CURRICULUM VITAE
General Information
Name ASMEROM MEHRETEAB GEBREMEDHIN
Date and place of birth August 18, 1970, Asmara, Eritrea
Gender Male
Civil status: Married
Nationality Eritrean
USA Employment Authorization Card #SRC1790199633
USA, CA State Driving License Class C.
Address Tel. +1-510-***-**** & +857*******
E-mail: ****************@*****.*** and
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Academic qualifications
1987 - 1994 University of Addis Ababa. B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
1982 - 1986 Semaetat Secondary High School, Asmara, Eritrea.
1980 - 1982 Melestegna Junior High School, Asmara, Eritrea
1986 - 1992 Addis Alem Elementary School, Asmara, Eritrea.
Acquired computer skills
1Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Power point and MS-DOS).
2Auto-cad (Release14-2012), Architectural Desktop (Release 3.3),
3Eagle Point ( primary)
4STAAD PRO
5ARCHICAD
Language skills:
1.Italian Language 2009-2013 Asmara Italian school
2.French Language Alliance Française, Asmara 2010-2013
Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic)
Language
Reading
Speaking
Writing
English
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Italian
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French
1
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Tigrigna
1
1
1
Amharic
1
1
1
Tigre
3
4
1
Membership of professional bodies: Eritrean Architect and Engineers Association (EAEA)
Christian Graduate Fellowship
South Sudan Engineering Council
Overall Professional Experience
Up to the present time, I have acquired a total of 22 years of experience in the field of Civil Engineering as a Structural Engineer, Site Engineer, Quantity Surveyor, Project manager, Supervisor, As Consultant and a trainer in Procurement, implementation, Operation and maintenance of Community based projects in Eritrea. I have worked in both the pre contract and post contract works of roads projects which include Asphalt road, Gravel road and rural feeder roads, rural water supply projects and small Dams, schools, market places, clinics etc... I have also worked extensively as structural designer under supervision of senior structural designer in one of the big consulting office in Asmara. I have also worked independently as structural Engineer and Supervisor of different buildings in Eritrea and Now in South Sudan. In addition to this, I have acquired international work experience in Juba, South Sudan, as a construction supervisor in a G+ 12 hotel Building (Radisson Blu Hotel. Juba – South Sudan.) and in a number of other small buildings in the city of Juba..
Professional Profile
I am proficient in the preparation of contract documents as per FIDIC, tender documents, bill of quantities, variation orders, and payment certificates of many civil works; Such as Road and Bridges, Rural water supply projects, small Dams, and different buildings. More over this, I am profoundly willing to work in difficult and challenging conditions.
A motivated, adaptable, and responsible Civil Engineer with 21 years of experience in the field of Civil Engineering mainly as Structural Engineer, Supervisor and Quantity Surveyor etc…seeking a challenging position to exercise my skills set across a variety of disciplines. I am a positive and confident engineer that consistently achieves targets and deadlines through sensible decision making and utilization of the strengths and skills of the available work force.
Work Experience
Position: Civil Engineer – Project Manager on the Client side October 2014 – June 2016
Company: Blue Diamond Hotel Ltd. Juba, South Sudan.
Project: Radisson Blu Juba, South Sudan.
Duties and responsibilities:
Manage and follow day to day activities of the Company, give work orders, manage work force and machineries.
Prepare plans of the projects management to look and search qualified work forces, heavy machineries for rentals, order spare parts of the machineries, Inspect the machine repairing services etc….
Approve and check the quality of work to get maximum efficiency of the resources at hand
Attend regular meetings of the client and other stake holders.
To check and see the daily activities of all sections of the client and contractor.
Attend regular meeting with the Rig supervisors and Rig managers for their approval of the works done and acceptance
To prepare and look to have stokes of fuels and other necessary materials for the projects.
Position: Project Manager and Civil Engineer, May 20 – July 30 2014
Company: JMG CONSTRUCTION & GENERAL TRADING .
Project: DAR PETROLIUM OPERATING OIL FIELDS (Upper Nile State)
Duties and responsibilities:
Manage and follow day to day activities of the Company, give work orders, manage work force and machineries.
Prepare plans of the projects management to look and search qualified work forces, heavy machineries for rentals, order spare parts of the machineries, Inspect the machine repairing services etc….
Approve and check the quality of work to get maximum efficiency of the resources at hand
Attend regular meetings of the client and other stake holders.
Take daily reports of machineries to the Head office to be quantified for payment certificates
Attend regular meeting with the Rig supervisors and Rig managers for their approval of the works done and acceptance
To prepare and look to have stokes of fuels and other necessary materials for the projects.
Position: Civil Engineer – Structural Engineer and Supervisor, January 2013 – May 2014
Company: Blue Diamond Hotel LTD. Juba, South Sudan.
Project: Blue Diamond Hotel Project (G+10)
Duties and responsibilities:
Analyze and review Structural Designs, prepare structural reports and modifications
Check and approve interim payment certificate and negotiating with the client, to get the approval within the agreed time frame;
Approve and check the quality of work of the Contractor
Attend regular meetings of the client, contractor and other stake holders.
Position: Project Manager, Structural Engineer and Construction Supervisor, 05/2010 - 08/2012
Company: Eritrean Defense Forces Staff administration Office
Project: Various Projects of Ministry of Defense
Duties and responsibilities:
Preparation of Structural Designs, detailed drawings, Bar Schedules, Check shop drawings, prepare BOQ, check interim payment certificate and Conduct inspection.
Preparing and claiming of variation orders for the interim payment certificates;
Preparing the interim payment certificates of all the contractors working in the project;
Working on the as built drawings and preparation of the final as built quantities of the different components of the infrastructure works.
Position: Head Structural Engineer, Head of Engineering Department, 01/2002-03/2009
Company: Hangar Construction Company
Project: Different Location in Eritrea structural Designing and manage Construction of various Stores, Ware Houses, Dormitories etc…..
Duties and responsibilities:
I have worked as head structural designer and head of engineering department and have done my share in the following:
Prepare Structural analysis and design of K- span roofs of different sizes as per requirement of the clients.
Design and supervise access Asphalt roads, Gravel roads of big stores built outside main Cities in Eritrea.
Supervise and manage the production of K- Span roofs on site according to the Structural designs input.
Prepare all detail structural designs and drawings of all members such as Beams, Columns and Footings.
Preparation of Contract documents, time schedule of the projects, and BOQ;
Prepare and advertise Bid announcements, Participate in the Bidding of process, analyze Bid Documents etc….
To manage & optimize the use of human, logistical and financial resources.
Responsible for assuring Quality, conformity, cost & timeliness of the implementation process by monitoring the project on site.
To manage the construction work & Writing progress report on regular & on demand bases.
Prepare Monthly reports, Quarterly report and Annual reports.
Participate in weekly and Monthly regular meetings.
Position: Project Officer, 03/2006-7/2007 (special Agreement)
Company: Lutheran World Federation ( NGO)
Projects: Different Schools, clinics, Rural Water supply Projects
Duties and responsibilities:
Prepare structural Analysis, Bar Schedule and detailed drawings of different Buildings
Prepare pre Contract QS of feeder and gravel roads and guide the work.
Prepare Designs of access gravel roads, embankments, small earth filled dams and water supply Projects
Mobilize the local Communities to make them aware of their needs and help them positively participate in the planning and implementation of projects.
Analysis of tender documents of a given project and perform the cost breakdown analysis to arrive at the cost of the overall project;
Investigation of the project site and related information collection which enables to decide the magnitude of equipment, man power, material of construction and other essential resources;
Executing the cost breakdown analysis of a given project; and thus preparing the bill of quantities and overall cost of projects;
Quantification of the different Hydraulic and structural components of a wells, small dams such as the embankment, outlet & intake structure, wing & divide walls and division boxes;
Preparing and claiming for variation orders, addendums, escalations, interim and final payment certificates;
Carrying out regular project implementation supervision, control of work progress as per the scheduled time and other specifications;
Regularly preparing work progress report and carrying out meetings with all the concerned bodies;
Position: Project Officer 04/2003-10/2004
Company: Vision Eritrea (Local NGO.)
Projects: Different Schools, clinics, Rural Water supply Projects
Duties and responsibilities:
Analysis of tender documents of a given project and perform the cost breakdown analysis to arrive at the cost of the overall project;
Investigation of the project site and related information collection which enables to decide the magnitude of equipment, man power, material of construction and other essential resources;
Executing the cost breakdown analysis of a given project; and thus preparing the bill of quantities and overall cost of projects;
Quantification of the different Hydraulic and structural components of a wells, small dams such as the embankment, outlet & intake structure, wing & divide walls and division boxes;
Preparation of work schedule of different projects using MS projects and Primavera considering the available resources and utilizing them properly;
Preparing and claiming for variation orders, addendums, escalations, interim and final payment certificates;
Carrying out regular project implementation supervision, control of work progress as per the scheduled time and other specifications;
Regularly preparing work progress report and carrying out meetings with all the concerned bodies;
Position: Civil Engineer Consultant 08/2003-12/2005 (on contract bases)
Company: Anseba Local Development Project (ALDP) Project supporting team. Under UNDP
Duties and responsibilities:
Worked as consultant in promoting local communities to participate in the implementation process by Preparing procedures and guidelines for procurement, implementation, operation, and maintenance manual for community based projects financed by Anseba Local Development Fund ( ALDP) funded by UNDP
Giving training & workshops to Local Government Officials, Community Elders, Local Contractors and different partners in the implementation process.
Supervising projects run by local communities, giving on-site training to local communities
To assist after implementation of projects in mobilizing to do operation & maintenance
Position: Civil Engineer, Structural Designer, 04/2000-11/2001
Company: GEDECC Consulting Office (Governmental Company)
Project: Different Infrastructures Under the supervision of a senior Structural Engineer
Duties and responsibilities:
Preparing Complete structural analysis and designs of different Infrastructures
Draw In AUTOCAD all the structural details
Prepare Bar Schedule of the Designs
Quantify the Reinforcements and Concretes
Position: Structural Designer, QS and Site Engineer 03/1999-03/2000 (Full time)
Organization: Defense Force Training Centre (Governmental Company)
Projects: Different in side Sawa Military Camp
Duties and responsibilities:
Making full Structural Analysis & designing,
Preparing Bar Schedule of The Structural Designs
Preparing Detailed Structural drawings with AUTOCAD.
Position: Technical Manager of the Company 12/1995-08/1998
Organization: Selam Construction Company. (PLC)
Projects: In different parts of Eritrea (more than 10 projects) mainly schools and clinics, Bank, Market place etc….
Duties and responsibilities:
As a Structural Engineer I was involved in Structural Design and supervision of the Quality and Quantity works for the different projects, I was responsible for the following specific tasks.
To Prepare full structural design and analysis of projects to be constructed
To manage & optimize the use of human, logistical and financial resources,liaise with different external stake holders, Participating in tender, Filling tender document,signing contract agreements, writing regular & on demand progress reports, preparing payment certificate preparing schedules of projects, supervising projects & arranging project handovers, To assist in procurement of service & material,
preparation and analysis of adequate tender documents for new projects in accordance to the specifications of bidding documents provided by the consulting office;
Preparing feasible work schedule and cost break down analysis for new projects;
Managing of competitive bidding process and conduct competitive bid analysis;
Doing some ground work in quantifying, preparing, checking and approving of interim and final payment certificates of different projects;
Preparing variation orders, addendums, escalations and final payment certificates.
Providing critical technical monitoring and guidance during the implementation of projects (construction and / or rehabilitation);
Attend meetings with staff, clients and contractors and negotiating claims with consultants.
Execution of any related duties as requested by the head of the department;
Position: Structural designer 08/1995-11/1995
Organization: Independent Structural designer
Projects: Mainly privately owned high rising buildings In different parts of Eritrea
Duties and responsibilities:
Making structural analysis and designs
Prepare the detailed drawings with Auto cad,
Prepare Bar schedule
Preparing Modification designs
Quantifying Reinforcements and Concretes
Position: Structural Engineer, Site Engineer, QS Coordinator, 10/1994-07/1995
Company: ADP. Construction Company P.L.C
Project: Keren Governmental Garage
Duties and responsibilities:
Prepare Structural designs and modifications
To manage & optimize the use of human, logistical and financial resources.
Responsible for assuring Quality, conformity, cost & timeliness of the implementation process by monitoring the project on site.
To prepare bill of quantity, Payment certificate,
To manage the construction work & Writing progress work on regular & on demand bases.
Planning the execution of the overall project as well as the components;
Other relevant information (eg, Publications)
Prepared Procedures and guidelines for procurement, implementation, operation &
Maintenance manual for community based projects.
Prepared complete design of secondary feeder road from Chida to Sodo in Ethiopia.
As part of final project to graduate in Civil Engineering
2 grade driving License of Eritrea
Hobbies
Reading, translating documents, learning languages, TV, Sport (Aerobics)
References
Name
Company
Position
Contact Address
Dr. Tsegai Gebrezgabhier
Vision Eritrea
Founding Director
Tel 292-*-****** Email *****@***.***.**
Ato Yemane Teklemariam
Anseba Local Development Fund
Project Supporting Team Leader
Tel 291-*-****** Email ***@***.***.**
Dr. Berhane Ghilamichael
United Consultant
General Manager
Tel 291-*-****** Email **************@*****.*** or *******@***.***.**
Romio Di. Acidella
GEDECC Consulting Office
Structural Designer
Tel. 002***********
Chernet Tewolde
CHT Consulting Office
Senior. Architect
Tel 002***********
Email. ***************@*****.***