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San Jose, California

- Responsible for Benchmark Maintenance Program (BMM) as part of the FEMA’s Community Rating System (CRS)- Managing large projects (in house, contracted out and combined) – Districts Benchmark Maintenance Program- Check the work of others in the unit and private engineers and surveyors.- Coordinate the activities with those of other organizational units.

Muscat, Oman

• As a Project Manager, lead/managed projects from initiation to completion, working to ensure proper utilization of resources, control costs and on time delivery.
• Lead/Manage all Laser Scanning projects in Oman, including Bustan Palace Hotel
• Responsible for the analysis of Clients SOW for feasibility study (costs, resources, time, methodology).
• Write Commercial and Technical proposals for Geo-spatial projects
• Plan project execution after award of SOW
• Client liaison and attend meetings

United Arab Emirates (site Office Kuwait)

• As a Project Manager, lead/managed Fugro Maps first Laser Scanning project in Kuwait from initiation to completion. I collaborated with local agent (PETCO) and client (FDH JV (Fluor, Daewoo, Hyundai), working to ensure.
• Led/Managed Terrestrial Laser Scanning and Land Survey operations in Kuwait
• Collaborated and coordinated activities between different teams and stakeholders for the timely execution and completions of the project as per scope of work and need statement
• Trained employees on Z&F Imager 5010c
• Enhanced the project quality and efficiency by providing ideas and suggestions to international survey team (personnel from different nationalities, ethnicities and skill) on data acquisition, methodology.
• Developed and implemented safety procedures (HSE policy) as per requirement of the project and Kuwait National Petroleum Company policies

Muscat, Sultanate Of Oman

• As Operations/Project Manager, one of the main focuses was to ensure the proper utilization of resources, controlling costs, educating, training and delivery of results.
• Managed overall Field and Office within the operations zone of the company
• Responsible for projects, from quotation, preparation, execution and client liaison to final reporting.
• Identified and suitably deployed personnel and equipment resources to enable work to be performed within the constraints of the contract
• Managed and tracked equipment and materials for optimal usage.
• Managed the company’s IT system for survey department.

Lafayette, Louisiana Area

• Database management utilizing Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for study of continental land use process and centennial water quality indicators in the Mississippi River Basin.

Lafayette, Louisiana Area

• Managed projects in the field on daily basis
• Evaluated the need and the scope of the given project with office manager
• Communicated and verified with the client the needs before and after the project
• Conducted Job Safety Environmental Assessment (JSEA) with team
• Coordinated and assign duties to crew members for effective and safe job execution
• Controlled and led the team focusing on the scope of work, duration and deliverables by conducting daily meetings with client (rep), office and field personnel

Muscat, Sultanate Of Oman

• As Contract Operations Manager, the primary focus was the implementation of the new PDO standards and to ensure that Fugro Middle East was in compliance.
• Established goals and objectives for implementation of new contract with PDO (Petroleum Development Oman – Partnership of Government of Oman and Shell)
• Met with clients on projects for feasibility studies, scope of work and deadlines
• Implemented procedures for the tracking field work – Job Plan Tracker
• Created and Implmented a data base for tracking employee HSE records and certifications
• Created and Implemented rotation system for staff in the interior bases in Oman

Lafayette, Louisiana Area

• Managed projects in the field on daily basis
• Evaluated the need and the scope of the given project with office manager
• Communicated and verified with the client the needs before and after the project
• Conducted Job Safety Environmental Assessment (JSEA) with team
• Coordinated and assigned duties to crew members for effective job execution
• Controlled and led the team focusing on the scope of work, duration and deliverables by conducting daily meetings with client (rep), office and field personnel

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Led survey projects in Trinidad and Tobago for local office. Coordinated projects activities with client from initiation to execution and completion
• Managed Projects in the field on daily basis
• Communicated and verified with the client the needs before and after the project
• Verified coordinates correct for the area in state, federal and international waters
• Conducted Job Safety Assessment (JSA) with team
• Coordinated and assigned duties to crew members for effective job execution

Lafayette, Louisiana Area

• Survey team member for projects in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Philippines and Singapore
• Communicate and verify with the client the needs before and after the project
• Conduct Job Safety Assessment (JSA) with team
• Coordinate duties with team members for effective job execution
• Perform ship gyro calibrations with RTK and total station

Msc, Civil Engineering, 3.84

Activities and Societies: Badminton Environmental Engineering II, Mechanic of Sediment Transport, Advanced Hydrology, Engineering Project.

Bsc., Geomatics Engineering

Diploma, Marketing Management