AMIN AL-HALABI
Knoxville, TN 37909
acao6e@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION: M.Sc, Mechanical Engineering-University of Tennessee, U.S.A,
1995
B.Sc, Mechanical Engineering-University of Tennessee, U.S.A, 1992
Conducted Few PHD researches in Robotic Design U.S.A, 1996
MEMBERSHIPS: Golden Key Honor Society, USA.
SUMMARY OF
CAPABILITIES: Experience in coordinating and management of major
engineering design projects. A skilled and proactive
Engineer with over 15 years experience.
Major strengths in problem solving, design and quality control.
Proven hands-on, quick to adapt, imaginative, mathematical and
logical with successful track record in leadership and project
management. Also great reporting and presentation skills.
Can manage broad range of engineering activities, including
evaluation and feasibility studies for developments and
infrastructure works, preparation of contract documents,
contract evaluation, negotiation and awarding, quality
assurance and control, planning and programming, monitoring
progress and reporting.
Capable of managing large-scale projects requiring close
coordination with specialists in a broad range of
engineering disciplines, including Software development and
Quality Assurance. Accustomed to dealing with the particular
difficulties presented by projects.
PROFESSIONAL -
EXPERIENCE:
Alfalah Holding, Group of companies including Transportation, Piling,
Construction, Ready Mix, Steal Manufacturing and Erection, Wood
Manufacturing, Security and Development.
Abu Dhabi, UAE 2011- 2012
Engineering Manager,
In charge of multiple real estate projects.
. In charge of multiple development projects including a new Medical
Complex, Private School and several construction projects.
. Continuous follow up on Healthcare project with Abu Dhabi Health
Authority HAAD to satisfy all requirements for a newly introduced idea
in healthcare.
. Working with Abu Dhabi Education Council Engineering department to
review and set all specifications for an expansion of a private school
project.
. Daily management and follow up of several towers and villas projects.
. Working with several consultants in all phases design and supervision.
. Following up several contracting companies closely including financial
issues and construction completion..
Giga Group with multiple companies including Gold Crest, Sky construction
and Alghurair Giga group. Dubai, UAE
2008 - 2010
Business Development Manager,
In charge of coordinating and management of various real estate projects.
. Working with Designers to define requirements for construction
projects and negotiate contracts.
. Coordinate all necessary data and delivery to Designers to come up
with design concepts and Master plans.
. Working with Architects to review detailed plans and improve designs
until finals are finished.
. Working with Infrastructure companies to submit necessary
Geotechnical and Bathymetric investigations for several projects.
. Doing early analysis of constraints and implementing building
efficiency plans to be a leader developer in the next generation
projects.
. Conducted Feasibility studies on several projects.
Alhalabi Housing, Amman and USA, United States
2006 - 2007
Consultant and Development Manager,
Multiple construction projects including the management of Al-Halabi
Housing complex construction project and Real Estate investment advisory
works.
Construction Manager
Completely oversaw the daily activities of several construction projects
In charge of coordinating and management of various real estate projects.
. Worked with infrastructure engineer to prepare land site and
excavation for construction.
. Worked with designers and Architects to prepare all the necessary
drawings for buildings.\
. Managed daily construction activities and worked with general and sub
contractors to achieve goals and finish each milestone on timely
manner.
. Worked with Marketing and sales executives to insure the highest
return and the highest exposure of the finished product to the local
and foreign markets.
. Implemented several procedures and guidelines to insure quality
workmanship and processes to achieve the highest return on investment.
. Conducted Feasibility studies on several projects.
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA, U.S.A
2001 - 2006
The biggest consumer and business software company in the world.
Software Test Engineer
A part of the International testing team for Microsoft Office Applications.
. Owned major components and features of the MS Publisher Application.
. Complete quality assurance of all Office applications.
. Wrote testing plans and documentation to completely cover all aspects
of software.
. Involved in testing all aspects of software to explore hardware
limitation and borderlines that can limit the use of specific
hardware.
SIERRA ON-LINE, Bellevue, WA 1999 - 2001
A leading consumer publishing and gaming software company.
Team Quality Assurance Engineer
Led Publishing and Gaming Software Quality Assurance testing team.
. Wrote test plans that utilized previous results to improve schedule
prediction by about 20% each software cycle.
. Led the testing efforts of several upgrades of a $10 million printing
product.
. Introduced new practices that reduced development miscommunication
across departments.
. Testing Gaming Software as well as Gaming hardware associated with
specific games.
THE LEARNING COMPANY, Knoxville, TN 1997 -
1999
Leading consumer publishing and educational Software Company.
Lead Quality Assurance Engineer
Managed several software testing teams to ship multiple productivity and
educational products.
. Completed required tasks to ship an educational product on time,
resulting in $100k manufacturing savings.
. Earned the trust of multi level managers after leading a successful
Quality Assurance process with minimal background and supervision.
. Directed the localization of the best selling anatomy program, saving
the company the cost of an additional employee.
MARBCO, Amman, Jordan 1995 - 1996
Leading manufacturer of Artificial Marble with over 5 million square
feet/year production.
Maintenance Manager
Led the maintenance of artificial marble preparation, cutting and finishing
machines.
. Implemented maintenance procedures that saved about half the time
needed for troubleshooting.
. Trained maintenance team to avoid reinvestigation of common problems.
. Introduced maintenance sheets that kept record of problems,
investigation and solutions.
PLANS HAKIM & ASSOCIATES ENGINEERS, Amman, Jordan 1992 - 1993
Specialized in design and construction supervision of manufacturing plants.
Design Engineer
Mechanical, Civil building Design and Drafting of Heating Ventilation and
Air Conditioning Systems.
. Designed HVAC systems for several manufacturing plants.
. Demonstrated high ability of drafting speed that saved 30% of planned
delivery time.
TRW KOYO, Vonore, TN 1990 - 1991
TRW is the largest manufacturer of power steering gear assembly in the
world.
Co-Op Engineer
Completed multiple projects in the production of power steering gear
assembly.
. Trained in Computer Numerical Control programming (CNC).
. Completed 200+ manufacturing process component drawings of the power
steering gear to meet open house deadline.
. Led a prototype Quality control project that reduced the time and
effort required by half when tracking original data.
. Designed several pinion and valve housing fixtures that improved the
changeover time by 30%.
. Estimated the cost of Toyota's power steering hose assembly before
production, saving the company production and engineering cost.