Farhad Zandi

and 250000
MTPA BBU Projects in

2013. In charge for pre-commissioning & commissioning of Bitumen Oxidation Unit
including process and quality feasibilities.
 2013. Guidance through material testing and evaluation of different raw material
for BOU (Vacuum Residue VR) from local refineries. And reporting according
with Laboratory information management system (LIMS).
 2013. Supervising the different methods of testing for paving and coating
bituminous materials.
 2014. Issuing various formula for waterproofing membrane, mastic, emulsified asphalt,
polymer modified asphalt (PMA), pipe coating membrane, cutback bitumen and different
grades of paving bitumen.
 2014. Task force member for feasibility of changing bitumen grade of KRG from Bitumen
40/50 to Bitumen 60/70 the most common penetration grade in the world based on
maximum and minimum ambient temperatures annually.
 2014. Train the new Graduate Engineer Trainees regarding superpave asphalt, PMB with PE
& APP and emulsified asphalt (Production, mixing and application).
 2015. Marketing advisor for new export line of paving and oxidized bitumen.
 2015. Stablishing new standard and involving as quality control manager from private
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company for KRG (feasibility study, procurement of equipment and establishing new
standard for waterproofing membrane, mastic and all types of emulsified asphalt based on
local temperature, road load statistic and other related parameters. Laboratory equipment
procurement for grass root project of BOU & VDU.
 2016. participating in the investigation group for determine appropriate Performance Grade
(PG) for Iraqi road with foreign designer group. Introducing the proper super pave asphalt
considering weather, traffic statistic and local bitumen qualities.
 2016. Participation in the technical group for design of road for various layers and study of
using emulsified asphalt instead of conventional method (Cutback bitumen).
 2017 & 2018 Supervisor for ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO18001 for following products:
Paving and oxidized bitumen grades, polymer modified bitumen types, mastic, emulsified
asphalt, cutback bitumen, various types of drums, waterproofing membranes, various
bituminous products and all grades of gas, oil and vacuum residue
 2017 & 2018. Coordinator and Auditor for CE marking for Bitumen 50/70, 70/100 and 160/
220 paving grades based on European Standard. EN Registration No: 192-CPR-0853.
 2018: Project Consultant for PHD Thesis for doctoral student; The Improvement of the
Engineering Properties of the Iraqi Asphalt Concrete Using Additives; Including
researches, test procedure design and implementation and data analysis with Minitab.
Working in Quality Control Q/C Engineering at Bandar Imam Petrochemical
Company (BIPC), Mahshahr-Iran.

2012. Training courses for safety, process description, P&ID and PFD reading for LDPE,
HDPE, PVC, PP, SBR, CA, VC and MTBE units in BIPC. Familiar with all international
standards like ASTM, UOP, IP, BS-EN and IFP.and familiar with Laboratory Information
Management System (LIMS) and QC management methods.
 2013. Controlling the Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Annual production of various type of
Polymers; LDPE, HDPE, PVC, PP, SBR, CA, VC and MTBE units. Strong analytical skill
in polyolefin types such as PE & PP.
 2013. Commercial advisor for off-products prices and qualities and Material
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recommendations according to application requirements for any kind of polymers.
Recommend different type of application to customers and establishing strong relations
between company and customers.
Working as Process Engineer in Kimiagaran polymeric products Tabriz-Iran

25 hours per week)
 2012.

International Congress on Nanoscience and

Presentation & Publications:
 F. Zandi, M. Rezaei and A. Kasiri, “Effect of Nanoclay on the Physical-Mechanical and
Thermal Properties and Microstructure of Extruded Non-cross-linked LDPE Nanocomposite
Foams” Journal of Key Engineering Materials Vols. 471-472 (2011) pp 751-756 © (2011)
Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. (ISI Journal)
 F. Zandi, M. Rezaei and A. Kasiri, “The effect of polyethylene graft maleic anhydride
compatibilizer on the physical, mechanical, and thermal properties of extruded noncross-
linked low-density polyethylene nanocomposite foams” Journal of Thermoplastic
Composite Materials 2015, Vol. 28(11) 1537-1549 The

with EPC team for implementation of the 8500 BPD VDU and 250000 MTPA BBU project in
Najaf-Iraq. Involved in FEED, EPC contractor selection, Detail Engineering and Project Execution.
Specialties: Feasibility study for refinery and raw material basic test for Basic Design, FEED, EPC, Refinery
process, Process Optimization, Pre-commissioning, Commissioning and Operations of Vacuum Distillation and
bitumen oxidation units, Refinery Configuration Studies, Refinery Profit Improvement Studies, HAZID &
HAZOP Studies, SIL Study and hazard aria classification. Interlock description. I am completely familiar with
the all required problem solving methods in laboratory, testing and quality control methods of oil based
materials such as: Crude Distillation Unit (CDU), Vacuum Distillation Unit (VDU) & Bitumen Oxidation Unit
(BOU) products. Ability to work with all devices and inspection progress of quality assurance of all related
product of CDU, VDU and BBU based on ASTM, UOP, IP, BS-EN and IFP.
Skilled in quality control management and issuing technical data sheet (TDS) and Material Safety Data sheet
(MSDS) for all products in the labiratory and inspection of ISO and CE marking. Very good knowledgeable
and making formula based on R&D in bituminous materials such as waterproofing membrane, mastic,
emulsified asphalt, polymer modified asphalt (PMA), pipe coating membrane, cutback bitumen, different
grades of paving bitumen, expert in Polyethylene (PE) and Polypropylene (PP) testing, additives and
applications.

structure, thermal properties and flammability of extruded non-crosslinked LDPE/ Cloisite