Land Development Manager/ Civil Engineer
Resume:
JERIUS NASSIF
Main Street, • West Haven, CT *****
(203) 243 • *******@*****.***
LAND MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST: DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING, SUSTAINABILITY
Unorthodox strategic thinker, highly adoptable and innovative-planner, skillful solution-finder civil engineer equipped with a unique Master of Science degree in Land Management and Land Tenure and more than 15 years of international work experience elevating the profitability, visibility and performance of diverse organizations ranging from Temporary Steel Structures design and fabrication and building materials leasing and trading - in the Construction Sector, to organizations in Land Development - in the Engineering Consulting and Sustainable Land Management profession.
KNOWLEDGE/ SKILLS AREAS
• Land Development/Redevelopment/ Acquisition
• Business Development
• Sales/Marketing/Customer Service
• Temporary Structures/Formwork
• Project Management & Monitoring
• Contract/Agreement Negotiations
• Safety/Quality Control Monitoring
• Crisis Management
• Problem Solving/Resourceful
• Team Building & Leadership • Employee Training & Mentoring
• International Contacts/Networks
• Rural & Urban Development
• Land Administration
• Project Planning & Impact Monitoring
• Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing
• Visualization of Geodata/ Cartography/GIS/GPS
• Natural Resource management • Land Policy
• Land Economy
• Land Rights/Land Tenure Systems
• Land Conflict Management
• Mediation
• Property Appraisal
• AutoCad/ Multiframe 4D/Robot 97
• MS Office/ Primavera
• ArcGIS/ ArcView
• English/Arabic/German
UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN “LAND MANAGEMENT AND LAND TENURE”
Technical University of Munich (Technische Universität München), Munich, Germany, 2006
Unique and comprehensive land management postgraduate program from top German university:
• Applying UNCHS for good governance to urban and rural land management.
• Ensuring SUSTAINABLE strategic planning and monitoring for environmental protection
• Initiating public participation and participatory planning
• Premeditating for transparency and accountability
• Performing land consolidation and land readjustment
• Assisting in planning for capacity building and human resource development
• Implementing subsidiarity and decentralization
• Planning for sustainable development and good governance
• Counseling on technologies and management tools for land management projects
(Detailed description of this program including its sub-specializations on page-4 of this resume)
Training course in Land Information System (LIS), Technische University München, Munich, Germany, October 2006.
Extensive knowledge of German/Bavarian land management, land administration systems, and land use planning and development (Internship at the Bavarian State Cadastral Office in Munich, March 2005).
Extensive knowledge of the European, American, and international property valuation standards (Dissertation).
Basic command of GIS data processing software programs, e.g. SICAD-RBS 7.0, ArcGIS, ArcView.
Basic training on modern GPS Surveying equipments, e.g. GPS SYSTEM 500.
CAREER HISTORY
AUTHOR OF A MONOGRAPH/BOOK
“Valuation & Poverty: The Trends to Harmonize National Valuation/Appraisal Standards & The Role of Valuation in Poverty Reduction”, LAP GmbH & Co., Saarbrücken, Germany, 2011
BAERK CONSULTANCY, LLC, Damascus, Syria (2009 - 2011)
Leading consulting organization specialized in “Turn Key Construction Management”
Land Development Consultant
Provided an external professional land use and site planning consultation on new residential communities and resorts developments outside zoning maps to achieve the highest possible efficient and economical land use with the least negative impacts on the environment and the landscape; in compliance with the principles of sustainability:
Worked on Freelance bases as per project requirements and the organization needs.
Consulted land owners, investors, the development team of engineers and local authorities.
Mediated land conflicts issues and assisted in resolving them.
Reviewed sites and land use master plans.
Examined projects execution programs.
GLORY HORIZON BUILDING MATERIALS TRADING LLC Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2004 -2012)
Supplier of a variety of building materials ranging from natural stones and marbles to scaffolding and shoring systems
Business Development Manager (2006 – 2012)/ Partner
Handled business development and strategy planning.
Opened new business markets and added new lines of products.
Initiated a “Quality Management and Monitoring Program”.
Established capacity building and training program.
Promoted and encouraged employees’ participation in the business strategy planning.
BAYRISCHE VERMESSUNGSAMT MÜNCHEN, Munich, Germany (March 2005)
Bavaria State Survey/Cadaster Office in Munich
Internship
Studied the ‘Infrastructure’ of the Bavarian Cadastral System, being the most ideal cadastral system worldwide.
Gained valuable knowledge in the German-way of achieving ‘sustainable land use planning and development/redevelopment’ for economic growth.
Participated in survey tasks using modern survey-equipment and software.
Evaluated and analyzed the links and cooperation-policy between the cadastral, land-register, and notaries in all property-transactions.
TEMPORARY-STRUCTURES SPECIALIST, United Arab Emirates (2002 - 2004)
Freelancer
Consulted contractors in issues related to temporary-structures.
Represented contractors in meetings with false and formwork and scaffolding suppliers.
Negotiated contracts with sub-contractors of false and formwork and scaffolding on behalf of main-contractors in large projects.
Reviewed large and odd projects temporary-structures design calculations and shop-drawings on behalf of the main contractors.
GOLF SCAFFOLDING FACTORY LLC, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (1998 - 2001)
Largest local manufacturer and supplier of temporary steel structures and formwork systems in the Middle East
Head of Sale Department (2001)/ Head of Design Department
Recruited by the company to establish a Temporary Steel Structure Design Department and Design Team to complement the size and capacity of the manufacturing facility and to provide strong and professional technical support to back-up the Sales Team capable of fulfilling all customers’ needs and projects requirements of all magnitudes in an attempt to close the gap with and get an edge over its strong competitors such as Peri and Doka.
Evaluated market’s demands and company’s requirements to become more competitive and to increase its share in the local and the international market, as well.
Interviewed, recruited, trained and mentored a team of 4 civil engineers and 3 Autocad draftsmen.
Elevated company’s market share from less than 10% to more than 20% in less than a year.
Transformed company’s manufacturing facility work force from 250 to 500 workers working in 2 and 3 shifts.
Assigned full authority over the manufacturing facility for production efficiency and quality control.
Increased company’s projects size from $10,000s to $100,000s with monopolism of all special projects as a direct contribution of the Design Department to company’s visibility and profit.
Invented a new multi-purpose formwork system called ‘’MultiForm System’’
Supervised systems strength evaluation tests in compliance with the ACI Guide and BS.
Participated in meetings and contracts negotiations on high levels in the presence of the GM, MD or the Chairman, or alone.
Participated in products prices calculations, marketing and sales strategy planning.
Planned, administered and represented company’s participation in many international exhibitions such as ‘’BAUMA CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY 2001” in Germany.
DIVERSIFIED TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANTS, North Haven, CT, USA (1993 - 1997)
Specialized in land survey and planning, civil and structural engineering services
Civil Engineer Assistant
Helped civil/structural engineer executing load calculations for small and multi-stories buildings, steel frame office buildings, car-parks, shopping-centers, schools dormitories, etc.
Provided site support and supervision on some project as site engineer assistant.
Drafted site and engineering drawings.
EDUCATION
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN “CIVIL/STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING”
University of New Haven, West Haven, CT, USA, 1996
THESIS: INTENSIVE RESEARCH ON SEISMIC FORCES and SEISMIC-DESIGN-METHODS USING “ISOLATORS”. Designed new isolator called the “TRIPOD-ISOLATOR”
Advance courses in steel, composite and reinforced concrete structures analysis and design with intensive focus on seismic design
Proficiency in computer programs: Multiframe 4D, Robot 97, Autocad, MS Office, Primavera
Special training in False and Formwork systems design and loads analysis by Professor, Dr. H. Smith
Export in False and Formwork systems developing, manufacturing, testing and maintenance
Languages: Proficiency in English and Arabic (mother-tongue), and some German
Courses in Business-Management, Contracts Negotiation and Project-Planning and Scheduling
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF MY POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN “LAND MANAGEMENT AND LAND TENURE”
Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
Sub-specialization in:-
1. ‘Rural and Urban Development’:
• Ensuring SUSTAINABLE urban and regional Planning (Urban Planning)
• Actuating poverty alleviation programs
2. ‘Land Administration’:
• Assessing active Land Cadastre and Land Register Systems for improvement possibilities
• Establishing new national Land Cadastre and Land Register Centers
• Establishing national Land Information Systems (LIS)
• Creating decision supporting systems through the establishment of national Geo-Data Systems
• Guiding in land administration reforms such as land distribution, privatization, land law reforms, land taxation reforms, land market improvements, etc.
• Aiding in land inventory and public awareness campaigns
3. ‘Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing’:
• Counseling on the use of photogrammetry and remote sensing for land management applications
• Advising on and implementing photogrammetry and remote sensing in environmental and urban growth monitoring
4. ‘Visualization of Geodata, Cartography, GIS, and GPS’:
• Utilizing Geographical Data, Internet-Cartography, GIS and GPS in land management
• Aiding in the planning and establishment of GIS centers
5. ‘Project Planning and Impact Monitoring’:
• Designing and steering a process-oriented planning and approach to large projects
• Monitoring, evaluating and documenting the process of large projects execution and taking corrective actions where and when needed
6. ‘Natural Resource Management’:
• Assisting in resource management: policies, legislations, data for decision making, etc.
• Analyzing and evaluating the use of land and natural resources from an economical and ecological perspective
• Planning for SUSTAINABLE ecological and economical natural resources use
• Aiding in landscape planning, including the ecosystem approach in environmental planning, ecological evaluation of soil, water and plant management
• Consulting on Natural Parks Management, Buffer Zones and Disaster Risk Management
• Counseling on environmental problems of modern societies
7. ‘Land Policy’:
• Guiding the preparation of land policy for sustainable development and good governance
• Identifying effective instruments for the implementation of new land policy
8. ‘Land Economy’:
• Consulting on the objectives and the different forms of property taxation and the political framework necessary tax policy and tax reform
• Assisting in the establishment of Fiscal Taxation System
• Assisting in the process of land and real estate valuation
9. ‘Land Rights and Land Tenure Systems’:
• Identifying different economic instruments to influence and guide land tenure development
• Consulting on the benefits and problems of various land tenures
• Aiding in the transaction from traditional/informal to institutional tenure systems
• Assisting in the establishment of tenure systems for natural resources management
10. ‘Land Conflicts Management’:
• Identifying and analyzing land conflicts
• Settling of land conflicts by Mediation
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