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Calgary, Canada

- Conducted the final review of the structural design concept, details, and documentation based on a qualitative examination of the substantially complete structural design documents before the designs are issued for construction.- Performed professional assessment of the adequacy of the structural design approach, its execution, and the documentation- Evaluated the construction documents to determine whether the structural systems appear complete, consistent, and in general compliance with relevant codes, specifications, and design requirements.

Atyrau, Kazakhstan

- Field investigated and assessed the existing foundations and structures. Designed brown-field foundations and steel structures to work seamlessly with existing system. Performed detailed analysis and retrofit of the existing foundations and structures to meet the newly design requirement and the latest design code.- Designed and analyzed concrete spread shallow foundations and steel main pipe operating platform. - Mentored and trained local engineers and ensured technical integrity of designs.

Calgary, Canada Area

Structural technical expert on detailed design for vibration machine foundations, and third generation module with pumps. Responsible for technical integrity of more than 10 engineers. - Designed and analyzed piled concrete foundations and 10 meter high concrete table top supporting a 15,000 hp compressor. Reviewed dynamic analysis of compressors.- Completed design and calculations of concrete foundations for three 31,400 hp compressors at EnCana Cutbank Ridge’s Sunrise, Tower and Saturn plants and steel superstructures including main piperack structures.- Oversaw construction support including review of shop drawings and RFI responses.

Calgary, Canada Area

Led teams of up to 15 engineers and designers for 5 projects including FEED, detailed design and pre-start-up. Projects ranged from less than 500 to over 15000 hours. - Developed proposals, schedules, manpower plans, material take-offs, and total installed cost estimates for projects varying from 50 millions to 2 billions. - Advised clients and developed basis of designs, project specifications, design basis memorandum and scope. - Checked modularized pump houses and foundations with screw piles including a support of 1500 kN slurry anchor load. - Designed brown-field civil grading and drainage system to work seamlessly with existing system.- Developed company structural design guides of blast resistant control building for onshore petrochemical plant. - Mentored engineers and ensured technical integrity of designs. - Coordinated projects with clients, other disciplines, and multiple work-sharing design offices. - Provided construction support on site including evaluation of seriously damaged structures and developed practical solutions for repairs and replacements with minimal impact to existing structures. - Performed field reviews for civil grading and drainage system, driven pipe piles, concrete foundations, buildings and steel structures.

Calgary, Canada Area

Structural technical expert on detailed design for blast resistant buildings and vibration machine foundations. Responsible for technical integrity of 10 engineersSupervised and checked design of up to 10 engineers in one project. Led 3 projects including transmission line detailed design, oil sands upgrader plant design, and ultra-low sulphur diesel plant with scope ranging from 2 million to 500 million. Coordinated project as field engineer at steel fabrication shop, designed structures for compressor and for Coker reactor. - Supervised 10 engineers for detailed design of a ultra low Sulphur diesel plant in seismic zone.- Ensured technical integrity of all work performed by over 50 engineers.- Designed foundations for buildings (administration building, control building, compressor building, substation, water treatment building, pump house, utility building, hazardous storage building, warehouse), static and dynamic equipment (electrical transformer, pumps, compressors, agitators, blowers, burners and coke reactors). - Led design team and geotechnical contractor to investigate and resolve earth stability issues during foundation design. Designed permanent and temporary steel sheet piles for extremely poor geotechnical conditions.- Designed new blast-resistant control buildings and main substations. Upgrade existing non-blast resistant designs to meet new more stringent blasting design requirements. - Performed dynamic analysis and designed piled concrete foundation for 150 ton, 22,130 hp air compressor per German design code. - Checked detailed design of coke reactor and burner steel support structure including fatigue considerations for strong surge forces. The reactor is 37 ft wide, 245 ft tall and supported 68 ft above grade, and the burner is 52 ft wide, 81 ft tall and supported 140 ft above grade.

Edmonton, Canada Area

Designed and inspected concrete, steel, timber and masonry commercial facilities. - Designed new shopping center, apartment buildings, schools, hospitals and workshops including designs in concrete, steel and masonry.- Inspected and designed replacement Light Rail Train (LRT) rail foundations for the City of Edmonton. - Analyzed and designed new road surface panels in downtown Edmonton to reduce traffic vibration and noise. - Provided construction support including site reviews, shop drawing review, and RFI responses.- Designed a patented internal swing arm conversion kit for a new version of motorcycle. - Patented, analyzed and tested a new type of hybrid structural stud.- Developed commercial engineering software for analyzing the thermal performance of building structures.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Mechanical Engineering

Master Of Science (M.S.), Civil Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Applied Mechanics Engineering