Data Entry Engineering Corporation
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CURRICULUM VITAE
PROPOSED POSITION: Materials Technician
NAME OF STAFF: Raymond Kalwashi
PROFESSION: Materials Technician
DATE OF BIRTH: 31 July 1985
NATIONALITY: Zambian
CELL: +260********* or +260*********
EMAIL: *********.***@****.***
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
Member of the Engineering Institution of Zambia
DETAILED TASKS ASSIGNED:
Oversee the day to day activities in the lab. Specifically responsible for:
Overseeing all operations and tests in the lab
In situ sampling of materials
Coordination of all activities related to the sampling and testing of materials
Work closely with AREs and Inspectors of Works to ensure quality is upheld
Compile and check all data from tests carried out before handing over to the Inspector of Works
Ensure that materials being used fit within the specified limits of the specifications, and raising flags as and when necessary
Work closely with the Inspector of Works, reporting on a daily basis on all activities
Ensuring that all laboratory equipment is in good condition
KEY QUALIFICATIONS
Mr. Kalwashi has 9 years’ experience in the road construction industry, specializing in quality control and materials testing. He has experience in the field of road construction materials and methodology, as well as laboratory experience in soil testing and analysis. He is capable of carrying out all the standard tests on construction materials including sand, gravels, stone, concrete, etc. He is fully familiar with the laboratory equipment at Rankin Engineering, including the testing of UCS.
EDUCATION
2010 Member of Engineering of Zambia
2009 National Council for Construction School
2003 - 2005 Libala High School (Lusaka), Grade 12
EXPERIENCE RECORD:
Oct 2012 – Dec 2016 Rankin Engineering Consultants – Materials Technician
Mr. Kalwashi has been involved in the following projects:
Materials Technician – On Going Construction / Upgrade of a Dual Carriageway between Kitwe and Chingola (45.5KM) RDA / TB/CE/020/012
Duties included:
Inspecting and Supervision of Asphalt mix on site.
Preparation of Briquettes for Marshall Stability test
Preparation of Bituminous Binder Content (BC)
Preparation of Bulk Relative Density (BRD)
Preparation of Maximum Theoretical Relative Density (MTRD)
Determination of Bitumen Penetration using a Penetrometer
Determination of Marshall Stability and Flow
Determination of Ductility of Bitumen
Marshal Mix Designing of Briquette
Coring of Asphalt layer
Materials Technician - Detailed Design of Kitwe Urban Roads - ICU
Carried out field testing including DCP and trial pitting. He is responsible for laboratory testing of all gathered sample, including tests for Grading, Atterberg limits, MDD, CBR, etc. Also carried out stabilization tests for gravel sampled, including testing for UCS with different ratios of cement.
Materials Technician - Detailed Design of Mongu Urban Roads - ICU
Carried out field testing including DCP and trial pitting. Was responsible for laboratory testing of all gathered sample, including tests for Grading, Atterberg limits, MDD, CBR, etc. Also carried out stabilization tests for gravel sampled, including testing for UCS with different ratios of cement.
Materials Technician - Detailed Design of Chingola – Solwezi Road Project
Carried out field testing including DCP and trial pitting. He is responsible for laboratory testing of all gathered sample, including tests for Grading, Atterberg limits, MDD, CBR, etc. Also carried out stabilization tests for gravel sampled, including testing for UCS with different ratios of cement.
Materials Technician - Detailed Design of Kitwe Chingola Road Dual Carriageway way (43km).
Carried out field testing including DCP and trial pitting. He is responsible for laboratory testing of all gathered sample, including tests for Grading, Atterberg limits, MDD, CBR, etc. Also carried out stabilization tests for gravel sampled, including testing for UCS with different ratios of cement.
Materials Technician - Detailed Design of Mongu-Kalabo Road
Carried out field investigations, including trial pits, dynamic probing using the Competitor Rig, SPT, etc. also responsible for diamond drill rig exploration to identify geotechnical conditions of more than 30 bridge sites. Was also responsible for identifying potential borrowpits. Responsibility also included laboratory testing of materials including grading, atterberg limits, CBR, etc. as well as tests on stabilized materials.
April – Sept. 2012 Fratelli Locci Sri Ltd – Assistant Laboratory Supervisor
He worked on the Upgrading of 0km of Pedicle Road in Congo.
Duties included:
Submitting all daily reports to the Materials Engineer.
Preparation and determination of Maximum Dry Density (MDD) of soil samples.
Data entry of all daily results using Microsoft Excel and doing the entire test in Laboratory.
Preparation and determination of sieve analysis of soil samples.
Aug 2011 – Feb 2012 Materials Technician – Golden Ideas Construction Materials, Geotechnical and Environmental Testing Laboratory
He worked on the Rehabilitation of City Roads in Kabwe, Kapiri-Mposhi and Ndola.
Duties included:
Preparation and determination of Maximum Dry Density (MDD) of soil sample
Preparation and determination of Maximum Dry Density (MDD) of stone base
Preparation and determination of the Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS) of soil sample
Use of DCP (Dynamic Cone Penetration)
Preparation of Briquettes for Marshall Stability test
Preparation of Bituminous Binder Content (BC)
Preparation of Bulk Relative Density (BRD)
Preparation of Maximum Theoretical Relative Density (MTRD)
Determination of softening point (Ball and Ring method)
Determination of Bitumen Penetration using a Penetrometer
Determination of Marshall Stability and flow
Determination of Ductility of Bitumen
Marshal Mix Designing of Briquette
Data entry of all daily results using Microsoft excel and doing the entire test in laboratory.
Jan 2009 - Jun 2011 China Geo Engineering Corporation – Senior Laboratory Technician
He was involved in the following projects:
Materials Technician – Rehabilitation of Trunk Road T1 from Zimba to Livingstone (Dec 2010 – Jun 2011)
Duties included:
Submitting all daily reports to the Materials Engineer
Compaction control using both Sand Replacements and Nuclear Gauge on selected fills and sub base.
Slump test
Concrete cube test of samples brought from the site
Preparation and determination of Mix Design for Sub base
Preparation and determination of Unconfined Comprehensive Strength (UCS) of Cement Stabilized sub base sample.
PI and Grading of Stabilized sample
Materials Technician – Construction of concrete major filter, minor filter road and waiting area (concrete slab) on the Weigh Bridge in Livingstone. (Dec 2010 – Jun 2011)
Duties included:
Submitting all daily reports to the Materials Engineer
Compaction control using both Sand Replacements and Nuclear Gauge on selected fills and sub base.
Slump test
Concrete cube test of samples brought from the site
Preparation and determination of Mix Design for Sub base
Preparation and determination of Unconfined Comprehensive Strength (UCS) of Cement Stabilized sub base sample.
PI and Grading of Stabilized sample
Laboratory Technician - Rehabilitation of Trunk Road T1 from Zimba to Livingstone, Km 30.0 to 72.8 (Jan – Dec 2010)
Duties included:
Preparation of Briquettes for Marshall Stability test
Preparation of Bituminous Binder Content (BC)
Preparation of Bulk Relative Density (BRD)
Preparation of Maximum Theoretical Relative Density (MTRD)
Determination of Bitumen Penetration using a Penetrometer
Determination of Marshall Stability and Flow
Determination of Ductility of Bitumen
Marshal Mix Designing of Briquette
Coring of Asphalt layer
Senior Laboratory Technician – Rehabilitation of Trunk Road T1 from Zimba to Livingstone, Km 00.00 to Km30.00 (Jan 2009 – Dec 2010)
He was managing the soils laboratory in Zimba and the Asphalt laboratory in Senkobo quarry.
Duties included:
Preparation and determination of Maximum Dry Density (MDD) of soil sample
Preparation and determination of Californian Bearing Ratio (CBR) value)
Preparation and determination of Maximum Dry Density (MDD) of stone base.
Preparation and determination of the Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS) of soil sample
Preparation and crushing of concrete cubes
Preparation of Briquettes for Marshall Stability test
Preparation of Bituminous Binder Content (BC)
Preparation of Bulk Relative Density (BRD)
Preparation of Maximum Theoretical Relative Density (MTRD)
Determination of Softening Point (Ball and Ring method)
Determination of penetration using a penetrometer
Determination of ductility of bitumen
Marshall mix designing
Coring of Asphalt layer
Use of DCP (Dynamic Cone Penetrometer)
Preparation and determination of Aggregate crushing value (ACV)
Compaction Control using Nuclear Gauge (Troxler)
Surface Dressing, double seal control rates by use of Tray test
Jan 2006 – Apr 2008 China Henan International (Chico) – Laboratory Technician
He was attached to AFRICN/BCHOD Consultant’s Laboratory on the Rehabilitation of T2 Lusaka – Chirundu Road 34.9Km.
Duties included:
Asphalt and concrete laboratory for all daily tests
Preparation and determination of Maximum Dry Density (MDD) of soil sample
Preparation and determination of Maximum Dry Density (MDD) of stone Base Mix with 1% cement and emulsion.
Preparation and determination of the Unconfined Compressive strength (UCS) of soil sample.
Preparation and crushing of concrete cubes
Preparation of Briquettes for Marshall Stability test
Preparation of Bituminous Binder Content (BC)
Preparation of Bulk Relative Density (BRD)
Preparation of Maximum Theoretical Relative Density (MTRD)
Determination of Softening Point (Ball and Ring method)
Determination of Bitumen Penetration using a Penetrometer
Determination of Marshall Stability and Flow
Determination of Ductility of Bitumen
Marshall Mix Designing
Coring of Asphalt layer
Use of DCP (Dynamic Cone Penetrometer
Preparation and Determination of Aggregate Crushing Value (ACV)
Major works involved were Construction of 5 Bridges and culverts
Compaction Control using Nuclear Gauge (Troxler)
LANGUAGES
English Very Good
Tonga Native
Bemba Good
Nyanja Good
CERTIFICATION
I, the undersigned, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, these data correctly describe me, my qualifications, and my experience.
Date:
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