BORN
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LANGUAGES
Arabic, English, French and Spanish
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Florida International University, USA, 1985
SUMMARY OF
CAPABILITIES
Over thirty five years of responsible experience in all aspects of Civil Engineering works as such (but not limited to): specifying and selection of materials, related standard procedures application and quality control in the construction of: Bridges, Roads, retaining concrete and geo-sciences MSE walls, Sea Coastal/Marine Works,Stadiums, Buildings, Airports, Hotels, Hospitals, Infra-Structures works apart of Sub-strata strengthening in those Projects of particular nature and needs for provision of sound/stable conditions.
In addition to the academic qualifications and work experience, participated in several training and certification programs related to project planning themes, pricing, materials testing and technology…etc…
All duties and responsibilities were performed under the latest revisions of their respective documents at the exception of the ASTM, BS and AASHTO and/or local applicable Standards and specifications which obviously were those in force at the time of issuance of the Notice to Proceed with Works.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
2011 to End of 2021
2003 to End of 2010
South For Construction
Combined Group
Project Manager for the Upgrading of Hazmieh-Saoufar International Road…Section 3…..Bhamdoun-Lebanon
The Project involved a new design orientation of the International road with a Tunnel, pedestrian cross bridges, series of reinforced concrete retaining walls and needless to mention the construction one of the largest MSE Geo-grid walls in the region that passed the fourteen meters in height for a length close to three hundred meters and which probes and sustains one of the most trafficked international transport roads.
Project Manager for the Construction of The PS1 Waste Water Treatment Plant just off shore in the city of Beirut.
Dar Al-Handassah (Shair & Partner)
Senior QA/QC Material Engineer /Civil Engineer
Duties reflected all assessments, provisions, site supervision and implementations related to the Quality Control and Assurance themes in the Construction of a three Hospitals Project (in Dΰzce, Boulu and Adapazari cities of Turkey).
Also occupied the same post in an assignment to the Mujib and Southern Ghores Irrigation Project–stage II in Jordan.
After which I was relocated to draw the close of stage I (under ground level works; secant piles and anchoring) transition works to/and completing the underground five basements construction of stage II in the Development of the Four Seasons Hotel in Beirut, Lebanon just off shores at the Mediterranean Sea.
April 2005 I was relocated to be an essential member of the team assigned to perform the site detailing and supervision in the construction of the Roads Administration project – Improvement of Airport Road / Fifth Ring Road Interchanges & Fahaheel Expressway / Fourth Ring Road Interchanges in The State Of Kuwait, which included the construction of two new bridges in addition to a wide variety of Loops, Ramps and service roads all deemed to have been bounds supported by stabilized earth walls with complete infrastructure networks.
In February 2007 and upon successful completion of the Bridges/Roads project, I was allocated to the Special Forces Project in Kuwait as well. The project added variety of duties and responsibilities of specific provisions, particular efforts and approaches by nature and Engineering perspective; the first project of its type built and constructed on approximately two million cubic meters of strengthened landfill earth-substructure (Housing, water reservoirs, swimming pool, Sportive training facilities, Military training fields/shooting ranges, Roads, MSE stabilized earth walls, Infrastructure Networks of all sorts, Civil and Agriculture Landscaping) Etc…
Needless to emphasize that each of these projects comprised a wide range of works in; Civil, Geotechnical Architectural, Mechanical, Electrical and Landscaping Engineering with all entailed researches related to material investigations and /prescriptions, methods of executing the design scopes of works and all in accordance and compliance with the appropriate relevant standard norms and projects specifications.
2001 - 2003
Dar Al-Handassa/Estephan Co. For Contracting and Trading – Tripoli – Lebanon
Materials and Quality Control Engineer
The first year pilot program (Tripoli – Seer) consists of the Re-habilitation and strengthening of about 42 km of international, primary and secondary roads going from sea level endearing through the North Mount regions of Lebanon.
Duties and responsibilities comprised of a complete and exclusive control and supervision of the laboratory testing to include all physical testing according to ASTM and BS standards, reporting, interpretations of test results and all concrete and asphalt mix designs with their respective imposed adjustments upon any captured variations in the quality of yielded productivity (and/or soundness of materials used for productions) at the concrete and asphalt batch plants. In addition to that; the full responsibility for supervision, structuring and implementation the methods of execution and stages of application as linked to quality and site preparations guidance from:
Formworks erection, fixation of steel reinforcements and concrete placement all related assurances and implementation of the necessary schemes at site, materials examinations, testing and curing methods which also holds true for asphalt paving associated apprehensions and concerns as such as materials selection, mix design, batching plant operation, placing, finishing and testing.
1998 - 2000
Bouygues/ACW/Zublin Advanced Construction Technology Services, Lebanon Branch
Site Lab and Quality Control/Assurance Engineer
Beirut Sea Front Project
Normandy East
Construction of the Beirut Coastal District Marine
Package 3 On Shore Earth and Main Civil Works
Duties and responsibilities comprised Project work procedures and execution:
Project Quality Plan; general perspective ( Sub and Superstructures )
Construction Quality Plan; all stages of work Sea Defense solid rock/earth structuring and construction works
Sea Defense Caisons- general method statement, fabrication method
statement, fabrication, inspection and testing
Breakwater Rock land and Walls Construction, inspection and testing
Superstructure Elements Prefabrication, inspection and testing plan
Superstructure construction and placement
In-situ Superstructure inspection in place and under working conditions
Construction of Saida Municiplality Stadium:
Site lab and Quality Control/Assurance Engineer in the construction of a massive reinforced concrete stadium that seats about 25000 people which was for seen to be founded and built over a shallow sea water level imposing partial reduction of the shore, solid earth structuring works under full water containment conditions, a variety of concrete mix designs deployment and utilizations to accommodate for the degrees of steel congestion and strength requirements in the different structural members to each category accordingly.
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Construction of the Lebanese University Campus in Hadath, Beirut:
Site lab and quality control/Assurance Engineer in the construction of the Lebanese University Unified Campus that comprises of the construction of thirteen buildings encompassing all pro-study schools, parking lots above and underground provisions, students dormitory buildings and infra-structure networks.
Naameh Buildings Assessment:
Encompassing integrated concrete, steel reinforcement, and soil studies to evaluate the status of 16 buildings in order to assess the prospect to remedy and reinforce these existing structures after the incident collapse to two buildings.
1996 - 1998
Hamadani Est. Nabtieh – Lebanon
Superintendant Project Engineer
The project involved the construction of the Nabatieh entrance Boulevard which required the supervision to stabilize a very fluffy clayey soil (A-7 Classification), the construction of reinforced concrete retaining walls, complete infrastructure renovations, sub-base and base course layers and topped with two layers of asphalt.
1988 - 1995
Worked in USA
1. Project Representative in the Construction of West Palm Beach
International Airport ( Concrete and Asphalt works).
2. Assistant Senior QA / QC Material Engineer in the Construction of the Sunny Island
Overfly Bridge in Miami, Florida.
3. Assistant Civil Engineer in the Homestead Waste Water Treatment
Plant in Homestead, Florida.
1985 - 1988
Surveying, site inspection and material testing on miscellaneous jobs in Florida, USA.
TRAINING & CERTIFICATION
ACI (American Concrete Institute) Concrete Field Technician Grade One 1998. ACTS training program:
Basic concrete technology and related field practices,
Field and laboratory testing Senior Technician.