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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, agencies, consultants, and contractors.- Convert data for successful task completion, develop standards and procedures related to the unit.- Provide staff training.- Process survey data into a variety of requestor specified formats- Assist land surveyors, engineers, and geologists as needed regarding survey and mapping data.- Supply engineers accurate visual and tabular data representing changes to initial design- Coordinate section activities with those of other organizational units, agencies, consultants, and contractors- Perform various mathematical calculations from figures derived from maps and photogrammetric data

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• Direct and coordinate field crews• Responsible for all client deliverables• Survey report writing and QA of all reports• Management site visits to mentor, check, implement and enforce company and client standards• Training of staff in use of scanning equipment as well as software• Journey Manager• Field/site survey (training/ additional support if needed)

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 proper utilization of resources, control costs and deliver results in a timely manner for KNPC at Mina Abdullah Refinery.• 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, transformation and interpretation of field data to cloud to cloud and target based processing to reduce downtime and improve the effectiveness of their roles and of the project activities in general• Developed and implemented safety procedures (HSE policy) as per requirement of the project and Kuwait National Petroleum Company policies• Provided and coordinated logistics for the operation of the project (visa’s, movement of personnel and equipment, scheduling, transportation, site facilities, accommodations and certification) • Produced daily and weekly summary reports for the client using MS Project and Office (exposure hours, HSE statistic, work completed, progress actual against planned, recovery schedule,..) • Organized weekly meetings with the client team to assesses project progress, monitor Key Performance Indicator’s, projection and recovery measures (if needed)• Conducted site survey and provided field support as as deemed necessary • QC’d field work

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.• Member of the HSE committee to develop and implement the division’s HSE Management System in line with Corporate HSE Policy • Planned rotation schedules for the Oman office• Maintained a data base for tracking employee HSE records and certifications• Monitored the In Vehicle Monitoring Systems (IVMS)for field vehicles• Met with clients on projects for feasibility studies, scope of work and deadlines• Supervised employees and direct day to day operations• Implemented Daily Activity reporting procedures for the tracking field work in progress• Trained employees on new software and hardware• Journey Manager• QC field work

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• Reevaluated the overall job performance and procedures with office manager, suggest and implement more effective ways to execute future team projects.• Educated and trained employees on GPS RTK , Star Fix and conventional survey equipment• Created employee evaluation forms for ISO 9001 compliance for JCLS

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• Implemented the In Vehicle Monitoring Systems (IVMS) for field vehicles• Trained employees on new software and hardware – Tablet PC’s and Leica Mobile Matrix• Helped to establish new policies for employees training and development • Planed and organized annual HSE workshop• Supervised employees and directed day to day operations• QC all field work before submitting to PDO.

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• Educated and trained employees on Star Fix and marine survey equipment

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• 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• Performed ship gyro calibrations with RTK and total station• Trained co-workers on Win Frog and marine survey equipment

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