FISAL HAMMOUDA
Chicago, IL
adlx0h@r.postjobfree.com
More than 25 years of solid experience with consulting, engineering, and construction firms serving the Aviation, power and energy, as well as wide range of industrial, commercial, institutional, and government facilities. Managed operations, marketing, and sales with fortune 500 companies. Responsible for preparing short and long term plans and budgets, negotiating with clients, consultants, and contractors, and managing the execution. was stationed in London and The Hague for few years. A few of my strong skills are:
oEffective Leadership
oStakeholder Management
oProject Management
oDelivery on target time and budget
oOptimizing Project Execution Strategy
oTeam Building
oTeam Alignment
oNegotiations
oPresentations to all levels
oProject Estimate Optimization
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Creative Engineering Company, LISLE, IL
MEP & CM September 1986 - Present
Principal / Consultant
oDirect all projects of up to $200M in construction costs. Projects are throughout the USA, Romania, Saudi Arabia and Egypt
oManaged more than 50 projects at Midway Airport, O'Hare Airport, Lambert- St Louis as well as other airports. Projects included; cargo handling facilities, terminal gate area, baggage handling area, fueling, deicing and waste treatment stations.
oManaged hundred's of school projects (K-12) including Chicago Public Schools and Detroit Public Schools.
oPerformed scoping, conceptual designs, risk analysis, budgeting, estimating, researching codes, industry searches
oPrepare specifications and procurement packages for compressors, heat exchangers, boilers, valve stations, pumps, pressure vessels and piping
oTrained mechanical, electrical and fire protection engineers for sizing pipes, surveying pipes, selecting pipe and materials
oInspected existing systems to maintain integrity and safety as well as compliance with codes and standards
oCoordinated internal technical reviews and worked with clients and vendors
oProvided leadership for up to a 25-person staff as well as sub-contractors and hold P&L responsibility
oOversee all finances, business development, marketing, human resources and administrative affairs
oExpand company clientele from Chicago-based to regional, national and international base
oExecute full engineering, procurement and construction management services to wide range of industries
SAMPLE PROJECTS
Airport
* Southwest Airlines – provided engineering services for renovation and addition ground support and maintenance facilities, $20M
Northwest Orient Airlines - provided engineering services for new cargo handling facility at O’Hare Airport, $18M
Flying Tiger - provided engineering services for new cargo handling facility at O’Hare Airport, $18M
Midway Airline – provided engineering services for new flight simulation centers, $20M
Host Marriott Services at Lambert St Louis Airport (16 restraunts)
Southwest Airlines Gates 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12and 16 at Midway Airport
United Airlines Flight kitchen, O'Hare Airport
American Airlines Office remodeling, O'Hare Airport
Education
District 204, Naperville IL – provided full engineering and construction management services for 10 new elementary schools of total 1M ft with $100M budget
Chicago Public Schools - provided architectural and engineering services on capital projects: Lindblom College Prep Academy, $35M; 30 elementary/high school facilities, $150M
City of Chicago Colleges – provided engineering services for renovation capital projects: Kennedy College, Wright College and Daly College, $10M total
Power Generation
Danube Tire Company, Romania - preparing feasibility studies and procurement packages for 3 – 20 megawatt gas turbines with heat recovery boilers. $60M
Kankakee Mental Health Facility – provided architectural and engineering services for 2 megawatt gas-electrical generator for emergency/peak demand, $6M
Recreational Facilities
Mount Prospect Park District - provided engineering services for new 90,000 ft facilities, $20M
Chicago Park District - provided engineering services for renovating 26 parks to meet building code and ADA requirements, $26M
Malls/ Retail
Willow Creek Mall (IL) - provided engineering services for a new 40 acres (1Million ft ) mall, $250M
Staples (nationwide) - provided engineering services for 3 prototype retail facilities and 20 additional retail stores
Prisons/Correction Facilities
Stateville Penitentiary (maximum-security) - provided engineering and construction management services for security/fire-alarm system using fiber-optics and video-monitoring technology, $6M
Sheridan Correctional Facility - provided architectural, engineering and construction management services for replacement of heating system and 200 prison windows, $3M
Hospitals
Medina Maternity Hospital – provided engineering services for 200 bed facility, $20M
North Shore Group (IL and IN) – provided engineering and construction management services for four outpatient surgical units, $20M
EDUCATION
Wichita State University, MS Engineering Mechanics
Cairo University, MS Aeronautical Engineering
Cairo University, BS Aeronautical Engineering
LICENSES and Memberships
Registered Professional Engineer, Illinois No. 062.033437
Member PMI
ASHRAE
LANGUAGES
oEnglish
oGerman
Arabic