More than fourteen years as a geotechnical engineer in Egypt and Oman, with senior responsibility for design, site investigation and project management. Deep foundations, liquefaction, slope stability and numerical modelling.

Engineering Intern (EIT) · Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba

  • Pile foundations
  • Soil liquefaction
  • Numerical modelling
years in practice
14+
geotechnical reports
100+
technical proposals evaluated
80+
people in the team he led
18
off foundation costs
up to 10%

The log

Newest at the surface, oldest at the bottom: each layer is as thick as the years in it.

  1. May 2026 – Oct 2026

    Visiting PhD Researcher

    Università degli Studi dell’Aquila · L’Aquila, Italy

    • A research visit funded by a Mitacs Globalink Research Award, with Prof. Anna Chiaradonna.
    • Co-developed two seismic site-response analysis programs, from the numerical formulation to verification against reference codes.
    • Presented the work at the national conference of the Italian Geotechnical Society.

  2. May 2023 – Now

    PhD Researcher, Soil Dynamics Laboratory

    Université de Sherbrooke · Sherbrooke, Quebec

    • Wrote user-defined constitutive models for FLAC3D and FLAC2D, from the theory through implementation, calibration and validation, for pore-pressure build-up and strength loss in earthquakes.
    • Preparing a technical report and a user manual, so practising engineers can use the models.
    • Three-dimensional modelling of pile foundations in liquefiable soils, in FLAC3D and MIDAS GTS NX.
    The research

  3. Jun 2014 – Mar 2023

    Senior Geotechnical Engineer

    Geosol Engineering Company · Muscat, Oman

    • Led the geotechnical design of major projects, including the Duqm Power Plant, where the foundations came in 10% cheaper.
    • Wrote more than 100 geotechnical reports, interpreted pile load tests and produced technical drawings, backed by more than 25 site visits.
    • Evaluated more than 80 technical proposals, saving the company 10–20%.
    • Explained the findings to clients and to the other disciplines on each project.

  4. Dec 2013 – Jun 2014

    Geotechnical Engineer

    A&A Consultants · Cairo, Egypt

    • Brought in a new design-review process that cut errors by 15%; testing, soil classification and technical reports.

  5. Dec 2011 – Dec 2013

    Geotechnical Engineer

    Nile Engineering Consulting Bureau · Cairo, Egypt

    • Led a team of 18 geologists and technicians; more than 80 projects delivered on schedule and within budget.
    • Supervised two outside quality-control laboratories, and ran training that raised the team’s productivity by 20%.

What he works with

Geotechnical engineering

  • Soil liquefaction
  • Seismic site response
  • Deep foundations
  • Slope stability
  • Soil–structure interaction

Numerical modelling

  • FLAC3D and FLAC2D, with his own constitutive models
  • MIDAS GTS NX
  • GeoStudio SLOPE/W
  • RS2

Programming and data

  • Scientific software
  • Python for data science
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Scientific programming in Julia

Teaching

  1. 2026

    Invited instructor · Università degli Studi dell’Aquila

    Hands-on workshops on slope stability and geotechnical modelling in SLOPE/W, MIDAS GTS NX and RS2, built on Canadian and Quebec case studies.

  2. 2026

    Workshop developer · Université de Sherbrooke

    The GeoStudio 2026 graduate workshop: slope stability with SLOPE/W, pore-water pressures and complex loading.

  3. 2025

    Volunteer online instructor · Università degli Studi dell’Aquila

    Weekly workshops on slope stability and analysis software, built on real cases.

  4. 2011–2013

    Teaching assistant · Al-Shorouk Academy, Cairo

    Taught geotechnical engineering to more than 60 students, and supervised capstone projects.

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