David Kashifi
David Kashifi is a multi-talented professional with experience in engineering, real estate, and non-profit management. Presently he works as a Senior Corrosion Engineer with Corrosion Protection Solutions, Inc., where he leverages nearly two decades of experience while providing corrosion and cathodic protection consulting services to companies in the midst of multi-million dollar projects. In serving these clients, David Kashifi takes on responsibility for project management, job proposals and walks, reports, soil/water corrosivity studies, pipeline integrity projects, and sewer plant projects. Through his position with Corrosion Protection Services, he has worked with dozens of companies in various industries, including municipalities and oil and gas companies. He has also obtained, and maintained, many long-term contracts and strives to keep good client relations.
Previously David Kashifi functioned as a Senior Project Engineer with CONCECO/MATCOR Engineering, Inc., where he handled projects relating to pipeline integrity, stray current and galvanic cell corrosion investigations, and cathodic protection design for ductile iron. He also gained experience in sales, preparing power point presentations for meetings with clients and creating proposals, which ultimately helped secure multi-million dollar contracts. David Kashifi also worked as a Project Engineer with Corrpro Companies, Inc., where he maintained multiple responsibilities, including the supervision and design of galvanic and compressed current cathodic protection systems and the field collection and laboratory testing of soil samples in order to test for corrosiveness.
Though his primary occupations have been as an engineer, David Kashifi is also committed to making a difference in the world. He developed and funded a nonprofit health care clinic in a third world country, which he continues to manage to this day. He also enjoys volunteer work for engineering projects in developing countries, is fluent in Farsi, and is able to communicate in Arabic, German, Spanish, and Russian. David Kashifi is also a licensed real estate broker in California.