Ramachandran is seeking a senior material engineer or technical manager position. He has 15 years of experience in material testing, quality control, concrete and asphalt production. He is skilled in concrete mix design and testing according to various standards. He is also experienced in soil testing, asphalt mix design, non-destructive testing, and overseeing concrete and asphalt plants. Ramachandran has worked in India, Oman, and Saudi Arabia for construction companies, a government agency, and a third-party lab.

1. RESUME
POST APPLIED: SENIOR MATERIAL ENGINEER /TECHNICAL MANAGER (CIVIL)
Name: RAMACHANDRAN.K
Email: rckma1963@gmail.com
Mob : 0091 7736570520, 0091 9746366799 (India)
A highly competent graduate in Civil Engineering, with 15 years of Domestic
and International experience in Material testing, Site QC, Concrete &Asphalt
production and 17 years in civil Construction and Maintenance work. Seeking a
suitable position that will utilize in-depth knowledge of the field for individual and
organizational growth.
SKILLS IN MATERIAL TESTING
Concrete:-Concrete mix design as per ACI ,AASHTO, BS, BS-EN standards and all
associated tests such as casting of cube and cylinder samples & testing, Flexural
strength, , setting time, field test for slump, temperature, unit weight and aggregate
tests-- Specific gravity, loss on ignition, Los Angeles abrasion value, , organic impurities,
gradation & fineness modulus, , sand equivalent, soundness by magnesium sulphate
,thin and elongated particles, gradation and blending And NDT tests like rebound
hammer test rebound, core cutting and in situ strength determination.
Asphalt: - Asphalt mix design as per Marshall Method as per Asphalt institute MS-2 and
all the associated tests in mix design includes testing of asphalt. Asphalt content by
ignition method. Collection of samples from site and from plants, field compaction tests
with nuclear gauges. Analysis of core samples taken from compacted pavements.
Soil & Geotechnical:- Lab tests for soil to determine the soil classification as per
AASHTO such as gradation ,LL,PL .Maximum dry density, CBR, direct shear,
consolidation index, blending of soils for different structural layers. Field tests for
compaction by sand cone and by nuclear gauges. Geo technical explorations for
foundation including SPTD,CPT, rock testing of drilled core samples.
NDT (non destructive testing-mechanical works ):-Industrial radiography by using
Ir-192 including film interpretation, Ultrasonic test, magnetic particles test, penetration
test ,coating thickness, hardness tests . Safety procedure for NDT as per Saudi Aramco
safety norms.
Concrete & Asphalt plants: Fully familiar with Asphalt & Concrete production in Middle
east with ready mix supplier & construction company.
URICH CONCRETE PRODUCTS LLC ( ISO 9001-2008) 4 Years
From Mar 2011 to April 2015 - Muscat (Sultanate of Oman)
Senior Material Engineer -Concrete Ready Mix Plant
Worked as Senior Material engineer in Rusyl, Sohar, Duqum ,Rustaq,Hubra
concrete plants. Duties performed are preparation of concrete mix design as demanded
by different customers as per the project specification & RMC standard in economical
way. Conducting plant trials for concrete mix as demanded by customers, Routine quality
control testing of aggregate, concrete and implementing corrective measures in case of
non conformity. Testing of aggregates from different suppliers and giving approval for
purchase. Preparation of test reports for the concrete supply made. Checking of fresh
concrete before dispatching from plant.
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2. Controlling junior material engineers in different plants. Up keeping records as per ISO
standard. Helping sales persons for any kind of enquiry pertains to civil engineering
matters , attending preconstruction meeting with different clients for mix designs of
their project specifications.
Hasan Juma Backer Trading & Contracting Co. LLC. 2 years- Mar 2009 to MAR
2011 (Sultanate of Oman) Material Engineer
Client : Public Authority of Housing, Electricity & Water
Project : Water Supply & civil infrastructure project at Ar Rustaq
Contract Amount: – RO. 65 Million
The project includes construction of Elevated tanks, Ground reservoirs, pumping
stations, Administration buildings , Workshop & Store buildings, MS and DI pipe lines,
and roads in 18 sites scattered over 300Km.
The nature of duty is managing lab staffs to conduct the field tests, concrete, &
asphalt production, sampling, conducting lab tests & preparation of test reports as per
contract specification. Inspection of site with consultant, day to day quality control of
concrete production of Ready mix concrete & Asphalt plants , concrete & asphalt mix
design.
GEOTECHNICALTESTING CENTER DAMMAM MAY2001 –JUNE 2007 (6 YEARS)
KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, THIRD PARTY LAB
(REGD No 8, APPROVED BY SAUDI ARABIAN STANDARD ORGANISATION AND
SAUDI ARAM
The organization is a third party lab company having branches in Dammam,
Riyadh, Jeddah, Al Hasa .Worked as material engineer in their all labs . Duties performed
are preparation of test reports of soil, Asphalt mix, concrete, Geotechnical explorations,
NDT (mechanical), Asphalt & concrete mix design for different clients, pavement
evaluation of roads for structural analysis, collection of samples of Asphalt & concrete
from supplier plants and analyzing for the conformity as per the mix designs submitted.
SEMT WING, COLLEGE OF MILITARY 1993-1996 ( 3 YEARS )
ENGINEERING PUNE. INDIA ( I.S. Method )
SEMT wing is the central lab at national level of Defense Work Department,
Worked as Supervisor-I-LAB, in the following fields. ASPHALT- Testing of asphalt for
penetration, ductility, flash point, Asphalt concrete mix design as per Marshall Stability
method and analysis of samples for composition defective constructions of airfields and
roads. Soil- Tests for engineering properties of soil like Liquid limit, plastic limit,
shrinkage limits 3 D shear, California bearing ratio, proctor density. Field tests like SCPT,
DCPT ,core drilling for collection of rock in connection with geotechnical investigation.
Concrete and material lab:- Concrete mix design , lab tests for cement , stone
aggregates, and steel bars. Air field evaluation:- The non destructive tests for
Ambala, Tinsukia, Bidar, Pune, Kalikonda,& Chandigrah air fields were carried out by
using DYNATEST FWD, The system is fully automated and computerized , used to
evaluate the actual field strength of flexible and rigid pavements and design of overlay.
Work Experience – In construction and maintenance
PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
1999-2001 :2 year :As Site engineer ,Health colonies construction Pvt Ltd ,Povai ,
Bombay. High rise building construction.
DEFFENCE WORKS DEPARTMENT – INDIA
1996-1999 :3 years: As maintenance engineer , GE, Kaprail ; The nature of work was
maintenance roads & buildings, water supply, sewage line
1993-1996-SEMT wing CME Pune- AS stated above
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3. 1990-1992:2 years: As site engineer, GE, Leh, Kashmir state. Duty performed is
maintenance of Army base hospital, roads; mini hydel power station .The location is
snow bound high altitude area.
1987-1990: 4 years: As site engineer, GE , T-72 tank factory projects Avadi , Madras-
Construction of RCC medium rise buildings
1984-1987: 3 years: As site engineer, GE ( Air force) Chandigarh. The nature of work
was maintenance of roads, runway, technical and non technical buildings.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY DEPARTMENT - GOVT OF GOA
1982-1984: 2 years- Junior Engineer, public water supply division, Goa state
government:-Maintenance of public water supply lines and water treatment plant,
Canacona.
PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
1981-1982: 1 year -Construction of villas and hotel building with Modern Building
Designers & contractors, Trichur, Kerala state.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
BE civil - 1991 ( AMIE ) from Institution of Engineers India, Kolkata.
(Recognized bachelors degree by Govt of India & Council of engineers of GCC)
Dip.in Civil Engineering (1981 - 3 years -STATE BOARD-KERALA )
Diploma in Construction Management (1995 One year)
Annamalai University- Tamil Nadu
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL BODIES
Graduate member of Institution of Civil Engineers(India) –Reg No-CV-AM-1014895
COMPUTER SKILLS
Fully familiar with Auto Cad, MS word & MS Excel. Have complete work sheet
programming knowledge in Excels required for preparation test reports & general office
work.
PERSONAL DETAILS
NATIONALITY : INDIAN
AGE : 52 Years
DATE OF BIRTH : 20-5-1963
PERMANENT& CONTACT ADDRESS :28/284, SHRISHAILAM,
P O. THOTTAKARA, OTTAPALAM 2,
KERALA, PIN 679102, INDIA.
Email- : rckma1963 @gmail .com
CONTACT TELEPHONE No :+ 91 7736570520 & +91 9746366799
PASSPORT No : J 5346469 (Valid up to 14-01-2021)
PLACE OF ISSUE : MUSCAT -OMAN
Marital Status : Married
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4. GENERAL POINTS
Fully familiar with ASTM, BS, AASHTO,BS,BS-EN, IS, and Oman & SAUDI ARABIAN
standard specifications #Preparation of test reports as per standard norms and
verifications of test reports as per contract specification #Highly experienced in civil
construction, contract administration, material testing, concrete and asphalt
production.# Saudi 4 wheel driving license expired #Worked in Govt services, third party
Lab & with contracting companies in India, Oman and Saudi Arabia.
CERTIFICATION
I, the undersigned, certify that the information given above is correct to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
Sd/
PLACE: KERALA, INDIA
DATE: 09 July 2015 Ramachandran.k
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