Mohammad Barakat, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Performed construction administration tasks for multiple construction projects• Administered ongoing contracts, including compliance with the contract documents to ensure that the requirements of the contracts were implemented and maintained.• Handled the change management process upon identifying and documenting contract changes and submitting change notifications and change request pricing for approval within contractual timeframes.• Monitored schedule for submission of… Show more • Performed construction administration tasks for multiple construction projects• Administered ongoing contracts, including compliance with the contract documents to ensure that the requirements of the contracts were implemented and maintained.• Handled the change management process upon identifying and documenting contract changes and submitting change notifications and change request pricing for approval within contractual timeframes.• Monitored schedule for submission of deliverables while ensuring notification of any potential slips.• Reviewed and addressed the performance of weekly progress reports and monthly cost reports.• Handled the contract management process of subcontractors Show less

• Offered several construction management related courses such as: Introduction to Construction Project Management, Construction Project Planning and Schedule, Building Construction Methods and Safety, Construction Business Management, Project Deliverance and Contracts

Lebanon

• Developed project baseline schedules, tracked project milestones and deliverables, and updated schedules throughout the project.• Coordinated the request for information (RFI) process, while maintaining RFI logs and ensuring RFIs are distributed to affected trades.• Prepared purchase requisitions for approval and assisted with procurement of materials and equipment.• Conducted quality control activities, inspection programs, and updating of construction progress records•… Show more • Developed project baseline schedules, tracked project milestones and deliverables, and updated schedules throughout the project.• Coordinated the request for information (RFI) process, while maintaining RFI logs and ensuring RFIs are distributed to affected trades.• Prepared purchase requisitions for approval and assisted with procurement of materials and equipment.• Conducted quality control activities, inspection programs, and updating of construction progress records• Decreased duration of construction phase by 14% upon implementing location-based planning technique• Improved construction operations upon developing 4d simulation models• Reduced construction cost and duration upon applying clash detection Show less

• Supervised construction works, while managing teams of 50 labors• Reviewed, interpreted, and updated construction schedules• Gained understanding of applicable contract unit rates, as-built drawings, and construction standards• Minimized hiring and firing of resources upon implementing resource leveling and allocation

Beirut, Lebanon

• Introduced Autodesk Revit to the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department where students used it as a tool in their courses, final year projects, as well as future careers• Presented Anylogic, a tool used for agent-based, discrete event, and system dynamics simulation• Created tutorial content for different construction management including, Primavera, AutoCAD, and Revit

Beirut, Lebanon

Worked on topics related to Building Information Modeling (BIM):• BIM with an application on cranes• Clash detection• Automated code checking• BIM and Energy

Beirut, Lebanon

• Produced 20% savings in design costs upon implementing BIM on several projects• Reduced rebar cutting waste from 7% to 2% on a project using 4,464 tons of reinforcement• Supervised the construction works of a factory having 20,000 m2 in built-up area

Makkah, Saudi Arabia

For the duration of 8 months (summer 2013, winter 2013, and summer 2014), I had an internship opportunity as a Site Engineer. • Managed a construction site having 4 cranes, 150 steel fixers, and 50 carpenters/scaffolders• Chosen as the site engineer of the month for having the best productivity of labors

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Construction Management / Contracts

• Specialized Track: Construction Engineering and Management • Concentration Area: Construction contract administration and dispute.

Master Of Engineering (M.Eng.), Construction Management

• Specialized Track: Construction Engineering and Management • Thesis: An Agent-Based Framework for Studying Occupant Multi-Comfort Level.

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Civil And Environmental Engineering