محمد Abdelmaaboud

Fulton Hogan is one of the leading construction companies in Australia with an enormous portfolio of projects. I work as the Quality Manger for the Newell Highway heavy Duty Pavement Upgrade Project between Narrabri and Moree, NSW.
 Designing and creation of Inspection and Test Plans (ITP’s), Lot Verification Checklists (VC’s) and Lot Conformance Reports (LCR’s).
 Creation of Hold and Witness Points.
 Creation of Lots and associated Lot numbering system.
 Develop and maintain the Lot Register.
 Creation of Nonconformance Reports (NCR’s) and reporting status of non-conforming lots.
 Develop and maintain the NCR Register.
 Manage major Supplier registers including concrete, quarry and pre-cast and provide traceable links from deliveries to individual Lots in the permanent works.
 Creation of Test Requests for conformance testing and reporting and collation of test results in the database.
 Develop and maintain the Testing Register.
 Develop and maintain the Hold and Witness Point Register.
 Creation of Survey Requests for tracking of geometric conformance.
 Tracking and management of Lot quantities and for reporting of monthly work item quantities for the Progress Claim.
 Production of the Projects Monthly Conformance Report including quality record statistics.
 Provide the Client with an update to the Correspondence register with brief content summary; Tabulated status of Requests for Information (RFIs) including content summary; Updated status of NCR’s (including summary content of each NCR); Status of CAR’s (including summary content of each CAR); Issues Register (including summary content of each Issue); and Status of WHS issues irrespective of scale.
 Track and monitor progress and status of the RFIs.

Current project description:


The Sheikh Jaber Causeway Project (Main Link) / RA140 is one of the biggest infrastructure projects in Middle East, with a total length of 36.14 km and is one of the longest off-shore bridges in the World. The project will connect Shuwaikh Port to Subiyah highway at New Subiyah City. The main bridge is 120m long and have a 23m high navigation clearance for crossing of vessels to Doha port.
The project includes two artificial Islands (Bay Island North & South). A number of authority buildings will be constructed within a “Government Enclave” located on the Islands.
Total Length 36.14km (Marine : 27.5km, On-land : 8.6km)
Roads Total 6 Lanes, Design Speed 120km/hr.
Superstructure Precast Box Girder 60m long, (1, 186 spans), pre-stressed, post-tensioned and Steel Box Girder for the Cable stay Main Bridge.
Substructure Bored Mono Pile 2.5m-3.0m diameter (1, 215 nos)
Artificial Island Bay Island South and North (each 30 ha)


Company:
Dar Al Handasah (Shair & Partners)


Position held:
Engineer’s representative (consultant) QA/QC Manager

Period:
2013- Date

RELEVANCE TO POST:

• I have over15 years of experience in complex infrastructure projects, during these years I developed solid skills in supervising both material mix design and testing, quality control and quality assurance works on international projects in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
• I am fully conversant with construction projects quality systems management. Implementing and monitoring internal quality plans and evaluating and monitoring contractor’s quality plans/procedures.
• I am fully conversant with international standards for infrastructures/highways/bridges construction and materials (AASTHO, ACI, ASTM, BS, DIN, ISO, etc.).




RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Managing teams of engineers/ inspectors/technicians for supervision and inspection of construction activities.
• Managing teams of inspection and testing personnel to check materials compliance with specs.
• Creation and implementation of onsite and lab testing plans for materials.
• Creation and implementation of construction activities inspection plans.
• Review and assess contractor’s quality plan.
• Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of contractor’s quality systems.
• Ensure the contractors remedy non-compliant work.
• Ensure the contractor maintains daily logs/site diaries for foundation, substructures, superstructures & utilities construction, and that its available at any time
• Make periodic visits to off-site fabrication or storage sites
• Attend off-site performance tests, as required by the client leading construction meetings and facilitate actions required to progress the construction
• Responsible for the quality records/ submittals effective uploading and exchange between project entities using the electronic document management system.
• Design and upload inspection and testing workflows and check lists and assign the concerned consultant staff electronically through the EDMS system applications.
• Review and approve design and implementation plans of the project’s assets traceability/inventory/operation and maintenance tools i.e. barcodes, QR codes, smart manuals, etc.

Company : Dar Al Handasah (Shair & Partners)
Period : 2011 to 2013.
Designation : Engineer’s representative (consultant) Snr. QA/QC Engineer.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

• The Site is located at Sabah AlSalem University City, Kuwait University, Shadadiyah Area, Kuwait. The approximate area of site is 48, 065 square meters. The Contractor's scope of work comprises the construction, completion, commissioning, handover and maintenance of works related to the construction of the colleges of Arts and Educations, together with associated facilities, site improvements and landscape development, as indicated in Contract Documents.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Managing teams of engineers/ inspectors/technicians for supervision and inspection of construction activities.
• Managing teams of inspection and testing personnel to check materials compliance with specs.
• Review set up and implementation plans of onsite and lab tests for material.
• Creation and implementation of construction activities inspection plans.
• Review and assess contractor’s quality plan.
• Monitor and evaluate contractor’s quality system’s effectiveness.
• Ensure the contractors remedy non-compliant work.
• Ensure the contractor maintains daily logs/site diaries for foundation, substructures, superstructures & utilities construction, and that its available at any time
• Make periodic visits to off-site fabrication or storage sites
• Attend off-site performance tests, as required by the client leading construction meetings and facilitate actions required to progress the construction

Company : Louis Berger Group
Period : 2010 to 2011
Designation : Engineer’s representative (consultant) Section Engineer (Materials/Geotechnical).

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

JAHRA ROAD (RA/166) Value=KD265 millions Package 1 (RA/166) involves the upgrading of the existing Jahra Road together with the Upgrading of associated sanitary, storm water drains and other services in the Contract area. The location of the upgrading works is at the western edge of Kuwait City and the upgrading extends from Jahra Gate to the United Nations Roundabout following a south-eastern to northwestern alignment. The upgraded Jahra Road will be carried on a new pre-cast segmental viaduct, approximately 7.2 km long . The Contract package also contains one 620 meter long section of depressed road which will have two roundabout bridges to service the local traffic. The elevated Jahra Road dual carriageway will generally be supported by piled foundations with single piers. The Jahra Road viaduct is typically six to eight lanes wide and the access ramps, of precast segmental construction are either one or two lanes wide. The link road viaducts, of precast segmental construction, vary in width from four lanes to six lanes. New at-grade service roads, generally of twin three lane configuration, will be located either alongside or underneath of the elevated mainline roadway. There are a multitude of utilities and drainage structures along the length of the project route which will require relocation, protection, and refurbishment. The depressed road section will have a pumping station, discharging rainwater into the storm water drainage system.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for the supervision and inspection of the foundations, piers and superstructures construction quality.
• Design and lead the implementation of construction inspection and testing plans.
• Design and lead the implementation of materials inspection and testing plans.
• leading construction meetings and facilitate actions required to progress the construction.
• Ensure contractor remedies non-compliant work
• Ensure contractor maintains daily logs/site diaries for structures & utilities construction, and that they are available at any time
• Make periodic visits to off-site fabrication or storage sites.
• Attend off-site performance tests, as required by the contract.
• Assisting the QA/QC manager in evaluating and reviewing the contractor’s quality manual (procedures, method statements, IP’s, etc.)
• Evaluate and approve manufacturers, supplier and subcontractors.

Project: Upgrading Cairo -Alex Desert road to a free road of about 220km length and about 42 U-turn and interchanges bridges distributed allover the road (project value $800, 000, 000.00)
-As Material Engineer involved in the preparation of mix design for concrete and asphalt in accordance with the international standard specification as AASTHO, ACI, ASTM, BS, .

Also oversee and supervise quality testing procedure both in laboratory and on-site testing
-Hands-on experience on the designing procedures for both asphalt(MARSHALL)&concrete (ACI ABSOLUTE VOLUME DESIGNING METHOD)as per the Egyptian roads and bridges authority and international specs requirements.
Hands-on experience on all the quality tests required for the materials to be used
Crushers inspection works
Asphalt plants inspection works (controlling feeding, mixing and production)
Concrete plants inspection work (controling feeding, mixing and production)
Supervise exploratory boreholes drilling and trial pitting for bridges
Supervise Classification of cores and trial pits for bridges
Supervise in-situ tests (SPT, Falling head permeability tests, etc for bridges foundation)
Supervise lab testing for cores and other samples
Reviewing factual and final reports issued by the geotechnical investigation contractor.

Project description:

It's a multi billion riyals community development project owned by a Dubai government owned company (Limitless ) who's developing the region north west of Riyadh into a prestigious community similar to those in Dubai .with huge and multiple structures expected to be built ranging from high rise to palaces, villas, residential and offices buildings .The contract with the client(Limitless) includes designing and supervising the work.
Position held : Materials engineer

Job description:

I am working as a materials engineer (consultant side) who's involved in the supervision of designing mixes for concrete, asphalt pavement mixes, aggregates mixes according to the project and international specs.
Oversee and supervise materials testing both in-situ and in lab
Supervising work done by third party labs.
Reporting to the client timely

Worked also as a geo-technical site engineer(at the beginning of the project) with the following responsibilities

Supervise exploratory boreholes drilling and trial pitting
Supervise Classification of cores and trial pits
Supervise in-situ tests (SPT, Falling head permeability tests, etc)
Supervise lab testing for cores and other samples
Reviewing factual and final reports issued by the geotechnical investigation contractor.

- As Material Engineer involved in the preparation of mix designs for concrete and asphalt in accordance with international standard specifications as AASTHO, ACI, ASTM, BS, MRD. Also oversee and supervise quality testing procedure both in laboratory and on-site testing.
- Hands-on experience on the designing procedures for both asphalt(MARSHALL)&concrete (ACI ABSOLUTE VOLUME DESIGNING METHOD)as per the Saudi MOT and international requirements.
- Good knowledge of the most advanced asphalt designing technique adopted by the MOT (SUPERPAVE TM).
- Hands-on experience on all the quality tests required for the materials to be used both in roads and bridges .


*materials testing and quality control (earth work, asphalt, steel and concrete) for roads and bridges owned by the ministry of transport (ksa)
*full knowledge and &powerfull hands-on experience in the following tests(MARSHAL ASPHALT MIX DESIGN.SUPER PAVE ASPHALT MIX DESIGN, AND SOUNDNESS, SAND EQUIVALENT, THIN ELONGATED, SOFT FRAGMENTS AND SHALE, DELETERIOUS MATERIALS, ABRASION OF AGGREGATES USED IN ASPHALT AND IN CONCRET, AND PROCTORS, CBR, SAND CONE USED IN EARTH WORKS)

*inspection of plants, crushers and materials stocks

*to follow up work done by third party labs. In favor of the project

*concrete and asphalt mix designing

* Reporting to the ministry all the tests and the activities done on a monthly basis(monthly materials report)

*Controlling the sources of the materials to be used in the project

*taking part in some survey works to control the levels layers are to be constructed to
and to control the widths of the layers according to the shop drawings

*checking the alignment of the road according to the design

*setting some relevant structures such as pipe and box culvert, sign posts, paintings
PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN
Dahran-Jubail expressway sr 65, 000, 000
Dammam-Abuhadriyah highway rehab. for sr 99.999, 999
Dahran-dammam-jubail.rafha, arar, highway reha. proj.

- As Site Engineer involved in the execution of pile foundation works including survey works, concreting, de-watering and soil mechanic works. Also directly involved in equipment, manpower and material procurement scheduling. Liaising with the Client/Consultant for all technical aspect of the works. Monitor daily, weekly and monthly progress of works incorporating scope changes that may have schedule and financial impact for the project. Report directly to the Executive Project Manager for all project related activities.
Responsibilities:

1-survey works
*Setting of the piles axis using theodolites and /or total stations

*Centering the (boring) piling machines during execution of piles based on the pre designed plans of the coordinates

*Checking the coordinates of the executed piles to detect if there is any deviation, and drawing the as built

* Controlling the levels of rft. And concrete to be poured

*Controlling the center line of secant piles wall during the Asslam canal sides supporting project in Demmita, Egypt

2-civil and soil works

*Responsible for designing the concrete to be used in piles with coordination with the consultant

*Responsible for the reinforcement, re-baring

* Responsible for materials testing

* Responsible for piles loading and ultra sound testing

*Responsible for daily piling works

3-general:
*Liaising with sub-contractors, consultants, and owners.

*Procurement, man power controlling

*Reporting to the projects manager

Projects Undertaken:
- Piles Foundation for Water Plant,
Sohag, Egypt
Contract Value : L.E. 100 Million
- Secant Pile Foundation for As Salam Canal Sides Protection
Sinai-Demitta, Egypt
-foundations (piling)for many infrastructures
-fair knowledge of tunneling