Reza Foroumandi

• Designed and established asphalt laboratory operations, ensuring compliance with CCIL, MMCD, and MOTI SS 502 standards.
• Manage the construction service team, including technicians, lab supervisors, and engineers, overseeing scheduling, task delegation, and workload balancing to meet project deadlines.
• Oversee compaction testing, aggregate analysis, and asphalt mix designs, supporting infrastructure projects.
  Serve as the primary technical contact for clients and project managers, reviewing data, and ensuring clear communication of results.
• Develop and enforce quality control and safety protocols across laboratory and field operations, maintaining audit readiness.
• Mentor and train new staff, promoting procedural consistency, and professional development.
  Improve operational efficiency by refining workflows, optimizing resource use, and reducing turnaround times.

• Performed feature extraction for pavement projects, ensuring strict adherence to quality control measures in line with ASTM standards.
• Assisted in the creation and implementation of quality control guidelines for asphalt testing, and supported R&D in developing guidelines for concrete road evaluation for technicians, standardizing procedures, and elevating team performance according to ASTM standards.
• Collaborated with R&D teams to develop innovative web-based GUIs for asphalt and concrete roads, supporting the development of efficient solutions.
• Trained and guided new technicians, enhancing their expertise, and contributing to continuous improvement in project outcomes.

Coordinated asphalt plant production to meet project schedules and design specifications.
Developed and optimized asphalt mix designs using aggregate properties and penetration-grade bitumen (40/50, 60/70, 85/100) under the guidance of the project engineer.
Monitored plant operations, including aggregate gradation, moisture content, heating temperature, and binder content.
Conducted quality control testing: sieve analysis, asphalt content, Marshall stability/flow, and density measurements.
Analyzed test results to identify deviations, and implemented corrective actions at the plant.
Ensured calibration and proper functioning of plant equipment for accurate production.
Collaborated with production teams to improve process efficiency and mix consistency.
Applied engineering principles to support mix design performance, quality assurance, and pavement durability.

• Assisted in the design of asphalt mixes under the supervision of the project engineer.
• Observed and supported plant operations, including aggregate grading, heating, and binder dosing.
• Performed quality control testing, including sieve analysis, asphalt content, and Marshall stability/flow.
• Gained practical experience in asphalt production, mix design optimization, and laboratory testing procedures.