Characterization Investigations Site Characterization; Subsurface Explorations • Standard Penetration Tests -SPT - Soil Test Boring & Rock Coring; Rock & Soils mechanics; Rock mass Characterization, Rock Quality Classification, RQD, RMR; Fracture analysis • Analysis of field, laboratory test data; Geologic logs & reports

Ground Improvement Techniques & Geostructural Solutions Pressure, Chemical Grouting; Jet Grouting; Cut-Off, Slurry Walls; H-Piles, Shoring, Underpinning; Deep Dynamic Compaction-DDC; Vibro-Stone Columns; Vertical Hydraulic Barrier-VHB; Geostructural monitoring instrumentations for excavation-piezometers, inclinometers, tiltmeters and seismic monitoring

Management Test Boring Exploration programs Standard Penetration Tests-SPT in Metro New York City; Oversight of Bedrock drilling/Rock coring for Geotechnical Design & Analysis; Evaluate Fracture Analysis; Geologic logs and reports

Construction Management & Acquisition Projects Review owner/operator contract specifications, procedures & project scope • Field Work Coordination • Monitor Daily Work Activities • Field QA/QC Reports • Compliance of OSHA Safety Regulations

Review Work in Progress (WIP) Reports Projects and Forward to Accounting Department for Accurate Billing to Client

Education Osmania University, India

Master of Science - Geology - 1980

Bachelor of Science Degree – Geology - 1978

Professional Registration

American Association of Petroleum Geologist – AAPG

American Institute of Professional Geologist – AIPG

American Society of Civil Engineers (Geotechnical) – ASCE

New Jersey Depart. Of Environmental Protection-Underground Storage Tanks (UST) Closure

40 Hour OSHA Health & Safety Certification; 8 Hour OSHA Annual Refresher Certification

Computer Skills

Excellent IT skills using standard Microsoft Office windows applications Prepare Geo-statistical analyses GIS Applications Autocad RockWare suite of applications *LogPlot, *Rockworks

Work Experiences

Geologist Mid-con & Appalachian Basins Jan 2012 - present

Working in the horizontal drilling program; Duties include GR log correlation, Geosteer; Well location evaluation, monitoring competitor activity. Prepare geologic logs for hydrocarbons show analysis, rock drill cuttings descriptions and hydrocarbon gas referencing. QA/QC of field data

Geologist/Well Planning Williston Basin ND Feb 2010 – Jan 2012

Worked in the unconventional tight oil play in the Dimond and Russian Creek Fields, North Dakota for the 640 and 1280-acre infill well spacing horizontal drilling program in Middle Bakken & Three Forks Shale Plays. Duties included well log correlation, geosteering oversight, structure mapping, isopach mapping, geologic mapping, mapping new play potential; seismic tie-up

Field Development Geologist NE US & ND April 2009 – Jan 2010

Geosteering of horizontal wells in unconventional Devonian Marcellus Shale play, Middle Bakken play in Elm Coulee Field Montana/ND. Geosteer Shale Gas Wells along Lateral Targeted Payzone “Sweet Spots” to correlate RT GR/Gas data with pilot logs to determine the location of targeted payzone

GIS Digital Well Data Analyst March 2009 – June 2009

OGI- Parcel & GIS Data Corpus Christi TX

Scout Well Digital Data at PA DCNR Pittsburgh, PA office – Wellbase for unconventional Marcellus Shale & Tight Gas Plays for play evaluations in the Allegheny, Monongahela and Marcellus Fractured Shales in SW Pennsylvania to evaluate key unconventional resources shale gas reservoir parameters; Identify Formations for Long Term Sub-surface Natural Gas Storage

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Well Log Analyst/ Geologist Halliburton, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oct 2008 - April 2009

Well Wireline Dipmeter Electrical Image Analysis & Data Interpretation Applications for Formation & Reservoir Evaluation Solutions & Analysis for Quantitative Net-Pay

Geotechnical Engineer Geotechnical Engineers, New Jersey July 2007 - Sep 2008

Management Test Boring Exploration Programs-Standard Penetration Tests-SPT in Metro New York City; Oversight of Bedrock drilling/Rock coring for Geotechnical Design & Analysis; Geologic logs

Geotechnical Engineer Power Generation Site

Black & Veatch, Kansas/Florida Dec 2006- June 2007

Geotechnical/Geological investigation summary for proposed power generation sites; Geotechnical Engineering oversight for Florida Power & Light - West County Energy Center, Loxahatchee, Florida. Installation of stone columns by wet vibro-compaction techniques for construction of Natural Gas Fired HRSG-Heat Recovery Steam Generating Power Turbines STG-Steam Generating Turbines

Wellsite Geologist Datalog Technology, USA, Grand Junction, Colorado Dec 2005- Nov 2006

Petroleum Production - Northern Rockies Region-Colorado, Wyoming, Utah

Well Site Data Information/Integration Database Management; Quantitative detection/measure Oil & Gas shows in drilling phase; Daily reports, mud logs, engineer logs, hydrocarbon shows reports

Geotechnical Engineer The Louis Berger Group, Inc. New Jersey Aug. 2004- Oct. 2005

Land Use, Planning & Redevelopment at The New Jersey Meadowlands - Geotechnical aspects, Geotechnical Instrumentations & Techniques; Deep Dynamic Compaction-DDC; Material QA/QC pre-certification for geotechnical and environmental parameters; Vertical Hydraulic Barrier-VHB

Remediation Geologist Active Oil Services, Newark, New Jersey May 2003- Aug. 2004

Environmental Site Investigations; Impact Studies; Recommendations/Reports; Remediation of contaminated soils; Technical oversight during UST closure, test pit excavation, monitor well installation, hazardous soil disposal, air monitoring; Preparation of small to complex proposals, project specifications, drawings, engineering reports; development of fieldwork plans, schedules; cost estimates. Interface with clients, contractors, consultants and regulatory agencies

Field Geologist O'Brien Kreitzberg & EnviroEnergy Associates, Staten Island, New York

March 1999-May 2003

Operations & Management Services for Geo-synthetic Methane Gas-LFG producing filed.

Site characterization – Site investigations, QA/QC of materials delivered

Gas Production & Engineering – Recovery, collection, control of Landfill Gas-LFG through extensive network of gas extraction wells, HDPE pipelines, headers, blowers, combustion flares, pencil flares; capping of the landfill surface by Geo-membrane; Condensate & Landfill Leachate Collection Systems

Remediation Geologist Active Oil Services, Newark, New Jersey Aug 1998-March 1999

NJDEP Statutes & Regulations; Technical Requirements for Site Investigation/Remediation Action-Underground Storage of Petroleum Products-UST

Field Geologist EnviroEnergy Associates, Staten Island, New York April 1998-Aug 1998

Gas & Odor Control Project - High Density Polyethylene HDPE-Gas Pipeline construction for

Gas Collection & Transmission System; Fusion equipment, electro-fusion. Field QA/QC controls, installation, pressure testing of HDPE pipeline collection system

Geotechnical Engineer Materials Testing & Inspection, Inc., Edison, NJ Aug 1997-March 1998

Tests for civil engineering works; test results per ASTM, USCS, approximate AASHTO groups; Nuclear Density Testing; Review remedial options for contaminated soils

Map Researcher Transamerica Flood Hazard Certification, New Jersey Jan 1997- Aug 1997

Research & Interpretate Flood Insurance Rate Maps - FIRM complied by US Federal Management Agency–FEMA; GIS software applications; Land Office Grid System

Environmental Geo-Chemist Garden State Laboratories, Hillside, New Jersey Feb 1996-Dec 1996

Tests for TPH-Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons; Total Organic Content-TOC

Geologist/Geophysicist Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey, Inc. Norwood, NJ Aug 1991-Feb 1996

Geo-hazard Survey Data Acquisition Survey Services for Engineering Works-US Army Corps of Engineers; Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel-CBBT; TRANSCO Gas Pipeline; Site Geo-hazard Survey Data Acquisition for Drill sites, Drill Rig Platform, Natural Gas Pipeline & Cable Route Placement. On board Company's Boat for coring of sea floor sediments-SHOALS by pneumatic VIBRACORE

References: Provided upon request

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