ALIREZA - AFKHAMI

Geotechnical Engineer, M.Sc.

 

 

 

•    Over 10 years of experience in managing geotechnical engineering projects, supervision of field and laboratory tests, providing geotechnical study reports, familiar with geophysics tests, pressure-meter test, etc. Calculating liquefaction potential, pile bearing capacity

•    Sound knowledge of programming (VB 6.0, VB.NET, ASP.NET, database SQL, Access), MS Office, AutoCAD, Soilvision, Surfer, SV Office, AB Wall, Numerical modeling, etc. with over 8 years of experience in developing commercial software for data analysis and geotechnical eng.

 

 

M.Sc. in Geotechnical Engineering (Soil and Foundation) : Sep. 1997 to March 1999

Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Civil Eng. Department, TEHRAN, IRAN; Supervisor: Dr. Ali Rahaii. Thesis: "Dynamic Analysis of Reinforced Soils Under Earthquake Conditions"; Numerical modeling using LUSAS Software.

 

B.Sc. in Civil Engineering : Sep. 1992 to July 1997

Sharif University of Technology, Civil Eng. Department, TEHRAN, IRAN.

 

 

HORIZON Engineering Inc., CANADA (Jun 2008-Now) http://www.horizoneng.ca

• Providing geotechnical engineering services including Numerical modeling (GeoSlope, Xstable, ReSSA, ...)
• Pile bearing capacity and lateral deformation (LPILE)
• Liquefaction Analysis (Including Task Force 2007 and NCEER1996 Workshop and ...)
• Site specific response spectra, using SYNTH and SHAKE2000
• Segmental wall design (Allan Block, Deltakok, Lock block, etc.)
• Field Reviews
• Preparing geotechnical reports

I have developed the following programs for Horizon to be used in daily engineering analyses:

 

- CPT interpretation program (see details)

- Lock Block design program (see details)

- Shoring design program (see details)

- Response spectra program (see details)

- CPT data migration program (see details)

- Sedimentation pond design program (see details)

 

SOILVISION Systems Ltd., CANADA (Sep 2007-Jun 2008) http://www.soilvision.com

• Providing geotechnical engineering services including Numerical modeling of heap leach material and unsaturated soils, regular presentations of geotechnical calculations.
• Development of geotechnical engineering software using .NET technology.

(Part time from Jan. 2007 to Sep. 2007; Fulltime since Oct. 2007 up to now remotely from Vancouver)

 

JARF ANDISH Systems Co., Tehran, IRAN (2003-2007)

Co-Founder and Technical Manager. Developing two geotechnical software for commercial use. Currently these software packages are being used by more than 12 reputable geotechnical companies in IRAN including Road and Transportation Ministry.

This work has started by my idea to standardize usage of customized-Persian language software in Geotechnical community. For a complete description of these software and their features please visit:

• Soil Mechanics Test Processor software : http://www.smtp-soft.com
• PEYSANJ Geotechnical Calculation software : http://www.peysanj.com

 

AZMON KHAK PEY Geotechnical Eng. Co., Tehran, IRAN (2003 - 2007)

Providing geotechnical reports, processing soil laboratory tests and managing projects such as buildings, high-rises, pipelines, refineries, drainage systems, factories, etc.

 

Tehran Engineering and Technical Consulting Organization, Tehran, IRAN (1999  2004)

This organization is a subdivision of Tehran municipality (http://www.tetco.org). Providing geotechnical study reports, consulting and managing projects such as bridges, multi-story parking spaces, canals and small buildings in Tehran.

 

MANDRO Geotechnical Eng. Co., Tehran, IRAN (1997 - 1999) http://www.chase-mandro.com

Providing geotechnical study reports for a variety of structures including urban and industrial buildings, refineries, canals and pipelines. Assessment of laboratory and field tests. Six months working in South Pars Field Development (Persian gulf) project as a field inspector under direct supervision of Total company management team.

 

PEY ABKAV Geotechnical Eng. Co., Tehran, IRAN (2001 - 2003)

Providing geotechnical study reports (some including geological and seismic), processing laboratory tests and managing projects such as high rise buildings, hotels. (Working part time as consultant).

 

I also worked as a consultant for some other geotechnical companies during last 10 years. Those projects consist of high-rise hotels, pipelines, residential complexes, etc.

For a complete list of projects please visit : http://www.afkhami.com/Loader.aspxp=Projects-E

 

 

Canadian Council of Professional Engineers (CCPE)

Initially Assessed, 2001

Vancouver Geotechnical Society

Member, Since 2008

Canadian Dam Association

Member, Since 2008

International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSGE)

Member, Since 2006

Iranian Construction Engineers Organization http://www.tehran-nezam.com

Member, Since 2007

Iranian Society of Geotechnical Engineers (IGS) http://www.igs.ir

Member, Since 1998

 

 

Seminar: Introducing SMTP Soil Mechanics Software

 Location: Geotechnical engineering society of Mashhad city, IRAN (Aug. 2007)

 

Seminar: Using SMTP geotechnical software in conjunction with GIS in Tehran

 Location: Tehran Disaster Management Organization, IRAN (Aug. 2007)

 

Seminar: Introducing SMTP Soil Mechanics Software

 Location: Road and Transportation Ministry, IRAN (Jan. 2007)

 

Seminar: Introducing PEYSANJ Geotechnical Software

 Location: Road and Transportation Ministry, IRAN (Feb. 2007)

 

Seminar: Installation and Training Courses for SMTP and PEYSANJ Software

 Location: Road and Transportation Ministry, IRAN (March. & April 2007)

 

Paper: PEYSANJ Geotechnical Software

 Sakht-o-Saz civil engineering magazine, IRAN (2001)

 Web information technology magazine, IRAN(2001)

 

Booth: 3^rd International Conference of Geotechnical Engineering (Tehran, IRAN 2003)

 Introducing SMTP and PEYSANJ Geotechnical Software

 

 

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP Degree)

Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsof^t Visual Basic 6.0, (Nov. 2000)

 

 

International Computer Driving License (ICDL Degree)

(March 2003)

 

 

 

Programming : VB 6, VB .NET, ASP.NET, SQL Server, Access, HTML

Civil Software : AutoCAD, SAP, ETABS, STAAD, EXAMIN, GeoSLOPE, SLIDE, gINT, HydroGeoAnalyst (HGA), LUSAS, SV OFFICE, etc.

Other: Word, Excel, IE, Outlook, Photoshop, MMB, Flash MX, etc.

 

 

Soil Mechanics Test Processor (SMTP) Software

SMTP software is designed for analyzing soil mechanics laboratory tests based on the ASTM handbooks and providing many reports including borehole log and fence diagrams. Please see: http://www.smtp-soft.com/default.aspxLang=1

Development : Visual Studio 6.0 , Database : SQL Server

 

PEYSANJ Software

A handy tool for common geotechnical eng. calculations (http://www.peysanj.com); Including following modules: "Bearing capacity & settlement" of shallow foundations, "Liquefaction evaluation of soils", "Plate load test analysis", "Pressure-meter test analysis", Slope stability, Retaining wall stress distribution and so many reports.

Development : Visual Studio .NET2 , Database : Access

 

Above mentioned software packages have brochures and demo CDs in Persian as well as websites in English/Persian. They have been registered in High Council of Informatics of IRAN under my name and are tested, approved, bought and are used by Road and Transportation Ministry of IRAN in 5 branches across the country in addition to some other companies.

 

 

References are available upon request.