Samer Buhamdan, Ph.D., P.Eng. Email & Phone Number

Edmonton, Canada Area

• Conceptualize, designe, developed, and supervise students to conduct research to improve the practice in the construction industry and publish the results. • Reached-out and coordinate a joint-venture research project with the department of preventive medicine at University of Alberta to utilize AI to design healthier neighborhood.• Coordinator, Modular and Off-site Construction Summit 2019 and the International Symposium of Automation in Construction and Mining 2019.• President – Post-Doctoral Fellow Association of the University of Alberta.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

• Developed the BIM Guidelines for the University of Alberta for contracting purposes: a first-of-kind project for a public university in Canada. The Guidelines regulate the use of BIM in University of Alberta projects.• Evaluated and improved project management practices of the IT department at Supreme Group.• Process analysis and mapping of Westridge, which included developing a system for production improvement that incorporated the principles of Lean and Agile.• Standardized and automated cost estimating and control practice (reducing overall time by 30%) at Landmark Group of Companies, through the development of a framework that communicates with the existing ERP system to fetch the required information.• Standardized and partially automate scheduling and control at Landmark Group of Companies.• Process evaluation and improvement at Fortis LGS, which included assessing different IT solutions to support their operations.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

• BIM implementation and management.• Prepared 4D simulation for the construction.• Utilized BIM models for preparing cost estimation.• Ran collision analysis and prepared reports accordingly.• Performed value engineering analysis.• Planned, monitored, coordinated and controlled commercial and condominium projects.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Standardized and automated cost estimating and control practice (reducing overall time by 30%) at Landmark Group of Companies, through the development of a framework that communicates with the existing ERP system to fetch the required information.

Swaida, Syria

• Scheduled development for the projects of the Danish Refugee Council.• Cost estimation and mentoring.• Scheduled development and mentoring.• Structural design of buildings.

Swaida, Syria

• Planned, coordinated and controlled the project activities of a 100-Million-Dollar touristic complex. • Supported the development of the structural design of the complex.• Prepared the infrastructure for BIM in the company.• Prepared 4D simulation for the construction.• Utilized BIM models for preparing cost estimation.• Ran collision analysis and prepare reports accordingly.

Swaida

Structural design of residential buildings.