PARSONS Consultant, Yanbu al Sinaiyah, SA, Project Manager

Worked as a Project Manager , A consultant to PARSONS in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the construction & maintenance of a
large project involving buildings and a bridge facility. Supervised and coordinated engineering design & construction. Provided administrative direction in terms of specific objectives of user departments. Provided leadership and direction to a team by outlining methods of approach and indicating critical areas and priorities to meet established deadlines.

Architect/Technical Coordinator
MTA, Bridges& Tunnels Agency of State of New York-New York City.
9/94 to 7/2010.
• Coordinated capital and major maintenance projects-Knowledge of Engineering principles & practices, Technical Knowledge of all phases of construction & activities as relates to various engineering disciplines, cost estimating/scheduling.
• Assists in coordinating the compilation of technical portions of Requests for Proposal(RFP) for both design and construction portions of assigned projects. Analyzes data pertaining to client requirements to assist in defining SOW.
• Knowledge of “Zero Accidents” safety program & contractor/sub-contractor’s responsibilities.
• Project management - General responsibility for project management, maintenance & coordination of projects from inception to completion including correspondence, project planning & scheduling, and budget management.
• Provided architectural input to all projects and programs. Coordinated architectural activities with activities of other disciplines.
• Knowledge of maintenance functions, repair, additions/alterations , & maintenance of buildings , technical skills for proper & effective construction within time constraints.
• Multi-department client services from project inception to completion-Small projects construction, including familiarity with inter-discipline interactions. Ability to deal professionally with Mechanical, Electrical, & Civil Engineering consultants, contractors and subcontractors.
• Resolve design & field problems and monitors technical progress of A/E contractor that will affect progress of construction projects.
• Inspections & Construction field supervision including managing day today field issues.
• Liaising with and advising other departments, interfacing on technical matters for smooth flow of information. Conducting regular weekly site meetings as a routine with all parties.
• Managing the process of reviewing all architectural workshop drawings produced by contractors and their subs.
• Provided overall design management for the project.
• Member of Consltant selection committee- participates in the technical evaluation of potential bidders for contracts and preparation of short lists of qualified contractors and consultants.

Project Architect
Engineering Services Branch at Ft. Monmouth Army Base
US Army Corp of Engineers, Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey
2/94-8/94 Project management, Design management & administration. Reviewed and managed consultant design work, conduct field inspections, prepare report and perform related duties as directed. Shop Drawings/Material approvals & Site management related responsibilities.

Resident Consulting Architect
TAC, (The Architects Collaborative Inc.) Boston, MA.
6/88 – 8/93 Resident Architect’s responsibilities at Site of University of Baghdad. As site representative responsible for all matters related to shop drawings & material approvals, construction, time, and cost /quality control. Lead a team of Architects, Mechanical/Plumbing, Electrical, Life Safety, Environmental , Contract Administrator & civil Engineers for completion of building contract works for the construction of University of Baghdad, Iraq- Largest project in the Middle East at one Point. Mentoring Iraqi Engineers & Architects and advising other departments on technical issues related to design and construction.Attended relevant meetings at various stages of the project such as production meetings, project management, reviews, planning meetings, package review meetings and any other on-call assignment following such meetings for the progress of work.

EDUCATION
M.Arch, Master of Architecture Degree 1988.
State University of New York @ Buffalo.
MBA- 2 of the 3 semesters completed from Rutgers, State University of New Jersey.

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
COORDINATED AND MANAGED OVER 1,000 PROJECTS WORTH COLLECTIVELY OVER $900 MILLIONS for Bridges & Tunnels in New York City-Capital projects and with US Army Corp of Engineers at Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey
• Licensed CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL-NY
• Licensed Construction Official/sub-Code Official/Building Inspector-NJ
• Licensed Architect, Indian sub-continent/US Architect’s registeration under process-NY.
• Associate Membership of American Institute of Architects-New York.

ACCREDITATIONS & AWARDS
OSHA Certified-US Department of Labor &
American Society of Civil Engineers.
 Project Management for professionals. Certified.
Training completed in Oct’2002. - Penn State University.

COMPUTER Access, Excel, Windows’95/98, GroupWise mails,
SKILLS Micro-soft Word/Data Base & Micro-station (CADD).

PERSONAL Citizen of the United States of America
Married with children ages 13 & 15

University at Buffalo, Main Street/Amherst, MArch, M.Arch

Master of Architecture program at Buffalo

Safety Slogan Award, Award

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