Experience

National Development Consultants (Pvt.) Ltd. [Official]

• Pakistan
• Civil Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Laboratory officer/Material Engineer

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  Control the overall Material Testing Lab in FATA Infrastructure Program & KP Reconstruction Program (FIP & KPRP) Swat. Random field visits at project sites for inspection and sampling of construction material for quality testing and also oversee the concrete activities at sites. • Performed the aggregate quality tests of building and roads material. Performed the compaction tests (FDT) at different layers of road structure and backfill material according to ASTM/AASHTO. Field visit at project sites for milestone certifications. Coordination with UET, PCSIR & CRDI laboratories for offsite testing of materials. Prepared lab field visit reports, testing reports, weekly field visit logs, weekly testing summaries and monthly testing summaries as per requirement of USAID. Review the testing reports performed by contractor and supervised by quality control consultants as per Specification. Attending internal meetings and meetings with contractor and consultants regarding quality issues. Show less



Jaggran Hydropower Consultant

• Jaggran District Neelum AJK

• Material Engineer

  • Feb 2018 - Jul 2020

  Supervised the testing and selection of materials used in concrete and all other material used for underground and external support work i.e. (wire mesh, lattice girder, ribs, rock bolts, steel fibers and etc.) as per project technical specification/ASTM. Supervised the different concrete mix designs up to 50 Mpa strength including wet shotcrete by using additives and admixtures (slag, silica fume, fly ash, air entrained admixtures, accelerator and retarder) with low alkali and ordinary Portland cement according to ACI 211. Supervised the non-shrinkage mortar grout mix design of 40 Mpa strength for rock anchor bolts. Supervised the batching of approved concrete mix designs including air entrained concretes, mass concreting and shotcrete during construction activities as per ACI 304-96. Supervised the testing of shotcrete cores compressive strength, rock bolt, shotcrete thickness, rebound, bound test, rock bolt pull out test and rock bolt tube test during execution of work according to project technical specification/ASTM. Supervision of underground rock support with shotcreting (fiber reinforced shotcreting and shotcreting with wire mesh), rock bolts, lattice girders. Supervised the Jet grouting at powerhouse area to prepare cut-off walls. Supervised all required concrete tests as per project technical specification/ASTM. Permeability/water penetration test carried out for liquid retaining concretes of different classes according to DIN 1048 standard. Supervised the plate load test at foundation of power house as per ASTM. Supervised the selection of material for sub base, aggregate base coarse and other materials for access roads of project according to project technical specification. Supervised the soil tests (sieve analysis, plasticity index, procter , CBR and FDT ) according to ASTM /AASHTO. Supervised calibration of concrete batching plants and lab equipment’s as per requirement of project technical specification/ASTM. Show less



National Engineering Services Pakistan (Pvt) Limited (NESPAK)

• Pakistan
• Construction
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Engineering Geologist/Assistant Research Officer Lab

  • Oct 2015 - Jan 2018

  Supervised the different concrete mix designs up to 50 Mpa strength at lab by using additives and admixtures (slag, silica fume, steel fiber, poly fiber, air entrained admixtures, accelerator and retarder) with low alkali cement. Supervised the batching of approved concrete mix designs including air entrained concretes, mass concreting and shotcrete during construction activities as per ACI 304-96. Supervised the testing of shotcrete cores compressive strength, rock bolt, shotcrete thickness, rebound, bound test, rock bolt pull out test and rock bolt tube test during execution of work according to project technical specification/ASTM. Supervision of underground rock support with shotcreting (fiber reinforced shotcreting and shotcreting with wire mesh), rock bolts, lattice girders. Supervised the steel, cement, slag and admixture tests as per ASTM at site lab. Supervised all required concrete tests as per project technical specification/ASTM. Permeability/water penetration test carried out for liquid retaining concretes of different classes according to DIN 1048 standard. Supervised the aggregates frequency tests of coarse and fine aggregate over execution of construction activities according to ASTM. Supervised the FDT on roller compacted concrete by sand replacement method. Supervised the selection of rock fill dam filter material for different zones as per project technical specification. Supervised the soil tests (sieve analysis, plasticity index, procter and CBR) at project lab according to ASTM/AASHTO. Supervised the different compaction tests on different filter material (clay, sand and 10mm) of rock fill dam as per ASTM. Supervised the water replacement test on structural backfill of sedimentation basin according to ASTM. Control/keeps the tests record in lab office. Show less



Frontier Works Organization, Pakistan

• Pakistan
• Civil Engineering
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Material Engineer

  • Jan 2015 - Oct 2015

  Supervised the overall material testing lab in overlay and modernization of motorway (M-2) projectInvolved in the selection of aggregate quarries as per project technical specification/ASTM from Sargodha aggregate source.Prepared the different job mix formulas using performance grade bitumen and also with 60-70 grade bitumen.Performed all marshall tests at site lab according to AASHTO.Performed bitumen tests (penetration test, flash and fire point and softening point of bitumen) according to AASHTO.Involved in cores extraction from site for compaction and thickness of asphalt layers.Performed the compactions tests of aggregate base coarse layer according to AASHTO.Control the asphalt mix batching according to approved JMF of wearing coarse.Prepared the different concrete mix designs up to 40 Mpa strength according to ACI 211.Performed the aggregate quality tests at site lab according to ASTM.Control the concrete batching according to approved mix designs.Performed the concrete tests at site lab according to ASTM.Performed the soil tests (sieve analysis, plasticity index, procter and CBR) at project lab according to ASTM/AASHTO.Performed the compactions tests (FDT) at aggregate base coarse of road structure according to ASTM/AASHTO.Prepare and control the lab testing record at lab office. Show less

• Material Engineer

  • Jul 2011 - Dec 2014

  Oversee the overall material testing lab in west bank bypass road project pakage-2 naluchi muzaffarabad. Involve in the selection of aggregate quarries as per project technical specification/ASTM from margala & muzaffarabad aggregate sources.Prepared the different job mix formulas by using 60-70 grade bitumen.Performed all marshall tests at site lab according to AASHTO.Extract the asphalt cores from site for compaction test and thickness of asphaltic layers.Control the batching of asphaltic mix designs according to approved JMF of wearing and binder coarse.Prepared the different concrete mix designs up to 40 Mpa strength according to ACI 211.Performed the aggregate quality tests in site lab according to astm standards.Control the concrete batching according to approved mix designs.Performed the concrete tests in site lab according to ASTM.Involve in the selection of material for sub base, aggregate base coarse and other materials as per NHA general specification.Carry out the soil tests (sieve analysis, plasticity index, procter and CBR) at project lab according to ASTM/AASHTO.Carry out the compactions tests (FDT) at different layers of road structure and backfill material according to ASTM/AASHTO.Prepare and control the lab testing record at lab office. Show less