Assistant Professor
Lahore Leads University
Total years of experience :12 years, 8 Months
Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering Department, City Campus, LLU. I have instructed courses in Civil Engineering and Civil Engineering Technology Department.
Courses Taught at the Undergrad level so far:
o Soil Mechanics
o Geotechnical and Foundation Engineering
o Construction Management
Courses Taught at the Graduate level so far:
o Engineering Management
o Advanced Soil Mechanics
o Seismology & Earthquake Engineering
• Member of the Post Graduate Research Committee (PGRC) Civil Engineering Department
• Convener of the Departmental Outcome-based Education System (OBE) team involved in the reaccreditation of the Civil Engineering program by the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC).
• Prepared the SAR-2022 report and successfully attained accreditation for sessions 2019 and 2020.
• Academic coordinator of the Civil Engineering department, responsible for preparation of the schedule for the semester course allocation for teachers in the department.
• Member of the Departmental Board of Studies (BoS) and Industrial Advisory Board (IAB)
Worked as Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering Department at QCET, Affiliated with the University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore.
Key Responsibilities:
• Responsible for teaching Soil mechanics I & II courses at the undergrad level
• Prepared laboratory test manual and reports for soil mechanics laboratory class
• Conducted the PEC visit and granted approval for accreditation of Civil Eng., Batches
• Member of Departmental OBE team involved in reaccreditation of civil engineering program by PEC
Worked as a Teaching Assistant (TA) / Research assistant (RA) in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Department under the Geo system research group.
Key Responsibilities:
• Taught master’s level soil dynamics laboratory class.
• Delivered lectures on demonstrating Geo-comp ShearTrac II cyclic direct, simple shear (CDSS) & LoadTrac II apparatus.
• Taught soil mechanics laboratory class at the undergraduate level.
• Prepared laboratory test manual and reports for soil mechanics laboratory class
Completed many research projects as a Graduate Research Assistant in collaboration with different companies and research institutes, reported as follows:
o “Development of site response analysis guidelines for local sites”, (2021) - Korea Institute of Construction Technology (KICT).
o “Developing effective stress analysis guidelines for liquefaction evaluation”, (2020) - Korea Institute of Construction Technology (KICT).
o “Development of stress reduction factor and magnitude scaling factor for Korea”, (2020) - Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).
o “Development of guidelines for cyclic stress ratio (CSR) calculation for liquefaction evaluation”, (2020) - KAIST.
o “Development of site classification system for shallow bedrock sites”, (2019).
o “Seismic safety evaluation for dams and reservoirs”, (2020) - Korea Rural Community (KRC) Corporation research institute.
o “Estimating soil strength properties of field soil samples using direct, simple shear and cyclic simple shear tests”, (2019)- Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (KHNP).
Project preview:
The Saudi Mining Polytechnic has signed an operating agreement with the Missouri University of Science and Technology. Missouri S&T is the international partner of the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) and the Ma'aden Company of Saudi Arabia to train and educate personnel for Ma’aden (The mining industry of KSA).
Key Responsibilities:
I taught the following subjects at Saudi Mining Polytechnic, Ar’ar.
• To Teach 3 main job streams to trainees: surface, underground & operators
• Training the Operators of Ma’aden Wa’ad Al-Shamal Phosphate Company (MWSPC)
• Executive In-Charge of Mineral Processing Lab.
o Underground Drilling and Blasting
o Surface excavation
o Introduction to Applied Geology
o Fundamentals of Management
o Plant Design and Process Control
• Provide technical assistance to Program Director. Collecting data, compiling reports, and preparing other necessary documents.
• In addition to teaching coursework, and also helped to develop coursework and exams conductance.
• Learnt and trained Ma’aden trainees at SMP for simulators (Immersive Technology)
(Haul Truck, Dozer, Shovel, Jumbo Drill Machine)
Worked on different Projects:
o Syedwala Bridge construction over River Ravi, Pakistan
o Head Baloki Canal project, Punjab, Pakistan
o Greenline: BRTS (Bus Rapid Transit System), Lahore Project, (JV between SKB and AL-Barak, Turkey)
Here I have been indulged in the following activities:
• Responsible for Testing Material, especially soil and concrete testing.
• Supervised construction activities; drilling, friction pilling, and retaining walls.
• Prepared Construction reports for consultants and clients and maintained records for billing purposes.
• Ensured safety works for compliance with the rules and regulations to avoid penalties.
• Interacted with the Consultant to resolve various construction technical issues and progress of the work.
MS leading PhD degree inCivil & Environmental Engineering PhD Thesis title: Usman Pervaiz (2021). “Development of Guidelines for effective stress analysis framework – Evaluation of the performance of pore pressure models implemented in one-dimensional site response analysis program through comparisons with centrifuge test and field measurements” [Doctoral dissertation], Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul South Korea. Projects: Completed many research projects as a Graduate Research Assistant in collaboration with different companies and research institutes, reported as follows: o “Development of site response analysis guidelines for local sites”, (2021) - Korea Institute of Construction Technology (KICT). o “Developing effective stress analysis guidelines for liquefaction evaluation”, (2020) - Korea Institute of Construction Technology (KICT). o “Development of stress reduction factor and magnitude scaling factor for Korea”, (2020) - Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). o “Development of guidelines for cyclic stress ratio (CSR) calculation for liquefaction evaluation”, (2020) – KAIST. o “Development of site classification system for shallow bedrock sites”, (2019). o “Seismic safety evaluation for dams and reservoirs”, (2020) - Korea Rural Community (KRC) Corporation research institute. o “Estimating soil strength properties of field soil samples using direct, simple shear and cyclic simple shear tests”, (2019)- Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (KHNP).
(Major courses: Geotechnical Engineering – I & II, Pavement & Foundation Engineering, Tunneling Engineering, Rock Mechanics, Engineering Geology, Surveying)