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Hasan Alfarra

Hasan Alfarra

Mississauga, ON, Canada

 

About 

Motivated senior management professional with more than 21 years of experience providing senior leadership and direction in complex organization, program/project management, development, and execution of project delivery. Proven experience aligning work priorities, realizing strategic goals, and leading and supporting large scale change initiatives. Extensive collaboration with C-suite and senior leadership stakeholders in leading federal and provincial organizations including Ontario Power Generation, Toronto Transit Commission and University of Toronto in addition to other municipalities and regions. During this time, Hasan has participated in various capacities spending time as an owner’s representative, consultant and in the contracting environment. Offer an in-depth understanding and experience of quantitative and qualitative research principles; collated and analyzed data of more than 1,200 valid responses from a worldwide survey reaching out to professionals and key decision makers.

Accomplished PMP professional and Registered OAA member (Intern) with a bachelor’s in Architecture, master’s in Engineering (Sustainable Design) and a Ph.D. in Architecture (alternative energy technologies and innovation).

Employment 

CIMA+ Canada – Project Management, Toronto, Senior Project Manager – Deputy Director

Projects (include):
 Ontario Power Generation (OPG): Clarington Corporate Campus Project (≥ CAN $180M capital value)
 Toronto Transit Commission (TTC): Miscellaneous Design; 3 portfolios; 7 programs; 52 individual projects (≥ CAN $7.0M Project Management & Design fees; Est.≥$120M construction)
 Toronto Transit Commission (TTC): Organizational Project Management Services; 3 portfolios (≥ CAN $2.0M consulting fee)
 City of Thorold: Municipal Operation Center and City Hall, 2 projects (≥ CAN $14.0M capital value)
 Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority: Gordie Howe International Bridge Crossing – Early Works, 3 projects (≥ CAN $105M capital value)
 Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Ottawa ($4.0M construction value)
 City of Thorold – Facilities and Operation Centre (≥ CAN $12M predicted construction value)
 Trillium Hospital: Fracture Clinic Renovation (≥ CAN $1.5M construction value)
 Sick Kids Hospital - Training Rooms & Heart centre (≥ CAN $0.5M construction value)
 PMO and subject matter expert services to municipalities including City of Hamilton and City of Sudbury
 Extensive leadership and involvement in business development and proposal works
Responsibilities and Duties:
• Planned and Directed project management functions including planning, budgeting, procurement, change management, vendor selection and quality assurance efforts in conformance with the corporate’s vision
• Provided senior leadership to project managers, design teams, contractors and subject matter experts working on key, of multi-year, multi-discipline projects, from inception through commissioning to project close-out
• Developed project management system (including document, administration, and plan), and proactively addressed the implementation of the system
• Overseen projects delivery, progress and performance against the project plan, risk management, milestones and requirements, ensuring appropriate actions is in place to minimize any impact of deviations
• Prepared and monitored capital budget, ensuring associated project commercial and financial accountability, contract and schedule management, and quality control and assurance
• Negotiated contracts, monitored legal, regulatory, and procedural compliance, directed construction activities, and provided PowerPoint presentations in workshops
• Built constructive communications with multiple stakeholders including Executive/Senior Leadership Team (ELT) in organization-wide committees, promoting creativity and initiative approach
• Managed complex change initiatives and claims, and led the analysis and resolution of disputes with contracts/agreements
• Liaised with Lawyers, and assisted in the provision of services to the Employer's clients providing mediation and litigation support
• Participated in the Innovation Committee and championed innovation initiatives in the sector and on projects

Sep 2017 - current
 

Carillion Canada Inc., Vaughan, ON, Canada, Project Manager

Projects:
 Vaughan Corporate Centre Station, TTC Transit (≥ CAN$220M Contract construction value)
 Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (≥ CAN$1.1BN capital value); Design, build, finance, maintain – P3
Responsibilities and Duties:
• Contributed to the success of the team and achievement of expected quality within the agreed budget and scope through constructive leadership, motivation and regular collaboration with co-workers
• Built constructive communications with stakeholders in a form of a push-pull model of feedback promoting creativity and initiative approach, ensuring a cohesive unit and the optimum use of team skills
• Administered forensic analysis of changes and project deferrals, thereafter recommended resolutions in accordance with the contractual mandates and business standards
• Coordinated, with lawyers and experts, the impacts of change initiatives on the baseline schedule and therefore compiled statement of claim, in distinguished narrative writing techniques

May 2014 - Jul 2017
 

Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, Researcher

Projects and works include:
 Research of professionals and policymakers’ needs and requirements for building regulations and design specification in Canada, USA, UK, and Europe
 Development of research and funding proposals for technological innovative system optimization in architecture and engineering
 Solar prototype design, planning, construction, and analysis
Responsibilities:
• Identified and analyzed requirements of potential clients, city planners, and market research clusters for improved business opportunities; in a step to maximize growth and increase market share of emerging technologies and trends in the industry
• Designed and directed worldwide survey of integrating innovative technologies; and therefore, collated and analyzed more than 1,200 valid responses quantitatively and qualitatively
• Reported, presented, and published the findings through written documentation and oral presentations to respective audience; in well developed organizational and analytical skills
• Evaluated different types of building renewable energies (i.e. photovoltaic, solar thermal systems) through strategic and operative metrics including sustainability, capital cost, return on investment, and future entrepreneurial challenges
• Developed proposals for new research projects and grants facilitation, in partnership with public sector authorities, clients and subject matter experts
• Constructed, with hands-on-experience, solar thermal prototypes for performance testing and further investigations, gaining exceptional prototyping and testing experience
• Regularly met and discussed ways of developing innovative techniques with researchers and subject matter experts, building constructive interactive communications, collaboration and brainstorming skills
• Kept abreast of research updates, technological innovations, and ethics in government and academia with an initiative and enthusiastic approach
• Conducted research-based interviews with academics and entrepreneurs in North America and UK to qualitatively analyze challenges for adopting energy technologies
• Counselled 1st year PhD students towards overcoming the progress challenges

Apr 2011 - Dec 2014
 

Global Architectural Metals, Welland, Canada, Design Lead

Projects (CAN$ 100K – 30M), include:
 Thompson Residences, 621 King Street Toronto, ON
 Avalon Willoughby Square NY, USA
 Chaz Building, Yorkville, ON
 Peter street condominiums, Toronto, ON
 Concord Cityplace Block 33, ON

Responsibilities:
• Assessed function suitability of building envelopes components
• Created, printed and modified drawings in AutoCAD
• Implemented a set of comprehensive tracking processes controlling design change management
• Calculated volume take-off, technical orders and cost estimates for building envelope materials
• Led the coordination efforts with the building design architects and provided guidance on technical matters
• Helped preventing project scope creep, project schedules slippage and over budget in a proven ability to manage multiple projects within strict budget and timeline constraints

Aug 2013 - May 2014
 

Godwin Austen Johnson chartered architects (GAJ), Dubai, AE, Senior Project Architect

Projects include:
 Dubai Sports City Academies (large-scale and complex institutional projects, ≥ CAN$150M construction value and 215,000 square meters of land; included:

 Flagship academy: Manchester United Soccer Training Centre
 International Cricket Council (ICC) Global Cricket Academy (GCA)
 International Hockey Academy (FIH)
 International Swimming Academy
 Training, health-care and club facilities for various other sports
 Two hostels facilities including catering and retails

 American University of Sharjah, School of Business and Management (≥ CAN$80M construction value)
 GEMS International School (≥ CAN$50M construction value)
 Other Institutional and master planning projects
Responsibilities:
• Developed proposals for new projects
• Analyzed project feasibility to drafting designs and code compliance evaluations
• Coordinated with clients, consultants and contractors during and after construction bidding
• Managed the production of contract documentation
• Administered project contracts from pre-award negotiation through municipal approvals and construction to dedicated success of delivering projects
• Managed and Led multi-disciplinary teams of 15+ staff in a proper workload authorization and team-oriented leadership environment
• Encouraged constructive communication strategies
• Administered cost management matters (i.e. budget, procurement, payment certificates)
• Recommended process and systems improvements such improving design guidelines for integrating new sustainable technologies

Jan 2007 - Sep 2011
 

Hyder Consulting Middle East, Dubai, AE, Site Architect

Project: Jumeirah Beach Residence (≥ CAN$653M construction value):
Six (45-50) story towers with attached five podium levels including parking, shops and landscaped plazas, 1237 standard apartments, 61 special apartments which include twelve luxury penthouses.
Responsibilities:
• Reviewed contract documents, working drawings, architectural request for information (RFIs)
• Supervised the contractor’s performance in conformance
• Led the re-design for penthouse and loft apartments including issuing RFQs, INCs, and CDs

Nov 2004 - Jan 2007
 

Education 

Cardiff University, Cardiff, PhD, PhD Architecture

“Architectural Integration of Transpired Solar Thermal Technology in Building Envelopes and Associated Technological Innovation Analysis”

Apr 2011 - Dec 2014
 

the British University in Dubai in association with Cardiff University, Dubai, AE, Masters, Sustainable Design of the Built Environment

Sep 2009 - Jan 2011
 

IUG, Gaza, Bachelors, Architectural Engineering

Sep 1995 - Jun 2001
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills