Course Provider Biographies
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- Must be Licensed Professional Engineers; or
- Must hold a Doctorate Degree in Engineering from an accredited university.
The credentials of CEDengineering.com Course Providers are complemented by the extensive years of experience directly related to the subject matter they offer; consequently, distinguishing them as highly qualified subject matter experts.
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Ibrahim M. Metwally, Ph.D., P.E.
Dr. Ibrahim M. Metwally is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.Dr. Metwally is professor of concrete structures in Concrete Structures Research Institute at Housing and Building National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt. His research interests include ultra-high-performance concrete, performance of structures exposed to extreme loading, large-scale experimental testing & behavior of concrete structures reinforced with FRP composites.
Dr. Metwally is registered as a structural consulting engineer at the Ministry of Housing, Utilities & Urban Communities, Egypt. He has designed, and evaluated many structural designs for huge projects in Egypt and Arabian Gulf region.
Dr. Metwally is certified as a professional engineer (PE) by the Wyoming Board of Professional Engineers, USA. His extensive hands-on experience includes the structural design and analysis of multi-story buildings using structural steel, reinforced concrete, post-tensioned and prestressed concrete, deep foundations, and structural masonry.
Dr. Metwally served as a credible expert witness and he analyzed and evaluated the cause of failures in a wide variety of structures, as commercial, residential, and industrial structures under different extreme loading conditions. He has been heavily involved in the structural design, performance-based seismic design/assessment, retrofitting, and testing.
Ismail Emre Kucukkirca, P.E.
Mr. Ismail Emre Kucukkirca is an online PDH course provider of continuing education for CEDengineering.com.Mr. Kucukkirca holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Bogazici University (Turkey) and a Master of Science in Geotechnical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a registered professional engineer in the State of Washington.
Mr. Kucukkirca has over 18 years of experience in geotechnical engineering, for which he successfully led projects in both the U.S. and Turkey. His expertise in geotechnical engineering spans subsurface investigations, foundation design, deep foundation testing, soil improvement, seismic engineering, slope stability analysis, and construction management.
Mr. Kucukkirca began his professional career as a geotechnical engineering based out of Seattle, WA, during which he worked on major infrastructure projects from Hawaii to Florida thereby gaining a valuable experience in geotechnical engineering.
In 2015, he founded Kırca Yapi in Istanbul, where he continues to lead as Owner and Technical Director. He specializes in residential and industrial construction, focusing on project quality, budget adherence, and timely delivery.