Ali Akbari

Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

GPA: 3.88 (out of 4)

Technical office engineer

Tehran-Shomal freeway section 2:

• Enforced relevant safety rules at the site and ensured that personal protective equipment and procedures complied with safety regulations.

• Prepared temporary works drawings and site-related design drawings.

• Maintained records at the jobsite, including records of all contracts, shop drawings, samples, purchases, subcontractors, materials, equipment, applicable codes, permits, and other pertinent papers.

• Estimated material, construction, labor cost, and project timescales.

• Prepared work requisition for all required permanent materials and prepared material submittals and follow-up of the approval process.

• Participated in the bid and cost-plus work, engineering field supervision, engineering estimates, construction (bid) estimates, and construction coordination on construction projects.

• Prepared contracts and negotiated revisions, changes, and additions to contractual agreements with architects, consultants, clients, suppliers, and subcontractors.

• Prepared technical and commercial comparison sheets of offers received from the subcontractors and follow-up of the subcontracted works, including the payment applications.

• Liaised with consultants, subcontractors, supervisors, planners, quantity surveyors, and the general workforce involved in the project.

• Assisted in maintaining company liaison with external agencies, including consultants, municipalities, and others.

Site project manager

• Reviewed the proposed construction building plans, drawings, specifications, and standard codes.

• Supervised and monitored all safety aspects in coordination with the builders to the consultants’ satisfaction.

• Supervised all construction activities on the site as per design and specifications.

• Checked the dimensions, formwork, size of re-bars, and corrected grade mix of concrete.

• Prepared daily progress reports and inspection checklists.

Course mentor

Courses:

• SAP2000 structural design of steel frame building

• Structural analysis and design of steel frame building using ETABS

• Structural analysis and design of concrete frame building using ETABS

Teaching assistant

“Dynamics of Structures” (Instructor professor: Dr. Massumi)

• Developing syllabus and overall course structure, and administered all grades.

• Organized and run review sessions design to help students better understand the course concepts.

Research assistant

Project: Seismic evaluation of repairable structures

• Developed and verified the numerical model of steel structures with rocking systems.

• Assessed the analysis results, prepared research articles and weekly reports.

Civil engineering intern

• Supervised construction activities, followed up design delivery and material procurement.

• Conducted field inspections and monitored construction activities.

• Inspect construction sites to ensure the engineering design is being fulfilled.

• Attended meetings with contractors and job sites before, during, and after completion of the project.

Civil engineering intern

• Assisted the project’s senior engineer in providing day-to-day management, technical direction, supervision, and coordination of construction activities.

• Assisted the project’s field technician in preparing concrete specimens and utilize construction plans to track project progress.