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44 Personal Information Name Dr. Abdulaziz Mohammad Jarkas Nationality Canadian Maritial Status Married Education • B.S. in Civil Engineering, M.S. in Civil Engineering – The University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering and Projects Management – University of Dundee, Scotland, UK Other Qualifications • Chartered Engineer (CEng), Engineering Council, UK • Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.), UK • Licensed International Professional Engineer (Int. PE), Engineering Council, UK • Licensed Structural Engineer, Municipal Council, State of Kuwait • The Institution of Engineering Designers, UK • American Society for the Advancement of Project Management • American Society of Engineering Management • The Society of Cost Estimating and Analysis, USA • The Society of Value Engineers, SAVE International, USA • Construction Specifications Canada • The Standards Engineering Society, USA • Fellow, The Society of Professional Engineers, UK • American Society of Civil Engineers • Canadian Society for Civil Engineering • Registered Arbitrator and Mediator in Design, Construction, and Projects Management disciplines, The Association for International Arbitration, Brussels, Belgium, and The International Association for Islamic Mediation and Arbitration, Hong Kong • American Concrete Institute (ACI) • Canadian Society for Non-destructive Testing • Canadian Geotechnical Society • Kuwait Society of Engineers • International Association of Engineers, Hong Kong • Referee to leading Academic Journals, e.g., Construction Management and Economics, ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering, ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering, International Journal of Construction Management, Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, Journal of Advanced Research, Journal of Construction Engineering, Australian Journal of Construction Economics and Building, and International Research Journal of Automation in Construction • Editorial Board member and referee to the Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology • To date, 27 published research papers in leading international refereed Journals, focusing on multifaceted disciplines of Construction Engineering and Projects Management • Employee Profile Work Experience Title: Chief Project Officer Al Mazaya Holding from May. 2004 up to date He is a Fellow of the UK Society of Professional Engineers, Registered Chartered Engineer (CEng) by the UK Engineering Council (ECUK), and a Registered International Professional Engineer (Int.PE) by the UK Engineering Council. He is also an active member in several International Professional Associations, Engineering Institutes/Societies, and Arbitration Tribunal Panels. Dr. Jarkas is an authority in Projects and Construction Management with an extensive research record of over 40 peer-reviewed publications in the area of Projects and Construction Management, particularly, in the fields of Constructability, Buildability, Construction Productivity, Lean Construction, Benchmarking, Bidding Practices, Construction Complexity, Learning Phenomenon in Construction, and Motivation. His practical experience spans over twenty years and encompasses: Planning and Design Management; Structural Design; Structural Damage Assessment; Risk Analysis and Management; Constructability Analysis; Value Engineering; Mediation, Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR); in addition to Projects, Contracts and Construction Management. His Managerial and Technical skills are specifically suited for Management of Real Estate Developments, Projects and Complex Construction Management. Currently, Dr. Jarkas is a board member in Al Mazaya Real Estate Development Co., KSCC. 08 | CV’S OF PROFESSIONALS Al-Mazaya Company Profile | CV’s of Professionals