CURRICULUM VITAE

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BACHIR BRIMO

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SUMMARY

Results oriented academic with a proven track record in geotechnical and environmental engineering and high exposure to Information Technology.
Highly developed interpersonal and leadership skills.
Innovative, hands-on professional capable of working independently or as part of a team.
Demonstrated ability in assertive and persuasive communications.
Fluent in English, German, French and Arabic
Highly developed computer and communication skills
17 years of experience in the civil and geotechnical engineering academic and commercial fields.
Seven years in the academic field both in Australia and the Middle East as an assistant professor in Geotechnics applying in-depth research knowledge base acquired in Germany during the PhD studies.
Seven years of hands-on practical experience in commercial environments both as an individual contributor as well as in management capacity, applying a strong theoretical background and delivering civil and geotechnical engineering projects (design and investigation), on time under budget and with a high emphasis on quality.

Employment History Education Computer Skills Academic Activities Further Training Professional Affiliations Interests Referees

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

SENIOR STAFF ENGINEER 09/2004 - Present
LANGAN ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
360, 8th Floor W 31st Street,New York, USA

Perform field geotechnical investigations, drilling, logging, and soil descriptions and evaluate results of investigation
Coordinate drafting support staff and staff engineers for engineering and environmental projects in the US and abroad
Perform engineering design of foundations, slopes, and retaining walls

Perform construction inspection and monitoring

Write proposals and reports

Assist project managers in budget development

INSPECTOR 03/2003 - 09/2004
AMMANN & WHITNEY
96 Morton Street,New York, USA

Testing, inspecting and recording technical work performed by contractors on projects that include bridges, highways and pedestrian sidewalks and ramps.
Ensuring through testing and observation that the project construction complies with plans, blue-print specifications and generally acceptable construction practices
Ensuring that contractors followed contract documents

Preparing engineering reports for each project and consulting with senior engineers and management on resolving technical and implementation issues

GEOTECHNICAL EXPERT 03/2002 - 03/2003
HYDROSULT (Canadian Company)
SANA�E�A Basin Water Management Project (SBWMP)�E� SANA�E�A, YEMEN Supply Management and Aquifer Recharge Feasibility Study; Project funded and supervised by the World Bank

Negotiated and finalized geotechnical contracts with 2 local subcontractors

Designed the Laboratory and site geotechnical investigation program for building 4 new dams and rehabilitating 9 existing ones

Supervised geotechnical investigation operations in the previous sites

Reported on geotechnical investigation progress in both the interim and the final design reports

Prepared sites for geotechnical investigation as of access roads, equipment, and staff required

Checked existing dams for stability

Conducted slope stability analyses on newly designed dams using the software programs Xslope (slope stability program) and Feseep (finite Element Seepage Mesh Generation)

Interfaceded with World Bank consultants on contractual and technical issues

Supervised local Engineers and delegate them to supervise the drilling and sampling operations

Coordinated with other team members (Geologist, Geohydrologist, Dam Engineer, and Hydraulics Engineer) on finalizing design and producing the final design report

CONSULTANT 1999 - 2001
BRIMO GEOTECHNICS, SYDNEY ,AUSTRALIA
Managed Geotechnical and Environmental testing equipment Value Added Reseller and technical consulting company in Australia

Defined and executed the business development strategy and grew the business by 50%

Created and developed distribution strategy for companies such as Pagani Geotechnical Equipment throughout Australia targeting Construction, mining, research institutions and universities vertical markets

Provided technical consulting services including technical product and solution positioning, scope of work definition, project management and implementation and customer service

PROGRAM MANAGER 1998 - 1999
GraphiCal Group, STREETS redacaling Project
9 Hamley Road, Mt Ku-Ring-Gai NSW 2080

Duties

Checked compliance of work quality with conditions of the contract
Allocated work to applicators and processed payments (weekly)
Attended regular meetings with Streets area managers and applicators
Planned and reported on stock usage and availability
Trouble Shooting and Problems solving

Lecturer 1994 - 1997
School of Civil Engineering, University of New South Wales

(UNSW), Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA), Canberra, ACT, Australia

Teaching

Undergraduate: Soil Engineering, Highway and Airport Pavement Design, Finite Element Method, Statics (tutorial)
Postgraduate: Site Investigation, Foundation Engineering, Geosynthetics in Pavements
Thesis Supervision: Settlement in Landfills, Reinforced Slope Stability, Non-equipment Bridging Design

Research

Interests

Soil Improvement using Randomly Distributed Fibres and Cement
Geotechnical Behaviour of Saline Soils
The Application of Fibre Optic Technologies in Geotechnical Engineering

Publications

"Total Quality Management (TQM) in Higher Education, Practicing What We Preach "(International Conference on Enfineering Education )
"Fibre Optic Technologies, Promising Potential for Geotechnical Applications" (Australia And New Zealand conference on Geotechnics)
Currently working on authoring a book on "Computer Aided Design in Geotechnics"
Improvement of Saline Soils (yet to be published)

Administration

Organised the Research Seminars In the School of Civil Engineering
Coordinated the Third Year Students
Made a significant contribution to the Design of the new Civil Engineering Degree in the School
Attendded meetings of the Board of Engineering at the Academy

Professional Officer 1993 - 1994
Department of Environment, Land and Planning, ACT Government
Hazardous and Chemical Waste Section, Canberra, ACT (Australian Capital Territory)

Duties

Lead the tactical operation of two landfill sites in the city of Canberra. Assessed, approved and managed hazardous material disposal
Acted as a consultant to project officers developing chemical storage guidelines
Managed storage operations and ensured compliance with environmental legislations (EPA)
Conducted Data evaluation of chemicals stored in Belconnen landfill (Canberra)
Approved the types of chemical waste disposed in Belconnen landfill (Canberra)
Contributed to the design of a workflow, data analysis and operations modeling Management Information System

Geotechnical Engineer 1992 -1993
Pacific Geotechnics, Canberra, ACT, Australia

Duties

Inspected sites for classification following standards and guidelines set down by relevant construction authorities (e.g. Australian Standards, Road and Traffic authority, Master Builders Association, etc. )
Ensured that engineering and testing operations were performed at a high health and safety standards
Determined and checked work drawings against site conditions
Supervised site investigations (mainly Goulburn Bypass, NSW) and reported on them Coordinated the preparation of technical information, standards, handbooks, QA-manuals and technical reports
Liaised orally and in writing with different organisations (e.g. ACT Building Control, National Association of Testing Authorities) and contractors

Lecturer (Left to migrate to Australia) 1989 - 1991
Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Teaching

Undergraduate: Theoretical Soil Mechanics, Shallow Foundation Engineering, Computer Aided Design in Geotechnics
Thesis Supervision:

- Ground water contamination by waste disposals

- The gypsum problem in the irrigation system on the Euphrates river in Syria

- The development of a computer program for the design of combined shallow foundations using the differential element method

Consulting
Carried out studies and provided geotechnical expertise in the following areas:

- Consolidation settlement of the foundations of a hospital building on clay

- Design of slopes for a major hihway

- Stability of propped cantilever retaining wall

- Bearing capacity of shallow footing for six-storey buildings and two-storey schools

Administration
Arranged and organised the site testing carried out by the geotechnical Department

Project Engineer (Left to start my PhD) 09/1982 - 05/1984
The Executive Construction Company, Rakka, Syria

Projects

- Four Agricultural advisory centres (estimated project cost $7 million)

- Three High Schools (estimated project cost $10 million)

- Two Reservoirs, well and water supply system for three towns (estimated project cost $15 million)

- Large number of small projects (e.g. country roads and pavements)

Duties

Planned and organised the delivery of materials, plant and equipment required
Supervised and documented daily construction activities
Revised structural design, to suit actual site conditions
Coordinated arrangements for payment of subcontractors

EDUCATION

Graduate Certificate in Small Business Management Sydney, Australia	2000
Graduate Diploma in Management Information Systems, School of Computer Science, University of New South Wales, Australia. *Completed Courses*: Requirement Engineering, Information Systems, Design Operation and Control, Project Management body of knowledge and Data networks	1992-1993
PhD. Geotechnics, Mining University of Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany Thesis: The development of a CAD system for the design of shallow foundations	1984-1989
B.S. Civil Engineering, Aleppo University, Aleppo, Syria	1977-1982

COMPUTER SKILLS

General : Microsoft Office 2003, Freelance Graphics, Lotus Notes and many Internet applications
Specialised : Abaqus, Flac, Circly (Geotechnical Modelling), CivilCad (Road Design), Autoacad 2000, Primavera (Project management), STAAD (Structural Design)

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

Conducted and supervised practical laboratory classes in soil mechanics for second year undergraduate students at the Technical University of Freiberg, GERMANY, 1988
Contributed to the supervision of a Graduate Diploma project consisted of a part of my thesis,1987 Participated in the following scientific forums:

- Chamber of Techniques monthly seminar (Germany)

- Mining and Metallurgical Conference 1985/1986/1987/1988 (Germany)

- Semi annual Colloquium of the postgraduate students in the Geotechnics and Mining Faculty (Germany)

- Lectures about geotechnical problems in Mining (Germany)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS