Amara Loulizi

OBJECTIVE

EDUCATION

• "Master of Science" in Civil Engineering, May 1992
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI&SU)
  • Grade Point Average : 3.84/4.00
  • Thesis Title : Comparaison of Design Methods for Shear in Reinforced Concrete Beams
• "Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, June 1990
  Michigan State University (MSU)
  • Grade Point Average : 3.62/4.00
  • Senior Project : Design of a Reinforced Concrete Office Building in Albuquerque, New Mexico

EXPERIENCE

01/95-09/95 : Project Engineer
"SOCIETE DE CONSERVATION DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT ET AMENAGEMENT HYDRAULIQUE ET FORESTIER"- SOCEAHF - Tunis - TUNISIA

Construction of an earth dam in Enfidha, Tunisia

• Supervision of work execution
• Work planning
• Coordination with the Project Manager (Ministry of Agriculture)
• Work scheduling for machine operators (Bulldozers, Dumpers, Graders, Loaders, Excavators...)

08/92-01/95 : Structural Engineer
"TUNISIE ENGINEERING ET CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIELLE" - TECI - Tunis - TUNISIA

Participated on the following projects:

• Lead and Zinc Enrichment plant, Bougrine, Tunisia
• Steel structure supporting a boiler and its chimney for an electrical power plant in Sousse, Tunisia
• Rehabilitation of existing Reinforced Concrete silos for the storage of wet phosphate in Gabes, Tunisia
• Prefabrication and installation of Carbon Steel piping for process and utility service, Sfax, tunisia
• Bid preparation for a phoshate handling project, Safaga harbor, Egypt
• Bid preparation for the extension of the Electrical Power Plant in Rades, Tunisia

09/91-05/92 : Mathematics Tutor
Office of academic Enrichment, VPI&SU

Help Engineering and Buisness College students with their math courses

08/90-05/91 : Graduate Teatching Assistant
Civil Engineering Department, VPI&SU

Assisted professors with the following courses: Plate & Shell Structures, C-Language, Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures, and Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures

08/90-05/91 : Undergraduate Teatching Assistant
Civil Engineering Department, MSU

Assisted professor with the Theory of Structures Course

SKILLS

• Computer Skills :
  • Familiar with IBM and Macintosh PC's and IBM mainframe
  • Familiar with FORTRAN and C-Language
  • Software Experience :
    • Tango (2-D frame and truss structures)
    • SAP80 (3-D structures, Finite Element Method)
    • Microsoft Word (text editing)
    • Excel (Spreadsheet)
• Languages : English, French and Arabic

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Outstanding Academic Achievement award for the school year 86/87 at MSU
• Bachelor of Science with Honors
• VIA Scholarship Award 1990/1991, VPI&SU
• MSU intramural soccer champion 1987/88, 88/89, 89/90

ACTIVITIES

• Soccer
• Volley-ball
• Basket-ball