January 96 
 

September 90

The George Washington University, Washington, DC. 
B. S. in Mechanical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude 

Collège Des Frères, Tripoli, Lebanon. 
Lebanese Baccalaureate - Part II 

February 99

Engineer In Training: Missouri (EIT-45562-E)

Market: Water Resources
Client: Municipal

• Currently, serves as a project engineer for the Storm Water Management component of the Comprehensive Clean Water Management Plan for Jefferson County, Missouri, which will create a regional storm water management authority. It will include an inventory of existing storm water management facilities and a plan for associated improvements to protect the public health and safety. The project will include definition of countywide storm water goals; definition of intergovernmental issues and action plan; data collection; problem identification, solution, and prioritization; and development of mapping and models.
• Water project engineer for the Mississippi River watershed component of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District’s Storm Water System Master Improvement Plan (SSMIP). This project involved watershed-based modeling of over 120 square miles of urban watersheds using XP-SWMM. Modeling was used to determine maximum watershed capacities and recommend alternatives to alleviate existing and prevent future growth-related drainage and flooding problems based on those capacities.
• Project engineer for the Penta Wood Superfund site in Burnett County, Wisconsin. This project involved watershed modeling using Technical Release 55 (TR-55) to determine flows during storm events at different locations within the Penta Wood site.
• Project engineer for the City of Columbia, Missouri Water and Light Department.  This project involved water demand projection for 20-year planning period, evaluate the existing water system capability to meet projected demands, and recommend improvements where needed to correct deficiencies.

• Project engineer for the hydrological analysis of the West Cuddihy Watershed located on the Patuxent River-National Air Station (NAS) in St. Mary’s County, Maryland. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Hydrological System HEC-HMS was used. The goal of this analysis is to reduce the existing peak storm discharge flows to as close as possible to the pre-development condition peak discharges. The goal of reducing the flows is to in turn reduce the bank erosion typically caused by “bank full” flows which are typically frequent flows. The flow will be primarily controlled through two detention facilities.
• Project engineer in the development of a Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) to evaluate the existing storm water collection system for the Rosecrans Municipal Airport in St. Joseph, Missouri for the Missouri Air National Guard (MOANG). On the basis of this evaluation, recommended alternatives to increase the capacity of the storm water system and resolve drainage problems.

• Project Engineer for the design of a culvert located on Third Creek west of the 6^th Runway at Denver International Airport. This project involved a hydraulic analysis of the existing and proposed structures using HEC-RAS.
• Project engineer for the M-15 Harris Creek Culvert Design. This project involved the design of a box culvert using the FHWA HY-8 modeling software to evaluate the existing and proposed conditions.
• Project engineer for the STH-38 preliminary design for the replacement of two bridge structures in Racine County, Wisconsin. This project involved hydrologic and hydraulic analysis of the existing and proposed structures. Two methods were used to compute the base flood conditions. The first using regression equations found in “Flood Frequency Characteristics for Wisconsin Streams.” The second was the gage transfer method. The hydraulic analysis for the area of the tributary in the vicinity of the existing and proposed structures was accomplished using the computer program HEC-RAS.

• Currently, serves as a project engineer for designing drainage systems along Route 288 for the Virginia Department of Transportation and along Big Bend Road for the St. Louis County Highway and Traffic.

• Project engineer for the River Des Peres Foulwater Interceptor rehabilitation in the City of St. Louis, Missouri for the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD). This project involved project layout and development of construction details, cost estimates, and technical specifications.

Market: Sewers and Drainage
Client: Federal

• Project engineer for the wastewater and reuse system study for Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. This project involved alternatives for implementing needed improvements to the existing sanitary sewer infrastructure system at the Base. The alternatives developed for meeting the needed improvements consist of consolidating lift stations in order to reduce related operation and maintenance expenses, or rebuilding the existing system in its current configuration.
• Project engineer for sewer replacement and/or repair for the Department of Veterans Affairs at Jefferson Barracks Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The goal of the project was to prepare Construction Documents for $685,000 worth of sewer improvements that will be awarded by the VA for construction later this year.  Work that was necessary to reach this goal included preparation of an Engineering Study to determine conditions, identify deficiencies and to recommend corrections. Based on the study, Design Development (DD) drawings were prepared to show sewer improvements recommended. Based on the DD drawings, the Construction Documents (CD) drawings were prepared.

• Project engineer for the Meramec River Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Preliminary Design Study for the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD). The WWTP is a new facility to serve the southeastern portion of MSD’s service area. As the lead engineer for design of the primary treatment, assists in the design of both the preliminary (screening and grit removal) and secondary treatment facilities. Also assists in the design of the solids handling facilities.
• Currently, serves as a team leader for sampling regional wastewater treatment plants as part of the 301(h) Section of the Clean Water Act Waiver Demonstration for primary treatment plants in Puerto Rico discharging into the ocean via dispersion outfalls. Responsibilities for the WWTP sampling event includes coordination with plant supervisors, procurement of the equipment and manpower necessary to perform the sampling, and supervise the QA/QC of the sampling itself to assure that the procedures are carried out as established in the work plan.
• Project team leader for a 301(h) Waiver study for Carolina Regional WWTPs in Puerto Rico. The program involved the following sampling approaches: 24-hour flow proportioned composite, 24-hour time composite, grab samples at 4-hour intervals over 24-hour period, and sequential grab series collected every 30 minutes for the duration of the receiving water sampling. Performed dye study to confirm that the physical oceanographic methods are capable of accurately defining the location of the primary plume crossing the mixing zone boundary in the ocean.

• Reviewed environmental management studies performed by international consulting firms for the Government of Tunisia. Task involved the preparation of executive summaries from the French transcripts to technical reports in the areas of private sector participation in urban development, solid waste management and water and wastewater management.
• Assisted in the preparation of a USAID proposal for reconstruction and expanded economic opportunity in rural development clusters in Lebanon. Responsibilities included researching and corresponding with various individuals from non-government organizations (NGO) in Lebanon to serve as potential bidding partners. Promoted the Community Environmental Action Plan (CEAP), a methodology developed by Chemonics through USAID funding. 

• Participated in the preparation of the final report for the DEPRM Back River Water Quality Management Plan study conducted for Baltimore County. Utilized the Stormwater Management Model (SWMM) to calculate the volume and rate of surface runoff occurring in subbasins under existing and alternative future scenarios. 
• Assisted branch engineers in recommending locations for drilling and testing wells in a 10 mile pipeline for the Brackish groundwater development project in Virginia. Utilized AutoCAD to map the determined well locations. 
• Digitized impervious areas from high quality orthophotos and early GIS project data using ArcView/Avenue software. Used GIS-derived data to design a stormwater runoff tax surcharge on residential properties in Fairfax County. 
• Used AutoCAD to update the existing water and sewer master plan for James City County Authority. 

• Digitized frames from various high speed motion picture films of simulated vehicle tests using a computer motion analyzer package. Resulting information was used to determine the validity of data obtained from crash testing. 
• Analyzed steering column rearward displacement using the film analyzer and the MAP software to determine compliance with federal standards. 
• Conducted extensive research for the preparation of the initial crash test programs of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles. Data was used to educate OVSC during preparation of the initial crash test programs of CNG vehicles to a new federal standard. 
• Wrote a test procedure for inspection of transit buses to determine compliance with emergency exit window and release mechanisms. Used this test procedure to conduct a test program which resulted in three recall campaigns. 
• Constructed and manipulated data plots of acceleration versus time curves, using the VAX data base system, to assist the branch engineers during vehicle crash test investigations.

• Involved in every aspect of the investigative process that ODI must adhere to enforce recall on vehicles that exhibit safety defects. 
• Participated in the objective and scientific investigations of allegations received from the public, local state and from government agencies. Inquiries performed determined possible failure in either the performance, construction, components, or systems in question. 
• Conducted field investigations, surveys and tests in order to simulate the failure mode and to identify the exact malfunction of the parts. 

• Worked with professors in preparation of course material. 
• Assisted with grading assignments and proctoring exams. 

Guided undergraduate students with their class work in Statics, Dynamics, Kinematics and Solid Mechanics. 

• Assisted freshmen and sophomore engineering students with various class work including physics, calculus, solid mechanics, statics, dynamics and fluid mechanics. 
• Prepared engineering students of all levels for class quizzes and term exams.