Civil Engineering Construction

Cover Letter

Dear Sir/ Madam

It is my pleasure to apply for the position of Civil Engineer in your company/ University

I, Hussein Mahmood Hamada, obtained my Master degree in Civil Engineering (BIM implementation requirements), from University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia in 2017, and my bachelor degree in Civil Engineering from Tikrit University (TU) Tikrit, Salahullden, Iraq in 1999.

I have two years of experience working as supervisor of the service buildings in the Gas Turbine power plant in Baiji as well as my Fourteen years of experience working as a supervisor and project manager on the railway construction and build up the new concrete bridges, box culverts along the railway lines in Iraq.

My master thesis was conducted in consultation with Dr. Ahmad Tarmizi bin Haron. In my research, I have developed an implementation requirements in the Iraqi construction firms depending on the development a theoretical framework from the previous studies and developed to the conceptual framework.

My research projects relate to apply the new technology in the construction projects such as (visualization, collaboration, communication, analysis, and simulation to facilitate management of projects by the planners and project managers, thus saving cost and time of project, in addition, to get the high quality of the final product), have published several papers in the journals and conferences. My research interests widely emphasize on the BIM challenges, benefits, applications, and implementation requirements.

I believe that my abilities and skill are the best fit for the position announced by your esteemed institution.

Thank you very much for spending your time, and I am looking forward for a favorable reply from you. Thank you again.

Best Regards

Hussein Mahmood Hamada

CURRICULUL VITAE

1.PERSONAL DATA

Name:

Hussein Mahmood Hamada

Date of Birth:

01/January/1976

Place of Birth:

Hawija- Kirkuk-Iraq

Country:

Iraq

Nationality:

Iraqi

Contact address:

UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA PAHANG- FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING – GAMBANG CAMPUS, 26300- KUANTAN-PAHANG- MALAYSIA

Tel (home):

006********** (Malaysia)

Tel (Mobile):

006********** (Malaysia)

Email:

*******@*****.*** & ********@***.***.**

2.ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL PARTICULARS

(a)Brief Profile

I am a staff in the railway company in Iraq. I received my Bachelor in Civil Engineering from the Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Tikrit University, Tikrit, Iraq in 1999. I received my Master of Science degree from the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University Malaysia Pahang Malaysia, Malaysia in 2017. I served as engineer in Baiji Gas Turbine Power Plant, Baiji, Iraq from March 2000 to Jun 2002 and served as Seiner engineer and project manager in Baiji railway station in Iraq from 2002 to 2012. I served as a project manager of building Al-fathaa railway bridge from September, 2012 till June, 2014. I have joined the Iraqi Engineering Union since 1999, Association of Railway company, Iraq since 2002.

(b)Field of Specialization

Civil Engineering (BIM applications in the construction projects)

(c)Academic Qualifications

Degree:

Bachelor of Engineering (BENG)

Field of study:

Civil (General Civil Engineering)

Institution:

University of Tikrit

Country:

Iraq

Year obtained:

1999

Graduation Project:

Design a water supply Station for Tikrit University

Degree:

Master in Engineering Sciences (MSc)

Field of study:

Civil/ BIM implementation requirements in the construction projects

Institution:

University Malaysia Pahang

Country:

Malaysia

Year obtained:

2017

Dissertation Title:

BIM implementation requirements for Iraqi construction firms

(d) Honors and Awards

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Institution Awarded

Date Obtained

Reasons for Awarding

1

Director General of Railways

2004

The outstanding efforts in developing the railway performance

2

Director General of Railways

2005

The outstanding efforts in developing the railway performance

3

Director General of Railways

2006

Outstanding efforts to protect the railway lines from the Sandstorms

4

Director General of Railways

2007

Outstanding efforts to manage the eastern area railway

5

Director General of Railways

2008

Outstanding efforts to transfer the crude oil from Baiji refinery to Haditha refinery by train for the first time in the railway history

6

Director General of Railways

2012

Outstanding efforts to manage the project al-fatha' bridge on the Tigris river

(e)Membership of Professional Bodies

1- Member in Iraqi Engineering Union since 1999.

2- Member in Association of Iraqi railway company, Iraq since 2002.

(f)Language Proficiency

Very good in spoken and written English

Fluent in spoken and written Arabic

3. CAREER DETAILS

(a) Academic Positions Held

1- 2002-2014 (Senior engineer in the railway company) Baiji railway station, Baiji, Iraq.

2- October, 2014- January, 2017 master student in Faculty of Civil Engineering, University Malaysia PAHANG, Pahang, Malaysia.

(b) Professional/Industrial Positions Held

1- 2000-2002 Engineer, Baiji Gas Turbine Power Plant, supervision on the service buildings and turbine hall.

2- 2002-2005 supervising engineer on the construction project of railway Baiji - Mosul.

3- 2005-2007 Director of Civil Engineering' department in Railways Eastern Region.

4- 2007-2009 Director of Railway in the eastern region in addition to the direct supervision of the projects of railway lines in the eastern region.

5- 2009-2012 The resident engineer on Baiji Baghdad railway project and supervisor of the Baiji Mosul' Railway project.

6- 2012-2014 project manager of Al fatha bridge

7- October 2014- January 2017 master student in University Malaysia Pahang

(c) Additional skills

1. A good user for AutoCAD software.

2. A good user for Revit software.

3. A good user for Naviswork software.

4. A good user of the Fusion software.

5. Professional user of Microsoft word and Excel.

4.List of Publications (in chronological order, starting with most recent)

A. Journals papers

1. Benefits and Barriers of BIM Adoption in the Iraqi Construction Firms. Hussein M Hamada, Ahmad Haron, Zahrizan Zakaria. International Journal of Innovative Research in Advanced Engineering. (IJIRAE) ISSN: 2349-2763 Issue 08, Volume 3.

2. A comprehensive study of 4D/BIM applications in the construction (review paper). Hussein M Hamada, Ahmad Haron, Zahrizan Zakaria. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (Under review).

3. Implementation requirements of BIM in the Iraqi construction companies. Part1. Hussein M. Hamada, Ahmad Haron, Zahrizan Zakaria. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (Under review).

4. Validation of the implementation requirements of BIM in the Iraqi construction companies. Part 2. Hussein M. Hamada, Ahmad Haron, Zahrizan Zakaria. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (Under review).

B. Conferences papers

5. Critical Success Factors (CSFs) to adoption of BIM in the planning stage within Iraqi construction companies. Hussein M Hamada, Ahmad Haron, Zahrizan Zakaria. International conference of postgraduate Education (ICPE-7 2016).

6. Implementation of BIM in the planning phase within Iraqi construction

companies. Hussein M Hamada, Ahmad Haron, Zahrizan Zakaria. “National Geoscience Conference (NGC) 2016”

7. Challenges and Obstacles of Adoption BIM Technology in the Construction Industry in Iraq. Hussein M Hamada, Ahmad Haron, Zahrizan Zakaria. National Conference for Postgraduate Research (NCON-PGR) 2016.

8. Factors affecting of BIM application in the construction firms in Iraq (case study). Hussein M Hamada, Ahmad Haron, Zahrizan Zakaria. International Conference on Sustainable Construction and Structures (ISuCOS 2016).

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