Personal bio
Born 1959, Married, Retirement planned for 2026.
I provide services in Construction Contracts Management, Cost Estimation, Construction Claims Management, Expert Witness in Construction Disputes.
45 Yrs. with NEOM, KBR, Dar Group, NYDOT, Stone & Webster, Bechtel.
EDUCATION
• Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration, Oxford – CIArb, 2021
• Post graduate studies in structural Engineering New jersey Institute of Technology, US, 1990
• MS, Structural Engineering, Michigan State University, US, 1979
• BS, Civil Engineering, Michigan State University, US, 1978
• High School – International College 1967 to 1975 – Beirut, Lebanon
Certificates
• Certificate in Expert Witness MENA – RICS, 2024
• Certificate of Domestic Arbitration, College of Estate Management – 2015
• Certified Mediator - (CEDR) Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution - 2013
• Certificate in Value Engineering - 2002
• Certificate in Claims, Counterclaims & Disputes: Principles, Analysis and Assessment - 2002 (In depth training on the FIDIC 2000 suites of contracts) awarded by Dr. Nael Bunni
• Certificate in Quality Management System – ISO 9000 Standards Implementation- Documentation-Auditing - American University of Beirut 1998.
Memberships/Fellowships
• Fellow in the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK and Lebanon Branch) – since 2021
• Member of the Lebanese Mediation Center – Beirut Chamber of Commerce – 2013
Licenses
• US Professional Engineer - Maryland (1982), New Jersey (1990), New York (1993)