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Bilal Saad, Managing Director

Bilal Saad

Managing Director·Fire Life Safety Security

Lebanon

Master's degree, MBA

Work experience

Total years of experience: 23 years, 3 months

Managing Director

January 2023 - Present

Fire Life Safety Security

Beirut, Lebanon

January 2023 - Present

CCTV, Fire Alarm, Fire Rated Doors, Door Hardware, Partition,
Access Control

Company industry:
Construction & Building

Technical Manager

April 2017 - August 2023

Simac International for General Building Construction (IMAR)

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

April 2017 - August 2023

Fire Rated Steel and Wood doors, Door Hardware, Rolling Shutters, Access Control, Automatic Doors, Smoke and fresh air automatic vents, Operable partitions, fire rated glass, overhead doors.

- Review project specifications and drawings during tendering phase to ensure offering what is required on each project.
- Preparation of pre-qualification documents.
- Preparation of submittals including source & materials, compliance sheets, data sheets & certificates, material approval requests.
- Checking that the block-works drawings are in conformity with the contract drawings.
- Allocate and assign internal resources for the preparation of all documentations required for each project (submittals, shop-drawings)
- Lead internal technical meetings to ensure that project deliverables are according to requirements
- Conduct technical workshops with the client/contractor/consultant.
- Ensure and enforce the codes and standards for each project according to NFPA or BS EN.
- Comply with life safety codes
- Conduct trainings and seminars for personnel.
- Applies significant knowledge of industry trends and developments to improve service to our clients.
- Easily recognizes system deficiencies and implements effective solutions.
- Creates and executes development plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
- Manages technical resources within budget and project schedule.
- Facilitates team and client meetings effectively.
- Holds regular status meetings with team.
- Keeps team well informed of changes within the organization
- Keeps track of lessons learned and shares those lessons with team members
- Suggests areas for improvement in internal processes along with possible solutions.
- Reviews the status reports of team members and addresses issues as appropriate
- Overseas recruitment for technical and installation team

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Engineering

Technical and Projects Manager

January 2017 - January 2023

Simac International for General Bu g Construction

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

January 2017 - January 2023

partition, overhead doors, smoke ventilation, door hardware

Company industry:
Construction & Building

Product Manager

August 2016 - February 2017

Buildia sarl

Beirut, Lebanon

August 2016 - February 2017

- Work towards approving waterproofing materials with consultants and contractors
- Coordinate between products, Consultants and Contractors.
- Holding Sales/Product presentations to architects and engineers.
- Establish presence of the company products on Social Networks.
- Creates Company profile, Catalogs, Price lists.
- Identify buyer personas by type of activity(Architects, Contractors, Applicators, Distributors)
- Search for New clients/Projects

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Management

Project Manager/Architectural hardware & FR metal doors Consultant

June 2007 - March 2016

Simac-Fitzpatrick

Beirut, Lebanon

June 2007 - March 2016

Fire rated doors, Ironmongery, Access control, automated & Security Doors.
- Responsible for delivering projects against agreed scope, budget, schedule & customer expectations.
- Supervising and directing teams from different departments (technical, management & Sales).
follow up on projects with contractors during all phases.
- Monitor & control of project specifications to be in line with the proposed/delivered & installed items as per signed contract.
- Custom made solutions & outsourcing for clients special requirements
- Budgeting, costing, estimation and procurement analysis & control.
- Ensure availability of items related to signed projects and coordinate with the purchasing & logistics department to arrange delivery for missing items.
- Presentations to promote new or existing products.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Consulting

Door Hardware Consultant

January 2007 - January 2011

SIMAC sarl

Beirut, Lebanon

January 2007 - January 2011

Door and hardware consultancy, door scheduling, specification
writing for Division 8.

Company industry:
Installation & Technical Services

Assistant General Manager

October 2004 - August 2006

MG-Parts

Beirut, Lebanon

October 2004 - August 2006

Import and export of cars accessories.

Company industry:
Automotive Dealership & Distributor
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

IT

July 2002 - August 2004

Own Business

Beirut, Lebanon

July 2002 - August 2004

Computer sales, maintenance, networking & wireless solutions

Company industry:
Computer Hardware & High-Tech Manufacture
Job role:
Information Technology

Education

CNAM

May 2018

May 2018

Master's degree, MBA

Lebanon

GPA (point): 14 out of 20

GPA (point): 14 out of 20

Project Management Marketing Business Plan Business Ethics Management information system Manager per

CNAM University Paris

January 2018

January 2018

High school or equivalent, Entrepreneurship

Lebanon

CNAM

June 2015

June 2015

Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering

Lebanon

GPA (percentage): 75%

GPA (percentage): 75%

Mechanical Systems

CNAM University Paris

January 2015

January 2015

High school or equivalent, mechanical engineering

Lebanon

Skills

Quotations

Expert

Negotiation

Expert

Procurement

Expert

Project Management

Expert

Sales

Expert

DETAIL ORIENTED

Intermediate

INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS

Intermediate

MANAGEMENT

Intermediate

LEADERSHIP

Intermediate

ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS

Intermediate

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Intermediate

SALES MANAGEMENT

Intermediate

CONSTRUCTION

Intermediate

FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS

Intermediate

FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY

Intermediate

Team Leadership

Intermediate

Scheduling , Submittals & Quotations

Expert

Business meetings

Expert

Business Development

Intermediate

Negotiation

Expert

Shop-Drawing

Intermediate

Procurement

Expert

Tendering

Expert

World, Excel, Powerpoint, Internet, Photoshop, Backoffice Accounting

Expert

Project Management

Expert

Sales Management

Expert

Contract Management

Beginner

Presentations

Intermediate

Team Leader

Intermediate

CRM

Intermediate

Estimation

Intermediate

MS Project

Intermediate

Quotations

Expert

Sales

Expert

Languages

Arabic

Expert

English

Expert

French

Intermediate

Memberships

Order of Engineers - Lebanon

Member

March 2016

NFPA

Member

March 2018

Kuwait Society of Engineers

Member

August 2018

Door and Hardware Institute

Member

June 2020

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Door + Hardware Consultant - DHI
Jan 2020
Accessibility Plan Examiner - ICC
Jan 2020
Certified Hazard Recognition Specialist (CHRS) - NFPA 101
Certified Fire Protection Specialist - NFPA
Apr 2019
Autodesk Certified Professional : Autocad
Apr 2018
GPM-b - Green Project Manager
Dec 2017
LEED Green Associate
Nov 2017
PMP - Project Management Professional
Sep 2017
Delf B2 - Diplome en langue francaise
Bulats - Business Language English

Training
Low Voltage Design
Arab Institute
Jan 2020
ITM For life Safety (NFPA 25-70E-72-80)
NFPA

Hobbies and interests

Football, Pingpong, reading