Education:
• Doctor of Philosophy in Construction Management and Sustainability – Civil Engineering
Expected graduation August 2013
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-USA
Relevant PhD Courses
Engineering Development & sustainability Green Buildings Design & Construction
Life Cycle Assessments methods Advanced Topics in Life Cycle Assessments
Research Methods for Sustainability Lean Six Sigma
& Green Design Construction Finance & Cost control
Project Development & Implementation Macroeconomic
Mechanical Systems in Buildings Building Information Modeling (BIM)
• Master of Science in Construction Management – Civil Engineering Fall 2008
Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida-USA
• Master of Science in Engineering Management- Systems Engineering Fall 2008
Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida-USA
Relevant Master Coursework
Project Engineering Construction Cost Engineering
Quality Engineering Construction Contracts, Law & Specifications
Leading Construction Operations Team Dynamics & Productivity
• Bachelor of Science in Architectural Spring 2003
King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah - Saudi Arabia
Work Experience:
• TEACHING ASSISTANT January 5th 2010 – Present
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-USA
• ARCHITECT December 1st 2003 – April 30th 2006
Parsons Ltd., Industrial Yanbu - Saudi Arabia
Responsibilities:
• Prepared a design Works.
• Lecturing the fresh graduated from different disciplines the Fire Code, International Building Code and Saudi Building Code.
• Review Materials Specifications.
• Municipal Engineering. Reviewed private projects & initiate permissions.
• Doing site inspection and applying quality.
• Urban Planning Department- Cost Estimation.
• Establish and run meetings between engineers and mentors.
• ARCHITECT
Mohammed Harasani Architects, Jeddah – Saudi Arabia June 1st 2003 – November 30th 2003
Responsibilities:
• Taktakah Restaurant, Saudi Arabia – Main Designer.
• Red Sea Mall, Saudi Arabia – Develop an exterior mass for the project.
• Saudi Commission for Tourism- Design team member.
• Designed residential projects.
Summer Works:
• Engr. Mohammed Al-Zamel Office Summer 2001
• Developed a proposal for Saudi Aramco to construct their main security gate at the airport area, Jeddah.
• Taught elementary and intermediate grades the basic principles of science Summers 1999, 2000 & 2001
• Sponsored by Jeddah Centre for Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia.
Research Experience:
• Doctoral Research:
Applying Lean, Green, and Six-Sigma to construction processes 2011-2013
Advisor: Dr. Melissa Bilec PhD, LEED AP
Research Description: developing methodologies that integrating Lean, Green, and Six-Sigma to improve construction processes prior and during the construction phase. The developed methodologies validated via a case studies in different countries.
• Publications:
• Banawi, A., Bilec, M., 2013 “A Framework to Improve Construction Processes: Integrating Lean, Green, and Six-Sigma”, The International Journal of Construction Management. International Journal of Construction Management (Under review).
• Banawi, A., Bilec, M., 2013 “Applying Lean, Green, and Six-Sigma Framework to Improve Exterior Construction Process in Saudi Arabia”, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. ASCE, (Under review).
• Banawi, A., Bilec, M., 2013 “Applying Lean, Green, and Six-Sigma Framework to Improve Exterior Construction Process in Saudi Arabia”, Engineering Sustainability 2013
Workshops:
• Two-Day Teaching Workshop January 2013, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA-USA.
• Becoming a More Effective Research Mentor 2012, University of Pittsburgh, USA.
• Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Course, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia.
• Value Engineering workshop on project for Royal Commission Headquarter in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• Value Engineering workshop on project for Construction of Boys Primary School, Saudi Arabia.
• Value Engineering workshop on project for Yanbu Technical Institute Project, Saudi Arabia.
• Freehand skills.
Software & Hardware Skills:
• Operating Systems:
Mac OS X, Windows XP/...
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