Education
California State University East Bay (CSUEB), CA, USA MS,
Construction Management
(2014 – 2016)
The American University in Cairo (AUC), Cairo, Egypt,
2009
Bachelor of Science, Construction Engineering
Experience
Project Controls Engineer & Budgeting Specialist:
Black & Veatch, Palestine,
June 2012 – August 2014
The Infrastructure Needs Program (INP II) is a 5-years $800 Million program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). US-based Black & Veatch is the A&E, Program Manager of INPII.
Created, updated & controlled Program’s labor and services budget under supervision of Program Controls Manager.
Reviewed baseline & updated schedules and ensured conformance to contract requirements using Primavera P6, P8.
Audited Contractors’ payment requests of roads and water projects implemented under INP II.
Reviewed Variation Order Requests (VOR) and prepared Variation Orders (VO) for client’s approval.
Verified quantities and examined time and cost impact changes incorporated with Variation Orders.
Supported office of Construction Management (CM) field staff in CM-related activities.
Fully managed USAID’s Geo-MIS online system through collecting, auditing, tracking and reporting generic and specific performance indicators (man-days, jobs created, beneficiaries) for all construction projects under INP II.
Prepared, updated and controlled INP II Organization Breakdown Structure (OBS) and Monthly Progress Report.
Assistant Contracts Manager:
Rawabi – First Planned Palestinian City, Palestine,
February 2011 – May 2012
Rawabi is the first planned Palestinian City. The estimated total cost of Phase I is $1 Billion.
Planned, prepared, conducted and administered all contracts, under the leadership of Contracts Manager, relating to the construction of 88 residential buildings (1,600 units) & Rawabi Town Center (a total build-up area of 300,000 m²).
Prepared material and workmanship budgets for Rawabi’s residential and mixed-use packages.
Managed contractors’ claims in terms of cost and time compensation, where tasks included documentation, examination of change impacts (schedule, cost of additional work, progress and potential risks).
Reviewed pre-construction submittals such as method statements, time schedules and risk management plans.
Prepared project management processes and assets such as material order flowcharts, submittals flow charts, and traceability matrixes, staff assignment matrixes, monitoring and controlling logs and configuration management plans.
Jr. Planning & Scheduling Engineer:
Al-Abdali New Business District of Amman, Jordan,
September 2009 – December 2010
Prepared detailed time schedules for skeleton and finishes packages for the $22 Million project using Primavera P6.
Certifications and Training Courses
Project Management Professional Certificate (PMP), Project Management Institute (PMI), License No. 1474880
Program Management Professional (PgMP), Project Management Institute (PMI), PENDING
OSHA 30-Hours Outreach Construction Safety Training Certificate, OSHA Training Institute, University of South Florida
Practical Use of FIDIC Contracts (Module I), FIDIC Accredited Trainer, Jordan Engineers Association.
Awards
Master’s Scholarship Program Award Recipient,
2014-2016,
Merit-based, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to earn a Master’s degree at a U.S. university
Computer Skills
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Publisher.
Proficient in Primavera Planning Tool (P6, P8).
