Engineer Design

Dear Sir,

I am applying for the position “Senior Estimator”. I believe that this position and the skills required are an excellent match with my experience and abilities

You will see from my CV that I am a civil engineer working for URS/Contrack which is a contractor for The Egyptian Air Force under the supervision of The US Army Corps of Engineers. I work as a lead estimator. I also work as a “PMP” freelancer instructor. I have extensive academic background and experience that will make me an appropriate candidate.

I am PMP certified and I am also an MBA graduate at Edinburgh business School – Heriot – Watt University.

I have enclosed my resume for your review and I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Nivine Guindy

83 Misr and Sudan St.

Hadaik El Kobba

Cairo, Egypt.

E-mail: ***********@*****.***

Cell: 012-********

Date: March 2012

Curriculum Vitae

General Information:

Name: Nivine Nabil Messak Guindy

Address: 83 Misr and Sudan St., Hadaik El Kobba- Cairo, Egypt.

E-mail: ***********@*****.***

Telephone Number: 002-***-**** 1674, 002 02 2682 6179

Education:

• MBA with Distinction - Edinburgh Business School – Heriot Watt University- June 2011 including: Strategic Planning, Competitive Strategies, Marketing, Economics, Finance, Making Strategies Work, Accounting, and Organizational Behavior.

• Construction Engineering Diploma, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University June 1998.

Graduation Grade: Very Good

Project: Organization Structures

Project Grade: Distinction

• B.Sc. Civil Structure Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University – June 1994.

Graduation Grade: Very Good with honor degree.

Project: Reinforced concrete structures

Project Grade: Distinction

• Project Management Professional Certificate (PMP) – certified by PMI in the USA – October 2007

• STS course (safety trained supervisor course) with STS official certificate from CCHEST (Council on Certification of Health Environmental and Safety Technologists).

• 30-Hour OSHA course (Occupational Safety and Health training course).

• Project Management Certificate – AUC – Spring 2004

• Numerous Professional Certificates through Kaplan Edueering

Work Experience:

• URS/Contrack - Pacer Forge Joint Venture - Facility Support Services Egypt (URS Corporation) – Phase 2, 3, & 4 - June 2001 - present:

o Lead Estimator reporting to the Project Engineer February 2007 up till now:

Responsible for Performing site surveys.

Preparing scope of work, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.

Quantity take-off from blueprints

Providing quotations for material whether imported or local.

Reviewing deliverables prepared by team before passing to client.

Estimating resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.

Planning and scheduling project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.

Preparing cost estimate, additional work, and initial project schedule for design build projects up to $5 million

Identifying and managing project dependencies and critical path.

Negotiating Budget and schedule with client (US Army Corps of Engineers)

Delegating tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.

Ensuring project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.

o Deputy Engineering Manager November 2005 – February 2007:

Responsible for following up the progress of submittals

o Senior civil design engineer and acting as Technical Office Manager June 2001 – November 2005: Responsible for structural, HVAC, and plumbing design using the American standards, revision of technical data sheets, survey and estimation, filing, and daily progress reports.

• Structure Design Engineer – Technical office - Taba Heights (Orascom) - March 1997 - June2001: Responsible for structure design and coordination for an 18 holes golf course.

• Soletanche Bachy Egypte - The greater Cairo Metro Line 2 – Phase 2- May 1996 - March 1997: Responsible for daily and weekly reports.

• Structure Design Engineer - Touristic and Real Estate Constructions company (TOURISCON) - November 1994 – May 1996: Responsible for structure and plumbing design.

• Civil Design Engineer - Dr. Moustafa Korashi’s office - August 1994-October 1994.

• Trainee - Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Soliman’s Office - July 1993 – August 1993.

Language:

Arabic (mother tongue)

English (fluent – Ielts – General training 7.5)

Computer Skills:

AutoCAD, Excel, Word, power point, and primavera.

References:

• Patrick B. Mitchell: Director, International Operations - .Infrastructure Business Unit – URS – Washington Division – cell phone 208-***-****

• Maroun Ghabache – Project Engineer – Pacer Forge Facility Support - URS – Washington Division – cell phone 002-***-****-** 70

• Sherif Rizk - Resident Engineer – Cairo Resident Office - US Army Corps of Engineers – cell phone 002-***-****-** 08

• Moataz Darweesh – Commercial Director – Shell Egypt –Part Time Instructor – AUC Management Center – EBS – MBA certified Instructor – cell phone 002-***-**** 1004

• Ahmed Elbadrawy – Business Development Manager – Medmark - Part Time Instructor – AUC Management Center – EBS – MBA certified Instructor – cell phone 002-***-**** 9115

• Dr. Ihab Fanous - Senior Structures Analyst - Candu Energy Inc.- 905-***-**** x36476

Other Interests:

Leader of a charity service team for 4 years concerning: Encouraging team members to use their minds and imagination. Mentoring members and training them to replace me whenever my time was out. Encouraging members to open up together, act as one family, and have one goal. Reminding them now and then for their main goal and how they will achieve it. I am also interested in reading about unconscious mind, body language, characters, equilibrium, how to make a speech, and how to achieve your goals.

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