Athir Nader

• Provided general project management and coordination on the concept design stage of the Ottawa Light Rail Transit (OLRT) project
• Organized and attended meetings, prepared meeting agendas and minutes
• Overseen contractor activities, performed site inspections
• Insured safety procedures are implemented on site, prepared incident reports
• Prepared scopes and cost estimates for investigations on the project
• Reviewed geotechnical, hydrological, structural, and civil background information on the project
• prepared geotechnical memorandums and reviewed memorandums prepared by subconsultants

WORK EXPERIENCE
Geotechnical Engineer, Stantec Consulting Limited, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, April 2011-Present
Design & Field Experience
• Prepared proposals, estimated cost, scheduled and coordinated project events
• Performed ULS and SLS calculations, settlement analysis, shoring and retaining walls, shallow and deep foundation analysis
• Estimated and modeled soil and rock parameters using literature and interpretation methods
• Conducted and composed soil slope and rock slope stability analysis
• composed general and critical analysis and provided recommendations
• provided field support
Offshore, Onshore, and Inland Drilling & Instrumentation Services
• Conducted CPT & BPT, Nilcon vanes, dissipation, downhole seismic, SPT, rock coring, VWP and MW, packer permeability, concrete cover and rebar spacing survey, and field earth resistivity
• Attended meetings, planned safety procedures, and communicated with clients and contractors
• Planned offshore and onshore spill control and containment
• Logged and reported chronological progress events
• Supervised crew and coordinated with contractors
• Prepared borehole layouts and excavation plans, and implemented safety measures for hazardous zones
• Performed field data collection and reduction, identified soil types and rock types, prepared borehole logs, reported production rates and pre/post site disturbance conditions
Bridges Inspection
• Inspected and evaluated bridges and culverts (including all components)
• Logged and reported inspection results
Sub-grade and Structural Inspection
• Inspected sub-grade layers and foundation layout prior to and during construction
• Evaluated field compliance with drawings and specifications and approved scope changes
• Provided field memos to clients and requested modifications from contractors
Pavement Condition Survey
• Conducted before and after construction evaluation of pavement condition according to The Ministry of Transportation of Ontario specifications
• Compiled thorough reports of the evaluation logs and site pictures
Ottawa International Airport Runway Grooving
• Supervised field crew, inspected and evaluated implementation of standard
• Conducted alignment and flow testing, estimated production rate, prepared field reports

Laboratory Experience
• Performed, interpreted, and reported various geotechnical tests such as compressive strength of soils, consolidation, Atterberg limits, gradation, moisture and organic content, and specific gravity
• Performed various materials tests such as proctor testing for soils and aggregates, flexural and compressive strength testing for reinforced concrete beams and cylinders, rebar tension testing
• Upgraded laboratory equipment and trained staff for the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario standards in preparation to obtaining medium complexity testing license