AMANULLAH MOMMANDI, M.S.; P.E.

1675 South Holly Street

Denver, CO 80222

E: Mail: Work: amanullah.mommandi@dot.state.co.us  Home: mommandia@yahho.com

Telephone: Work: (303) 757-9044 * Home: (303) 756-2323


 

 

Mr. Amanullah Mommandi is a registered licensed professional civil engineer in the State of Colorado. He is currently working as the State Senior Hydraulic Engineer (Hydraulic Program Manager) with Colorado State Department of Transportation. 

 

Mr. Amanullah Mommandi graduated from Kabul University with B.S. in Civil Engineering in mid seventies. He received Diploma from International School of Water Resource, Colorado State University and M.S. in Civil Engineering with emphasis in Water Resource and Hydraulics from Colorado State University in mid seventies.

 

Since joining Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), he has prepared numerous teaching materials in the areas of Hydrology, Hydraulics and Water Quality. He is currently teaching Hydrology and Hydraulic Design classes at CDOT Transportation Engineering Program. He has also taught drainage classes at CDOT Maintenance Training Academy, Colorado Urban Watersheds Research Institute and Local Transportation Agency Programs.

 

Mr. Mommandi participated in the preperation of training material for CDOT Transportation Engineering Training Program (TETP).  TETP developed 23 different training models related to transportation. Mr. Mommandi provided all models to The Society of Afghan Engineers that can be used as a good reference for Afghanistan.  Mr. Mommandi is teaching the Hydrology and Hydraulics Model.

 

Committee Participation:

As the CDOT State Senior Hydraulic Engineer (Hydraulic Program Manager), Mr. Mommandi regularly participates in many CDOT Technical committees. He chairs CDOT Culvert Committee which oversees the approval of drainage related products to be used on CDOT Projects.

 

Research Initiation and Participation:

Mr. Mommandi has initiated and participated in many research projects. Among them are: 1. Detour Drainage Structure Design Procedures. 2.  Development of New Corrosion /Abrasion Guidelines for Selection of Pipe Materials.  3. Colorado State, Stream Stats Procedure for delineating drainage basin and calculations of peak flows. 4. Interception Flow Rate Model Testing for Storm Drain Type 13, Type 16 and Type R Inlets.  5. Interception Flow Rate Model Testing for Storm Drain Type C and Type D Inlets

 

Publication:

1. Colorado Drainage Design Manual, Lead Author of the Manual. 2. Detour Drainage Structure Design Procedures, Co-author.

 

Awards and Memberships:

Peak Performance award in State of Colorado Government. Member of American Society of Civil Engineers, Colorado Association of Stormwater and Flood Plain Managers and the Society of Afghan Engineers.

 

Work Experience:

Total work experience of over 35-years in Civil Engineering and Management.

 

Work Experience in Afghanistan:

After graduating from Kabul University and finishing his military services, Mr. Mommandi started his career as water resource engineer at Water and Soil Survey Authority with Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation.

 

As part of his duties, he collected water resource data so that it could be used for Afghanistan Water Management and Water Law. He participated in the field inspection and inventory of irrigation systems, which included the identification of irrigation ditch intakes, location, size, water rights, water distribution practices and land use.

 

As Senior Technical Staff and later as General Director of Planning and Monitoring in the Ministry of Water and Powers, he traveled extensively through out the country visiting all water resource projects managed by Ministry of Water and Power, and prepared progress reports. He also was responsible to prepare scope of work for new water resources projects and participated in consultant technical evaluation.

 

Mr. Mommandi participated in the water right distribution of Bulkh River between the land owners of Balkh and Jozjan Provinces.  He also participated in drought relief operation and water right dispute in Logar, Urzoghan, Herat and Farah Provinces.

 

As the President Kunduz Khanabad Water Resource Authority, he was in charge of the management of the Kuduz-Khanabad Multi -Purpose Water Resource Project, Khanabad Hydropower Plant Project, Wersaj Dam Feasibility Study in Takhar and Ali-Abad Pump Station, in Kunduz.

 

Wok experience in USA:

In mid seventies, he worked as water resource engineer, with ECI Consultant Inc. Denver, Colorado, performed hydrological analysis for water resource projects. The majority of the work was related to water storage, dams and irrigation systems for Philippines.  

 

In mid eighties he worked as hydraulic design engineer with Columbine Engineering Management Group, Denver, Colorado, providing  drainage designs for land developers.

 

Since 1985 he has been working with CDOT as hydraulic engineer providing hydraulic designs for over 200 projects.

 

Presently he is CDOT State Senior Hydraulics Engineer. As part of his duties, he provides statewide training, represents CDOT at statewide and national conferences and meeting. He sets uniform hydraulic design practices for CDOT, holds and chairs annual CDOT hydraulic engineer’s conference, participates in water quality program, NPDES program. He also manages statewide Plan of Action (POA) for Scour Critical Bridges.

 

 

American Association of State Highway Transportation Official (AASHTO) Hydrology and Hydraulics Meeting in Portland Main in 2008

 

Mr. Mommandi