Radwan M. El Kassir, Head of Mechanical Construction Supoort Unit

Radwan M. El Kassir

Head of Mechanical Construction Supoort Unit

Dar Al Handasah (Shair & Partners)

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Doctorate, Mechanical Engineering
Experience
36 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :36 years, 6 Months

Head of Mechanical Construction Supoort Unit at Dar Al Handasah (Shair & Partners)
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since January 2009

Responsibilities include managing the project mechanical works; leading the engineering team; overlooking/ controlling and approving the contractor various submissions; ensuring design integrity, compliance with LEED® requirements, and adherence to the project’s triple constraint of time, cost, and quality; all in accordance with the project management plan and the Contract documents.
Main Projects:
— King Abdul-Aziz International Airport, Jeddah, KSA - LEED® registered project
— King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), Riyadh, KSA
— Princess Nora University (PNU), Riyadh, KSA - LEED® registered project

MEP Project Manager at Mace International
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2007 to November 2008

Responsible for managing the MEP design and execution works, contract administration, and change management.
Main Projects:
— Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR)
— Ajman City Centre
— Mall of the Emirates Extension

Resident Engineer / Senior Mechanical Engineer at Dar Al Handasah (Shair & Partners)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2002 to February 2007

Responsible for managing, monitoring, and controlling the mechanical construction works. Supervised the ME construction team.
Main Projects:
— Dubai World Central International Airport / District Cooling Central Utility Complexes
— Dubai International Airport / District Cooling Central Utility Complexes
— Dubai International Airport / Airwing Facilities Completion Works
— President Al-Saleh Mosque Project, Sana’a, Yemen
— Home Ownership Development at Al-Khafji, Khobar, KSA

Senior Project Engineer – Mechanical Dept. Head at Debbas Enterprises
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • November 1999 to May 2002

Directed the mechanical construction works of the following project’s major commercial center and its infra-structure. Works encompassed total site activities leading to the execution, testing, and commissioning of all mechanical systems.
— The Golden Pyramids Plaza, Cairo

Senior Mechanical Engineer at Debbas Enterprises
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • March 1993 to October 1999

Directed the projects mechanical construction works.
Main Projects:
— Beirut International Airport
— Beirut Grand Serail

Mechanical Engineer - HVAC at Reliance Electro-Mechanical (Remco)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 1990 to February 1993

Designed air conditioning and ventilation systems for residential, office, and commercial buildings.

Mechanical Engineer at Global
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 1987 to December 1989

Carried out project tendering for the provision of mechanical systems in Hospitals.

Education

Doctorate, Mechanical Engineering
  • at Arizona State University
  • December 1986

Specialties & Skills

Energy Efficiency
Design Review
Green Energy
Green Building
Construction Management
AutoCAD
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook)

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Intermediate

Memberships

CIBSE
  • Member
  • May 2007
ECUK
  • Chartered Engineer (CEng)
  • May 2007
PMI
  • PMP
  • September 2007
USGBC
  • LEED AP BD+C
  • June 2012

Training and Certifications

Managing Risk in Primavera Risk Analysis (Training)
Training Institute:
ORACLE Un., CMCS, Beirut
Date Attended:
November 2010
Quantitative Risk Analysis Concepts, PMP 929 (Training)
Training Institute:
CMCS, Beirut
Date Attended:
September 2010
Project Management in P6 Client-Server (Training)
Training Institute:
ORACLE Un., CMCS, Beirut
Date Attended:
May 2009

Hobbies

  • Independent research (Sustainability, Alternative Energy, Relativity)
    Published a book and several articles. Prepared a study guide/ application manual for LEED v3.