-          Master’s in Business Administration (MBA); The American University in Dubai (AUD), July 2011

-          Project Management Professional (PMP), 2005

-          Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering; The American University in Cairo (AUC), graduated June 1998.

-          High School (International General Certificate of Secondary Education (I.G.C.S.E) Cambridge University, Education Home, 1992

Portfolio Lead  Planner

AMEC-Foster Wheeler [Feb.-2014: Oct-2015]

-          Identified the scope of works and developed high level conceptual schedule for the Engineering and Procurement.

-          Worked closely with the portfolio manager to incorporate adjustment to the basis of cost estimates and budget reviews

-          Developed the detailed baseline schedule  with the portfoliomanager  and the discipline leads(process, mechanical, electrical, civil, piping , & procurement)

-          Formulated the Primavera information into simple charts, graphs and drawings to facilitate communications with consultants/contractors.

-          Monitored the progress of works for all the engineering discipline( process , mechanical , electrical, civil , piping ) and the Procurement to produce the monthly Earned Value report and compared  it against  the planned values

-          Produced summary key Progress Indicators like schedule SPI (schedule performance index )and CPI

 (cost performance index)

-          Monitored the trends and change orders;and assessing their impact on the major deliverables milestones and re-issued baselines accordingly

-          Assigned tasks among the planning team with continuous evaluation for their performance and promotedtheir skills.

-          Formulated the Primavera information into simple charts, graphs and drawings to facilitate communications with consultants/contractors.

      Lead  Planner

SNC,Lavalin  [Nov.-2011: Oct-2013]

-          Coordinated with the various discipline leads to develop detailed  primavera schedule

-          Developed transition Primavera schedule from the 30% feed to 60% & 90 % Design till the EWPs (Engineering work packages).

-          Monitored the progress of modeling designs works developed in   Mumbai office

-          Formulated milestones for manufacturing and early construction work packages on site and sequence of works

-          Developed the procurement schedule and coordinated with the various discipline from process, mechanical, instrumentation and procurement to ensure on time delivery of the data sheets and the material requisitions.

-          Carried several workshop with the client to defend the progress against the preset targets and to account for the clients requested changes

-          Produced manpower histograms and updated the earned hours versus planned budget

Planning & Controls Manager                                           

          Dubai Properties ; Dubai [March 08 – Feb2011]

Managing a team of seven planners, including external consultants and contractors, with the following responsibility:

Claim Management

-          Reviewed the Baseline (Clause 14) Programs submitted by contractors to ensure that the plan is in the favor of the project, rather than a claimable program.

-          Reviewed contractors’ weekly and monthly reports, and checked for any potential claims

-          Evaluating time extension claims using Windows Analysis Technique , and issued necessary recommendations.

Progress Reporting:

-          Developed, analyzed and monitored project management systems for the organization’s projects.

-          Responsible for issuing progress updates for the press release.

-          Monitored the cost baseline and continuously kept track of the variances.

-          Conducted several presentations for the internal auditing team and the investors; elaborating the progress on site.

-          Assigned tasks among the planning team with continuous evaluation for their performance and promote their skills.

-          Formulated the Primavera information into simple charts, graphs and drawings to facilitate communications with consultants/contractors.

-          Developed monthly cash flow analysis, and produced monthly cash flow forecasts (Capex & Earned Value reports).

-          Developed a standardized monthly report format for all the contracts & consultants for the various projects of the organization.

-          Conducted a monthly presentation to the top level management that includes current assessment of the situation for the project, the current challenges and the proposed solution

-          Issued monthly status report based on the presentation and communicated the report with the different departments

Risk Management:

-          Planned and formulated the construction linked milestones payments for the investors which was the basis for Escrow Trust Account with the banks &RERA.

-          Initiated the reformulation of the milestone payments to mitigate the impact of the economic downturn.

-          Maintaining project based risk registers, liaising with risk owners to identify practical risk mitigation plans, and monitoring the implementation of these plans to ensure risks are effectively mitigated.

-          Raising early warnings on timely manner on any lapses on planning & control aspects to the project directors.

-          Reporting periodically to Senior Management on the high-level risk areas within projects and status of implementation plans

-          Coordinated the completion  milestones of the infrastructure packages with those of the  buildings

Assistant Planning Manager

         Damac Properties; Dubai  [Dec 06 – March 08]

-          Developed a hierarchy of work breakdown structure (WBS) for the major activities for all the projects.

-          Reviewed extension of time claims and perform time impact analysis using Primavera software.

-          Prepared planning and controls procedural manuals.

-          Established monthly report formats for consultants and contractors.

-          Evaluation and approval of submitted baseline program from engineers and contractors.

-          Attended coordination meeting with different package Contractors and raising critical technical and contractual issues.

-          Evaluated value engineering proposals developed by the Consultants.

-          Managed the planners during monitoring, updating & reporting of project baseline program.

-          Generation/updating of progress S-curves and preparation and update of project cash flows.

-          Supervised the tracking status of submittals and approvals for drawings, materials & sub-contractors.

-          Coordination with client, consultant, and contractors at all levels and reported their performance to the top level management.

-          Monitored the consultant/contractors progress of works through monthly reports.

-          Assessed project performance and developed progress analysis reports, identifying critical areas lacking progress and implemented recovery plans to bridge schedule gaps.

Planning Engineer     

Al Habtoor Engineering Enterprise; Dubai [Dec04- Dec06]

-          Studied the contracts and the BOQ and identified the scope of works for the projects and followed by WBS for the major deliverables.

-          Marked the major  milestones of the project; coordinated with the stakeholders for assigning the assumptions & constraints for each phase; and computed the necessary  time reserves  for the activities  involving high risks.

-          Produced the revised Baseline Program in accordance of the time scale, dictated by the conditions of the contract, followed by the internal target program (modified finish dates).

-          Assigned tasks among the planning team, with continuous evaluation for their performance; and promoted their skills.

-          Interpreted the Primavera output reports in simple graphical representation to improve communication with the project stakeholders.

-          Preparation of detailed look-ahead schedules; including the projection for the cash flow analysis and manpower.

-          Produced weekly and monthly progress reports to compare between the planned, targets versus actual progress; and generated the forecasted progress for the subcontractors.

Senior planning Engineer     

Contra Tech   for Contracting and Construction Management; [Jan 03- Aug 04]

-          Developed preliminary tendering schedules, followed by the detailed Master Program.

-          Followed the projects’ progress against the preset milestones and budgeted estimates.

-          Carried out monthly cash flow analysis, for the various activities, marked the critical phases; and identified risks & opportunities within the budget.

-          Synchronized with the client representatives, and nominated subcontractor to formulate and update action plans.

-          Conducted in depth review for the updated activities; and produced analytical reports assessing the current situation and provided progress forecasts.

-          Identified the impact on the progress of the project; and advised the top management on the possible corrective actions through periodic reports.

-          Appraised the subcontractors’ performance, and their ability to meet dead lines, in terms of availability of their manpower, their efficiency handing over their works to the consultant, and delays resulting from rework.

Planning Engineer       

Misr Panel for Cold Storage Industries; Kharafi Group, [Nov 00 – Oct 02]

Construction of Cold Store Rooms for the Egyptian Army (8 cold store rooms) Nov 00- Feb02

-          Preparation of detailed baseline schedule & internal schedule in Primavera format including manpower and equipment projections.

-          Produced a detailed working schedule for the factory production line that organizes the production of the required sections of the sandwich panel according to the sequence of erection on site.

-          Prepared detailed material tracking schedules for the imported material (Cooling equipment, racking systems, electrical doors and electrical forklifts) with coordination with the procurement department.

-          Formulated a detailed schedule for submittal & approvals of materials and equipment.

-          Developed a progress reporting system to gather the data required to update the primavera program from the sites’ engineers and the factory on regular basis.

-          Created a data base for the shipment services from Europe to Egypt to ensure delivery of long lead items prior to deadlines.

-          Monitored the progress of the works on site (earth works, foundations, erection of steel structures, and electromechanical works against the pre set plans; and generated remedies for combating the expected deviations.