Personnel
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Tarif M. Jaber, P.E. Education
Doctoral Study in Civil Engineering,
University of Missouri - Rolla, Missouri
1983
Master of Science in Civil Engineering,
University of Missouri - Rolla, Missouri
1982
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering,
University of Damascus - Damascus, Syria
1976
Registration
State of Minnesota Registered Professional Engineer #19872
State
of Arizona Registered Professional Engineer # 36805 |
Professional Experience
| President/Principal Engineer |
1993 - present |
| Jaber Engineering Consulting, Inc. |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Provides engineering consulting
services to a diverse range of businesses in the engineering
and construction industry. Specializes in concrete, and construction materials.
Broad and distinctive services include concrete and materials evaluation, forensic investigations, and design and supervision of
concrete repair. Evaluates the
computability of various concrete admixtures. Designs and evaluates properties of
mass concrete, high performance and high strength concrete. Optimizing concrete
performance.
Oversees the quality of concrete construction and materials,
ensuring that project specifications are
satisfied. Scheduled and managed construction engineering projects. Lead the
organization in design and evaluation of the
properties of high performance and durability of concrete.
Providing consulting, inspection
and management services including critical strategic planning, project staging and
logistics. Approved engineering/design changes, troubleshoot and resolve technical
problems.
| Manager/Senior Engineer |
1987 - 1993 |
| Braun Intertec Engineering, Inc. |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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| Project Manager |
1983 - 1987 |
| Alpha Testing Companies |
Dallas, Texas |
Project Highlights
 Concrete
Deterioration- Twin Cities, Minnesota
500 K.V. Transmission Power Lines - Northern States Power Co.
Processing and Storage Facility - Anoka County Highway Department
Park'N Fly Parking Ramp - Apple Valley Ready Mix
Rock Island Arsenal Simulator - MTS Systems Corporation
Mall of America - Bloomington, Minnesota
Highway Pavement Research Project, MnDOT - Minnesota
Leamington Municipal Transit Hub - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dain Bosworth High Rise Tower - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Lake Street Bridge - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Bellaire Plaza Shopping Center - Lewisville, Texas
140 acre office development - Las Colinas, Texas
Professional Activities - Memberships
Minnesota Concrete
Council
American Concrete Institute
Subcommittee Chair for the proportioning high strength concrete
Member of Fly Ash, Silica Fume, Strength Evaluation and Mix proportioning
committees
Committee member for the "University of Minnesota Annual Concrete Conference"
Past Commissioner for the City of Eden Prairie for the Environmental and Waste Management
Awards and Patents
Won the 1988 Grand Award of the Consulting
Engineers Council of Minnesota, CEC for innovative design of concrete for durability
and corrosion resistance on Spruce Tree Parking Ramp in St. Paul, Minnesota
U.S. patent # 5,262,967 for an air void analysis system,
AV2000, for testing hardened concrete
Presentations
A small sampling of numerous presentations include:
"Testing High Strength Concrete," Transportation
Research Board, Washington, D.C.
"Testing Concerns for Cold Weather Concrete," Minnesota Concrete Council
"Dealing with Modern Concrete Mixtures," University
of Minnesota
"Total Quality Management," Minnesota Quality
Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota
" High Strength Concrete," American Society of Civil Engineers, Minneapolis, Minnesota
"Ash Utilization," Energy & Mineral Research
Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
"Application of Silica Fume," University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
"Silica Fume Concrete," North Dakota Ready Mix
Association, Bismarck, North Dakota |
