Basil Ismail

Experience

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  Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)

  Aug 2020 - Dec 2022

  • Coordinating with all the student officers to manage various activities• Coordinating with faculty members to discuss the action plan and scope of each work• Guiding the activity coordinator to arrange various activities• Bringing in new action plans to the chapter and defining the vision• Reaching out for sponsorships and creating tender documents• Scheduling regular meetings with student officers• Guiding students by encouraging them to join ICE and pushing their career• To provide orientation programs and Tech talks on a regular basis Show less

  • President - Student Chapter

    Jun 2021 - Dec 2022

  • ICE MAHE Dubai Student Ambassador

    Aug 2020 - Jun 2021
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  American Society of Civil Engineers

  Feb 2021 - Dec 2022

  • Coordinating with all the student officers to manage various activities• Coordinating with faculty members to discuss the action plan and scope of each work•Improved the efficiency by following matrix kind of organizational structure rather than a linear structure.• Bringing in new action plans to the chapter and defining the vision• Scheduling regular meetings with student officers• Guiding students by encouraging them to join ASCE and pushing their career• To provide orientation programs and Tech talks on a regular basis Show less

  • President - Student Chapter

    Nov 2021 - Dec 2022

  • Vice President - Student Chapter

    Feb 2021 - Oct 2021
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  IStructE London YMG

  Feb 2021 - Dec 2022

  President - IStructE MAHE Dubai
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  Mott MacDonald

  Aug 2021 - Aug 2021

  Undergraduate Structural Engineer

  • Assisted with the structural modification of metro stations - DIC, DAMAC and UAE EXCHANGE• Used Tekla Tedds for the steel beam design. • Opportunity to coordinate and understand about Bidding, MEP, Oil & Gas. • Calculated the Carbon footprints for a project in KSA and evaluated the LEED standards.

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  AECOM

  Jun 2022 - Sept 2022

  Undergraduate Structural Engineer

  -Dammam Sevens, Dammam, KSA • Modelled & Designed Car Parking in ETABS located outside the waterpark in Dammam Sevens• Performed Modal Analysis, Response Spectrum Analysis and Non-Linear statics analyses. • Performed manual calculations to verify the results and followed the thumb rules to get the initial member sizes. • Checked for various slab system on SAFE and created a report on the optimum slab design for the structure based on various design factors. • Calculated the deflection using the ETABS for the hollow slab and ensured quality check using the supplier’s manual. • Checked for the Long term and short-term deflection for the slab systems. • Codes Used: ACI-318, IBC & SBC-301 -Mall of Saudi, Riyadh, KSA • Modelled different slab system on SAFE and checked for long term and short-term deflections. • Optimized the rebar by iteration and avoided the drop panels increasing the efficiency. • Analyzed and designed for Punching shear. • Made drawings for the reinforcement required and extra reinforcement required on slabs. • Made reports on Slab deflections, punching shear design and reinforcement required. • Codes Used: ACI-318, SBC 301/ ASCE 7-16 -Diriyah Square Development, Riyadh • Analyzed different assets present in the giga-project. • Studied structural reports for various assets present in the project. • Went through the deflection checks and stress limits of each asset. • Checked for the stability of different transfer slabs and beams. • Codes Used: ACI-318, SBC 301/ ASCE 7-16 Show less

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  The Institution of Structural Engineers

  Nov 2022 - now

  • Provide workshops for the students - activities using Mola Kits to promote structural engineering.• Attend committee meetings to discuss the action plan for the YMG.• Prepare the criteria for yearly design challenges hosted by IStructE YMG.• Handle the social media for the regional group including the promotion of CPD talks.• Have regular meeting with the YMG members to bring in more activities and ideas.

  • Secretary - IStructE UAE Regional Group

    Jan 2025 - now

  • Chair - IStructE YMG UAE

    Nov 2022 - now
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  Arab Center for Engineering Studies

  Feb 2023 - May 2023

  Geotechnical Research Intern

  Optimization of Piles using Value Engineering incorporating Euro Code 7.

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  AECOM

  Jun 2023 - Sept 2023

  Ports and Marine Structures Engineer

  • Assisted in drafting the conceptual and detailed design reports for various projects. • Responsible for designing marine structures like culverts, steel platforms, quay walls, retaining walls, berthing as well as mooring structures by utilizing software’s like Staad.Pro to facilitate the design. • Developed spreadsheets (VBA coding) to automate Structural I-beam design incorporating Eurocode 3. • Assisted in tender evaluation, replying to RFIs, BOQs and preparing specifications. • Collaborating with geotechnical team to provide design solution and producing reports. • Preparing presentations for the client.• Developed parametric models for Culverts and Quay walls using Grasshopper coding. Show less

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  WSP in the Middle East

  Feb 2024 - now

  Graduate Structural Engineer

  • Modelled, Analyzed, and Designed RCC & Steel Structures using ETABS and Staad.Pro.• Analyzed and Designed slabs and foundations using SAFE.• Prepared Detailed Markups for the BIM team and prepared Beam, Footing and Wall Schedules, and slab reinforcement markups.• Reviewed Structural Drawings, providing comments and markups for Quality Control.• Developed Conceptual Framing Plan Options using SAFE.• Created Parametric Models to automate time consuming design process.