WORK EXPERIENCE

TECH UNIVERSAL ARABIA LTD Jeddah, KSA Process Engineer April 2012 - Present Currently working on a 2,500 m3/day sewage treatment plant ($15 million) supervised by Saudi Aramco as part of a town development project and: o Displaying excellent problem solving and analytical skills working alongside various departments to ensure consistency with design requirements. o Demonstrating exceptional project coordination/management, communication and persuasion skills by effectively coordinating between contractors, consulting firms and equipment vendors to ensure project deliverables exceed clients expectations. o Responsible for preparing and verifying various engineering related documents such as P&ID's, PFD's, plant/equipment GA drawings, skid fabrication drawings and technical data sheets for all process equipment to be submitted to contractor and client. o Responsible for reviewing equipment quotations from sub-vendors to ensure compliance with client requirements/standards while collaborating with sales department. Currently also working as a Design/Proposals Engineer tasked with: o Summarizing tender documents, preparing a basic design and estimating the full cost of the plant to compile and submit a technical and commercial proposal to the client. Recently completed the full design of a $1.5 million Chemical Dosing/Waste-water Recovery packages for a desalination plant project on Halul Island, Qatar for Qatar Petroleum. UNITED OIL PROJECTS Kuwait Engineering Intern Summers 2008, 2009 Worked with maintenance and production department assisting in the implementation of engineering solutions to increase equipment availability, increase operating rate, reduce operation losses and achieve standard and acceptable production rates, while ensuring compliance with environmental and safety standards. Implemented a maintenance plan developed by Maintenance Engineer, which included preventive, predictive and corrective procedures to increase equipment reliability and consistency by 33% while demonstrating excellent problem-solving skills and creativity.
E DUCATION

MCMASTER UNIVERSITY Hamilton, ON Master of Engineering Design Graduated: November 2011 Specialized in Sustainable Infrastructure and obtained a GPA of 3.70 (A-).

Coursework: Design of Sustainable Infrastructure, Sustainable Energy, Business Entrepreneurship for Engineers, Reliability/Risk Management, Project Management, Leadership and Management Development.

MCMASTER UNIVERSITY Hamilton, ON Bachelor of Engineering, Chemical Graduated: June 2010 Streamed in Process Systems Engineering. Final project was plant design for the H2CAR process and included a full operability study, troubleshooting, safety (HAZOP) and economic analyses. (Received A) Other relevant projects include: report on glycol dehydration and a gasoline blending optimization project with an objective to maximize profit to meet variations in demand.
Coursework: Plant Design and Simulation, Process Model Formulation, Optimization, Engineering Economics, Mass Transfer and Separations, and Simulation, Modeling and Problem Solving.

SKILLS/CERTIFICATIONS

Certifications: Currently working on becoming a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) as a first step to becoming a Project Management Professional (PMP). Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, Green Associate (LEED GA). Software: Familiar with AutoCAD, HYSYS, AspenPlus, MATLAB, Simulink, Retscreen, C#. Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Project).
EXTRA-CURRICULAR

CARBOUN Ambassador January 2012 November 2012 Displayed strong commitment to sustainability issues by contributing articles to Carbouns online portal and providing feedback on sustainability developments in Middle East. Assesses local needs for educational programs promoting sustainability and the environment, and help establish such programs. Contributed articles to Carbouns online journal and Carbouns research. ARAB DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE Active Member October 2012 - Present Participated in the Envision Arabia Summit, which consisted of 450 youth, 12 speakers. o Goals of the summit were to bring together ambitious and talented youth for a weekend of inspiration, engagement and action, connect youth to organizations working to develop the Arab world, provide a space where youth can discuss the challenges and opportunities to development in the Arab world. Demonstrated excellent leadership and high motivation to initiating change by attending the above summit. MCMASTER LEBANESE CLUB Hamilton, ON President (1 year) and Active Member 2006 - 2011 Promoted Lebanese culture through 7 social events for Lebanese students, with 80% turnout and doubled membership from 35 to 70 demonstrating interpersonal and social skills. SICK KIDS HOSPITAL Mississauga, ON Active Volunteer May-June 2007 Promoted new research fund to designated households (target of 50 per day). Signed up interested donors (target of 3 per day), helping hospital to achieve funding targets. Performed the above two tasks for 40 hours per week for 2 months. INTRAMURAL SPORTS Hamilton, ON Team Player 2007 - 2011 Played on indoor soccer team consisting of 12 players, for two hours weekly. Participated in an annual tennis tournament consisting of 22 players.
PERSONAL

Interests: Sustainable development, world news, technology, soccer, tennis and traveling. Languages: English, Arabic Fluent. Nationality: Lebanese/Canadian. DOB: March 1, 1989