Nuwan Lankeshwara, Materials Engineer

Nuwan Lankeshwara

Materials Engineer

Dorsch Qatar

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Bachelor's degree, Materials Engineering
Experience
14 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :14 years, 7 Months

Materials Engineer at Dorsch Qatar
  • Qatar - Al Wukayr
  • My current job since December 2020

P04 and P07 Consultant Materials Engineer
- Review Materials Submittals, MIR s, Test reports, Conducting Factory Audits, Laboratory Test witnesses, Materials at site reports to QS as per the BOQ, Attending Quality Walks, Lean Gemba Walks, Site Inspections, sampling and testing,

Materials engineer ( MMUP/UPDA) at JH Construction WLL
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since September 2019

B Ring road project

Material Engineer at JH Construction
  • Qatar - Doha
  • January 2019 to September 2019

Al Furusia Road Improvement Project with utility works.

QC Engineer at JH Construction W.L.L
  • Qatar - Doha
  • May 2016 to January 2019

•Implement the FPC and LQMS
•Established control system on quality and technical records. Ensure that these records are properly filed, stored, and accessible at all times.
•Issue non-conformity report or observation for any non-conformity identified
•Coordinate with QC Manager, QA Manager, Lab Supervisor or Plant Coordinator for the investigation of non-conforming works and formulation of necessary corrective action to avoid recurrence.
•Ensure the inspection criteria and procedures are being followed
•identify and plan the training needs of laboratory employees.
•conduct staff training and evaluation
•Ensure that all updated procedure and instructions are being followed by the lab personnel.
•Monitoring KPI

QA/QC Engineer , Materials Engineer ,Project Engineer at V.V. Karunaratne & Co Pvt Ltd
  • Sri Lanka - Colombo 1
  • July 2013 to November 2015

V.V. Karunarathne & Company

February 2015 to date (9 Months)
Materials Engineer/Quality Assurance Engineer. Pallamadhu - Periyamadhu road \[np09-12km\] projects. Asphalt Surfacing/Dense Graded Aggregate Bases / Culverts /Bridges. Client: Provincial Road Development Department Sri Lanka. Consultant: MG- CEA Engineering.

July 2013 to Jan 2015 (18 Months)
Materials Engineer/Quality Assurance Engineer. Pallebadda - Buluthota road \[SG1RP1A-12km\] projects: Asphalt surfacing/Dense Graded Aggregate Bases / Culverts /Bridges. Client: Provincial Road Development Department Sri Lanka. Consultant: MG- ECL Engineering.

Activities Done

 Preparing and implementing Quality Assurance Manual, Environmental Management Plan and Safety Manual.
 Investigation of soil profile for Pavement Design
 Analyzing DCP-CBR values for bridges foundations.
 Testing of Materials \[ Soil, Aggregates, Sand, Concrete, Bitumen\]
 Concrete Mix Design
 Asphalt Mix Design \[ Marshall Method\]

Consulting Engineers & Contactors \[Pvt\] Ltd.

March 2009 to March 2010 (13 Months)
Materials Engineer. Tissa - Kirinda \[14 km\] road projects: Asphalt surfacing/DBST surfacing /Dense Aggregate Bases/Culverts/Bridges. Client: Road Development Authority Sri Lanka. Consultant: RDC Engineering

Get Training and Done

 Testing of Materials \[ Soil, Aggregates, Sand, Concrete, Bitumen\]
 Concrete Mix Design
 Asphalt Mix Design \[ Marshall Method\]
 DBST and SBST Design

QA/QC Engineer , Materials Engineer ,Project Engineer at Ali Mohomed Al Ajinah Est.
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • June 2010 to June 2013

June 2013 to April 2012 (14 months)
Materials Engineer. Projects: Improvement & Dualization of Highway for Ras Al Khair Industrial City \[10km -6 lane\], Asphalt Surfacing (25cm)/DGAB/SG/EMB/Sand Filling. Client: Ministry of Transport KSA. Consultant: Dar Al Handsa

July 2010 to April 2012 (21 months)
Materials Engineer. Projects: Group 12 (Nairiah - Safaniah Highway, 30km -4 lane\], Asphalt Surfacing (25cm)/DGAB/Sand Filling/Rock Filling. Client: Ministry of Transport KSA. Consultant: Khateeb & Alami


Activities Done

 Highway Materials Testing \[ Soil, Aggregates, Sand, PMB\]
 Asphalt Mix Design with Modern Bitumen Tests\[ Superpave Method, RV, DSR, RTFO\]
 Supervising the Asphalt Batching Plant and Polymer Modified Process to get quality PG binder Grade \[76-10\] and \[82-10\]
 Supervising the crusher plant for Quality Aggregate Production.



Research Activities

 Changed the alignment of screening and gate speed and removed unnecessary screening sizes.
 Adjusted the Bitumen and Polymer mixing procedure in order to get optimum results.
 Reduce the energy consumption in asphalt plant by changing insulation and heating system.
 Make test strip with Saudi Aramco for Sulfur Extended Asphalt Pavement behavior analyzing.
 Failure Analysis and get remedial action upon laboratory simulation testing.

Materials Engineer at Consulting Engineer & Contractors Pvt Ltd
  • Sri Lanka - Hambantota
  • March 2009 to March 2010

March 2009 to March 2010 (13 Months)
Materials Engineer. Tissa - Kirinda \[14 km\] road projects: Asphalt surfacing/DBST surfacing /Dense Aggregate Bases/Culverts/Bridges. Client: Road Development Authority Sri Lanka. Consultant: RDC Engineering

Get Training and Done

 Testing of Materials \[ Soil, Aggregates, Sand, Concrete, Bitumen\]
 Concrete Mix Design
 Asphalt Mix Design \[ Marshall Method\]
 DBST and SBST Design

Education

Bachelor's degree, Materials Engineering
  • at University Of Moratuwa
  • September 2008

 Honours Degree of Bachelor of the Science of Engineering, specializing in the field of Materials Engineering in University of Moratuwa , Sri Lanka (2003-2008)  Associate Member of the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (AM 13674)  Has successfully passed the training period on “SUPERPAVE System or the Design of Hot Mix Asphalt” Held in the central laboratory of the Ministry of Transport in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  Undergraduate Training in Ashok Steel Industries (Pvt) Ltd. (Feb 2006 to August 2006)

Specialties & Skills

Asphalt
Highways
Geotechnical Engineering
QC Engineer
Asphalt Mix Design
Concrete Mix Design
Materials Engineer
Asphalt Plant
CBM/SubBase Plant

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Institute of Engineers SriLanka
  • Associate Member[AMIE-13674]
  • August 2012
ASTM International
  • Participating Member [MEM-2038056]
  • December 2017
MMUP (23612)
  • Qatar Engineers Registration Department
  • January 2020

Training and Certifications

Superpave Mix Design Certificate (Training)
Training Institute:
Ministry of Transport - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Date Attended:
November 2010
Duration:
30 hours

Hobbies

  • Playing piono and Guitar