Civil & Geotechnical Engineer
Building on solid ground — from dams to smart testing systems.
I work at the intersection of engineering practice, testing technology, research, and product development — translating engineering requirements and standards into practical testing systems and reliable technical solutions.
Fig. 1 — Zoned embankment dam, cross-section
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Years of engineering practice
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Dams & major projects
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Publications & translations
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Testing products engineered
About me
I am a civil and geotechnical engineer based in Tehran, with more than fifteen years of professional experience across dam engineering, construction materials testing, laboratory instrumentation, and engineering R&D. My career spans consulting firms, knowledge-based manufacturers, and my own startup — giving me an end-to-end view of how an engineering idea becomes a working, field-proven product.
At ABFAN and MOSHANIR, two Grade-1 dam engineering companies, I designed embankment and cemented-material dams, led safety-monitoring programs for some of Iran's largest dams, and performed dynamic and post-earthquake analyses. At AZMOON, a knowledge-based manufacturer, I led R&D for advanced laboratory equipment — from bender element systems and ultrasonic devices to a concrete 3D printer — working with USBR, USACE, ICOLD, and ASCE codes and ASTM, AASHTO, EN, and ISRM testing standards.
Today, through GEOLAB, I bring the Internet of Things, machine learning, and structural health monitoring into civil engineering practice. I also write, translate, and review technical guidance — because a profession advances when its standards are understood, questioned, and improved.
Services
Four integrated practices — from field investigation to finished products.
From site investigation to final interpretation and reporting.
Geotechnical engineering of embankment and cemented-material dams.
Reliable measurement of concrete, soil, and aggregate behavior.
Turning measurement problems into instruments, software, and products.
Experience
Consulting engineering, knowledge-based manufacturing, and startup leadership.
Founder
An independent venture bringing IoT, AI, and structural health monitoring to civil engineering practice.
R&D Manager · Product Manager
Product management of advanced laboratory and testing equipment for construction materials.
Project Manager · Dam Designer
Design, monitoring, and dynamic analysis of major embankment and cemented-material dams.
Geotechnical Expert
Geotechnical studies for the stability review of Lar Dam and embankment dam monitoring.
Portfolio
Six domains where engineering practice meets product development.
Development and application of testing equipment and methods for concrete, soil, aggregates, asphalt, and other construction materials.
Web, Windows, and Android applications for laboratory devices, data acquisition, and instrumentation.
Cemented-material dams, embankment dams, upstream sealing systems, low-modulus foundations, and long-term dam behavior.
Slope and channel erosion control using geosynthetic solutions such as geocells on steep terrain.
Application and interpretation of instrumentation data — comparing numerical predictions with measured field behavior.
Experimental investigation of soil and plastic-concrete behavior, including small-strain dynamics and critical hydraulic gradients.
Publications
Peer-reviewed papers, conference contributions, and translated standards.
4th Conference on Dams & Tunnels
Upstream sealing of cemented-material dams — case studies of Kahir & Dashte-Palang dams.
Conference paper85th Annual Meeting of ICOLD
Comparison of three practical upstream-face construction methods for CMDs and a new combination method.
Conference paper85th Annual Meeting of ICOLD
Design and back-analysis of cemented-material dams on weak foundations — four Iranian case studies.
Conference paperLTBD 2017 — Long-Term Behavior of Dams
With A. Ghezelayagh & A. Bolouri. Numerical modeling vs. instrumentation data using GeoStudio and the Duncan nonlinear elastic model.
Conference paper5th Int. Conf. on Geotechnical Engineering & Soil Mechanics
Erosion control on 45° slopes of young alluvial conglomerate using geocells.
Conference paper1st Int. Conf. on Urban Construction near Active Faults
Maximum shear & compression moduli of soils and plastic concrete.
Conference paper6th Int. Conf. on Seismology & Earthquake Engineering
With F. Jafarzadeh. Piezoceramic elements as wave transmitters & receivers in geotechnical testing.
Conference paper6th National Congress on Civil Engineering
Pore-water pressure analysis of a clay-core embankment dam.
Conference paper4th Int. Conf. on Geotechnical Engineering & Soil Mechanics
Reliability-based stability analysis of a dam abutment.
Conference paperPersian translation
Interpretation and application of the ISO 9001:2015 quality-management standard.
Journal / TranslationPersian translation
FIDIC guidance on implementing ISO 9001:2015 quality management in consulting engineering firms.
Journal / TranslationEducation
Sharif University of Technology
Thesis: Evaluation of dynamic properties of plastic concrete using bending-disk tests in the small-strain range.
Water & Power Industry College — Shahid Beheshti University
Thesis: Application of HEC-FDA for economic analysis of flood-management projects on the Gorganroud River.
Design codes
Testing standards
Tools & technologies
Contact
Consulting, collaboration, research, or product development — my inbox is open.