Education

American University of Beirut

Master of Arts (M.A.), History

1996 – 2006

University of California, Berkeley

Master of Science (M.S.), Civil Engineering

1982 – 1983

The George Washington University

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Civil Engineering

1976 – 1980

 

Experience:

Board Member

E-Power and Services (EPS)

2013 – Present (3 years) Lebanon

Electricity du Liban (EDL) has awarded several contracts to upgrade and maintain the electricity grid in Lebanon. The objective of the project is to reduce losses on the distribution network, eliminate illegal connections, improve collection, upgrade the actual grid and improve the services provided to customers.

EPS, being an experienced company in the electric utility services, was awarded a contract to fulfill the above requirements in zone 15 covering Bhamdoun, Aley, Wadi el Zineh and Beiteddine areas.

EPS services more than 120,000 customers.

The project is scheduled to be completed in 54 months.

Chairman of the Board

Plexus Holding

December 2003 – Present (12 years 6 months)Lebanon

• Our vision is to be the number One service provider through offering best quality service with minimal cost and timely delivery to insure Customer satisfaction.
• Our scope of work covers – but is not limited to:
• Construction of public and private facilities.
• Infrastructure rehabilitation and maintenance.
• Highways and roads.
• Marine works.
• Rehabilitation of storm water collectors and sewerage networks.
• Airport services.
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
• Field teams’ management systems.
• Electric utility services (collection, customer service, maintenance and construction).
• Total value of executed projects is 250,000,000 American dollars.

Chairman of the Board

GeoVision

2000 – Present (16 years)Lebanon

• Established in Beirut-Lebanon in 2000, with the vision to become a leader in GIS/AVL/Dispatch and related technologies in Lebanon and the Region.
• Currently operating and implemented projects in Lebanon, KSA, UAE, Oman, Qatar and Jordan.Enterprise Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• GIS is a tool for managing data about where features are (geographic coordinate data) and what they are like (attribute data), in addition to providing the ability to query, manipulate, and analyze this data.
• Enterprise Automated Vehicle Tracking (AVL)
• AVL, or Automated Vehicle Location, is the remote determination of vehicle position and travel information (heading, speed, etc..), giving the ability to monitor a fleet of vehicles from a distance.
• Dispatch and Field Team Automation Solutions
• It’s a system that depends on GIS technology, vehicle tracking, task monitoring, direct communications and online collaboration
• Maps & Data Development, including Survey Services
• Geovision GIS database includes every street, building and shop (retail outlets) in the coverage areas, as well as all businesses (commercial entities) advertising their presence with a sign.

Board Member

MISC

1995 – Present (21 years)Lebanon

• In 1995, South for Construction was awarded the first contract for the maintenance and rehabilitation of sewage and storm water drainage networks. To be able to satisfy the market needs, SFC established MISC – specialized in the infrastructure and road maintenance and rehabilitation.
• MISC owns a modern fleet of road and sewage maintenance equipments in addition to video and electronic network scanning equipments.
• MISC is also responsible of keeping the main and service roads open during storms.
• In a new approach toward regionalization, Our first contract was awarded in Dubai starting in the field of airport maintenance services.  Our services extended to other airports in the UAE such Sharjah, Fujairah, Bahrain through the airport services maintenance as well as introducing the services of Project Management.

Chairman of the Board

South for Construction (SFC)

1987 – Present (29 years) Lebanon

South for Construction (SFC) is committed to distinctive quality and unparalleled customer services in all aspects of its business, offering expert contracting services based on up-to date knowledge, quality assurance, safety, cost awareness and on-time delivery. Since 1986, we were engaged in several contracts in Lebanon covering infrastructure, construction and paving of roads, building construction and rehabilitation, marine works, upgrading and maintenance of infrastructure, residential and commercial construction in addition to construction & maintenance works at Beirut International Airport.

Since 2003, SFC has been investing efforts into the Mena region.