Highway Engineer

TENSEW, MATHEWOS MICHAEL

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ALEXANDRIA, VA 22315

Home: 703-***-****, Cell: 703-***-****

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PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVES

Dedicated Civil Engineer seeks an opportunity to make effective contributions to the organization’s goals by utilizing more than 10 years of experience in: design, supervision and construction of roads, storm sewers, sanitary sewers and buildings, engineering calculations, surveying, drafting, quantity estimation, inspection and testing in a general construction company. I am motivated, positive oriented, energetic to get the job done, eager to learn, dependable, honest, initiative, team player and quick learner.

KEY SKILLS

• Highway and building Design

• Storm water and sewer system design and construction

• Supervision

• Drafting architectural and structural.

• Surveying and Quantity estimation

SOFTWARE PROGRAM SKILLS

• MS Excel/MS word/ MS project

• AutoCAD 2011, Eagle Point, Staad Pro, Prokon.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Asphalt and Betton Company (AS.BE.CO)., Kurba-embeyto, Asmara, Eritrea,

August 2001 – January 2012

2005 – 2012 Highway Design Engineer

• Guide Surveyors during field surveying works for the preparation of topographic map; manipulate Survey data & processing using Eagle Point supplementary software such as Cogo, Site Design, surface modelling, drafting, and data exchange options, etc.

• Preparation of sanitary & storm drainage designs using EP software.

• Design highways Urban and Rural Roads using design software such as Eagle Point Design programs for various projects.

• Prepare technical specifications and Bill of Quantities for infrastructural projects.

• Review drawings done by other consulting offices regarding other contracted projects.

• Prepare contract documents.

• Made detail study on possible cause of road failures and propose a possible solution with its detailed design and required action plan.

• Supervise all construction activities including on-site checks of the execution of civil works, and of quality and quantity control, and provide advice on remedial actions as required.

• Certification of works ensuring quality and quantity of works, based on drawings, specifications and contractual stipulations.

2001 – 2004 Office Engineer

• Oversee technical aspects of contracts and share ideas with the construction and engineering head before signing of a contract.

• Periodic Monitoring of work progress to assure that execution of work is carried according to work schedules indicated in contracts.

• Prepare take-off sheet for executed works for the issuance of the payment certificate.

• Prepare cost break down for all work items to be used during Tendering and revise them when required.

• Interact with client and consultant regarding project issues.

Zodiac Consulting Engineers and Architects Plc. Asmara, Eritrea,

January 2003 – December 2006 on part time basis

Structural Engineer.

• Studying the architectural design and discuss with concerned architects.

• Site visit for visual inspection of the site.

• Prepare structural framing plan and structural analysis and design using Staad-Pro Software.

• Designing of foundations for combined and isolated footing using ACI method of foundation design.

• Discussion with concerned municipality of Asmara engineers regarding Design approvals.

• Organize the supervision team and undertake periodic supervision of site during concreting and troubleshooting onsite

• Interact with clients and contractors regarding work commencement, Progress and payments.

• Monitoring and ensuring the work at the site is as per the approved drawings and international standards (BS,ACI codes)

• Ensure that the quality of work and safety requirements are met

• Check and certify the satisfactory completion of work at the site

• Check pre concreting and post concreting works.

Department of Urban Development, Ministry of Public Works, Asmara, Eritrea,

April 1999 – September 1999

• Practiced in data entry and digitized master plans and partial development plans of different towns.

• Participated in Arc view, Arc info, Auto cad, total station and Eagle point applications training course and practiced in data entry and digitizing.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, 2001

University of Asmara, Eritrea

LANGUAGE:

English, Arabic, Tigrigna, Tigre and Amharic.

REFERENCES: Will be provided upon request.

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