Bassam A. Samman, PMP, PSP, EVP
A Project Management Consultant with a 26-year service record, provided project management consulting services for more than 60 organizations in different sectors including Government, Construction, Engineering, Oil and Gas, Petrochemical, Shipbuilding, Information Technology and New Product Development. He is thoroughly experienced in complete project management including project management control systems, computerized PCS software, risk analysis, site management, claims analysis and prevention and alternative dispute resolution. He has earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Kuwait University with a Masters Degree in Engineering Administration from the George Washington University. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Salford, UK. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a certified Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP) and Earned Value Professional (EVP). He is a founding member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) Arabian Gulf Chapter and served on their board of directors for more than 6 years. He is the CEO and Founder of CMCS, the authorized partner in the Middle East of Primavera Systems, Inc. since 1984.
Syed Ali Hasan, PMP, PMI-SP, PSP
Mr. Syed Hasan is a Professional Services Manager in CMCS with a 19-year service record. He has provided his services to innumerable organizations in the Middle East & Arabian Gulf and has received many accolades. He is thoroughly experienced in complete project management including project management control systems, computerized project control software, risk analysis/management (contingency planning), design, and supervision, training and business development. He is a Civil Engineer from PSG college of Technology, India and has worked as a Planning consultant on site in many construction firms prior to joining CMCS in 1999. He is a certified instructor and consultant for all Oracle Primavera products. He has been the Project Manager for many of the Primavera implementations done in the Middle East including Oil & Gas sector, Construction sector, Banking sector, Information Technology sector and Government & Public sector. He was the project manager for the successful implementation of Primavera Enterprise at KNPC, Kuwait (who has been awarded the Primavera Excellence award throughout the world) where he provided consultation support for integrating P3e with work order management system ‘Maximo’ apart from training all the users in P3e and implementing. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) and Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP).
Laila Rojail, PMP, PSP, MBA
Ms. Laila Rojail is a Senior Project Management Consultant and a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP) with a service record of more than 12 years providing project management consultancy services to various organizations in the Middle East & Arabian Gulf. She is thoroughly experienced in complete project management including project management control systems, computerized project control software, estimation, risk analysis/management (contingency planning), design and supervision, training and business development.
She is a certified Instructor / Consultant for all Primavera products from Primavera Systems, Inc. and is responsible for training and implementation of the tools in specific to the Maintenance and Turnaround sector, Construction industry and Information Technology sectors in the Middle East and Arabian Gulf.
She has an MBA (Master of Business Administration) from the American University of Asia, affiliated by Washington, D.C. and a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics Applying in Operational Research (1995) from Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran. She is PMP Certified and a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) and Association for the Advancement in Cost Engineering (AACE International).
Ahmed M Awad, PhD, MSc, MSCL, MASA, SPSM
A Project Management Consultant with 17-years experience, provided project management consulting services for many organizations operating in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East involved in many iconic projects in different industries such as: infrastructures, ports, oil and gas, airports, Petrochemical, commercial, residential, tourist, defense, heavy civil engineering, and environmental. Dr Awad’s experience and expertise is in strategic planning and management, feasibility study, economic evaluation and analysis, project finance, project planning and management, claim planning, risk management, cost analysis, and business development. He is a Civil Engineer with a PhD Degree in Construction management from the University of Nottingham, UK. He is an active member in many international professional bodies. He has also worked in R&D for many years on project management, economics and project finance and has published his work on sustainable development, project finance, economy, and large-scale construction projects. Dr. Awad is the Principal of Proctal, which he set up with his partners in 1998. He is also project management lecturer at the Arab Academy for Science and Technology.
Dr. Khaled A. Obeid, PE, CVS-Life
Dr. Khaled A. Obeid, PE, CVS-Life, is presently the Value Management Director of Otaishan Group. Dr. Obeid has established the value engineering program for the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu in Riyadh. He is a former associate and Director of Value Management of SmithGroup in Detroit-Michigan and in Phoenix Arizona. Dr. Obeid is on the SAVE International Certification Board and a former Director of SAVE for Middle East and Africa. Dr. Obeid has over 30 years of professional experience including university teaching, research, structural design and over 18 years in Value Management. Dr. Obeid has led over 120 VE studies that resulted in over 1.0 B$ of potential savings and conducted numerous seminars worldwide.
Saadi Adra, PMP, RMP, MBA, CCE, CDIA, PMOC
Mr. Saadi Adra is Senior Solutions Consultant with 16 years of experience in systems integration, business development, leadership and entrepreneurship skills. He has worked in the Gulf and the Levant, developed international vendor representation, exhibitions and techno-marketing, while managing several projects in the fields of IT Infrastructure, Document Management Systems, Web Portals, System Integration, E-Government, Industrial Automation, HRIS, Health Information Systems, Higher Education Systems, Quality Management Systems (ISO9001:2000) and Corporate Business Solutions Development. He is a Computer & Communications Engineer (CCE) from The American University of Beirut. He is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Risk Management Professional, PMI Certified OPM3 Assessor/Consultant, Certified Document Imaging Architect (CDIA) and has an MBA from Global University. He has worked in tens of projects, developed business plans and initiated new companies and managed change.
Ed Shehab, PMP, CSSGB, MCP, CBAP
A Project Management Professional with over 15 years of service record in Project Management and IT Operations. He has worked in the USA and provided consulting services for many globally-known organizations in different sectors including Government, Engineering, Consumer Products, Information Technology, Systems Integration and New Product Development. He is thoroughly experienced in complete project management, including project management control systems, computerized project control software, process improvement and efficiency, resource management, risk management and procurement and contract management. Additionally, he has trained many company executives and field engineers on Project and Risk Management, Process waste and cost reduction (using LEAN Six Sigma), as well as developing the necessary skills in using the latest in computerized project management software.
Mr. Shehab is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI). He is a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), a Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) and a Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB). He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering from Suffolk University, Boston USA, and is a Master of Science candidate in “Management of Projects and Programs” from Brandeis University, Massachusetts USA. Mr. Shehab is fluent in English and Arabic.
Ali Ammar, CAPM
Mr. Ali Ammar is a Project Management Solutions Consultant. He is knowledgeable in project control systems and risk analysis / management (contingency planning). He has provided Primavera trainings, consulting and implementation services for various companies in Engineering and Construction & Oil and Gas sector. He is a certified Primavera Representative.
He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from University of Houston. His experience includes providing security products, development tools and time/cost effective solutions to efficiently manage work. He is also experienced in design of database systems, software engineering (project lifecycle models) and Internet applications. He is well-versed with planning and managing projects at each stage of the life cycle.
Kaveh Boromand
Mr. Kaveh Boromand is a Senior Project Management Consultant with more than 8 years of experience providing project management services to Oil and Gas EPC and EPCC projects such as: Planning, scheduling and preparing Master Development Plan, issuing planning and project controls procedures, scheduling of tendering program, coordinating of providing ITB (Invitation to Bid) packages, developing of project organization chart, defining job description, manpower distribution, resource allocation and cash flow, development of Project reports structure and contents, controlling contractors activities and progress measurements. In addition, he has experience in Managing Information System and database designing for production and inventory system of manufacturing plants. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering from Azad University, Iran (1998). He also has a good experience of applying of Primavera Project Management Solutions including Primavera Project Planner, Primavera Contract Module (Expedition).
Mona Kardoost, PMP, MSP Practitioner
A Project Management Consultant with more than 10 years experience of IT management and project management in North America, Europe and Middle East.
She is an Instructor / Consultant for all Primavera products and is responsible for training and implementation of the tools in specific to Information Technology sectors and governments in the Middle East.
She is currently a Ph.D. student at the Quebec University of Montreal, Canada, holding a Masters degree in Intelligent Systems from Dauphine University of Paris, France and Bachelor of Computer engineering from Amirkabir University of Tehran, Iran. In 2004, she published “Towards a Semantic Web Site for an Academic Department” in Montreal, also “Electronic document annotation based on Ontology and Semantic Web” in ACFAS 2005 Canada.
Venkataramana K., PMP
A Project Management Consultant with a 5-year service record, provided project management consulting services for organizations in different sectors including Construction, Engineering, Oil and Gas and Telecom. He is thoroughly experienced in complete project management including project management control systems, computerized project control software, risk analysis/management, design and supervision, training and business development. He has provided trainings and implementation services on Primavera products to numerous companies throughout the Middle East. He has an M.E. (Master of Engineering) with specialization in Construction Engineering and Management and a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering. He is an authorized Instructor for Primavera Systems Inc., for their products namely Primavera Project Planner, Primavera Enterprise and Expedition Professional.
Madhu Krishnan
A Senior Technical Consultant with over 7 years of experience in Software and Database programming. Mr. Krishnan provides senior technical support for all Primavera products. He is an expert at report designs using Crystal Reports and InfoMaker. He holds a Masters Degree in Computer Applications and a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics.
Anna Grace H. Mallar
A Junior Project Management Consultant experienced in implementing project and cost control systems for both Vertical and Horizontal Engineering Constructions. She has gained experience in complete project management through various multi-million projects that she has worked with both in the Middle East and overseas. Her experience includes project management control systems, cost and design managements, site supervisions as well as computerized project control software. She is a licensed Civil Engineer holding Civil Engineering degree with distinction from the University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines. She is assigned to provide implementation services on Primavera and RIB products to different companies here in the Middle East.
GaganPreet Kaur, PMP
A Project Management Consultant with over 5 years service record, provided project management consulting services for organizations in different sectors including Construction, Engineering, Oil and Gas and Telecom. Gaganpreet is thoroughly experienced in complete project management including project management control systems, computerized project control software, risk analysis/management, design and supervision, training and business development. She has provided trainings and implementation services on Primavera products to numerous companies throughout the Middle East. She is an authorized instructor for Primavera Systems, Inc. for their products.
Sudhir Acharya
A Project Management Consultant with many years of professional experience, provided project management consulting services for organizations in different sectors including Construction, Engineering, Oil and Gas and Telecom. He is thoroughly experienced in complete project management including project management control systems, computerized project control software, risk analysis/management, design and supervision, training and business development. He has provided trainings and implementation services on Primavera products to numerous companies throughout the Middle East. He is an authorized instructor for Primavera Systems, Inc. for their products.
Walstan D’Souza, PMP, PMI-SP
Mr. Walstan D’ Souza is a Senior Consultant of Professional Services with CMCS. He has experience in Primavera products like P6, P3, Suretrak, Primavera Contract Manager, Primavera Cost Management, and reporting tools like Infomaker and Business Intelligent tool. He was also involved in integrating Primavera modules with ERP modules like Oracle Projects, SAP’s PS module and JDE. He has provided EPM and PCM implementation & consulting services for EPC companies, Information Technology and service sectors in Middle East, Asia and Europe. At CMCS, he is involved in providing Enterprise Project Management Solution using Primavera modules, providing consultancy service and training.
Rizwan Hyder
Mr. Rizwan Hyder is a Consultant of Professional Services with CMCS. He has experience in Primavera Contract Manager and is knowledgeable in report designs using Sybase Infomaker and Crystal Reports. He has provided PCM implementation and consulting services for Oil and Gas, and Engineering and Construction sectors in UAE. At CMCS, he has conducted in-house trainings for Al Habtoor & Murray Roberts JV - Reem Islands, and CH2MHill, Abu Dhabi. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from The New College, Madras University, Chennai, India and has a diploma in computers through NIIT, Chennai.
Farrukh Sheraz
Mr. Farrukh Sheraz is experienced in usage and implementation of Project Management Information Systems and Primavera Project Management Solutions including Primavera Project Planner, Primavera Enterprise and Contract Module (Expedition Professional). He has provided project management consulting services and training for organziations in different sectors including Construction, Engineering, Oil and Gas and Telecom. He is thoroughly experienced in complete project management including project management control systems and computerized project control software. He has an extensive experience in report designs using Infomaker and Crystal Reports. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Preston Institute Management Science and Technology (PIMSAT) Karachi, Pakistan.
Omar Sidani, CAPM®, CEH, CCNA
Mr. Omar Sidani is a Consultant at PMAG - Project Management Advisory Group, a CMCS sister company, Professional Services Department, who holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Information Technology. He is a Primavera Authorized Trainer for both public and in-house, delivering P6 Beginner and Advanced courses across the Middle East. Omar provided training to professionals from leading organizations like: CH2MHILL, Khatib & Alami, Petro Canada, KBR, VECO, RW Armstrong, Borouge, Emirates Electromechanical & Industrial LLC., Fluor Mideast Ltd., BUTEC, Order of Engineers (Beirut and Tripoli, Lebanon), and many others. He has participated in developing Project Management methodology manuals for holding companies and various Primavera implementations. Mr. Omar Sidani is adept in computer security, networking and designing of database systems. He is a CAPM-Certified Associate in Project Management, a CEH-Certified Ethical Hacker from the EC-Council USA and a CCNA-Cisco Certified Network Associate.
Mohammad Sabbouh, CAPM®
Mr. Mohammad Sabbouh is a Consultant at PMAG - Project Management Advisory Group / Professional Services Department and a member of PMI, who holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Management Information Systems. He is knowledgeable in Primavera P6 and Hard Dollar Cost Management Solution. He provides consultation and training in Hard Dollar and has participated in Proof of Concept and implementation of business solutions for leading regional organizations. He is a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) and has received the Hard Dollar Sales Certification.
Hossam Al-Wazzan, CAPM®, CIPM™
Mr. Hossam Al-Wazzan is a Consultant for Professional Services. He helps in developing methodologies for Portfolio, Project, and Risk. He assists in developing PMO and understands the best practices to be used in Project Management.
He has a BS in Management of Information Systems (MIS) from Global University; he is a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) from Project Management Institute (PMI) and a Certified International Project Manager from American Academy of Project Management (AAPM). He provides second level support for Senior Consultants and Clients. He is experienced in PMBOK processes. He attended basic and advanced courses in Primavera and worked in planning many projects on P6.
Mohammed Ali
Mr. Mohammed Ali is a Project Management Solutions Consultant. He is knowledgeable in project control systems and has provided Primavera trainings, consulting and implementation services for various companies in Engineering and Construction and Oil and Gas sector. He is a certified Primavera representative and provides technical support for all Primavera products. He is an expert at report designs using Crystal Reports and Infomaker. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science. His vast experience includes providing security products, development tools and time/cost effective solutions to efficiently manage work. He is also experienced in designing database systems, software engineering (project lifecycle models) and Internet applications
Rania Khawaja, PMP
A Senior Project Management Consultant with over 12 years of experience in providing project management consultancy services to large number of institutions in diverse sectors such as construction, industrial, governmental and NGO’s .
Starting from contract administration back ground, she has progressed to managerial positions in project management and control, experiencing resource management, risk management, procurement and contract management. In addition to the extensive experience in scheduling and preparation of Master Development Plan, planning and project controls procedures and specifications,, scheduling of tendering program, detailed scheduling including resources loading and cash flow. Recorded achievements in projects’ time management include timely completion of complex projects despite the tedious coordination between different vendors.
She also has an immense experience in preparation of extension of time claims as well as the analysis and defense of claims to a high rate of success.
Additionally, she has trained and mentored many junior engineers and carried out customized in house Primavera Project Planner training for several institutions.
She has not only successfully completed the international Entrepreneurs and Enterprise Development Program but also wins the business creation first prize for this program. She is a holder of a Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering from the University of Jordan, a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) and the Jordanian Engineers Society.
Omar Sidani, PMP, CAPM, CEH, CCNA
Mr. Omar Sidani is a Consultant at CMCS-Lebanon Professional Services Department, who holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Information Technology, a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI), and a Primavera Authorized Trainer delivering Oracle Primavera P6 Beginner and Advanced courses across the Middle East.
Omar has coordinated and participated in various Primavera implementations for international companies like C.A.T. Group and Khatib & Alami, and provided training to professionals from leading organizations like: CH2MHILL, Khatib & Alami, Petro Canada, KBR, VECO, RW Armstrong, Borouge, Emirates Electromechanical & Industrial LLC., Fluor Mideast Ltd., BUTEC, Order of Engineers (Beirut and Tripoli, Lebanon), C.A.T. Group, and many others. He is adept in computer security, networking and designing of database systems.
Mr. Omar Sidani is a certified PMI Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), Certified Ethical Hacker from the EC-Council USA (CEH), and a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA).
Wael Ammar
Mr. Wael Ammar is a Manager – Professional Services, a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and Certified PM Consultant with a service record of 19 years providing Project management consultancy services to various organizations in the Middle East.
He is thoroughly experienced in complete project management including project management Control systems, computerized project control software, estimation, risk analysis / management Contingency planning, design, and supervision, training and business development.
He is a certified Instructor / Consultant for all Primavera products from Primavera Systems, Inc and is responsible for training and implementation of the tools in Specific to Construction industry the Maintenance and Turnaround sector.
Mr. Ammar has a degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management Diploma with Distinction, and is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Construction Management – Cost Control; He is a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) and Association for Advancement in Cost Engineering (AACE International)
