Kaleel Rahaim received his Chemical Engineering degree from Mississippi State University. He has experience in many different aspects of Engineering such as project and process engineering, in both Chemical and Civil Engineering. He has been involved in the thermoset polymer industry for over 40 years. His experience includes process improvements for many thermoset resin applications including cured-in-place pipe (CIPP).
His most recent position was Business Manager Remediation Polymers for Interplastic Corporation. Kaleel is currently retired and consulting as Principal Engineer for CIPP Consulting LLC. He is a former Board of Directors member and Treasurer for the NASTT and involved in other trade organizations for the trenchless remediation industry.
He was voted into the NASTT Hall of Fame for 2015. Kaleel is a member of ASCE. He is a voting member of ASTM and a member of NASSCO’s Technical Advisory Council. Kaleel is also a coauthor of the published NASTT Manual for CIPP Good Practices and an instructor for the NASTT Good Practices Course. Kaleel has published articles in trade journals and trade organization bulletins. Kaleel has recently earned a Master of Science in Civil Engineering Degree from the University of Mississippi and started a PhD program in Environmental Engineering at Mississippi State University in January 2024.