Hassan Ahmed Atiah
Khobar,Saudi Arabia
Summary
Skilled Geotechnical design engineer with around twenty (20) years of high-quality experience in multi- cultural environment in the Middle East and specialty in mega constructions such as electrical power plants.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Geotechnical Department Manager
Arab Company for Laboratories & Soil (ACES)
Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
2016.12 - Current
- Provided specialist technical advice to clients and contractors on design matters related to utilities and structures, ensuring informed decision-making.
- Analysis of all of geotechnical data from laboratory and in-situ testing to derive suitable design parameters and develop geotechnical/geological models and experience in all geotechnical investigations works, analysis and design for different foundation types.
- Preparing geotechnical investigation reports and analysis of test results in accordance with the standard specifications or project requirements/specifications for geotechnical explorations.
- Final Checking of soil before submission to the client and the technical responsibility of the issued reports.
- Prepared geotechnical investigation reports and analysed test results to meet standard specifications and project requirements, facilitating project compliance and success.
- Assess/Analyze and check all geotechnical test results performed by the Laboratory Technician.
- Finalised soil checks prior to client submission, ensuring accuracy and technical integrity of issued reports.
- Planning the site investigation program work according the requirements of each project.
- Organising, checking and following all field investigations including boreholes and test pits logging, sampling and field testing.
- Solve slope stability problems, programming solution sheets for the field and laboratory tests
- Research for alternative geotechnical solutions via internet and library resources and following up the local and international issued papers, bulletins, specifications, etc, related to site investigation works and related laboratory testing.
- Project support Liaison with all staff of ACES and client/consultants to ensure successful progression of the project.
- Assigning duties to geotechnical staff related to field and laboratory work and managing geotechnical works and contract administration
- Preparing the agenda for every meeting as per standard forms with follow-up, action plan with target or proposed dates from the site handover until submitting the report.
- Description and logging of soil and rock strata for the under-investigated projects and understanding of different geotechnical design principles.
- Preparing the agenda for every meeting as per standard forms with follow-up, action plan with target or proposed dates from the site handover until submitting the report.
Senior Geotechnical Engineer
Arab Center for Engineering Studies (ACES)
Doha
2012.09 - 2016.03
- Preparing geotechnical investigation reports and analysis of test results in accordance with the standard specifications or project requirements/specifications for geotechnical explorations.
- Analyse all of geotechnical data from laboratory and in-situ testing to derive suitable design parameters and develop geotechnical/geological models and experience in all geotechnical investigations works, analysis and design for different foundation types.
- Assess/Analyze and check all geotechnical test results performed by the Laboratory Technician.
- Organizing, checking and following all field investigations including boreholes and test pits logging, sampling and field testing.
- Description and logging of soil and rock strata for the under-investigated projects and understanding of different geotechnical design principles; especially in Qatar.
- Analyzed foundation types and design parameters, and submitted geotechnical reports based on established standards.
- Ensure that all tests are performed in compliance with the applicable international standards, the regulatory and statutory requirements, as well as with the client’s specifications.
- Reviewed lab and field forms for accuracy and completeness of test results and ensured worksheets reflected precise results.
- Respond to customers inquiries about progress of their projects including field work, laboratory testing and reporting.
- Analysed slope stability issues to identify potential risks and solutions., programming solution sheets for the field and laboratory tests
- Researched alternative geotechnical solutions through online and library resources, and reviewed local and international papers, bulletins, and specifications relevant to site investigation and laboratory testing.
- Reviewed lab and field forms for accuracy and completeness of test results and ensured worksheets reflected precise results.
Geotechnical Engineer
A&A Consultants (Dr. Mohamed El Nabrawy)
Cairo
2008.08 - 2012.09
- Geotechnical Engineer Participating in GIZA NORTH POWER PLANT -1500 MW COMBINED CYCLE POWER PROJECT, Owned by the Ministry of Electricity, Egypt with cost 1.500.000.000 L.E, Project Engineer: Power Generation Engineering and Service Company (PGESCo), constructed by JV Orascom + BESIX, Responsible for preparing factual reports, preparing geotechnical analysis and recommendation reports, preparing method statement for demolishing obstructing utilities and Diversion of Road, Geotechnical Design for intake structure and discharge structure, design of cofferdam and sheet pile wall and temporary shoring (Secant piles, Berlin wall), Design of dewatering systems, Design of piles capacities for power block area.
- Geotechnical Engineer Participating in preparing the proposal study for BANHA POWER STATION -750 MW COMBINED CYCLE POWER PROJECT, Owned by the Ministry of electricity, studied for Arab Contractor and Orascom construction industry, studying the dewatering system and shoring system (sheet pile wall and Berlin wall ) for intake structure , discharge structure and pipes line.
- Geotechnical Engineer Participating in EXTENSION OF ABU-RAWASH WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT owned by The Organization For The Execution of the Greater Cairo and Alexandria Potable Water and Wastewater projects (CAPW0), Project Engineer Arab Consulting Engineer (Moharram – Bakhoum), Main contractor Arab Contractor, responsible for Design of side supporting systems for culverts (soldier piles), design of dewatering systems (deep wells), Design of open excavation for chosen structures and culverts.
- Geotechnical Engineer Participating in LUXOR WEST BANK ANTIQUITIES GROUD WATER CONTROL owned by The national organization for potable water and sanitary drainage (Nopwasd), Project Engineer CDM International Inc, and AAW Consulting Engineers , Main contractor El Nasr Building And Construction Company (EGYCO), responsible for preparing the site investigation activities, designs temporary side support systems, dewatering system for piping and design of undercrossing pipes, the main objective of the project is to construct a permanent ground water control system to lower the groundwater levels.
- Senior Geotechnical Engineer in ALLEGRIA HILL PROJECT (PHASE 3 & PHASE 4) owned by SODIC , Project Engineer Arab Consulting Engineer (Moharram – Bakhoum), Main contractor Misr Sons Development (Hassan Allam Sons), responsible for design of the foundations systems and shoring systems (Piles), method statement for construction the Reinforced earth wall as well as the soil recommendation reports for over 250 villas.
- Senior Geotechnical Engineer Participating in Greater Cairo Metro Lline No.3 - Cairo Airport to Imbaba stations - Phase 2 (Abbassia station to Haroun shaft ) owned by National Authority for Tunnels (NAT), Project Engineer (NAT) , Main contractor Egyptian–French JV for civil works (VINCI construction grand projects, Arab contractor, BOUYGUES TP and ORASCOM Construction Industries. , responsible for Preparing the report for prediction of subsidence due diaphragm wall, as well as report for prediction of subsidence due Tunnels, and Preparing the monthly monitoring report to analysis the results of the instrumentation to follow the settlement for all Structure in influence zone of Tunnels, help in preparing an in-house spreadsheet calculating the ground movement due to diaphragm wall as well as calculating the rotation and settlement of adjacent structures.
- Senior Geotechnical Engineer Participating in Greater Cairo Metro Lline No.3 - Cairo Airport to Imbaba stations - Phase 1 (Attaba to Abbassia stations) owned by National Authority for Tunnels (NAT), Project Engineer (NAT) M, Main contractor Egyptian–French JV for civil works (VINCI construction grand projects, Arab contractor, BOUYGUES TP and ORASCOM Construction Industries. , responsible for Preparing the report for prediction of subsidence due diaphragm wall, as well as report for prediction of subsidence due Tunnels, and Preparing the monthly monitoring report to analysis the results of the instrumentation to follow the settlement for all Structure in influence zone of Tunnels, help in preparing an in-house spreadsheet calculating the ground movement due to diaphragm wall as well as calculating the rotation and settlement of adjacent structures.
- Geotechnical Engineer Participating in Egyptian Finical Supervisory Authority Project, owned by Egyptian finical supervisory authority, Project Engineer ECG, Main contractor Misr Sons Development (Hassan Allam Sons), responsible for preparing the the shoring system (consists of Piles with anchors).
- Senior Geotechnical Engineer in PARK VIEW-PALM HILLS owned by SODIC , Main contractor Misr Sons Development (Hassan Allam Sons), responsible for design of the foundation as well as the soil recommendation reports.
- Participate in design of piles and soil investigation report in Imbaba park , Cairo, Egypt
- Participate in design the Reinforced earth wall (Geogrid) in the Yasmin village Project, Marsa Allam, Egypt.
- Participate in Design the Reinforced earth wall (Geogrid) in the Ein Valley Project, Cairo, Egypt.
- Participate in Design the Reinforced earth wall (Geogrid) in the Golf View – Palm Hills Project, Cairo, Egypt.
- Design the Drainage network in Palm Hills Project, Cairo, Egypt.
- Design for proposal the side support system and dewatering for the proposal of the Abo Qir Thermal Power Planet, Alexandra, Egypt.
- Four Under Crossing at Cairo, and Luxor:
- Participated in arrangement for1800, 2250 and 2750mm diameter sleeve pipes by the pipe jacking method.
Geotechnical Engineer
Hamza Associates
Cairo
2006.09 - 2008.08
- Participate in Design for Proposal the dredging in front of the existing quay wall in Damitta Port, Damitta, Egypt.
- Participate in Design for Proposal of the new Quay Wall extension in Port Said East Port, Port Said, Egypt.
- Participate in Design for Tender the side support System for Diaphragm Wall and construction Sequence of Doha North Waste Water, Doha, Qater.
- Participate in Design Project the side support and Dewatering System of the New Cairo Intake.
- Participate in Design a Four story underground building Heliopolis City, Cairo, Egypt.
- Participate in Design for Doha West Sewage Treatment Plant (Doha Dam), Doha, Qatar.
- Participate in Design For East Bank Wastewater Plant, El- Khoussous-Amiria Conveyance Culvert, Cairo, Egypt.
- Preparing the geotechnical recommendation report for Low Cost Project, Egypt.
- Preparing the geotechnical recommendation report for Zafarana Tower Project, Ain Sokhena, Egypt.
- Preparing the geotechnical recommendation report for Beverly Hells Project, 6th of October Egypt.
Education
Master of Science - Geotechnical Engineering
New University of Côte d’Ivoire
Côte d’Ivoire 2019.01 - 2021.01
Master of Business Administration - MBA - General
International Business School of Scandinavia
Skanderborg, Denmark 2018.12 - 2021.02
Higher National Diploma - Geotechnical Engineering
NVQ UK Qualification
Abu Dhabi, UAE 2010.03 - 2012.03
M.Sc. Degree Preparation Course - Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering
Helwan University
Cairo, Egypt 2007.01 - 2009.01
B.Sc. - Civil Engineering
Helwan University
Cairo, Egypt 2001.01 - 2006.01
Skills
- PLAXIS 2D analysis
- All-pile analysis
- Wallap: a geotechnical analysis program for shoring systems
- Slide & Slope: a geotechnical analysis programme for slope stability analysis
- Slope stability analysis
- Vdisp: a geotechnical programme for calculating elastic vertical settlement
- GINT: Program for borehole logs, profiles, and making AGS files
- Settlement analysis
- Log plot: Programme for boreholes logging
- Geotechnical spreadsheets
- MS Office proficiency
- Visual Basic proficiency
Certification
- Member of the Egyptian Syndicate of Engineers (2006).
- Member of the Saudi Council of Engineers (2016).
ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND LANGUAGE
Arabic, mother tongue.
Fluent
English, (good command of read, written and spoken).
Advanced
REFERENCES
- Mohamed Abd Elhamid Mostafa, El Nabrawi, Doctor of Soil Mechanics And Foundation Eng., Faculty Of Engineering – Mataria, Helwan University, m.elnabrawawi@a-aconsultants.com, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
- Mohamed, Hassanen Rabie, Associate Professor of Soil Mechanics And Foundation Eng. Faculty Of Engineering – Mataria, Helwan University Associate Professor, m.rabie@talk21.com, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
- Abdulrahim, Sukik, Manager, Arab Center for Engineering Studies, ACES Doha Branch, +974 4870141, Arab Center for Engineering Studies, ACES, P.O. Box 19579, Doha, Qatar
- Ahmed, Al Qadad, Department Manager, Arab Center for Engineering Studies, ACES Geotechnical, +974 4870141, Arab Center for Engineering Studies, ACES, P.O. Box 19579, Doha, Qatar
- Rashad, Al-Kilani, Branch Manager, Arab Center for Engineering Studies, ACES Khobar, rkilani@aces-int.com, +966500098320, Arab Center for Engineering Studies, ACES, Khobar, Saudi Arabia
TRAINING AND COURSES
- Trained at El-Nasr [Hassan Aalam] (Summer 2005).
- AutoCAD Software Course.
- SAP2000.
- Microsoft Office: - Word – Excel.
- Leadership Development Program, Module 1 (Cause and Effect Management) – held on 06 - 08 October, 2015 in Doha- Qatar.
- Standard Course in Computational Geotechnics (PLAXIS) – held on 29 - 31 March 2015 at American University in Dubai – UAE.
- Geotechnical ME (Equipe Group) - Doha, Qatar 2012.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
- Date of Birth: May 10, 1984
- Place of Birth: Cairo, Egypt
- Gender: Male
- Religion: Muslim
- Marital Status: Married
- Nationality: Egyptian
- Military Service: Exempted
- Address: P.O. Box 70156, Al Khobar, KSA.
- Driving license: Having KSA Driving License up to 2022
Self-Studied Documents
- Soil Mechanics.
- Structure analysis.
- Reinforced Concrete.
Accomplishments
Global Award 2024
Affiliations
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Timeline
Master of Science - Geotechnical Engineering
New University of Côte d’Ivoire
2019.01 - 2021.01
Master of Business Administration - MBA - General
International Business School of Scandinavia
2018.12 - 2021.02
Geotechnical Department Manager
Arab Company for Laboratories & Soil (ACES)
2016.12 - Current
Senior Geotechnical Engineer
Arab Center for Engineering Studies (ACES)
2012.09 - 2016.03
Higher National Diploma - Geotechnical Engineering
NVQ UK Qualification
2010.03 - 2012.03
Geotechnical Engineer
A&A Consultants (Dr. Mohamed El Nabrawy)
2008.08 - 2012.09
M.Sc. Degree Preparation Course - Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering
Helwan University
2007.01 - 2009.01
Geotechnical Engineer
Hamza Associates
2006.09 - 2008.08
B.Sc. - Civil Engineering
Helwan University
2001.01 - 2006.01