TAGHRID BASSAM BACHNAK

Nationality: Lebanese                                                                               Lebanon, Choueifat

Birthday: 10/09/1994                                                                               Phone Number: +961 71 906786

E-mail: [email protected]

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

·         Current Time                  Masters in Construction Management, Department of Civil Engineering,

American University of Beirut (AUB), Hamra, Beirut

–          Done with Masters courses, Thesis can be worked on from a distance

(Thesis Topic: Construction Documents Evolved in Projects)

·         July 2017                      Diploma in Engineering, Lebanese University (LU), Hadath, Beirut

§  Major: Civil Engineering

·         June 2012                      Bac II, General Sciences Section, Le Lycee National, Choueifat

INTERNSHIPS

·         Summer 2016               Former Internship at Dar Al-HANDASAH Shair

§  Codes: ACI and UBC codes

§  Design: Manual Design of all structural elements for a project

§  Design: Software Design of all structural elements for the same project

§  Softwares Used: Safe, Etabs, SP-Columns

·         Summer 2015               Former Internship at Target Engineering for a residential building in Hamra

§  Site Work: Visual Insperctions

§  Attending daily minutes of meetings and Documenting them

§  Technical Work: Autocad Drawings and Shop Drawings

WORK EXPERIENCE

·         September 2019 to date          Graduate Assistants’ Coordinator for “Introduction to Engineering” course at AUB

·         2018 to date                            Graduate Assistant at the Department of Civil Engineering at AUB

·         December 2014 to date      Private tutor for school students in elementary, intermediate and secondary level

SKILLS

·         Computer Experience: Microsoft Office, Visio, Articulate Rise, Nearpod

·         Design Softwares: AutoCAD, GIS, Autodesk Robot, Etabs, Safe, Arche Effel, Talren, Wallap, Liscad, Primavera, ALICE

·         Languages: Arabic (Native), English (Full Professional Proficiency), and French (Elementary Proficiency)

MEMBERSHIPS And EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

·         2020 to date                   Volunteer in the Lebanese Red Cross as a rescuer

·         2018 to date                   Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers at AUB

·         2018                              Member of Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music for Oriental Singing and Oud

·         2016 to date                   Member of the Administrative Board in Le Lycee National Alumni

·         2013 to 2017                 President of Sigma Club at Lebanese University

·         2010 to 2012                 Student at ACMAS Mental Calculation Programs (Completed 8 Levels)

·         2007 to 2012                 Member of Le Lycee National Folk Dance Club

·         2005 to 2007                 Member of Le Lycee National Piano Club

HONORS And AWARDS

·         2015: Award for Commitment and Distinctive Work as the President of Sigma Club from the Lebanese University

·         2010: Certificate for winning the Novel Competition held by the Ministry of Culture

·         2010: Third Place Winner of the Worldwide ACMAS Competition

·         2009: Ninth Place in Mount Lebanon Governate for the Elementary Lebanese Official Exams

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

·         Planning and Scheduling Project: Study of a project’s time schedule using Primavera and Alice Sofwares.

·         Research Projects in Construction Management: Global Claims, Time at Large, Documentation of Evidence, etc.

·         Bachelor Final Year Project: Bridge Design joining Clermant Ferrand and Bordeaux in France. The bridge is 420 Km long, of 4 spans and variable inertia. The method used in design is the Balanced Cantilever Method and the software used is AutoDesk Robot.

·         Bridge Design Project: Design a 2-span bridge using AutoDesk Robot Software.

·         Marine Structures Project: Design of a dam and a breakwater.

·         Hydraulics Project: Design an underground network for a small city based on the “Caquot” method of design.

·         Highway Design Project: Design the highway and all the sub-roads and intersections in Bent Jbeil based on the French specifications; also included the pavement design calculating the thickness of each layer.

·         Urban Development Project: Land sorting of the Chiyah Region in accordance to the Lebanese Law ( roads, green areas, water networks, electricity, internet, … )

·         Reinforced Concrete Projects: Design all the structural elements in a residential building, based on the ACI code, and completing all its structural AutoCAD drawings.

·         Architecture Projects: Architectural drawings of a residential building and villa including all facades, plan view, sections, etc.

·         Electrical Installation Project: Applied the basics of lighting on a residential building, and providing it with all the necessary electrical installations after calculating the consumed power by the building.

·         Underground Structures Project: Design of anchors and embankment walls based on the data of the project using Talren and Wallap software.

References are available upon request