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Geologist, Hydrogeologist
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US-California
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HYDROGEOLOGIST
October 2006 to date
ATS International, Inc. Christiansburg VA, USA
•Groundwater flow modeling
•Contaminate transport modeling
•Wellhead protection plans for public sector water supply schemes
•Capacity studies of community and public water supply wells
•Hydrogeological and groundwater investigations
•Hydrocarbon estimation in aquifers released from underground storage tanks
SELF EMPLOYED CONSULTANT
January 2002 - April 2006
Richmond, BC Canada
•Provided advisory and technical consultancy services for environmental studies, water quality and human health issues, and hydrogeological studies
•Obtained customer service and retail selling experience in different capacities
CHIEF HYDROGEOLOGIST
May 1991 – October 2001
Ministry of Public Health Engineering, Government of Balochistan, The World Bank assisted, Balochistan Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project, Quetta, Pakistan
Responsibilities included:
•Project preparation, management, evaluation and compilation of reports
•Administration and supervision of technical and support staff and field parties
•Training of public and private sector agency staff in source water protection strategies
•Simulation of climatical, environmental and surface and groundwater interactions
•Geological and Hydrogeological mapping and study of regional aquifer systems
•Planning, management, inventory and monitoring of water resources
•Drilling borehole, testing, designing, development and installation of production wells
•Water quality protection against contamination threats and wellhead protection plans
•Chemical behaviour of Karstic, Thermal and Mineral water springs
•Reserve estimation with discharge hydrographs of Thermal and Karstic springs
•Hydrochemical survey, water quality assessment for domestic supply, recreational, aesthetic, irrigation, and industrial utilization
•Groundwater flow and contaminant transport modelling
•Geophysical investigation, remote sensing and borehole logging
•Regional, basinal and watershed management studies and plans
•Preparation of budgets, tender documents, bid evaluation and award of contracts
•District development plans, selection and source development for water supply schemes
•Developmental strategies for watershed and water catchment
•Exploration and development of Quaternary and Carbonate rocks
•Environmental and groundwater developmental projects for international agencies including the IDA / World Bank, UNICEF, UNHCR, FAO, ADB, JICA and DFID
SENIOR HYDROGEOLOGIST
March 1990 – September 1990
National Engineering Services of Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan
Responsibilities included:
•Advanced research and consultancy for a major public sector development project
PhD STUDENT / RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
June 1984 – June 1989
Department of Geological Engineering, Ankara University, Turkey
Responsibilities included:
•Hydrogeological and geological field investigations and groundwater exploration
•Study of Karst, Thermal and Mineral springs
•Environmental studies, groundwater quality, pollution and contamination probing
•Groundwater field sampling and laboratory analysis
JUNIOR HYDROGEOLOGIST
February 1981 – November 1984
Ministry of Irrigation and Power, Government of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan
Responsibilities included:
•Drilling boreholes, development, designing and installation of production wells
•Geophysical survey, VES and borehole logging
•Introduction of low-cost technologies in water supply sector by community involvement
•Groundwater quality estimation for potable and public supply and agricultural usage
•Community awareness campaigns, health and hygiene educational training programmes
•Socio-economic, demographic and water-demand surveys
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•Computer:
Fully conversant with most Microsoft® office applications, such as Word, Excel, Access and Power Point. Also familiar with Visual MODFLOW, GWVistas, AquaChem, AQTESOLV, WhAEM, Surfer®, and obtained specialized trainings for leading software packages employed in environmental and groundwater modeling.
•Report Writing:
Ability to prepare research, technical, feasibility and progress reports
•Advisory Services:
Excellent experience in providing advisory services in environmental geology, hydrogeology and groundwater exploration
•Management:
A committed professional, well-versed in research, field work and management of hydrogeological projects
•Additional Skills:
Multi-lingual, analytical and problem-solving
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Education: |
•PhD (Hydrogeology)
Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
Dissertation: “Hydrogeological Investigations of Niksar Valley, Tokat, Turkey”
•MSc (Geology)
University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan
Thesis: “Study of the Subsurface Structure and Groundwater Investigations with Geophysical Techniques, Quetta Valley, Balochistan, Pakistan”
•BSc (Geology)
University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan
Thesis: "Geology of Spera Raga" Ziarat, Pakistan
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