Ali Nikkar
Vancouver,BC
Summary
Ali Nikkar, a Geotechnical Engineer-EIT, boasts an extensive background with over 11 years of experience, including 4 years dedicated to site investigations, instrumentation installation and monitoring, riverbank slope stabilization, shoring design, analytical modeling and design, foundation design, and project management in the British Columbia region. He possesses significant field expertise in contract administration, on-site construction supervision and inspection, project coordination, and quality control/quality assurance. Notably, he has played a crucial role in large-scale projects, including the New Pattullo Bridge Replacement Project.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Geotechnical Engineer-in-Training
EXP Services Inc.
01.2021 - Current
- Monitoring pile installation and Drilled shafts
- Subgrade review and monitoring the placement of soil and granular materials and carry out compaction testing
- Anchor testing
- Planning and execution of geotechnical site investigation including test pitting, drilling, dynamic Cone Penetration Testing (DCPT) and cone penetration testing (CPT)
- Completing soil laboratory testing and data interpretation
- Carrying out analysis of data, including computer analyses
- Shoring design
- Slope stability
- Transcribing soil logs using gINT
- Writing and reviewing technical reports
- Conducting field work, in-situ testing and data acquisition, and installation and monitoring of geotechnical instrumentation.
Materials Specialist (Lab Supervisor)
EXP Services Inc.
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Supervising concrete laboratory activities, quality assurance in the laboratory and factory, including inspections, testing and record keeping
- Train and direct junior staff to any concrete and soil activities
- Assist as a liaison between EXP and certification organization such as CCIL
- Performing soil laboratory index testing, including moisture contents, proctor tests and sieve analyses
- Performing concrete laboratory duties, including grinding, labeling, capping, breaking and coring
- Performing field tests for concrete (shotcrete inspection, PPC inspection, slump, air test and density) and soil (Proctor compaction test).
Project Engineer
Sayol Construction and Installation Company
Tehran, Iran
01.2013 - 01.2020
- Preparing sketches, charts, tabulations, plans and designs for geotechnical and civil engineering work
- Estimating material costs and ensuring finished works are within specifications
- Providing technical supervision of drilling, excavation and other construction activities related to the installation, monitoring, and maintenance of geotechnical and civil instrumentation
- Preparing detailed documentation of the completed work, including installation reports, commissioning records, and as-built drawings
- Carrying out manual readings of instruments and the downloading of dataloggers connected to instruments
- Carrying out data checks, data reductions, data interpretations and troubleshooting of data from various geotechnical and civil instruments
- Assisting the Project Manager with on-site coordination and timely submission of project deliverables
- Preparation of field reports and proposals
- Checking daily, weekly and monthly report of physical and financial progress of the project using Microsoft Office Project (MSP) and Excel along the relevant tables and graphs to be presented to the office of the employer
- Quality control checks on the laboratory test results
- Interpretation of engineering instructions for construction and technical workers of the contractors.
Junior Civil Engineer
Area Niroo Jam Consulting Engineers Company
Tehran, Iran
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Assisted the development of engineering documents such as technical memorandums, factual and design reports, cost estimates and construction specifications
- Planned and executed of geotechnical site investigation including test pitting, drilling, and cone penetration testing
- Implemented and inspected concrete and steel piles
- Performed physical and advanced tests on materials using standard procedures in field
- QC inspections
- Carried out analysis of data, including computer analyses.
Education
M.Sc. degree in Civil-Earthquake Engineering -
University of Tabriz
01.2014
B.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering -
Shomal University of Amol
01.2012
Skills
- Site investigations
- Project Planning
- Slope stability analysis
- Shoring design
- Staff Leadership
- Operations Leadership
- Quality Control Guidelines
- QC/QA
Languages
- English
- Persian (Farsi)
Certification
- Certified Engineer in Training (EGBC)
- P. Eng application is in progress.
Timeline
Geotechnical Engineer-in-Training
EXP Services Inc.
01.2021 - Current
Materials Specialist (Lab Supervisor)
EXP Services Inc.
01.2020 - 01.2021
Project Engineer
Sayol Construction and Installation Company
01.2013 - 01.2020
Junior Civil Engineer
Area Niroo Jam Consulting Engineers Company
01.2012 - 01.2013
M.Sc. degree in Civil-Earthquake Engineering -
University of Tabriz
B.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering -
Shomal University of Amol
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