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Gholan has over 20 years of hands on Project Management and Project Controls experience.  This is with various overseas assignments such as Saudi Arabia, Canada, Iraq, UAE, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and the Philippines. He has worked with the big industry players such as Saudi Aramco (current), Exxon Mobil (IOL), Total, Siemens, Oracle, Kiewit Energy to name a few. This is with programs ranging from US$ 1B to US$ 5B and Mega Projects costing US$ 9B to US$ 15B.  He specializes in planning & project controls (claims and forensic analysis background), and with substantial experience in design, project execution, estimating, cost, contracting and risk management. He has also implemented, maintained and lead developments of robust Project Controls Systems, tools, KPIs, and processes. His background has strong emphasis on “real project” – “hands on” experience. Gholan contributes articles to various Project Management blog sites and maintains a website of his own www.thinkhighlevel.com. He has done multiple workshops and guest speaking engagement with various non-profit PM and Engineering Organization in US, Canada, Asia and the Middle East. He is currently enrolled at the University of Salford in Manchester UK for his MSc in Project Management while also juggling his time to complete his book entitled “Project Management Simplified – real project issues resolved”.