Jomaa_Ben-Hassine

Dr. Jomaa Ben-Hassine

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President - Civil Renewables, Inc.

  • Civil Engineer Geotechnical Engineer

Consulting

  • Grouting Settlements Deep Soil Mixing Ground Freezing Lime Stabilization Forensics Shear Strength of Underground Materials
    Seismic Slope Stability Liquefaction Engineering Shallow Foundations Shaft Foundations Stabilization Constitutive Modeling / Soil Behavior Data Management Deep Excavations Energy Geotechnics Finite Element / Finite Difference Laboratory Testing Management Marketing Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Walls Other energy Risk & Reliability Rock Mass Characterization Standard Penetration Testing (SPT) Seepage Seismic Slope Stability Analysis Slope Stabilization Soil Behavior Modeling Soil Dynamics Testing in the Laboratory Soil Structure Interaction Underground Structures

  • PhD or Equivalent
    • PhD - Colorado School of Mines : 01/01/2013 - 12/02/2018
  • MSc or Equivalent
    • Master of Engineering (Geotechnical, Structural) - University of Tennessee, Knoxville : 03/03/1985 - 01/03/1988
  • BSc or Equivalent
    • BS Civil Engineering (Structures, Geotechnical, Transportation) - University of Tennessee, Knoxville : - 01/03/1985

  • Rath Research Award Finalist (PhD Research) Colorado School of Mines, 2018
  • Designated US Expert Serving on TC-88 through ANSI International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 2013
  • Distinguished Service and Academic Achievement Institute for Geotechnology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1985

  • Civil Renewables, Inc. : ( 01/07/2023 - Present )
    • President

    • Managing a North American engineering consulting firm that specializes in renewable energy geotechnical engineering and foundation design.
  • CTE Wind USA, Inc. : ( 09/09/2020 - 30/06/2023 )
    • Director of Operations & Engineering

    • Managing North American office operations and providing project oversight at an industry‐leading consultancy specializing in the design of onshore wind turbine foundations:
      * Working with OEMs, EPC/BOP contractors, Developers, Owners and Operators to provide cost‐efficient infrastructure solutions to wind energy projects across North America
      * Leading and integrating with an international team of about 35 world specialists focused on the design of onshore wind turbine foundations.
  • Kleinfelder, Inc. : ( 01/07/2019 - 09/09/2020 )
    • Principal Professional & Client Account Manager

    • Client account management at a leading multi‐disciplinary engineering consulting and construction firm:
      * Leading business development, contract negotiations, scope of work development, scheduling, and budgeting of wind, solar, storage and T&D projects.
      * Providing expertise in the renewable energy sector (wind, solar, transmission, storage, and regulation).
      * Leading engineering design, due diligence reviews and general civil/geotechnical consulting.
      * Team building and company leadership in the renewable energy marketplace.
  • Dyrasat Consulting LLC : ( 01/07/2017 - 01/07/2019 )
    • President

    • Engineering consulting in structures, geotechnics and soil-structure interaction with a focus in the renewable energy industry (wind, solar, storage and distribution). Areas of expertise include reliability based design, performance based design, Bayesian probability, foundation design, design optimization, soil dynamics and foundations for dynamic loads.
  • Renewable Energy Systems Americas : ( 01/01/1989 - 16/06/2017 )
    • Engineering Specialist
  • RES Americas, Inc. , Broomfield, CO : ( 01/04/2011 - 01/04/2015 )
    • Engineering Specialist

    • Serving as in-house specialty expert on all aspects of civil engineering design of wind and solar projects, particularly geotechnical risk management and advanced design topics specific to renewable energy applications.
  • RES Americas, Inc. , Broomfield, CO : ( 01/10/2007 - 01/04/2011 )
    • Civil Design Engineering Manager

    • Managing civil engineering design and construction support of utility-scale wind and solar farm projects across the US, Canada, and Mexico.  Experience in onshore and offshore wind farm infrastructure design for various turbine manufacturers.
  • Garrad Hassan Americas, San Diego, California (now DNVGL) : ( 01/06/2006 - 01/10/2007 )
    • Global Chief Civil Engineer

    • Tasked with managing civil engineering due diligence of wind energy projects within the United States and around the world.  Tasks included reviewing design drawings, calculations and pertinent geotechnical documents to verify adequacy of the designs and report on risks to project owners and investors. Verification is based on applicable design codes and standards specific to wind energy converters (US, European and International codes).  Foundations include piers, footings and innovative support systems for challenging subsoil conditions.
  • Giffels, Inc., Southfield (Detroit), Michigan : ( 01/04/2005 - 01/04/2006 )
    • Structural Group Leader

    • Responsibilities included lead design and project tracking duties associated with industrial building projects and high rise hotels and casinos; performing lead engineer duties for structural repairs of commercial buildings and hotels damaged by hurricanes; devising innovative geotechnical solutions to challenging site conditions; performing analysis and design of telecommunication structures and their foundations; site civil design.
  • ARCADIS, Southfield (Detroit), Michigan : ( 01/04/2003 - 01/04/2005 )
    • Structural/Geotechnical Group Leader

    • Design of industrial buildings, structures and their foundations. Projects included auto-manufacturing plants with multiple crane runways and deep pits. Analysis and design of telecommunication structures and their foundations; Site civil design; geotechnical design for challenging site conditions through application of innovative solutions.
  • ARCADIS, Tampa, Florida : ( 01/10/2000 - 01/12/2002 )
    • Project Engineer

    • Task package management of telecommunication infrastructure projects throughout the South eastern United States.  Analysis and design of telecommunication structures and their foundations.  Design of tower and foundation modifications to improve load-carrying capacity.  Geotechnical explorations and report preparation.  Analysis and design of foundations (shallow and deep), retaining structures and other structures.  Clients included AT&T Wireless, Cingular, Alltel, Bechtel, SBC, Sprint PCS, and others.
  • ARCADIS Bouw/Infra, The Hague, The Netherlands : ( 01/05/1997 - 01/07/2000 )
    • Project Lead Engineer

    • Site project manager at the Olympic Stadium project, Radès, Tunisia. Tasks included Lead Engineer role in concrete and steel design associated with a 60,000-seat capacity soccer stadium that featured a tensioned membrane roof.  Tasks also included coordination of all submittals to the client, coordination of work packages with Tunisian subcontractors, deep foundation design for the stadium structure, and coordination of shop drawing review for all project disciplines.  All submittals and work coordination relied heavily on modern information technology (most engineering work and drawings were prepared in The Netherlands and sent by Internet for submittal to the client in Tunisia).
  • Piedmont Olsen Hensley, Chattanooga, Tennessee : ( 01/03/1993 - 01/04/1997 )
    • Structural/Geotechnical Engineer

    • Geotechnical and geo-environmental investigations; flexible and rigid pavement analysis and design; landfill monitoring programs; groundwater monitoring; dam analysis, design and monitoring, seepage analysis. Foundation design of telecommunication towers (latticed, guyed, and monopoles), structural analysis of existing telecommunication towers.

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