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Zahi Chamoun, Engineer Level IV

Zahi Chamoun

Engineer Level IV·Fugro Middle East

United Arab Emirates

Master's degree, Business Administration

Work experience

Total years of experience: 10 years, 0 months

Engineer Level IV

December 2016 - April 2020

Fugro Middle East

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

December 2016 - April 2020

• Collaborated with multinational teams on large-scale project, executed data analysis and diagnosis, provided recommendations optimizing product deliver and budgetary requirement over 5 years for about 30, 000 km of road asset
• Lowered project cost by about 15% through negotiating favorable contract and payment terms
• Optimized processes and man hour cost by implementing technological solutions (VBA, QA analysis)
• Developed new business opportunities creating client relationship and translated their requirement into tailored solutions resulting in an enhanced income by about 15%
• Coached safety ambassadors to embed safety culture and engaged employees, resulting in significant reduction in accidents
• Established successful client relationship in Qatar and UAE resulting in an increase in future business opportunities
• Consulted on the implementation of techniques for sustainable road recycling projects which lead to a country wide adaptation
• Design and implemented a system for resource deployment resulting in role clarity for team members
Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Engineering

Pavements and Materials Engineer

March 2014 - September 2015

Terracon Consultants, Inc

Tennessee, United States

March 2014 - September 2015

• Completed 4 major asset management projects on budget and on time helping clients decrease asset cost and increase service life up to 15 years
• Lead a project team to collect data and structure technical condition analysis report
• Facilitated client meetings, identified project expectations, and delivered on objectives
Company industry:
Safety & Environment
Job role:
Civil Engineering

Staff Engineer

August 2013 - February 2014

Crius Corps

United States

August 2013 - February 2014

Pavements Condition Survey (Following both ASTM and LTPP distress manuals) for Home Depot various parking lots. the survey included identifying different types of distresses in asphalt pavement and concrete pavement, record them, determine a Pavement Condition Index (PCI) and recommend suitable rehabilitation techniques.
Development of maintenace and rehabilitation (M&R) strategies
Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Engineering

Graduate Research Assistant

August 2010 - April 2013

Western Regional Superpave Center

United States

August 2010 - April 2013

(civil and environmental engineering/ Pavement/ Materials program)
•Performed Superpave binder testings that included: Cleaveland Open Cup (AASHTO T48), Rotational viscometer (AASHTO T316), Rolling Thin Oven (AASHTO T240), Pressure Aging Vessel (AASHTO R28), Dynamic Shear Rheometer (AASHTO T315), Bending Beam Rheometer (AASHTO T313)
•Performed Superpave and Hveem Mix designs.
•Flexible and Rigid Pavement design according to AASHTO 93.
•Mechanistic empirical pavement design approaches and back calculation.
•Assisted in AASHTO accreditation (AMRL) for the Pavement / Materials laboratory.
•Conducted performance testing for asphalt mixtures that includes: Tensile Strength Ratio (AASHTO T283), Dynamic Modulus (AASHTO T342) and developing the Master Curve (AASHTO PP61), Beam Fatigue (AASHTO T321), Flow Number (AASHTO TP79-11).
•Aggregate testing (Specific Gravity and Absorption of Coarse and Fine Aggregates AASHTO T84 and T85, Coarse Aggregate Angularity ASTM D 5821, Fine Aggregate Angularity AASHTO T304, Sand Equivalent Test AASHTO T176, Flat and Elongated Particles ASTM D4791, Sieve Analysis Tests AASHTO T11 and AASHTO T 27)
•Pavements Condition Survey (Following both ASTM and LTPP distress manuals)
•Development of M&R strategies using MicroPAVER
Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Research and Development

Public Intern II

June 2012 - August 2012

NDOT

United States

June 2012 - August 2012

Developing Mix designs and evaluating their performance using different testing methods.
Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Other

Design engineer, site engineer

October 2009 - August 2010

Sakr Establishment- Baabd

Lebanon

October 2009 - August 2010

Performed structural designs, for residential buildings, including seismic design.
•Monitored the executions of plans on site.
Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Civil Engineering

Site Geotechnical Engineer

March 2009 - October 2009

Touma Engineering

Lebanon

March 2009 - October 2009

Planning and managing different excavation site.
•Assessing the suitability of existing old structures for rehabilitation.
Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Engineering

Intern Civil Engineer

August 2008 - September 2008

Butec

Beirut, Lebanon

August 2008 - September 2008

•Assisting the site engineers in monitoring the construction jobs for a waste water treatment plant.
•Preparing the steel orders.
Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Civil Engineering

Intern Engineer

July 2008 - August 2008

Jamil Dahdah Engineering

Lebanon

July 2008 - August 2008

Supervising and planning small contracting jobs, performing shop drawings using Autocad, preparing design study for small structures.
Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Engineering

Education

Ie University

September 2022

September 2022

Master's degree, Business Administration

Spain

University of Nevada, Reno

April 2013

April 2013

Master's degree, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Pavements/Materials Engineering

United States

Thesis Advisor: Peter E. Sebaaly, Ph.D., P.E. Thesis: Evaluation of the use of warm-mix asphalt technologies (Advera, Evotherm, Foaming, Sasobit) with polymer-modified and terminal blend tire rubber asphalt mixtures. The main objectives of the study are to determine the effects of warm-mix asphalt additives and lower mixing and compaction temperatures on the moisture resistance, the mechanical properties, and performance characteristics of the asphalt mixtures. In addition, the performance life of the asphalt pavements was evaluated.

Lebanese University

July 2009

July 2009

Higher diploma, Civil Engineering

Lebanon

Senior Project: Performed a full structural design for a high rise Tower building, including the foundation design and the seismic design. The study was completed following the French building code, BAEL, and the seismic design was performed on Robot. All the shop drawings were done using AutoCAD 2008.

Skills

Asset Management

Expert

Engineering

Expert

QA QC Engineering

Expert

Asphalt

Expert

Pavement Design

Expert

BINDER

Expert

BUDGETING

Expert

CALIBRATION

Expert

CONTENT MANAGEMENT

Expert

DIRECTING

Expert

MANAGEMENT

Expert

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

Expert

PCI

Expert

Asphalt Production

Expert

Problem Solving

Expert

Client Relation Development

Expert

Asset Management

Expert

Pavement Analysis

Expert

Data Analysis

Expert

Road Construction

Expert

NDT Techniques

Expert

GIS

Intermediate

Asphalt Material

Expert

Quality Assurance

Expert

Pavement Design

Expert

Creative Thinking

Expert

Client Communication

Expert

Cross-Cultural Competency

Expert

Organiztional Leadership

Intermediate

AutoCAD

Intermediate

Geographic Information

Intermediate

Written Communication

Expert

Data Visualiztion

Expert

Microsoft Excel

Expert

PowerPoint

Expert

Project Engineering

Expert

Communication

Expert

Noval and Adaptive Thinking

Expert

Big Data

Intermediate

Construction

Expert

Microsofot Projects

Expert

Project Planning

Expert

Analysis

Expert

Spreadsheets

Intermediate

Microsoft Office

Expert

Social Intelligence

Expert

Sense-Making

Expert

Virtual Collaboration

Expert

Transdisciplinarity

Expert

Cognitive Load Management

Expert

MBA

Expert

Engineering

Expert

QA QC Engineering

Expert

Asphalt

Expert

Languages

Arabic

Expert

English

Expert

French

Expert

German

Beginner

Memberships

American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE

Associate Member

March 2014

Geo Institure

Associate Member

March 2014

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Leadership In Times Of Volatility And Uncertainty Certificate
Dec 2020
DATA SCIENCE, MACHINE LEARNING AND AI FOR BUSINESS
Nov 2020
Leadership in times of volatility and uncertainty
Dec 2020
Creative Thinking
Apr 2019
Learning ArcGIS
Apr 2019
ArcGIS Essential Training
Apr 2019
Excel: Macros and VBA for Beginners
May 2019
Creating a Business Plan
May 2019
Economic Analysis and Data Analytics
Jul 2019
Become a Project Manager
Sep 2020
Engineer in Training, EI
Dec 2012