Dmitri Avetisian has over 30 years of experience in civil and structural engineering. He has worked on a variety of building science and engineering projects, including building investigations, reserve fund studies, and rehabilitation of residential, commercial, and industrial structures. He has extensive experience managing projects and teams, and specializes in building envelope systems, balconies, and parking garages.
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DMITRI AVETISIAN
CIVIL / BUILDING SCIENCE/STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
12 WEATHERSTONE CESCENT, TORONTO, ONTARIO M2H 1C3
PH: 647-778-1113
E-MAIL: DMITRIAVETISIAN@HOTMAIL.COM
SUMMARY
I have more than 30 years of Civil Engineering experience. I was working on various Building
Science projects with industry leading Engineering Consulting Companies and as a Project
Manager/Team Leader was responsible for business development, preparation of proposals,
tender packages and specifications, also my responsibilities include investigation, inspection and
project administration of diverse group of building structures and their components including
building envelops, balconies, roofing systems, underground structures.
Fully trained, qualified and versed in Microstation V8i, STAAD, AutoCAD 2014, Primavera,
Timberline, Microsoft Office.
Experience and full knowledge of Ontario and National Building Codes
I have a strong background in management, project engineering and has worked most recently in the
specialist industry of building restoration.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
P.Eng. designation is in progress.
Yerevan Polytechnic University, Armenia
MSc, Civil Engineering, concrete materials and concrete construction
technology
METRO College of Technology, Toronto, Structural Engineering
Global Crossings Inc., Toronto, Canada
Business Communication and Administration
COMPUTER SKILLS: Microstation V8i, STAAD, AutoCAD 2014, Primavera, Timberline, Microsoft
Office.
EMPLOYMENT:
July 2012-Present Principal-S&C services and consulting co.
Responsibilities
Managing full service engineering consulting firm, including
Conducting building investigations and field reviews to determine design and repair options;
Preparing client proposals, engineering investigation reports and construction documents; Providing
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technical advice to clients and direct project teams, including contractors; Managing the contract
administration and quality of restoration projects: Resolving issues as required; Maintaining client
base; Integrate, coach and develop employees.
June, 2009-June 2012 Civil Engineer/Consultant – hsi solutions inc. Design/Build
Engineering Group
RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Acted as Building Science engineer and project manager for the rehabilitation, renovation and construction
projects at over 100 high rise, low-rise, and townhouse residential developments located throughout Toronto,
Ottawa, Hamilton and Niagara Region, Ontario. Scope of work included construction site review, inspections,
budget estimating, design review, preparation of scope of work, specifications & drawings, and construction
management.
Performed Reserve Fund Studies, Building Condition Assessments and Performance Audits of numerous high-
rise, low-rise and townhouse residential, industrial, institutional and office buildings located throughout Ontario.
Property Condition Assessments: Acted as assessor of over 100 buildings scattered across Ontario. Completed
property condition assessments of building envelope elements and site features. Prepared comprehensive reports
detailing short and long term repair and replacement costs and recommendations for renewal of various types of
elements.
Instructor, trainer and coordinator to Junior Engineers, regarding the process and requirements to conduct BCA /
PCA (Building - Property Condition Assessments) as per client and company requirements.
Civil Engineering Projects – Summary
Reserve fund studies; Technical audits; Conditions Assessments
Commercial/ Industrial/ Residential
Balcony Investigations/Engineering
Roofing Investigations and Engineering.
Parking Garage Investigations and Engineering.
Exterior Cladding Engineering – Metal Siding, Exterior Caulking, Masonry Wall Cladding, Window
Systems
Building Sciences Projects – Summary
Tunneling: Pump concrete placement using shutters; shaft drilling; precast concrete arc-shape elements
installation; water measuring underground collectors and chambers construction; steel pipe, 6’d
underground installation – welding, gap tolerances, and fillet weld-control.
Bridges: Construction – 12m to 24m long and 6m wide – for TBM maneuvers and concrete trucks
movement into and out of tunnel; bridge system was the two-way solid slabs as a deck supported by
girders-beam frame with stringers.
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Steel Structural Elements: Pre-fabricated composite beams and girders; column bases anchorage; shop
and on-site welded, bolted and pin connections; erection of bearing (axial load, bending, and torsion)
columns; roof trusses, bracing, and beam-to-column connection.
Earthwork: Excavation; compaction; shoring.
Trow Associates Inc., Consulting Engineers, Hamilton
08/2007- 05/2009 Team Leader (Building Engineering Team)
Manage the team of Building Science specialists on variety of projects related to Building Engineering
issues.
Prepare project specifications and contract documents for building rehabilitation projects
Tender and award contracts, project administration and site supervision of building rehabilitation
projects
Responsible for carrying out all types of building and structural investigations, co ordination of Reserve
Fund Studies and Technical Audits.
Responsibility for carrying out and co-ordination of specifications, tendering and project management.
Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering and has extensive experience in physical building assessment
and the preparation capital asset studies. Specialises in building envelope, parking garage investigation
including the evaluation and preparation of specification and design drawings for repair and
rehabilitation work.
Perform condition surveys and investigation reports related to problems such as roof assemblies and
waterproofing membrane failures, building envelope deterioration, structural distress and deterioration,
restoration and protection of balcony slab and balcony railing components, and parking garage
deficiencies
09/2005-08/2007 Inspecsol Inc., Consulting Engineers, Ottawa
Project Manager
Establish and manage the Building Science Division within the company, Ottawa office.
Prepare project specifications and contract documents for building rehabilitation projects
Tender and award contracts, project administration and site supervision of building rehabilitation
projects
Responsible for carrying out all types of building and structural investigations, co ordination of Reserve
Fund Studies and Technical Audits.
Responsibility for carrying out and co-ordination of specifications, tendering and project management.
Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering and has extensive experience in physical building assessment
and the preparation capital asset studies. Specialises in building envelope, parking garage investigation
including the evaluation and preparation of specification and design drawings for repair and
rehabilitation work.
Perform condition surveys and investigation reports related to problems such as roof assemblies and
waterproofing membrane failures, building envelope deterioration, structural distress and deterioration,
restoration and protection of balcony slab and balcony railing components, and parking garage
deficiencies
01/2003- 09/2005 Building Sciences Inc., Consulting Engineers, Toronto
Project Manager/Engineer
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Prepare project specifications and contract documents for building rehabilitation projects
Tender and award contracts, project administration and site supervision of building rehabilitation
projects
Responsible for carrying out all types of building and structural investigations, co ordination of Reserve
Fund Studies and Technical Audits.
Responsibility for carrying out and co-ordination of specifications, tendering and project management.
Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering and has extensive experience in physical building assessment
and the preparation capital asset studies. Specialises in building envelope, parking garage investigation
including the evaluation and preparation of specification and design drawings for repair and
rehabilitation work.
Perform condition surveys and investigation reports related to problems such as roof assemblies and
waterproofing membrane failures, building envelope deterioration, structural distress and deterioration,
restoration and protection of balcony slab and balcony railing components, and parking garage
deficiencies
01/2002-01/2003 Albatech Building Restoration Inc.
Project Manager/Co-ordinator
Full project management responsibility for projects ranging up to $2M including Restoration and
Rehabilitation works of Hi-rise, Low-rise residential Balconies, Underground Garages, as well as
Industrial Buildings; Foundations, Roofing and Load-Bearing Structural Elements.
Responsible for scheduling, tendering and awarding of contracts to subcontractors
Liaising with clients; building and maintaining relationships with new and existing clients
Duties include supervision on site of Albatech employees and subtrades
Ensuring that the building design and specifications met the requirements of the specific municipality,
building codes; responsible for the accuracy and detail of estimation documents
01/1996-01/2002 The Georgian Association Of Canada, Toronto, Ontario
Construction Project Co-ordinator
My involvement in projects listed includes management, supervision, quality control inspection, scheduling,
logistics, and on-site design. The following is brief encounter of my engineering activities for last seven
years:
Tunnelling
Pump concrete placement using shutters
Shaft drilling
Pre-cast concrete arc-shape elements installation
Water measuring underground collectors and chambers construction
Steel pipe-6’d underground installation; welding, gap tolerances, and fillet weld -control
Bridges construction - 12m to 24m long and 6m wide - for TBM manoeuvres and concrete trucks
movement into and out of tunnel.
Bridge system was the two-way solid slabs as a deck supported by girders-beam frame with stringers.
Steel structural elements
Prefabricated composite beams and girders
Column bases anchorage
Shop and on-site welded, bolted and pin connections
Erection of bearing (axial load, bending, and torsion) columns
Roof trusses, bracing, and beam-to-column connection
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Earthwork
Excavation
Compaction
Shoring
Low-rise office building
Cast-in-place plain concrete spread footing
Cast-in-place reinforced short columns with one-way slabs
Brick works to fill wall openings
Roofing, wood trusses construction and installation
Flooring, wood frames construction, HVAC installation, internal and external infrastructure works
including electrical wiring and plumbing; driveways and walkways pavements, concrete an asphalt
placement.
Construction materials testing laboratory: (testing have been done at shop and on-site)
Asphalt
Concrete
Density bi-axial load
Durability by freeze-thaw cycles
Slump and air-entrainment determination
Density and consolidation by penetration method
Ratio of bituminous substances to fine and coarse aggregate by centrifugal separation process
Soil
Sulphate content
Ground compactness degree
Plastic moulding machinery plant
Reinforced concrete elements
Installation of precast two-way slabs supported by columns and beams, wall panels
Erection of short and slender columns, pre-stressed beams
Footings, and joist construction
1993-1995 VKE (Van Niekerk, Kieyn & Edwards) Consulting Engineers and
Planners, Johannesburg, South Africa
Assistant Resident Engineer
Supervised contractors on various projects
Managed crew of inspectors and supervised on-site test laboratory
Developed and initiated works scheduled according to given priorities for finalising projects
Performed extensive on-site inspection
1991-1993 Highlands Development Tunnel Consultants, VKE, South Africa -
Lesotho
Concrete and Works Inspector
Supervised and performed quality control of concrete works and precast elements
Communicated with contractors and test lab, wrote reports and reported to resident engineer on daily
basis
Performed overall extensive on-site inspection in 24-hour shift
1990-1991 Gamma Zenith (Pty), Ltd. Italy
Quality Control Supervisor and Quantity Surveyor/Estimator
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Plaster manufacturer and general contractor, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
Calculated pre- and post job contracts
Conducted blueprint and on-site measurements and calculations
Performed quality control in-plant and on-site inspections
Calculated quantity of materials required for given projects
Supervised on-site works
1986-1990 Ministry of Building Engineering, Yerevan, Armenia
Deputy Manager Of Dispatching And Computerisation Department
Planned production and distribution of construction materials and prefabricated structural elements
Programmed logistics for provision of materials and products within industry
Supervised and co-ordinated reconstruction of concrete elements manufacturing plants in co-operation
with The Hansmann Corporation, Utah