Omid Hariri has over 30 years of experience in Civil Engineering with expertise in Transportation Planning and Traffic Impact Analysis. He has spent the last 21 years working on numerous projects in the Middle East for industry leading developers and various government authorities. Mr. Hariri’s career has covered diverse aspects of traffic and transportation field including Transportation Master Planning, Traffic Demand Analysis, Model Development and Calibration, Auto and Transit Demand Forecasting, Public Transportation, Toll Road Study, Goods/Heavy Vehicle Transportation, Traffic Impact Assessment, Parking Study, Transportation Demand Management, and Development of Overall Transportation Solutions. His work experience encompasses academic, private and public sectors both in North America and the Middle East. He has also undertaken advisory roles on a variety of major transportation projects.Examples of Mr. Hariri’s signature projects include: development of the first detailed Dubai Strategic Demand Model for Dubai government as part of their Comprehensive Transportation Study, development of the Transportation Masterplan for King Abdullah Economic City in Saudi Arabia, Traffic Impact Assessment of Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall Development in Dubai, UAE, Toll Pricing Strategy Review for Highway 407 Electronic Toll Road in Toronto, Canada and, development of the Niagara Area Transportation Study Model for government of Ontario, Canada.Mr. Hariri received his Civil Engineering degree with major in Transportation Planning from University of Toronto, Canada in 1990. He also attained the license and designation of “Professional Engineer” from Ontario, Canada in 1995. Mr. Hariri started his career as a Civil Transportation Engineer with University of Toronto, Canada in 1990. In 1992 he founded HARIRI CONSULTING, a private engineering company in Toronto, Canada, serving a variety of clients both in public and private sector. Mr. Hariri relocated to Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 1999 where he undertook some of the most prestigious projects underway and planned in the region. Mr. Hariri held the position of the Technical Manager of Transportation Planning Department at Cansult Maunsell | AECOM, a leading engineering firm in the region (1999-2008), He then started a private practice in Dubai, UAE and was a founding member of Crown Consult (2008-2014) before establishing his new firm, Cando Engineering Consultancy in 2015.