I am a structural engineering consultant with extensive international experience delivering complex building, bridge, tunnel, airport, and specialty-structure projects. After completing my Ph.D. in cable dynamics in Japan in 1998, I advanced my consulting practice through senior roles in Australia and Canada. I have contributed to major design teams across Bangladesh, Japan, Australia, Canada, the United States, New Zealand, the Middle East, Chile, Bermuda, and Croatia, working with diverse structural systems and demanding project constraints.

I earned my B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in 1992, securing first position among 189 successful students and receiving a Gold Medal for outstanding academic performance. BUET appointed me as a Lecturer and later promoted me to Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering from 1992 to 1995. I completed my M.Sc. in Civil Engineering at BUET in 1994 and moved to Japan in 1995 to pursue my Ph.D.

My advanced education, broad structural engineering experience, sincerity, and disciplined work ethic enable me to perform effectively as a consultant, engineer, researcher, teacher, and mentor. I actively share knowledge, learn from colleagues and collaborators, and use each project as an opportunity to strengthen both technical judgment and practical delivery.

Distinguishing Qualifications & Experiences

For more than 25 years, I have specialized in advanced modeling, analysis, and design for a wide range of structural systems, including buildings, tunnels, bridges, airport structures, and other specialized facilities. For example, I led the overall design of The Bow pedestrian bridge in Calgary, including evaluation of crowd-induced vibration and improvement of bridge performance. I incorporated a Tuned Mass Damper (TMD) to control vibration in this slender, long-span structure and performed the required modeling and analysis for the full design condition.

My work on high-rise buildings in Canada and abroad has strengthened my ability to solve the complex problems that slender structures routinely present. High-rise design demands confident decisions across both superstructure and substructure systems. Unusual geotechnical conditions, complex lateral-system geometry, long-span transfers, wind-induced vibration, and unexpected changes in vertical load paths can all challenge the design process. I address these issues through advanced analysis, strong system-level judgment, and efficient use of specialized structural software. This combination of practical experience and rigorous academic training allows me to approach difficult high-rise challenges with confidence and discipline.

Conventional design methods are not always sufficient for unusual structural systems. In high-seismic regions, structures may experience very large lateral demands during intense earthquake events. I designed the Baha'i Temple in Chile, a complex-geometry structure that required base isolation to reduce seismic forces and make the overall design economically feasible. I modeled the nonlinear behavior of Double Curvature Friction Pendulum base isolators in three dimensions using SAP2000 and completed the required analysis and design in accordance with applicable codes. Projects of this nature strengthened my ability to apply advanced technology to unique structural problems. I am also an expert user of sophisticated engineering software, including SAP2000, STAAD, ETABS, SAFE, RAM Concept, NASTRAN, LUSAS, ABAQUS, and related tools.

Working in Bangladesh, Japan, Australia, and Canada has equipped me to apply different codes, standards, and professional practices efficiently. These global assignments sharpened my judgment, improved my ability to respond quickly to unusual project conditions, and exposed me to multiple ways of solving the same engineering problem. Major international projects also gave me practical familiarity with ACI, ASCE, BOCA, IBC, AASHTO, British, Euro, and Canadian codes.

My involvement in complex structural systems across multiple countries has also deepened my software expertise. As a member of the Hyder Consulting design team for the Taiwan High Speed Rail Tunnel project in Australia, I gained substantial experience in bridge and tunnel design and in the specialized software needed for those structures. I also use programming to extend commercial software when a problem requires a solution beyond standard built-in capabilities, developing practical plug-ins and design-aid tools in VBA, C, C++, C#, and related languages.

My programming skills help me produce faster, more accurate, and more appropriate solutions for complicated engineering problems. I regularly combine Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access automation with structural engineering software to streamline analysis, checking, design, and reporting. This integrated approach improves speed, reduces repetitive manual work, and supports more reliable engineering decisions.

Based on my long professional experience, I see significant opportunity to develop specialized software that automates structural design and delivery workflows. Experienced structural designers are well positioned to architect practical tools that serve the real needs of the consulting industry. I am committed to advancing this work by integrating and automating the design of columns, beams, and shear walls, along with the production of corresponding schedules, through targeted design-aid software.