Abderrahman Zehraoui

671 Riddle Rd, #1, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA. Phone: 513-748-7237, E-mail:

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EDUCATION

Ph.D.Civil/Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati,Cincinnati, OH(expected graduation 11/2012)

MSc.Management of Complex Systems: Data Mining & Warehousing,Pavia University,Pavia, Italy, 2005

BSc.Physics, University of MOHAMED V, Rabat, Morocco, 1993

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SKILLS SUMMARY

More than 16 years professional experience in water and wastewater construction, treatment process, HSE, solid wastemanagement, landfill engineering, and detaileddesign. Statistical IT, data mining & warehousing

Project Management & Asset Management

  • Planning for new business development (utility facilities)
  • Proven experience working with senior project managers to deliver successful projects
  • Launching and bidding of projects; judgment & selection of bidders
  • Asset management for wastewater facilities

Foundation Engineering & Structural Design

  • Extensive experience on field work including stress test, jar test, pilot plant design, and operation
  • Good knowledge of geotechnical aspects of foundations engineering and design
  • Good knowledge of building code requirements for structural concrete (ACI 318-11) and Commentary
  • Good knowledge in controlling geotechnical works and reports
  • Good knowledge of pavement design

Water Resources & Environmental Hydrology

  • Able to perform flow in pipes, closed conduits, and open channel flow hydraulic calculation and profile development without supervision
  • Design of all hydraulic structures for water, storm, as well as wastewater facilities
  • Water quality/ wastewater modeling
  • Good knowledge of drainage systems and in stormwater management (CSO, or separate systems)
  • Surface and underground water resources protection
  • Hands on experience on design of water resources and structures
  • Good knowledge of real time water contamination detection using EPANET-MSX

Water Treatment

  • Able to perform water treatment hydraulic calculation and profile development withoutsupervision
  • Experienced on the conventional water treatment plant unit process such as coagulation,filtration, sedimentation, and disinfection; various chemical process design, equipment, andpump sizeselection
  • In‐depth knowledge on advanced water treatment technology such as membrane, carbonadsorption
  • Hands on experience on jar test and all other Lab analyses with EPA/APHA‐AWWA‐WEF methods
  • Hands on experience on biological analyses as well as molecular biology such as PCR, and sequencing
  • Hands on experience on control and troubleshooting of water treatment plants
  • Hands on experience in controlling studies and construction of water network and water treatment plant

Sewer andWastewater Treatment Plant: Design, Rehabilitation, Construction and O&M

  • Able to perform flow and load analysis to determine historical flow and load factors; preparation ofrelated parts of flows and loads TM. Interaction with lab, initial analysis of data for consistency,unit process mass balance
  • In‐depth understanding on the theoretical background such as ASM1, ASM2, ASM2D models
  • Able to run models to provide design parameters. Also, able to do majoritymodel calculation
  • Able to do the pumping station design work as well as construction and/or supervision of construction of wastewater treatment plant
  • Hands on experience in industrial wastewater treatability study
  • Hands on experience in sewer pipes dimension, design, and construction
  • Hands on experience in controlling and managing sewer pipes project management in design, construction, and during operation & maintenance
  • Hands on experience in evaluation and rehabilitation of sewer pipes (structural and hydraulic evaluation methods, infiltration and inflow source detection)high water-pressure cleaning systems
  • Able to do the Lab analysis, measurement for majority of parameters without supervision
  • In-depth knowledge and hands on experience in the O&M of sewers, pumping station, and wastewater treatment plants
  • Centralized control, supervision, and budget planning of decentralized services (sewer cleaning, pumping stations O&M, hygiene & safety) collaboration with more than 50 people
  • In-depth knowledge and experience in HSE in confined spaces and wastewater facilities (Elaboration of manual for engineers and technicians in HSE as well as giving lectures)
  • Control of application of hygiene & safety regulations (more than 50 people)

Pumps, Electric Motors, Instrumentation and Control Devices

  • Good knowledge of pumps intake design, selection and installation, motors for pump drivers, and all instrumentation and control devices
  • Control and reception of electromechanical equipment
  • O&M of pumping stations and electromechanical equipment

Solid Waste Management & Air Pollution Control

  • Hands on experience in performing and/or controlling feasibility studies to detailed design for solid waste management (collection, sorting, biological treatment of compost)
  • Hands on experience in performing and/or controlling detailed studies for landfill engineering and design
  • Full understanding of Clear Air Act (1990 Amendments)
  • Expert in waste gas treatment by biofiltration
  • Experience with environmental permitting processes

Data Warehousing

  • Knowledge of lifecycle data warehousing processes (reporting and data warehouse requirements analysis)
  • Experience in logical and physical database design
  • Experience with SQL, DTS, OLAP, MDX and ETL Development Tools
  • Database knowledge (SQL, Access)
  • An Understanding of source tables and how they relate to each other and the release.
  • An Understanding of the data flow to set up the appropriate tables in the target environment.
  • An understanding of the difference between Operational Systems and Analytical systems
  • Support and lead the design and implementation of data warehouses and data mart solutions.

Data Mining

  • Excellent understanding of the statistical data analysis, probability and statistical inference; Bayesian statistics, Markov Chain Monte Carlo and statistical decision theory
  • Excellent understanding of Linear (Multiple Regression) Models and analysis of variance, multivariate and Tree-based Methods, GLM, and general non-linear models, multi-level models, and repeated measures and time series.
  • Understanding of the data mining tools, systems, techniques and processes
  • Understanding of data modeling and ad-hoc query tools (R, WinBugs, SAS, MS SQL Server 2000)
  • Understanding of web mining, text mining and bioinformatics
  • Understanding of customer relationship management (CRM) and business intelligence

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SOFTWARE, BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE, IT SKILLS:

  • AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012
  • Water Modelling Software: EPANET EPANET-MSX, HEC-HMS
  • Wastewater Network Modelling: CANOE, SWMM
  • GIS:ArcGIS9.0
  • Data warehouse design, Dimensional Modelling, ETL (Extraction-Transformation-Load) procedures, DBMS, Data Warehousing with MS SQL Server, OLAP, MDX, NovaView,MS Analysis Services, Entity-Relationship Model, Relational model, PL/SQL, DBMS
  • Data mining, Statistical IT, Data analysis: SAS, R, WinBugs
  • Business intelligence, CRM, Corporate business and Marketing techniques
  • UNIX, Lunix, Visual Studio.Net, Cygwin, Windows NT. Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Microsoft Project2000
  • C/ C++ Programming Language, Matlab

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Certificates

Plan on receiving the following certificates:

  • Project Management Professional (PMP)® credential certificate.
  • Certified Safety and Health Manager (CSHM).

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

University of Cincinnati, Department of Environmental Engineering, 2006 to Present, USA

Research Assistant, (Funded by the National Science Foundation, ongoing award # CBET 0852803)

Project title:“Treatment of hydrophobic odors from industrial and wastewater treatment plantsby biofiltration”. Analyzed water and gas samplesusing different instrumentation (GC, HPLC, GCMS, Ion Chromatography, UV/Vis, TOC,..); analyzed biofilms for oxygen and nitrogen penetrationusing probes; conducted modeling for volatile organic compounds in biofilters (modeling water in porous media); analyzed microbial samples using molecular methods such as PCR and Sequencing.

Research Assistant, (worked at theU.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Project title: “Real time modeling of contamination in water distribution systems using EPANET-MSX”. Conducted real-time modeling, forecasting, and predicting contaminants in water distribution systems using Matlab, C programming language, and EPANET-MSX;Calibrated and water distribution models and conducted environmental hydrological studies.

Office National de l’Eau Potable (ONEP), Rabat, Morocco

Senior Wastewater Engineer, ONEP, Rabat, Morocco:01/2003 to 08/2006

Controlled and supervised the operations and maintenance of decentralized services of sewers and pumping stations; integrated wastewater facilities in GIS; managed wastewater asset and conducted strategic planning;reinforced the application of hygiene and safety measures in wastewater facilities; given lectures in hygiene and safety and elaborated the internal manual for hygiene and safety; served on the recruitment committee for wastewater positions; launching and bidding of the projects, judgment of the bidders; verification of all calculations; control of the geotechnical reports; supervision, control, and management of wastewater projects for the construction of sewers, pumping stations, and wastewater treatment plants for the following cities:

Sewerage of Ouarzazate:Lot 1: Construction of network of the right band of the City (rehabilitation and extension + main pipe to the WWTP (~31km);Lot 2: Construction of two Pumping Stations; Lot 3: Construction of Wastewater Treatment Plant (natural lagoons)

Sewerage of the Kalat M’Gouna:Lot 1: Construction of the sewer network (~8km) and Lot 2: Construction ofWastewater Treatment Plant

Sewerage of Guelmim:Transfer of wastewater (~12km of pipes) from the city to the Waste Water Treatment Plant and displacement of the main wastewater pipes + 8.5 km rehabilitation and extension of the existing network

Other duties: 01/2003 to 12/2003: Managed the project carried out by the FAO, PROJECT UTF/MOR/023/MOR concerning “the elaboration of landfill engineering principles manual”; helping the “l’unité d’appui au projet” -UIP- and elaborated the terms of reference for the extension of the new landfill part 2 and rehabilitation of the old site of the Essaouira city, Morocco

Solid Waste/Wastewater Engineer, ONEP, Rabat, Morocco: 10/1999 to 12/2002

Controlled wastewater and solid waste studies (feasibility to detail studies for landfill engineering design) for the following cities:

Solid Waste Master Plan Studies and Detailed Projects for Guelmim and Khouribga. The major part of the project was to design landfill to protect the underground water resources from contamination; Control of the studies: Master Plan and Detailed Projects; Verification of all calculations, drawings, and geotechnical reports; Control, validation, and reception of the final reports

Master Plan Studies and Detailed Projects for the following cities: Tahala, Kelaa M’Gouna, Rissani, Errachidia, Guelmim (Morocco): Control of the studies (sewer design , stormwater networks and Wastewater Treatment Plants): Master Plan and Detailed Projects; Verification and validation of all calculations, drawings, and geotechnical reports; Control, validation, and reception of the final reports

High Technician, ONEP, Rabat, Morocco: 01/1996 – 09/1999

Performed water quality and microbiological analysis, study of water resources: study & protection,control of water treatment plants in all Morocco as well as intervention in case of non-functioning of these treatment plants, treatability studies for the following cities: Oujda, Essaouira, Agadir, Meknes, Midelt, Taza, as well as involved in R&D for water treatment technologies: One year Pilot plant research conducted testing the feasibility study of using the ozone in the Bouregreg water treatment station (9m3/s), Rabat, Morocco. This study was performed with close collaboration with” Anjou Recherche”. France. The project was presented at “Maghreb Investment and Development Conference, November 15-16 2000”, in Washington, D.C.

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TRAINING AND OTHER RELEVANT TOPICS

I participated in many expert missions mainly in water resources protection, hydrology, and wastewater and landfill sites selection from 2001 to 2003

Training in “Management of Waste Solid Projects: Collection, sorting, transportation, biological treatment of solid waste and landfill design and operations. Technical design of sorting and incineration wastes facilities. Economics of waste projects. This training was held at “SAUR” and “COVED”, Paris, France, from December 1-24, 2002.

One week training in landfill design and management. This training was financed by the FAO and held in “Wallonie” in Belgium from June 1-8, 2010.

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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

The American Society of Civil Engineers

The Air & Waste Management Association

The International Society for Environmental Information Sciences

The European Federation of Biotechnology

The American Chemical Society

Ohio Water Environment Association (OWEA)

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PUBLICATIONS:

Journal Articles:

Zehraoui, A., Aly Hassan, A., and Sorial, G. A., “Effect of Methanol Vapors on Removal of n-Hexane in a TBAB,” 2012,219–220, 176–182. J. Hazardous Materials.

Zehraoui, A., Aly Hassan, A., and Sorial, G. A., “Treatment of n-Hexane in Presence of Methanol in a TBAB using fungal community,” submission soon to J Chemosphere

Zehraoui, A and Sorial, G. A., “Effect of Presence and Absence of Methanol in Treatment of n-Hexane in TBAB using fungal community,” in preparation

Zehraoui, A and Sorial, G.A, “Biological Diversity in Trickle –Bed-Air-Biofilter Treating n-Hexane Using Methanol in Initial Start-up” in preparation

Aly Hassan, A., Zehraoui, A., and Sorial, G.A., “Achieving Stable Biological Oxidation of Erratic Waste Gas Streams by Utilizing Cyclic Adsorption/Desorption Beds,” Journal of Advanced Oxidation Technologies, 2010, 13(1), 9-14

Conference Papers:

Zehraoui, A., and Sorial, G.A., “Utilization of trickling bed air biofilter in the treatment of hydrophobic odors”, WEF Odors and Air Pollutants 2012, Louisville, Kentucky, April 15 -18, 2012

Zehraoui, A., and Sorial, G.A., “Benefit of Alternate Use of Hydrophilic VOC in Biofiltration of Hydrophobic VOCs”, International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology 2012, Huston, Texas, June 25 - 29, 2012 (Proceedings paper accepted)

Zehraoui, A ., and Sorial, G.A., “Long term effect of alternate use of hydrophilic VOCs in treatment of hydrophobic VOCs in Trickle-Bed-Air-Biofilter”, 105th A&WMA Annual Conference & Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, June 19 -22, 2012 (Proceedings paper accepted)

Zehraoui, A ., and Sorial, G.A., “Treatment of Mixture of Multiple Volatile Organic Compounds in Trickling Bed air biofilters”, ACS meeting, Materials for Health and Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, August 19 - 23, 2012 (Abstract submitted)

Zehraoui, A., Aly Hassan, A., and Sorial, G.A., “Treatment of n-hexane in the presence of methanol vapors in trickle bed air biofilters”, 104th A&WMA Annual Conference & Exhibition, Orlando, Florida, June 22-25, 2011

Zehraoui, A., Aly Hassan, A., Langenkamp, P., and Sorial, G.A., “Enhanced Biofiltration of n-Hexane in the presence of Methanol vapors,” 2010 Duke-UAM Conference on Biofiltration for Air Pollution Control, Washington D.C., USA, October 28-29,2010

Aly Hassan, A., Zehraoui, A., and Sorial, G.A., “Integrated Scheme of Cyclic Adsorption/ Desorption Beds and Trickle Bed Air Biofilter treating a mixture of n-hexane and benzene,” 103rd A&WMA Annual Meeting, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 22-25, 2010

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OTHER:

Reviewer: The Biochemical Engineering Journal

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AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS

2012 Richard Wigger Scholarship (from American Society of Civil Engineers -ASCE)

2011 Summer Graduate Research Scholarship (University of Cincinnati)

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LANGUAGE SKILLS

Proficient level: English, Arabic, French

Intermediate level: Italian

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