Samir Chauhan, P.E. Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, United States

Consulting Engineer with background in materials testing, laboratory automation, conformity assessment, and quality management. Specializing in application of automation and computational technologies to Geotechnical and Environmental exploration, monitoring, testing, and design. Extensive background in design and development of electronic instrumentation and software infrastructure for advanced Geotechnical laboratory and field testing. The test equipment designed and built by us is used extensively by major consulting firms in the US, such as, Fugro, Terracon, Kleinfelder, Golder Associates, etc., as well as, research universities and public works departments.

Brea, California, United States

Participated in over one hundred assessments of testing and calibration laboratories engaged in variety of technical disciplines including physical testing, electrical safety, energy efficiency, and photometry. Conducted laboratory assessments in United States, Mexico, Canada, Europe, Chine, Japan, and the Middle East among other regions. Provided wide ranging consultation in the areas of construction materials testing, laboratory automation, quality management, and accreditation. Conducted workshops and training programs covering the principles of laboratory quality management and evaluation of measurement uncertainty.

Houston, Texas, United States

+ Worked with a broad range of customers to help select equipment and test methods appropriate for their technical and non-technical requirements.+ Prepared bid proposals and quotations based on customer needs and project specifications.+ Assisted new customers with equipment installation, proof testing, and technicaltraining. Provided continued technical support as well as assistance with equipment maintenance and calibration issues.+ Wrote and maintained equipment manuals, software documentation, test procedures, and FAQs.+ Other day-to-day responsibilities included production quality control and finalinspection, inventory control, IT support for internal operations, supervision andtraining of technicians.+ In addition to providing and servicing off-the-shelf equipment worked on a number of special projects usually in close collaboration with university researchers. A few of the examples include design of a subzero temperature controlled Triaxial cell for testing arctic ice cores inside a CT scan machine (Montana State University), direct shear machine with constant normal stiffness boundary condition (University of California, Davis), apparatus for measuring in-situ moisture-density using wave propagation (Louisiana State University), suction induced consolidation of slurries, and instrumentation for resonant-column device for measuring small-strain shear modulus of soils (private consultants).

Houston, Texas, United States

+ Carried out activities related to design and development of a complete line ofautomated Geotechnical laboratory test equipment. The resulting equipment is being used worldwide by hundreds of customers including major consulting companies, university departments, and research laboratories engaged in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental testing.+ Developed a new modular hardware architecture specifically designed for high accuracy measurements and precise motion control required for advanced material testing systems.+ Interfaced with principal clients and other stake holders to develop use-case scenarios and user interface design for test and analysis software.+ Developed modern object oriented software architecture for real-time computercontrol of laboratory test equipment in Windows environment.+ Wrote software to control and monitor various tests for strength, compressibility, and hydraulic properties of Geomaterials according to applicable ASTM and other international standards.

Orlando, Florida, United States

+ Worked as Geotechnical Engineer in the Corporate Engineering group dealing with design, construction, and monitoring of industrial waste disposal facilities.+ Assisted with design of laboratory test programs, data interpretation, and modeling of compressibility behavior of waste gypsum.

New Delhi, Delhi, India

+ Engineer with the company’s multi-disciplinary Core Engineering group.+ Participated in the design and supervision of field and laboratory investigation programs for large thermal power plant sites in Western and Southern India.+ Reviewed consultant’s reports and design recommendations.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Geotechnical Engineering, Gpa 4.7/5.0

Doctoral dissertation on Laboratory Measurement of Load Transfer in Geosynthetic Reinforced Soils. Extensive experience in the areas.

Master'S Degree, Geotechnical Engineering, Gpa 9.7/10.0

Strong curriculum in Geotechnical Engineering with emphasis on numerical and experimental methods. Obtained a joint patent on an in-situ.

Bachelor'S Degree, Civil Engineering

Undergraduate Civil Engineering with emphasis on Geotechnical Engineering.