Ahmed Al-Harastani
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English Full professional proficiency
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Arabic Native or bilingual proficiency
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Credentials
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Road Traffic Injury Prevention and Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthApr, 2022- Oct, 2024 -
AutoCAD Civil 3D Essentials 2017 (Certificate of Completion)
AutodeskJan, 2018- Oct, 2024 -
Accreditation in "Engineers & Engineering Offices Accrediting & Classifying Committee"
Ministry of Municipality and Environment, QatarJan, 2018- Oct, 2024
Experience
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SEERO
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Qatar
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Civil Engineering
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1 - 100 Employee
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Transportation Engineer
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Oct 2020 - Present
Projects: -Traffic Impact Studies for numerous residential, commercial, Mixed-Use, and logistics projects and schools -Qatar Freight Master Plan Stage 2: Data Collection & Surveys -Bus Stop Shelters and Associated Infrastructure Project Work: Worked on transport model development including demand model calculation and update, roadway, and public transit network coding, model calibration/validation, model testing, and auditing, checking, and analysis of model outputs. Worked on analyzing and summarizing model outputs, traffic flows, and travel desire diagrams and maps including traffic volume count estimates, and forecasts. Worked on analyzing and interpreting data gathered from various stakeholders like transport studies, traffic flows, and traffic surveys to feed the transport model. Traffic operation analysis of interchanges and junctions using SIDRA, SYNCHRO, and HCS. Analyzed and reported travel time, delay, level‐of‐service, volume/capacity ratio, and other operational measures of effectiveness for highway, transit, and motorized modes. Performing Traffic Macro and Micro-Simulation. Collecting, analyzing, creating, validating, and verifying various types of transportation datasheets for transport model updates and studies. Estimation of developments trip generation. Create roads and intersections conceptual and detailed layout. Prepared Site Development Plan Review for numerous developments. Developed Traffic management plan for Road Reconstruction Projects. Design of Traffic diversion plans and provision of Traffic Signs & Road Marking as per Work Zone traffic management Guide and Qatar Traffic Control Manual. Attended as “Observer” in several Road Safety Audits for major projects in Qatar. Leading several transportation projects from proposal stages, through project planning, budgeting, cost management, resources management and allocation, deliverables developing and reviewing reaching to the final submission and project closeout stages. Show less
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Italconsult SpA
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Italy
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Civil Engineering
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300 - 400 Employee
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Transportation Engineer
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May 2018 - Oct 2020
*Project: “Updating Transportation Master Plan for Qatar” Package 3: Qatar Strategic Transportation Model (QSTM) *Project Work: - Involved in transport model development including model building, roadway and public transit network coding, calibration/validation, model testing and auditing, checking and analysis of model outputs - Assists in transportation modeling and traffic operation analysis tasks - Involved in collecting, analyzing, creating, validating and verifying various types of transportation data sheets for model updates and studies - Preforming Intersection Capacity Analysis (ICA) coding for +2000 Signalized, Two‐way stop, All‐way stop and Roundabout junctions through Base and Horizon years models - Assist in developing and updating the Road Hierarchy in QABM network as per QHDM guidelines - Preformed full network coding for future coming projects in horizon years scenarios of the model - Assist in developing of network error checking procedures and implemented many network checks and corrections to QABM scenarios - Refinements of many network elements to replicate the real‐world scenario by manually cross verifying with satellite images from Google Earth. - Creating Geographical database and shape files for several model elements - Assist in enhancing the supply models and migrating to an Activity Based Model (ABM) - Worked on analyzing and summarizing model outputs, present findings, traffic flows and travel desire diagrams and maps including traffic volume counts, estimates, and forecasts - Extract travel time, delay, level‐of‐service, volume/capacity ratio, and other operational measures of effectiveness for highway, transit, and motorized modes - Worked on multiple databases to analyze traffic flows - Analyzing and interpreting data gathered from various stakeholders like transport studies and traffic surveys - Prepared several version analysis, validation and comparison data sheets Show less
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TraffiConsult
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Qatar
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Civil Engineering
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1 - 100 Employee
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ITS / Traffic Engineer
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May 2017 - May 2018
- Extract traffic flow from QSTM, Data extraction and verification from VISUM Models and prepare benchmarking spreadsheets - Involved in traffic studies in accordance with MOTC guidelines and utilize Qatar Strategic Transport Model (QSTM) in VISUM. - Involved in various types of traffic surveys i.e. Turning Movement Counts and Automatic Traffic Counts - Conduct site visits to decide the needed traffic surveys - Preparation of traffic survey and analysis reports - Traffic operation analysis of various interchanges and junctions using SIDRA, SYNCHRO and HCS - Evaluated traffic signals operation problems and proposed mitigations to failing junctions. - Preparation of Development Plan Review Reports, with preparation of final plans as well as the recommended signage and marking according to QHDM and QTCM - Developed Traffic management plan for Road Reconstruction Projects - Concept, preliminary and detailed ITS designs development including Telecommunication Designs - Detailed review and design of traffic signal gantries and poles foundations in accordance to QCS and international structural design standards - Collected and computed various types of vehicular and pedestrian traffic flow and control data for installing traffic control devices. - Field investigation of existing ITS devices and infrastructure, development of ITS detailed design plans - ITS telecommunication and electrical design reviews to ensure design consistency and compliance to ITS standards - Shop drawings and as built drawings preparation of ITS design elements - Develop full traffic signal designs as per QTCM and QHDM - Developed traffic engineering analysis for traffic signals and traffic signal systems. - Developed temporary signal timing during the construction engineering project phase. - Provided operational support to Traffic offices and highway engineering personnel - Liaised with Senior Traffic Engineer for approval of designs operational elements of project plans. Show less
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ANAS SpA
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Italy
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Truck Transportation
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700 & Above Employee
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Material Engineer
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Feb 2017 - Apr 2017
*Projects: - QA/QC Auditing project for all PWA road network that includes more than 60 projects of pavement construction currently running in Qatar By PWA *Project Work: Contributing in developing, testing, and configuring Pavement Evaluation Management Software (PEMS). Also involved in technical reviewing, entering and analyzing of all material testing reports and materials specifications data coming from construction sites and ensure compliance with specifications of Qatar (QCS2014 and QCS2010), Moreover creating database for samples properties reports coming from the audited pavement construction projects in Qatar. Show less
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ITS / Traffic Engineer
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Jul 2016 - Feb 2017
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KEO International Consultants
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Kuwait
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Construction
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700 & Above Employee
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Trainee – Structural Engineer (Intrenship)
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Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
*Projects: - Mall of Qatar - State Audit Bureau Towers *Project Work: - Oversee construction and maintenance of facilities - Calculating quantities resources and requirements to make construction plans. - Studying loads considered in the structural analysis and design for the associated projects according to the specifications of structural design codes required - Studying and implementing different design methods for several structural systems - Conducted site visits and surveys with seniors and analyzing data to track construction work progress Show less
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Education
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2011 - 2016
Qatar University
Bachelor’s Degree, Civil Engineering
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