CURRICULUM VITAE

Name of Firm : National Engineering Services Pakistan (Pvt) Limited -

NESPAK

Name of Person : ATHAR FARID

Nationality : Pakistani

Date & Place of Birth : July 17, 1970, Multan-Pakistan

Profession : Senior Geologist /Pilling /Dams/roads/geotechnical/Land

Slides/Seismic Hazard/Local Hazard Expert/Material
Expert.

Position in Firm : Senior Geologist/Geotechnical Engineer/Material

Expert.

Specialization in Firm : Geotechnical Investigation /Pilling Expert/Material

Expert

CNIC No. : 36302-0453415-9

Address : House No. 548-E, Shah Rukn e Alam Coloney Multan.

Contact Nos. : 0300-7361061, 0346-9268791, 061-6562974

Email Address : atharfarid58@gmail.com, faridathar@hotmail.com,

Year of Joining Firm : 2008.

Affiliation with : Member Balochistan Geological Society

Professional : Member National Geological Society of Pakistan
Institutions

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Practicing Professional Engineering Geologist/Material Expert since 1995.

- Detailed surface & subsurface geotechnical investigations pre-feasibility/feasibility

stage, during construction stage & confirmatory including both in-situ and laboratory
material testing for different civil engineering projects like earthfill, earth & rockfill,
concrete gravity Dams, water reservoirs, bridges, irrigation and drainage works and
multistory buildings.
- Supervision of different types of drilling in rock/soils for subsurface investigations by
Rotary, Cable-Tool (Percussion) and Roto-percussion using compressed air.
Preparation of borehole logs based on coring and disturbed samples.
- All types of In-hole testing such as Standard Penetration Test (SPT), Cone
Penetration Test (CPT), Permeability Tests (PT) and Water-Pressure Tests (WT).

EDUCATION
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Name of Institution Year Degree/Diploma

University of Balochistan, Quetta 1995 M.Sc. Geology
Pakistan

University of Balochistan, Quetta 1994 B.Sc. Structural Geology

Pakistan

Distinction
 First Division in M.Sc. Geology, Institute of Geology, University of Balochistan,
Quetta.

TRAINING & COURSES

 Open Pit Mining Course in Sandak Gold Project For the Material Investigation and
Lab Work in Sandak Gold Project in Taftan (1992).
 Fishing Technology Course in OGTI I/9 Islamabad (1997).
 Computer Short Courses in Baha-ud-din Zikaria University Multan (1998).

EXPERIENCE

I Name of Employing Agency National Engineering Services Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd.

Title of Position Senior Geologist / Material Expert.
Location of Assignment Islamabad - Pakistan
Period of Assignment August 2008 to date
Activities

Worked as a Pilling Expert-Incharge Section-II Rawalpindi Islamabad Metro Bus Project.

Duties Involved the Geotechnical Investigation of all the Metro Bus Project in
Rawalpindi and Islamabad about (24Km) in both cities and Conduct (7) TEST PILES
in these areas selection and 674 Working Piles Drilling Cage Lowering and Pouring
on the site as Site In charge of Package 2.Also look after the Concreate Batching for
piles on Plant for Material preparation of Concreat mix desighn.

Worked as a Geotechnical/Material Engineer in Bagh Disst AJK for the Geotechnical

Investigations of FG Public School .Stadium of Bagh ,Police Station of Bagh Bani
Passari Girls Middle School Bagh ,Girls Middle School Kayyat Bagh ,Rest House
Bagh, Hullar Bridge and Nauman Pura Bridges in Bagh,(9Km) new Road
Classification for Strata in Bagh (2Km) By Pass Road Bagh (4.5Km)Ring Road
Section –I in bagh .Soil and Rock Classification of Ring Road Section II Section III
and Section IV Bagh District in 3 Years. Also look after the Concreate Batching for
piles on Plant for Material preparation of Concreat mix desighn.

Worked on IRAN PAKISTAN GAS PIPE LINE PROJECT IN SINDH AND

BALOCHISTAN . Duties involved the Geotechnical investigations of proposed land
accusition for pipe laying strata like kirther range mountains offshore investigation on
Rive Indus near AAmri Bridge.

Worked on (WASH) Project. Duties involved the Geologic, Local Interpretation of the
People of KPK for Fresh Water and Huygens Problems in District LAKKY
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MARWAT for the development of Water Solution by the Installing 50 Tube wells with
the Help of NGO,S.

Worked on UDP Projects of New Roads, Multistory Buildings, Infrastructures, Water

Supply Schemes, Bridges and Sewerage system in Bagh AJK as a Geotechnical and
Material Expert.

Worked On Two Bridges all the work Responsibilities like Confirmatory Drilling, Test Pile
Drilling pouring and test performing, Girder Casting, Working Piles Drilling in
Gravely Boulder Strata, Pouring of Working Piles on Mahal River at Bagh. Also look
after the Concreate Batching for piles on Plant for Material preparation of Concreat
mix desighn

Construction Of New Roads about 9Km .Initial work suitability assessment. Soil and rock
classification of the proposed area and local hazard assessment & seismic hazard
assessment .RCC Road on Slushy area for Also look after the Concreate Batching for
material preparation of Concreat mix desighn.

Worked on ERRA Project. Duties involved the Geologic, Seismic and Geotechnical hazard
assessment for reconstruction suitability of more than 1100 sites of education, health
and governance sector facilities and bridges in Earthquake affected areas of NWFP
and AJK by using field data, geological maps and LANDSAT images of the affected
areas.
II Name of Employing Agency Sarwer and Co Rawal Town Islamabad.
Title of Position Senior Geotechnical Project Manager
Location of Assignment Islamabad - Pakistan
Period of Assignment December 2005 – August 2008

Activities

- Working as Senior Engineering Geologist/Material Engineer and is responsible

for the supervision of: Mega Project of New Islamabad International Airport .
- Geotechnical investigations such as drilling, excavation of test pits, in-
hole/insitu testing of samples/materials and different types of sampling.
- Preparation of geological maps and geological sections of different areas of the
project.
- Geotechnical investigation of Small Dams Irrigation Projects in NWFP. Four
Dams Project in Bannu Karak with NDC Consultants.
- Project Manger in Laughar Dam in Kark for Grouting and trench filling on
Laugher Dam Project.
- Preparation of geotectonic and seismic maps of the project area showing
geological structures, faults and lineaments. Compilation of seismic hazard
evaluation report.

III Name of Employing Agency Ismial Blastic Associates .

Title of Position Mining Expert Geologist
Location of Assignment Kohat Tunnel Pakistan
Period of Assignment May 2002 – December 2005
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Activities

- Different types of drilling for geotechnical investigations.

- Drilling and installation of blast holes at different rip rap quarries.
- Slopes stability, protection and shortcrete.
- Prospection of borrow areas for rock and soil.
- Review of method statements and Contractor’s drawings.
- Inspection and geological mapping of all types of foundations both for concrete
structures and embankments.
- Detailed geological mapping of entire project area and preparation of geologic
cross sections.

IV Name of Employing Agency Geo Consult Associates Lahore

Title of Position Senior Geotechnical Engineer and Site Incharge
Location of Assignment Lahore - Pakistan
Period of Assignment January 1998 – May 2002

Activities

Worked in Technical Office and accomplished all assignments related to geological

and geotechnical aspects involved during the Geotechnical investigation of Lahore
Sialkot Motorway Project:

- Preparation of method statements and Contractor’s drawings.

- Drilling and installation of Pizometers.
- Foundation geology, treatment and seepage control.
- Prospection of borrow areas for rock and soil.
- Review of method statements and Contractor’s drawings.
- Detailed geological mapping of entire project area and preparation of cross
sections.
- Supervision of excavation for foundations and underground drainage galleries.
- Placement of Impervious Blanket to control water seepage.

V Name of Employing Agency Govt. Institute of Technology D G Khan

Title of Position Visiting Lecturer.
Location of Assignment Dera Ghazi Khan
Period of Assignment February 1997 – January 1998

Activities

- Provided my professional services by delivering lectures to the students of

Associate Engineering at Govt. Institute of Technology D. G. Khan.
- Detailed lectures on Geomorphology, Engineering Geology, Stratigraphy,
Mapping Techniques and Fishing of Exploratory Boreholes.
- The job also included supervision of collection of field samples, performance of
field tests and laboratory testing of the field samples.
- Special Courses on Drilling and Exploration was also delivered to the students
and faculty of the Institute.

VI Name of Employing Agency Condrill (Pvt. Ltd) Gulberg 10/ L-II

Title of Position Geotechnical Engineer.
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Location of Assignment Lahore

Period of Assignment February 1996– Jan 1997

Activities
- Worked with Con Drill (Pvt.) Ltd. as Geologist on Garhi Shahu Flyover and
Cavelery Ground Flyover Projects.
- 500 Kv geotechnical investigation Project at Malikwal Punjab.
- Supervised detailed soil/aggregate quality control testing both at site and in the
laboratory as per ASTM/AASHTO Standards related to highway construction.
- Assisted Material Engineer in the preparation of daily reports based on material
testing and compiling Monthly Progress Reports and record keeping.

VII Name of Employing Agency
Title of Position
Location of Assignment
Period of Assignment
Activities
China Jin Choan (Non Ferrous Metal Corporation)
Junior Geotechnical Engineer..
Khuzdar - Pakistan
May1995 – February 1996

Worked as Site Incharge with China Jin Choan Non Ferrous Metal Corporation and
supervised the detailed Geotechnical Investigations and performed field and
laboratory tests such as: Sieve Analysis AASHTO/STANDARD Method, Field
Density Tests, Test Pits excavation and insitu field tests in the test pits for Quetta to
Karachi Highway Road Project.

- Drilling of boreholes with both disturbed and undisturbed sampling including

routine in-hole testing
- Excavation of test pits
- Standard Penetration Tests
- Plate load tests
- Packer tests and field permeability tests (Constant Head & Falling Head
Methods)
- Compilation & analysis of data for report writing. Involved in Environmental
Impact Assessment (EIA) Studies.
- Drilling of Boreholes for geotechnical Investigation for Roads/Highway bridges.
- Detailed sampling/insitu testing, laboratory material testing (both soil and rock),
to meet with the geotechnical specifications for the evaluation of strength
parameters of rocks and soil for construction of highway bridges and related
concrete works.

LANGUAGE CAPABILITY

English and Urdu - Excellent in speaking, reading and writing.

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