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Engin MUFTUOGLU
B.Sc. Civil Engineer, 1987
Location: Ankara - TURKEY
PERSONAL INFO:
Date of Birth: 11.03.1963
Education: Middle East Technical University, Ankara - TURKEY
Nationality: Turkish
Country of Passport: Turkey
Marital Status: Married, one child
Military Service: Completed in 1990 as officer
Driving License: B class, dated 1987
Languages: Turkish (Native), English (Fluent)
Computer: MS Office Programs, Windows 98/2000/NT/XP
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Nov. 2006
Feb. 2007 Site Manager
Ankara-Istanbul Fast Train Project (20 Million USD)
SIGMA Construction (Main Contractor) – Ankara, Turkey
Fast Train Infrastructure Project (15 km, 2 lanes) including earthworks (1.4x106 m³ cut and 1.2x106 m³ fill), reinforced concrete works (60x103 m3) and 280 m Tunnel construction with NATM method.
April 2006
Oct. 2006 Senior Material / Geotechnical Enginer
The Pearl Qatar Project (2.5 Billion USD), (www.thepearlqatar.com)
Dar Al-Handasah Company (Consultant) - Doha, Qatar (www.dargroup.com)
Quality Control and Assurance of Reinforced Concrete Works (Piling and Building construction) and Earthworks (Fill construction). Concrete Mix Designs, plant trials, production, sampling and testing of fresh and hardened concrete according to ASTM, ACI, BS standards. Supervision of Monthly Quality Control reports on concrete testing from different contractors.
Assessment of fill materials and supervision of embankment construction including relevant tests at site and laboratory.
June 2001
May 2005 Senior Pipeline Engineer, Deputy Technical Manager
BTC Crude Oil Pipeline Project (2.6 Billion USD), (www.btc.com.tr)
BOTAS (Main Contractor) - Ankara, Kars - Turkey (www.botas.gov.tr)
Routing and Geohazard studies of 1070 km Pipeline Project in Detailed Engineering phase.
Geotechnical risk assessment (landslides, fault crossings, liquefaction and karstification) studies of the project. Route selection and optimization studies at site and office. Supervision of project documentation (including Method Statements, Quality Plans etc.)
Supervision of Pipeline Engineering & Construction works at site in design & EPC Phases under FIDIC Contract with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 standards. Application and supervision of ISO 9001 Quality System Procedures during construction and evaluation of feedback (weaknesses, remedial actions etc.).
Evaluation of claims, variations, design changes, concession requests, review and approval of procedures and method statements of contractor for works at site.
Evaluation of payment certificates (monthly progress payments) in terms of Quality items.
Mar.2000 Apr. 2001 Technical Sales Engineer / Manager
Polymer Modified Bitumen Project (4 Million USD), BP Turkiye (Owner) - Turkey, (www.bp.com.tr)
Production (including QA/QC tests) and marketing (including storing and transporting problems) studies of Polymer Modified Bitumen for highway construction.
Periodical customer visits, technical support to customers, preparation of technical application reports.
Feb. 1998 Aug. 1999 Chief Geotechnical Engineer, Deputy QA/QC Manager
Pakistan Motorway Project (154 km, 640 Million USD)
BAYINDIR Construction (Main Contractor) - Islamabad, Pakistan (www.bayindir.com.tr)
Preparation and execution of geotechnical investigation programs. More than 3000 m of boreholes with disturbed and undisturbed sampling and relevant tests, approximate cost of geotechnical work was 500,000 USD. Supervision of laboratory tests (sieve analysis with hydrometer, Atterberg Limits tests and other advanced soil mechanics tests like unconfined compression, triaxial compression, direct shear, consolidation tests) according to BS and ASTM standards.
Preparation and supervision of geotechnical reports (mainly for pile design of bridge structures) and settlement analysis.
Interpretation of Specification for specific situations.
Supervision of pile loading tests.
Oct. 1997 Feb. 1998 Quality Assurance Engineer
Izmir-Urla-Cesme Motorway Project (89 km, 189 Million USD)
BAYINDIR Construction (Main Contractor) - Izmir, Turkey (www.bayindir.com.tr)
Quality control tests (soil compaction, aggregate tests, asphaltic concrete and concrete sampling and testing etc.) for Earthworks/Concrete Works and supervision of work at site.
Source approval process for potential quarries, assessment of material (from quarry or excavation) for use in fill construction, concrete and asphaltic concrete according to specification.
Dec. 1988 Apr. 1990 Translation Officer (Lieutenant)
Military Service, ARMY – Ankara, Turkey. (www.jandarma.tsk.mil.tr)
Translation of technical documents (for 17 Million USD telecommunication equipment) from English to Turkish and preparation of user manuals in Turkish.
Sep. 1987 Oct. 1997 Geotechnical Engineer
Technical Research Department
GENERAL DIR. OF HIGHWAYS (Highways Authority, Government) – Turkey. (www.kgm.gov.tr)
Preparation and supervision of subsoil investigation programs including soil mechanics tests (laboratory and in-situ) for highways, motorways and building projects with ASTM, ASHTO, BS, DIN, TS standards.
Preparation and supervision of Geotechnical Reports. Settlement and slope stability analysis with computer. Soil surveys for buildings (including laboratory and site work, bearing capacity and settlement analysis, foundation design). Use of Geotextiles/Geomembranes for Geotechnical purposes and associated QC tests.
EDUCATIONAL STUDIES & TRAINING:
1.Civil Engineering Technical Congresses, Chamber of Civil Engineers - Various
2.Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Congresses, National Committee of Highways - Various
3.Education Seminar for Educators, Ankara Univ., Ankara – 1991, Certified
4.Basic Course in Highway Engineering, General Directorate of Highways, Ankara - 1993, Certified
5.Dynamic Triaxial Test, Geonor A/S, Oslo, Norway - 1993
6.A Computer Program (STABLE) for Slope Stability Analysis, Bosphorus Univ., Istanbul - 1995, Certified
7.TS-EN-ISO-9000, Basic Course in Quality Man. & QA Standards, Turkish Standards Institute, Ankara - 1997, Certified
8.Management Seminar, Ekser Consultants Ltd., Islamabad, Pakistan - 1998, Certified
9.Bitumen Introduction Course, BP Bitumen, Turkey - England - Germany - 2000
10.3rd National Asphalt Symposium, Gen. Dir. Of Highways, Ankara - 2001
11.First Aid Training, Turkish Red Crescent Association, Ankara - 2002, Certified
12.Courses on Anti-Skid, Off-Road and Defensive Driving, HED Consultancy, Istanbul, Ankara - 2000, 2001, 2003, Certified
13.Occupational Health and Safety Training Course, Hacettepe & Tulane Universities, Ankara - 2003, Certified
PUBLICATIONS:
- Beydagi K., Muftuoglu E., (2000) Advantages of Polymer Modified Bitumen Production in a Central Unit, 3rd National Asphalt Symposium, Ankara - Turkey.
PS: References available upon request.
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