Prof. Hashem Musaed Al-Tabtabai (FULL CV)

Prof. Hashem Musaed Al-Tabtabai (FULL CV)

Prof. Hashem Musaed Al-Tabtabai (FULL CV)
LAST UPDATED ON :: July 25, 2012
Name: Hashem Musaed Al-Tabtabai
Rank: Professor
Department: Civil Engineering Department
Email: [email protected],[email protected]
Telephone: 85731
Fax: 24817524
Research Interests: Project Management. Cost Estimation.
Cost and Schedule Control. Computer Applications in
Construction
Address: Civil Engineering Department, Kuwait University, P.O.
Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait
Degree
Degree
Field
Institution
Year
Ph.D.
Civil Engineering (Construction Management)
University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
1989
M.Sc.
Civil Engineering (Construction Management)
North Carolina State University, USA
1984
B.Sc.
Civil Engineering
North Carolina State University, USA
1980
Rank
Rank
Month-Year
Professor
2005
Associate Professor
1998
Assistant Professor
1989
Own Thesis
Title
Type
PROCON: A Knowledge Based Approach to Construction
Project Control
PhD
Institution
Year
University of Colorado
1989
Societies
Name
American Association of Cost Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers
Kuwait Society of Engineers
Project Management Institute
Experience (Academic)
Country
Membership
Year/Period
Institution
Designation
Kuwait University
Year/Period
Professor
Feb, 1989 - Jan, 2012
Experience (non-Academic)
Organization
Designation
Year/Period
Kuwait
Consultant
1999
Kuwait
Research Assistant
1982 - 1989
Kuwait
Construction Site Engineer
1981 - 1982
Professional Activities
Designation
Details
Year/Period
Monitoring Kuwait B.O.T s in the Near Future, Second Kuwait
Lecturer
Feb, 2005
Conference on B.O.T
External Reviewer
External Reviewer
Editor
Research Proposals, Research Administration, Kuwait University
2000
Technical Paper, IJCIT for Hong Kong INCITE 2000 Conference.
2000
Theme: IT for Effective Project Management Integration
Role of Private Sector in employing Kuwait Engineers
2000
Expert System Approach for Construction Project Control
Lecturer
Dec, 1999
Performance and Forecasting, Al-Bairuni forum, Kuwait University
The Use of Expert Judgement in Forecasting Construction Project
Lecturer
Completion, Project Management Institute-Arabian Gulf Chapter
May, 1999
(PMI-AGC)
Editing Board
Construction Innovation Journal, UK
Chief Editor
Al-Mohandesoon (Engineers) Magazine, Kuwait Society of Engineers
External Reviewer
Technical Papers, Journal of Construction Procurement, U.K
External Reviewer
2001 - 2006
Apr, 1999 - Apr,
2003
1999 - 2000
Technical Papers, Journal of Engineering-King Abdulaziz University,
Saudi Arabia
1999 - 2000
Special Duties
Office/Department/Institution
Duty
Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Kuwait University
Chairman
Year
2003 - 2008
Committees
Committee Name
Development of TOR for Project Management
Services for New University-Shedadiyah
Designation
Member
Level
Times Last Time
2005
Committee Name
Designation
Competency Profile Committee, Ministry of Public
Works
1998
Chairman
Training and Consultation Committee
Chairman
University Teaching Award Committee
Member
Cultural Committee
Kuwait Society of Engineers
Times Last Time
Member
Scholarship Committee, Appointment Committee
Construction Cost Guide for the State of Kuwait
Level
2003 2006
2001 2002
2001 2003
Chairman, Kuwait
2000 -
Engineering Society
2002
Chairman, Kuwait
1999 -
Engineering Society
2000
1998 -
Board Member
Engineers Jobs Committee
2002
Member, Civil Services
1998 -
Bureau (Diwan)
1999
1995 -
Scholarship Committee, Dept. of Civil Engineering Member
College of Engineering Council
1998
1994 -
Member
Development of the 5-year University Plan (19952000)
Planning and Budget committee, College of
Engineering
1995
1994 -
Member
1995
1994 -
Member
1998
1992 -
Appointment Committee, Dept. of Civil Engineering Member
Student Affairs Committee, Department of Civil
Engineering
1997
1991 -
Member
1994
Courses
Institution
Kuwait
University
Kuwait
University
Course
No.
CE 200
CE 435
Course Name
Civil Engineering Drawings
Construction Engineering and
Management
Type
Level
Times
Last
Time
Academic
Undergraduate
1-5
2006
Academic
Undergraduate
1-5
2006
Institution
Kuwait
University
Kuwait
University
Kuwait
University
Kuwait
University
Kuwait
University
Kuwait
University
Kuwait
University
Kuwait
University
Kuwait
University
Kuwait
University
Kuwait
University
Course
Course Name
No.
CE 493
CE 532
CE 533
CE 434
CE 534
CE 395
CE 430
Construction Engineering
Design
Organization in Construction
Management
Construction Cost Estimating
Cost Engineering and
Management
Civil Engineering Training
Legal Aspects of Contractual
Professional Aspects
Kuwait
University
Kuwait
University
Kuwait
University
Level
Times
2006
Graduate
1-5
2005
Academic
Graduate
1-5
2005
Academic
Undergraduate
1-5
2003
Academic
Graduate
1-5
2003
Academic
Undergraduate
1-5
2002
Academic
Undergraduate
1-5
2002
Academic
Undergraduate
1-5
ENG 104
Engineering Graphics
Academic
Undergraduate
1-5
Academic
Graduate
1-5
Academic
Undergraduate
1-5
Training
Other
1-5
Academic
Undergraduate
1-5
Academic
Undergraduate
1-5
Academic
Undergraduate
1-5
Academic
Undergraduate
1-5
Human Factors in
Construction Engineering and
Management
CE 200
Civil Engineering Drawing
CE 493
CE 434
CE 436
CE 433
Construction Engineering
Design
Construction Estimation and
Cost Control
Construction Work
Improvement
Construction Methods and
Equipment
Time
1-5
Engineering Training
CE 532
Last
Undergraduate
CE 395
Maintenance Systems
University
Academic
Human Factors in Construction Academic
Building and Facility
Kuwait
Type
Institution
Kuwait
University
Course
Course Name
No.
CE 432
Type
Construction Management
Cost Management in
Engineering
Kuwait
University
Kuwait
University
Level
Last
Times
Academic
Undergraduate
1-5
Training
Other
1-5
CE 226
Surveying
Academic
Undergraduate
1-5
ENG 202
Statics
Academic
Undergraduate
1-5
Training
Other
1-5
Training
Other
1-5
Training
Other
1-5
Training
Other
1-5
Training
Other
1-5
Training
Other
1-5
Time
Project management,
planning, scheduling,
controlling
Contract and Tendering Law
Cost Management in
Engineering Projects
Estimating with Timberline
Computer application in
project management
Cost estimating and control in
construction
Honors and Awards
Name
Scientific Achievement-Engineering Sciences
Teaching Excellence Award
Details
Presented by KFAS
Presented by College of Engineering and
Petroleum
Year
2001
1995
Higher Education Scholarship
Kuwait University
1982 - 1989
Undergraduate Scholarship
Ministry of Education, Kuwait
1976 - 1980
Conference
no.
1
2
Information
A training Program for Entry-level Engineers in Professional Project Management, International Project
Management Forum, _, Tokyo, Japan, Nov, 2001
Intranet as A tool for Construction Communication, IASTED conference on multimedia applications, _,
Hawaii, U.S.A., 2001
no.
3
4
5
6
7
Information
The Role of Engineers, Kuwait Engineering Society and Engineering Companies in Development of the
Society (in Arabic), Proc. of the 3rd Gulf Engineering Forum, _, _, Jun, 1999
Manpower Scheduling Optimization Using Genetic Algorithms, ASCE 4th Congress Computing in CE, _,
Philadelphia, 1997
Computer Aided Conflict Resolutions in Project Planning and Management, CIB W65 Conference, _,
Glasgow, Scotland, 1996
Modeling Knowledge in Predicting Project Performance, Project Management Institute, PMI96 - 27th
Annual Seminar/Symposium, _, Boston, USA, 1996
Neural Networks for the Identification and Control of Quantity Variance in Construction Projects, ASCE 3rd
Congress Computing in CE, _, Anaheim, 1996
8
Reactivating Construction Contract after the Gulf War, CIB W65 Conference, _, Glasgow, Scotland, 1996
9
An Object Oriented Material Management System, ASCE 2nd Congress Computing in CE, _, Atlanta, 1995
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Computer Improvement Aid to Project Planning and Management, Project Management Institute, PMI95 26th Annual Seminar/Symposium, _, New Orleans, USA, 1995
Interactive Knowledge-Intensive System for Constructability Impovement, Construction Congress, _, _,
1995
Impact of War on the Performance of Building Contractors and Engineering Offices, The International
Conference on the Effects of the Iraqi Aggression on the State of Kuwait, _, _, Apr, 1994
Managing Projects in a Dynamic Middle East Environment, Project Management Institute, PMI94 - 25th
Annual Seminar Symposium, _, Vancouver, Canada, 1994
Project Management Systems Practice at Military Engineering Projects, Project Management Institute,
PMI93 - 24th Annual Seminar/Symposium, _, San Deigo, USA, Oct, 1993
Forecasting Project Completion Date using Judgmental Analysis, Project Management Institute, PMI92 23rd Annual Seminar/Symposium, _, Pittsburg, USA, Sep, 1992
PROCON: A Knowledge Based Approach to Construction Project Control, CIB 90: Building Economics
and Construction Management, _, Sydney, Australia, Mar, 1991
Role of Project Manager Competency in Project Success: a Contracror s Perspective, ProMAC2004, _,
Tokyo, Japan, Oct, 2004 - Oct, 2004
Construction Cost Guide for Kuwait, Proc of the 7th Gulf Engineering Forum, _, Kuwait City, Sep, 2003 Oct, 2003
Tool for the Selection of a Project Procurement Strategy, IPMA 2003 Congress, _, Moscow, Jun, 2003 Jun, 2003
The Development of a New Strategy for Conflict Resolution while Managing Projects, The 2nd SENET
Conference, _, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Apr, 2002 - Apr, 2002
no.
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
Information
Compatibility of Engineering Colleges Graduates with Job Market in Kuwait, Proc. of the 6th Gulf
Engineering Forum, _, Doha, Qatar, Mar, 2002 - Mar, 2002
Web-Based Information System for the Pre-Design phase, Proc. of the 8th Annual Conference of PMIAGC, _, Bahrain, May, 2001 - May, 2001
Challenges Facing Architectural/Engineering Consultancy Firms in Kuwait, Proc. of the 5th Gulf
Engineering Forum, _, Musqat, Oman, Feb, 2001 - Feb, 2001
Lessons learned from Training programs of Newly Graduate Engineers in Kuwait in the Governmental
Sector, Proc. of the 4th Gulf Engineering Forum, _, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Feb, 2000 - Feb, 2000
A Capstone design course on Professional Construction Management for undergraduate Students, Proc
of Construction Congress 6: Building Together, _, Orlando, U.S.A., Feb, 2000 - Feb, 2000
Utilizing IT to Model Expert Judgement in Forecasting Project Performance, Proc. of the 7th Annual
Conference of PMI-AGC, _, Bahrain, Feb, 2000 - Feb, 2000
Project Management as a Discipline at PAAF, Proc. of the International Conference on Greenery and
environmental Beautification in Arid Zones, _, Kuwait, Nov, 1999 - Nov, 1999
Change Orders in International Construction Projects: Causes, Effects and Solutions, Proc. of the 30th
28
Annual Seminar/Symposium of Project Management Institute, _, Philadelphia, U.S.A., Oct, 1999 - Oct,
1999
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
Slab Formwork Design Using Genetic Algorithm, Proc of the 8th International Conference on Durability of
Building Materials and Components, _, Vancouver, Canada, May, 1999 - Jun, 1999
Network Compression Using Genetic Algorithms, ASCE 1998 International Computing Congress, _,
Boston, USA, Oct, 1998 - Oct, 1998
Pre-qualification and Selection of Project Management Firms: A Middle East Perspectrive, PMI98 - 29th
Annual Seminar/Symposium, _, Long Beach, USA, Oct, 1998 - Oct, 1998
An Approach to Implement Constructability and Maintainability in Construction Projects in the Gulf,
Seventh Structural Engineering Arab Conference, _, Kuwait, Nov, 1997 - Nov, 1997
Forecasting Construction Project Completion Using Artificial Neural Networks, Seventh Structural
Engineering Arab Conference, _, Kuwait, Nov, 1997 - Nov, 1997
Integration of Design and Construction Knowledge; Issues and Strategies, Seventh Structural Engineering
Arab Conference, _, Kuwait, Nov, 1997 - Nov, 1997
Utilization of Advanced Computer Applications in Project Management, Project Management Institute,
PMI97 - 28th Annual Seminar/Symposium, _, Chicago, USA, Sep, 1997 - Oct, 1997
Forecasting Labor Productivity Performance using Judgmental Analysis, The International Conference on
Modern Techniques in Construction, _, Singapore, Mar, 1992 - Mar, 1992
Journal
no.
1
Information
Hashem Tabtabai, “The selection of professional construction management firms: A quantitative
approach”, Kuwait Journal of Engineering and Science, Jan, 2008, Kuwait
no.
2
Information
Al-Tabtabai, H., , “Selection of Professional Construction Management Firms: A Quantitative Approach”,
Kuwait Journal of Science and Engineering, 2004, _
Al-Tabtabai, H. Thomas, V. P. , “Negotiation and Resolution of Conflict using AHP: An Application to
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Project Management‫؟‬, ”, Journal of Engineering, Construction, and Architectural Management, UK, , 2004,
_
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6
7
8
9
10
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12
13
14
15
16
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Al-Tabtabai, H. , “Web-Based Information Support System for the Pre-Design Phase of Public Projects”,
Kuwait Journal of Science and Engineering, Kuwait, 2003, _
Al-Tabtabai, H., “Construction Procurement Strategy Selection using Analytical Hierarchy Process”,
Journal of Construction Procurement, UK,, 2002, _
Al-Tabtabai, H.,, “ Causes for Delays in Construction Projects in Kuwait”, Journal of University of Qatar,
2002, _
Al-Tabtabai, H., , “Analyzing Construction Site Accidents in Kuwait‫؟‬, ”, Kuwait Journal of Science and
Engineering, 2002, _
Abudayyeh, O., Temel, B., AL-Tabtabai, H., Hurely, B., “An Intranet-Based Cost Control System‫؟‬, ”,
Advances in Engineering Software Journal , 2001, _
Al-Tabtabai, H., Alex, A.P. and Abou-alfotouh, A., “Conflict Resolution Using Cognitive Analysis
Approach‫؟‬, ”, Project Management Journal , 2001, _
Al-Tabtabai, H., “Optimum design of Slab Formwork using Genetic Algorithm”, Engineering Journal of the
University of Qatar, 2000, _
Al-Tabtabai, H., Alex A.P., , “Modeling the Cost of Political Risk in International Construction Projects”,
Project Management Journal, 2000, _
Al-Tabtabai, H.M. and Alex, P.A., “Resource Allocation in Construction Projects Using Genetic
Algorithms”, Kuwait Journal of Science and Engineering, Jun, 1998, _
Al-Tabtabai, H.M. and Alex, Alex P., “An Evolutionary Approach to Capital Budgeting of Construction
Projects”, Cost Engineering (AACE), 1998, _
Al-Tabtabai, H.M., “Decision Making Under Uncertainty in Construction Projects”, Kuwait Journal of
Science and Engineering, 1998, _
Al-Tabtabai, H.M., Al-Khayat, H., Quadumi, N.H. and Alex, A.P., “Delay Penalty Formulation for Housing
Projects in Kuwait”, _, 1998, _
Al-Tabtabai, H., Alex A.P. and Tantash, M., “Preliminary Cost Estimation of Highway Construction
Projects Using Neural Networks”, Cost Engineering, 1998, _
Al-Tabtabai, H. and Tantash, M., “Using Genetic Algorithms to Solve Optimization Problems in
Construction”, Journal of Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 1998, _
Al-Tabtabai, H.M., “An Expert System Approach for Analyzing and Forecasting Construction Project
Performance”, Kuwait Journal of Science and Engineering, Dec, 1997, _
no.
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Al-Tabtabai, H.M., Kartam, N.I., Flood, I. and Alex, P.Alex, “Expert Judgment in Forecasting Construction
Project Completion”, Journal of Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Dec, 1997, _
Al-Tabtabai, H.M. and Alex, Alex P., “Prediction of Cost Performance in Construction Projects Using
Neural Networks”, Kuwait Journal of Science and Engineering, Dec, 1997, _
Al-Tabtabai, H.M., Kartam, N.I., Flood, I. and Alex, P.Alex, “Construction Project Control Using Artificial
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Neural Networks”, Journal of Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing,
Jan, 1997, _
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Diekmann, J.E. and Al-Tabtabai, H.M., “A Knowledge Based Approach to Construction and Project
Control”, International Journal of Project Management, Feb, 1992, _
Al-Tabtabai, H.M. and Diekmann, J.E., “Judgemental Forecasting in Construction Projects”, Construction
Management and Economics, Jan, 1992, _
Thesis Supervision
Thesis Title
Privatization Contracting Procedures in Kuwait
Causes for delays for Housing projects
Effects of war on the Amiri Diwan project
Effect of war on Kuwait University Building Project
Effects of war on Communication Tower
Productivity among Multi-Culture Labor
Effects of war on the Performance of Engineering Offices on Kuwait
Effect of war on the Performance of Contractors on Kuwait
Utilization of Automated Cost Estimating Systems among Contractors
Utilization of Automated Project management System among Contractors
Evaluation of CTC methods
Utilization of Automated Cost Estimating Sysytems among Engineering Offices
Evaluation of Engineering offices performances
Building Maintenance Systems in Kuwait
Contractors Prequalification
Field study of crew productivity in Kuwait
Motivation among Multi-national Construction crews in Kuwait
Parameter Cost Estimating Using Artificial Neural Networks
The Role of Governmental Agencies in resolving Contractors-Owners disputes in
Residential Construction Projects
Type
Role
Year
Thesis Title
Type
Role
Year
Change Orders in Major Construction Projects in Kuwait, Analysis and Solutions
Evaluation of Arbitration Practices in Kuwait
BOT projects in Kuwait
Leadership in Construction Projects
Motivation Among Design Engineers
Human Factors and Construction Accidents in Kuwait
Automation of Procedures at the Military Engineering Projects
Web-Based Information System for the Pre-design Phase
Evaluation of Housing Projects by Private Sector in Kuwait
Benefits and challenges of Using Web-based Project Management
Clami Analysis of KNPC Projects
Causes to Delays to Road Projects in Kuwait
Project Maturity Models
Attended Conferences, Workshops, and Seminars
Title
Type
Kuwait Society of Engineers Seminar Series - Earned Value Method as
Approach to Manage Construction Projects
Kuwait Society of Engineers Seminar Series - Evaluation of Building
Maintenance Systems in Kuwait
Kuwait Society of Engineers Seminar Series - Total Cost Management
Kuwait Society of Engineers Seminar Series - Project Performance
Forecasting Methods
Kuwait Society of Engineers Seminar Series - Technology Transfer in Project
Management
Place
Year
Kuwait
Nov, 1997
Kuwait
Nov, 1996
Kuwait
Feb, 1995
Kuwait
Dec, 1994
Kuwait
1993
Research Projects
Code No.
EV02/04
EV 04/02
Title
Role of Project Manager competency in
Construction Project Success
Selection of Appropriate Project Delivery Systems
with AHP
Institution
Kuwait University
Position
Year
Jul, 2004 Jul, 2005
Sep,
Kuwait University
2002 Sep, 2003
Code No.
EV11/00
EV**
Title
Institution
Position
Oct,
Conflict Resolution using cognitive analysis: A
Kuwait University
new methodology
Obstacles facing Professional Design Firms in
Funded by Kuwait
2000 -
Kuwait
Engineering Society
2000
development of Cost Forecasting Model of
Kuwait University
Construction Projects
Implementation of Integrated Value Analysis for
EPV-072
Strategic Planning of Projects under Limited
Kuwait University
Financial and Human Resources
89-09-01
_
Project Control Performance and Forecasting
Database System using Objected Oriented
Kuwait University
Development of Building Material Management
Database System using Objected Oriented
Kuwait University
Approach
EV-049
Dec, 1998
Jul, 1994 Jun, 1997
1993 Jan, 2000
Approach
EDV-065
Jul, 1996 -
Dec,
Expert System Approach for Consstrsuction
Development of Building Material Management
EDV-06
2001 Sep, 2002
Judgmental Analysis Approach for the
EV-063
Year
Toward the Development of Schedule Forecasting
System using Judgmental Forecasting Techniques
Jul, 1993 Jan, 2000
Jul, 1993 Jul, 2004
Aug,
Kuwait University
1989 Jan, 2000
Consultation
Consultation Firm
Ministry of Public Works
Ministry of Defense
Ministry of Public Works
Ministry of Public Works
Military Engineering Projects
Details
Consultations Project Management-Undersecretary Office
Year
Aug, 2001 Jan, 2006
Project Management in Design Phase- Military Engineering
Jun, 2001 -
Projects
Aug, 2002
Consultations Project Management-Kuwait University
Jun, 2000 -
Building Program
Aug, 2001
Consultations in Training in Project Management-Training
Jul, 1999 -
and Career Development Administration
Jun, 2000
Project Management Expertise
Jan, 1999 Dec, 2002
Consultation Firm
Ministry of Public Works
Vice Rector for Planning, Kuwait
University
Details
Construction Project Management Services, and Training
Maintenance Systems
Year
Sep, 1996 Jun, 1999
Jul, 1993 Dec, 1994
Military Engineering Projects
Jan, 1991 -
(MEP)
Jun, 1994