ARASH AFRAIE afraie.arash@gmail.com Tel: +44 7896428950

Demonstrated over 14 years of dedicated experience in key roles in

large scale structural engineering projects; Planned, designed,

developed and implemented structural analysis for technical drawings

based on projects’ specifications, British Standards and American Codes

►OBJECTIVE

To work as a structural design engineer in a dynamic, well reputed company with the opportunity to implement my

knowledge and skills into my role and develop new competencies within the organization.

►EDUCATION and ACCREDITATION

- Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Azad University, October 2004.

- Dubai Municipality official registered Structural design engineer for G+12 story buildings.

- Official member of United Arab Emirates society of civil engineering.

- Official member of Iranian society of civil engineering.

- Official member of Canadian engineering association.

- Official member of The Canadian Association for Photographic Art (CAPA).

►EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

- BH-NS Consultant Engineering. Dubai, UAE Nov2012 till Date

STRUCTURAL DESIGN ENGINEER & PROJECT MANAGER

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Analyse and Design calculations for steel or concrete structures/buildings in addition to their foundations

based on British Standard or American codes, and follow up in Dubai municipality to get approval prior to

construction.

• Guiding the preparation of design/detail drawings for structures and civil works.

• Preparation of design basis, specifications and method statements for civil / structural works.

• Coordinate with site engineers and municipality inspection agencies and site survey in case needed.

• Managing a team of 8 draftsmen and 2 site engineers.

• Reporting the work progress to the general director.

Projects designed and executed in Dubai for EMAAR as our client:

• VISTA tower 2B+G+4P+20, structural design. (Concrete structure)

• Panorama project, four G+14 towers, structural engineer in charge for design and supervision.

(Concrete structure)

• Arabian ranches (II) project with over 1000 villas, structural design, Dubai. (Concrete structure)

• Four High-tech modular demountable restaurants in EMAAR Boulevard, Dubai. (Steel structures)

• Access structures from Metro station to EMAAR Square and Dubai Mall. (Steel structures)

- PEC Consultant Engineering. Dubai, UAE Dec2007 - Nov2012

STRUCTURAL DESIGN ENGINEER & PROJECT MANAGER

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Analyse and Design of steel or concrete structures and their foundations based on British Standard or

American codes, submitted and followed up in Dubai municipality for approval prior to construction.

• Guiding the preparation of design / detail drawings for structures and civil works.

• Preparation of design basis, specifications and method statements for civil / structural works.

• Coordinate with site engineers and municipality inspection agencies and site survey in case needed.

Projects Designed and executed reporting the work progress to the company’s chairman:

• G+12 story building in Dubai (Concrete structure)

• G+8 story building in TECOM, Dubai (Concrete structure)

• G+5 Hotel apartment project in Nayef, Dubai (Concrete structure)

• Two G+4 Labour accommodations in Jebel Ali. (Concrete structure)

• Mosque in Almizhar area (Traditional style), Dubai. (Concrete structure)

• Mosque in Muhaisana area (Turkish style), Dubai. (Concrete structure)

• Water Factory, DIFC, Dubai. (Steel structure)

• More than 50 luxury villas in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. (Steel & Concrete Structures)

- SAZEH ANDISHAN Consultant Engineering. Tehran, Iran Mar2004 - Aug2007

INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURAL DESIGN ENGINEER Specialized in designing cement production factories with a strong track record worldwide

-RESPONSIBILITIES:

In charge of more than 44 Steel and concrete structures in seven different cement factory projects:

• Carried out considering essential restriction of the technology supplier companies like KHD.

• Selecting and positioning of the lateral and vertical load bearing systems based on industrial issues.

• Effectively enhancing the initial design considering the feedback from the mechanical department regarding

the dynamic and static loads of equipment.

• Accountable for developing the Preliminary analysis.

• Effectively conducting the SWAT analysis in order to finalize the design elements.

• Design of Structural Members

• Design and detailing structural members, deliver the results of load combinations, combined structural

response analysis to present design of structural members, according to ACI and AISC codes.

• Demonstrate generic competencies in controlling serviceability of designed structures and over viewing

deflections of girders, drift of stories, differential settlements, etc.

► SAZEH ANDISHAN Consultant Engineering. Tehran, Iran.

ESTIMATION DEPARTMENT MANAGER May2002 - Mar2004

ESTIMATING STRUCTURES Mar2000 - May2002

- Responsibilities:

• Managing a team of eight draftsmen

• Prepare the project's final structural estimates and execute through continues field work.

• Delegating workloads and motivating mid-level engineers to achieve their targets.

• Conducting feasibility study on the estimates done by the mid-level engineers.

• Control members of the group and their works imperceptible to have best output and work with my new

innovative methods to decreasing the errors on output lists of materials which prepared on estimating

department.

• Estimating industrial structures of cement Production factories and prepare the standard lists of structure

materials for control department and purchase.

• Double check the construction plans and finding errors which appear during sketching by draftsman.

• Checking the shop-drowning prepared by sub-contractor and check it with construction drawings.

►” BEHTARH BANA, Tehran, Iran. Feb 2004-Mar 2005

Co-founder and Director

•Providing architectural maps for more than 60 residential, commercial and educational block projects.

•Sketching of more than 3000 architectural maps and registration maps submitted to Tehran municipality

•Designing and drawing architectural maps and registration maps for “ELAHIE” residential towers submitted to

Tehran Municipality.

•Designing and sketching some country houses and villas, North Iran.

►COMPETENCIES

- Estimating, Analyse and design experience, skills and qualifications.

- Build and develop architectural plans.

- Exceptional ability to sketching structure plans.

- Experience in fostering relationships.

- Demonstrated ability to managing a group of colleagues.

- Generic competencies in problem-solving and coordination.

- Deliver results in a fast-moving, competitive environment.

- Ability to think outside box.

►COMPUTER SKILLS

- SAP 2000

- ETABS

- SAFE

- PROKON

- Auto CAD 2013

- Microsoft Office

- Adobe Photoshop CS6

- Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

►INTERESTS and HOBBIES:

- Travelling, Camping and Swimming.

- Professional Photography.

- Sharing my photography work on my own website:

www.dframes.com

https://www.facebook.com/dframesonline