CURRICULUM VITAE
SUMMARY
Highly motivated, enthusiastic and dedicated practicing professional engineer and educator. Four years of
professional experience as a geotechnical engineer and three years academic experience. The professional
experience includes geotechnical investigations, analyses and design of geotechnical projects, and
construction drawings of embankment dams. Advanced skills in the use of computer including
knowledge of different geotechnical software packages. The academic experience includes teaching
courses of civil engineering at undergraduate and graduate level, establishing the program for laboratory
testing, and other administrative tasks. The research interests include discrete-element based numerical
simulations to study of the micromechanics of granular soils in quasistatic and cyclic loading including
the liquefaction phenomenon.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name
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Zafar Mahmood
Nationality
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Pakistani
Date of birth
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March 17, 1973
Social status
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Married
Residence
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CB-10 Munirabad, Wali-Qandhari Street, G.T Road, Wah Cantt, Pakistan.
Tel: +92 300 531 4227
Email: zafar7374@yahoo.com
EDUCATION
10/2007 – 09/2010
Saitama University, Saitama, Japan
PhD
(Geotechnical Engineering)
04/2004 – 03/2006
Saitama University, Saitama, Japan
Master of Civil
Engineering
05/1995 – 06/2000
University of Engineering & Technology (UET),
Taxila, Pakistan
Bachelor of Civil
Engineering
PUBLICATIONS
1. Mahmood, Z., Iwashita, K. (2012) Influence of inter-particle friction on the micro-deformation
mechanism of granular media. Powder Technology, (under review)
2. Mahmood, Z., Iwashita, K. (2011) A simulation study of microstructure evolution inside the shear
band in biaxial compression test, International Journal of Numerical and Analytical Methods in
Geomechanics. , Vol. 35, No. 6, 652–667.
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3. Mahmood, Z., Iwashita, K. (2010) Influence of inherent anisotropy on mechanical behavior of
granular materials based on DEM simulations, International Journal of Numerical and Analytical
Methods in Geomechanics, Vol. 34, No. 8, 795–819.
4. Mahmood, Z., Dhakal, S., Iwashita, K.(2009) Measurement of particle dynamics in rapid granular
shear flows, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, Vol. 135, No. 4, 285–294 .
5. Mahmood, Z., Iwashita, K. (2009) Influence of particle shape on shear band formation of quasistatic
granular media, Journal of Applied Mechanics, JSCE, Vol. 12, 481–488.
6. Mahmood, Z., Iwashita, K. (2009) Influence of bedding on shear band formation of quasistatic
granular media, In M. Nakagawa & S. Luding (Eds.), Powders and Grains 2009: Proceeding of 6th
International conference on micromechanics of granular media, pp. 369–372, Colorado, U.S.A.
EMPLOYMENT RECORD
1. Employer
Address
Position
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COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT)
Wah Campus, Quaid Avenue, Wah Cantt
Assistant Professor
February 2012 – to date
Activities: I am involved in the preparation of curriculum and laboratories for establishment of Civil
Engineering Program at Wah Campus.
2. Employer
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Position
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National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
NUST Campus, H-12, Islamabad, Pakistan
Assistant Professor
September 2006 – January 2012
Activities: I was involved in teaching courses of civil engineering at undergraduate and graduate
level, establishing the program for laboratory testing, and other administrative tasks.
3. Employer
Address
Position
Period
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NESPAK Consulting Engineers, Lahore, Pakistan
NESPAK House 1-C, Block-N, Model Town Ext., Lahore 54700, Pakistan
Junior/Senior Geotechnical Engineer
March 2001 – September 2006
Activities: As Engineer in the Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Division of
NESPAK, participated in various activities as a team member on different projects including dam
and embankment projects; transmission lines and grid station projects; Geoenvironmental related
projects. The responsibilities included reconnaissance visits to sites; preparation of technical and
financial proposals for geotechnical investigations; supervision of field geotechnical investigations;
design and preparation of geotechnical investigation reports; slope and seepage analyses of
embankment dams; environmental monitoring of industrial facilities, Environmental Impact
assessment studies of dam projects.
4. Employer
Address
Position
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Bayindir Construction Ltd.
Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway (M-1) Project
Trainee/Site Engineer
September 2000 – March 2001
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Activities: As Trainee/Site Engineer worked on Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway (M-1) Project. The
responsibilities included construction supervision of bridges and culverts.
COMPUTER SKILLS
MS Office, FORTRAN, C++, AutoCAD, GeoStudio, Plaxis, RocScience, Opensees
LANGUAGES
Urdu, Punjabi, English
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