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Location:
Al Ain, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Posted:
May 26, 2020

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Basel Ahmad AlAraj

Irrigation Management Engineer

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056-*******

Email: addfkm@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION M.Sc. Soil and Irrigation Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, 1997

B.Sc. Soil and Irrigation Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, 1994

PROFESSIONAL 09/2016 – Present. Assistant Project Manager and Irrigation Management Engineer, HISTORY Dubai Miracle Garden, Dubai, U.A.E.

07/2002 – 09/2016. Irrigation Management Engineer, International Center for Biosaline Agriculture, Dubai, U.A.E.

10/1999 – 06/2002. Senior Irrigation Engineer, AlQattara Irrigation Establishment, AlAin, U.A.E.

10/1997 – 09/1999. Irrigation Engineer, AlTakaddom for Irrigation and Well Drilling Establishment, AlAin, U.A.E.

09/1994 – 08/1997. Assistant Lecturer, Soil and Irrigation Science Department, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.

EXPERIENCE

Dubai Miracle Garden

• Design the irrigation system for the whole garden

• Manage the security staff, fleet staff, administration staff and the store system International Center for Biosaline Agriculture

• Operate the central irrigation management control system for salt water and treated Wastewater.

• Supervise the field workers including the plantation process of the experiments as Forages, perennials and annuals.

• Monitor the climate data, soil water content and soil salinity data base.

• Develop the irrigation schedules to meet the requirements of the research programs.

• Inspect and maintain the automated irrigation system in accordance with the planned Operational maintenance schedule.

• Conduct daily observations of water quality / salination.

• Install additional irrigation systems as required.

• Design landscape projects including the irrigation systems and drainage as well and Prepare the required drawings and BOQ.

• Collect information of the ground water for ICBA site as well as for the farms in the Different emirates.

Help in data analysis and do the required coordination with the supervisors.

• Help in many projects that were conducted outside ICBA like Petroleum development of Oman (PDO), Environment Agency of Abu Dhabi (EAD) and Abu Dhabi Farmers Service Center (ADFSC).

AlQattara Irrigation Establishment

• Design the automated irrigation systems and prepare the drawings.

• Prepare the BOQ.

• Install the different types of the irrigation systems as Asbestos Cement Pipes (AC Pipes), Glass Reinforced plastic Fittings (GRP) and poly Vinyl Pipes (PVC).

• Design and execute landscape projects for some villas and houses.

• Design and install the irrigation system for the U.A.E University football court.

• Cost estimate and pricing of the tenders.

AlTakaddom for Irrigation and Well Drilling

• Design and install all the irrigation systems.

• Prepare the drawings as well as the BOQ.

• Install 8” and 12” PVC pipes from the main tanks to the farms. University of Jordan

• Help in teaching some courses like soil fertility and fertilizers and practical course in soil.

• Teaching the laboratory section of the soil fertility and fertilizers course and making most Of the nutrients chemical analysis.

COMPUTER SKILLS

• Software: Microsoft offices and AutoCAD.

• Operating System: Windows.

MEMBERSHIP

• Member of Jordanian Agricultural Engineers Association.

• Member of the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation. LANGUAGES

• English: Excellent spoken, reading, listening and writing.

• Arabic: Mother tongue.

PERSONAL DATA

• Date of Birth: March 12, 1971.

• Marital Status: Married.

• U.A.E. Driving license available.

TRAININGS ORGANIZED

1- Reclamation of Salt Affected Soils for Sustainable Agriculture. Joint training organized by International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), Dubai, April 2003. 2- Water Leak Detection and Irrigation Modeling. Joint training organized by Jordan Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Amman, May 2004.

3- Land Degradation Detection Using the Remote Sensing. Workshop organized by Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Land Degradation (ACSAD) with the cooperation of University of Trier in Germany (GTZ), Damascus, August 2005. 4- Capacity Building in Integrated Management of Saline Water Resources for Forage Production in WANA Region. Workshop organized by International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) – UAE, General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research (GCSAR), Syria, September, 2006.

5- Working Group Workshop on Irrigation and Soil Management and Modelling. Workshop organized by International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) – UAE, General Commission for Scientific Agriculture Research (GCSAR), Syria, August 2007. 6- Irrigation Systems Design. Workshop organized by Center of Excellence in Water Resources Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, March 2009. 7- Regional Training Course on Isotops and Chemical Data Interpretation for Water Resources Assessments. Workshop organized by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) with cooperation of Jordan Government through Water Authority, Ministry of water and Irrigation, Amman, Jordan, August 2015.

THESIS

AlAraj, B. A. 1997. The Effect of Sewage Sludge Application and Method of Seeding on the Yield of Barley Using Surface and Sprinkler Irrigation Systems at Al-Muwaqqar Area. M.Sc. Thesis, Department of Soil and Irrigation, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. PROJECTS DONE

2001, UAE University Footbal Court. Design and install the irrigation system plus planting the turf grass. 2003, Design and install the irrigation system for Petroleum development of Oman project which includes sprinklers, bubblers and drippers systems. 2004, Design and install the expansion section of the irrigation system for the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture which includes sprinklers, bubblers and drippers systems. 2005, Design and install the irrigation system for Gareen AlEish rest area of H.H. Shiekh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan which includes sprinklers, bubblers and drippers systems. 2006, Design the irrigation system for one of the rest areas of H.H. Shiekh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoom.

2010, Design and supervise the installation of the irrigation system for Abu Dhabi Farmers Service Center (ADFSC) which includes sprinklers, bubblers and drippers systems. 2011, Design the irrigation system for the agricultural experimental station in Qatar for the Ministry of Environment which includes sprinklers, bubblers and drippers systems. 2012, Design the irrigation system for the agricultural experimental station in the northern emirates for the Ministry of water and Environment which includes sprinklers, bubblers and drippers systems. 2012, Participate in the water strategy study of Abu Dhabi Emirate. 2012, Participate in the treated wastewater strategy study of UAE. 2013, Safe disposal project of brine water for the Reverse Osmosis (RO) machines. 2014, Conduct an experiment in using brine water for aquaculture purposes using RO machines. 2015, Design the irrigation system of an agricultural experimental station in Saudi Arabia for King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) which includes sprinklers, bubblers and drippers systems.



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