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RAMAN J.
MANGABHAI
PROFILE:
Materials Technologist with broad ranging research and industry
experience (including ten years with a leading construction company)
in MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY. Extensive knowledge of
cementitious/concrete products and their use in a variety of
industrial applications.
CAREER SUMMARY
2008 - present
Freelance: Organised international
seminar on Calcium aluminate cement in France
in June/July 2008. Armourcoat, Flexcrete Technologies,
IPSOS-MORI
2005 -
2008 Technical Manager, Flexcrete Technologies Ltd,
Leyland
Responsibilities include- R & D, Quality Assurance and Control,
Auditing, Factory production control, Technical Advice, Site
assistance, CE marking of products on concrete repair materials
2003 - 2005
Freelance- working with Cementation Foundations
Skanska, University of Greenwich, organising seminars, set up
committee for research funds, involved in contaminated land and
recycling of materials, Paragon Materials, Market Research, Stock
market
2001 - 2003
Technical Advisor-Cementation Foundations Skanska Ltd, Rickmansworth
Site based on the CTRL 230
project at Stratford,
contract value £ 30m, diaphragm wall. Technical support on Bentonite
desanding plant. Developed use of polymer to reduce cost on disposal
of bentonite. Polymer support fluid as alternative to Bentonite. Leak
sealing of joints on the wall, Geotextile for de-watering of
bentonite mud.
1999 - 2001 FreelanceOrganised International
Seminar on Calcium Aluminate Cement with sponsorship from international cement companies,
Investing on the stock market, Involved with SCI Web site for
Construction Materials Group, Active Member of SCI Construction
Materials Group and Cement and Concrete Group of The Institute of
Materials, Census 2001, Market research
1989 - 1998
SENIOR DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER / PROJECT MANAGER – Materials Technology
Kvaerner Technology Ltd (R&D Division), Rickmansworth.
Responsibilities
· Leading teams responsible for
research and development of materials used in the
Construction industry (cements, aggregates, plaster, building
adhesives, tile grouts, concrete, mortar, screeds, admixtures)
Providing technical advice and
support to internal and external clients Conducting tests (strength,
shrinkage, water absorption, durability, adhesion, setting, flow) on
a range of materials (such as cements, plaster, chemical grouts,
blended materials)
Managing large-scale
development projects including supervising laboratory work and field
trials
Liaising extensively with
materials suppliers / manufacturers (Fosroc, Feb-MBT, Castle, Blue Circle,
RMC, Lafarge, Grace etc)
Developing
links with academic and government institutions
Major Projects Project managed 2 million ECU BRITE-EURAM on
Systems of Waterproofing for Existing masonry lined Tunnels (joint
venture LNEC, Portugal; MC Chemicals, Germany; Scientifics, UK);
supervised laboratory and field trials; supervised technical (2-3)
and other staff (5 or more on site); liaised with clients / partners;
prepared and presented project reports
Developed backwall grouting for
Kvaerner Cementation for SSDS18 project in Hong
Kong. Carrying out formulation
on materials from HongKong and comparing with UK
materials and recommending formulation for use on site
1988 - 1989 RESEARCH SCIENTIST – Dept. of
Civil Engineering Queen Mary & Westfield College,
University of London, London
Managed research on the
significance of early thermal history of offshore grouts on
microstructural and other properties, a joint research programme
between Queen Mary & Westfield College,
Imperial
College and
King’s College
Supervised final year
undergraduate projects
1985 - 1988
RESEARCH SCIENTIST – Dept. Of Civil Engineering King’s
College, University of London, London
Conducted research on the
development of a grout test facility to assess offshore grout
formulations, prediction of full scale pumping pressures for cement
based grouts, and assessment of the true permeability of concrete
Supervised technicians,
undergraduate and postgraduate students (MSc and PhD)
1978 - 1983
RESEARCH ASSISTANT – Dept. of Chemistry University
of Salford, Salford
Managed research on polymer
modified cement (funded by The Marine Technology Directorate of SERC
and North West Consortium for Marine Technology)
Seconded to Wimpey Laboratories
Limited to carry out research on oil well cement grouts used on
offshore structures
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Qualifications
BSc (Hons) in Applied Chemistry, University of Salford
(1978) MRSC (1984), CChem (1984), AMICT (1988), MCS (2004)
Memberships The Royal Society of Chemistry The Concrete
Society
The American Concrete Institute The Society of Chemical
Industry
The Institute of Concrete Technology The Institute of Materials,
Minerals and Mining The British Society of Rheology
Professional
Member of The Institute of Concrete
Technology- Events and Marketing (2008—present
Member of The Institute of Concrete Technology – Council (2005- 2008)
Activities
Member, Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) Council (1995-2002)
Honorary Secretary, SCI Construction Materials Group (1995-2002)
Honorary Programme Secretary, SCI Construction Materials Group
(1990-95)
Committee Member, SCI Construction Materials Group (1989-90)
Co-opted Member, SCI Road & Building Materials Group (1989)
Co-opted Affiliate Member, Institute of Materials Cement &
Concrete Group (1992- present)
Visiting Research Fellow at University of Greenwich (2001-2003)
Seminars Organised / chaired / presented papers at numerous
seminars and conferences.
Publications Edited three conference proceedings (Calcium
Aluminate Cements). Published sixteen papers on various aspects of
cementitious materials in journals and conferences.
Key
Competencies Materials: cements,
calcium aluminate cements, admixtures, polyurethane grouts, microfine
cements, foamed cementitious grouts and concrete, polymer bentonite
mud, glass reinforced gypsum, microsilica, ground granulated blast
furnace slag, pulverised fuel ash, metakaolin, calcium sulfoaluminate
cements, limestone filler, sprayed concrete, lime stabilisation, self
compacting concrete
Computer Skills Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email/Internet
Interests
Cricket, cooking, reading, stock market,
photography, travelling and walking
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