JOB OBJECTIVE

Concrete Materials Engineer, Building Science Engineer, Technical Sales Person

 PROFILE

I have a combined over 12 years academic and industry experience in structural engineering, managing a variety of structural engineering projects. My speciality is in concrete materials for new construction, and investigating, rehabilitating and retrofiting existing structures that suffer from corrosion,  deterioration and durability problems.

In addition to my MBET degree, I have a master's degree in civil engineering, specializing in structures - concrete materials. Over this period, my time has  been spent on three broad project areas as follows: (1) investigating, repair and retrofiting existing structures (30%) (2) general and speciality concrete  materials for new construction (50%) (3) checking of structural adequacy of existing buildings/structures through the use of non-destructive testing techniques,redesign, loading and then retrofitting (20%).

My currents interests lie in business development, new product development and project management for companies that produce or utilize general and speciality concrete materials for use in new and existing construction through a thorough understanding of the underlying material and environmental  interactions and properties, application of sound engineering principles and extensive laboratory and field testing.

 EDUCATION

Masters In Business, Entrepreneurship & Technology
University Of Waterloo, Ontario                                                                                                August 2008

  • Related Course Work: Strategic Management, technology and intellectual property management, personnel management, business management, Marketing, And Sales.
  • Practicum Project: Development of an alternative energy company from an idea to start-up (commercialization).

Masters In Civil Engineering, Structures (Concrete Materials)
King Fahd University Of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia                                                             September 2002
  • Conducted Laboratory (Durability, Strength And Corrosion) Tests

 PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
  • Expressive, friendly, energetic, driven; flexible, empathetic

 SUMMARY OF SKILLS
  • Excellent analytical and problem solving skills in areas of materials in civil engineering, building science engineering and renovation and retrofitting of structures in accordance with internationally recognized ASTM, BS and Canadian standards.
  • Excellent knowledge of entrepreneurial and innovation concepts related to the leveraging technology to create customer-focused solutions that create added-value for new civil engineering materials - such as geotextiles, silica fume, fly ash, fiber reinforced rebars -  to market or adapting existing concrete/composite materials to new markets.

 EXPERIENCE

 Sep. 2007 – Aug.  2008
 MBET candidate
 University of  Waterloo, ON
  • Acquired the necessary skills, knowledge, experience, meeting the right people and taking the steps towards becoming and entrepreneur or intrapreneur in new or existing organizations.
  • Part of a team that was responsible from taking an alternative technology idea from the idea stage to seed stage and market.
  • Selected as one of the 36 team finalists in the 2008 Rice Business Plan Competition
  • Selected as one of the 22 team semifinalist in the 2008 Dalhousie Ecoventure Business Plan Competition

 

 Apr 2007 – Sep  2007:
 Research Engineer
 University of New  Brunswick,  Fredericton, NB
  • Became part of  a research group working on concrete durability problems related to de-icer salts, a sponsored project for Larfarge.
  • Responsible for experiment design and execution in accordance with ASTM and other standards

 

 Jan 2006 –April  2007: Al-Hoty  Stanger
 Project Engineer

Wholly responsible for day-to-day site supervision, construction scheduling, purchasing, inventory, budgeting, materials management and testing various construction projects samples of which are shown below:
Qassim Sewage treatmen plant externsion valued at 39  million riyals (CAD$9.75).

 

 Dec. 2002 – Dec  2005:  Al-Hoty  Stanger
 Site/Structural  Materials/Survey  Engineer

 
  • Site Supervision and Material Testing. 
    Testing of concrete samples, soil samples for, and adherence to material specifications.
    Required to prepare daily construction logs for ongoing projects.
  • Coordinated filed activities with design changes and internal scheduling
  • Conducted survey and inspection of concrete structures
    Recommended and supervised the use of repair materials
    Investigation of the causes of corrosion and other forms of deterioration in concrete.

Construction Projects

  • Jeddah Sewage Treatment Plant, Jeddah-Makkah Road. Site supervision, material testing on behalf of the client Makkah Municipality
  • Saudi Aramco Substation Works, GOSP-1 (Gas Oil Separation Plant) and GOSP-2, Qatif.
  • Material Testing for Rafha Municipality Water Distribution and Sewage Treatment Plant, Rafha
  • Site and Building Supervision at Berri Gas Plant, Qatif
  • Site and Building Supervision of Saudi Aramco Substations, Madain, Al-Fahd, Jeddah
  • Assessment of Al-Mubarak Private House, Al-Hassa

 

 Feb. 1998-- Dec.  2002: King Fahd  University of  Petroleum &  Mineral      Dhahran
 Research Assistant
  •  Worked in a University Research Laboratory of  the above named school (KFUPM) in carrying out laboratory research relating to the testing of concrete and soils according to ASTM and AASHTO standards.
  • May 1999- Sept. 2001: Saudi-Aramco funded project: Specification for use of Silica Fume in Concrete

 

 Oct. 1996– Jan.  1998
 Coopers and  Lybrand, Lagos,  Nigeria
 Trainee Accountant I
  • I was part of audit teams that provided external audit services to companies in the manufacturing , banking and financial sectors.
  • Led a stock count of the inventory for Lever Brothers Nigeria Ltd (now Unilever Nigeria). Matched the physical presence of stocks to the electronic records.

 

 Oct. 1994–  Sept.1996
 Oil Minerals  Producing Areas  Development  Commission  (OMPADEC), Benin  City, Edo State,  Nigeria            
 Civil Engineer II
  • In conjunction with the office of the Project Manager for the Commission, I was responsible for the following:
  • Provided technical specifications, inspected and recommended projcts  projects such as the construction of blocks of classrooms, pipe-born water, electricity and un-tarred primary access roads to rural communities within the geographical location of Edo State, Nigeria. Such projects are usually carried out by contractors approved by the Commission and oil companies working in the area.

 

 HOBBIES

 Going out meeting people, playing soccer.
 Reading, browsing, watching soccer, etc.

 REFERENCES
 Available upon request