CURRICULUM VITAE 1. PERSONAL DATA Name: Dr.Alaa Salman PhD, PMP, P.Eng (Ontario-Canada) Date of Birth: Dec.29/1969 Place of Birth: Baghdad - Iraq Nationality: Canadian Contact Address: Sultanate of Oman, Muscat, Sultan Qaboos University, Street: 7, House:22 Tel (home): + 96824414687 Tel (Mobile): + 96891780213 Fax : N/A Email: dr.alaaobaidi@gmail.com; salman.a@squ.edu.om 2. ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL PARTICULARS (a) Field of Specialization: Building Engineering, Construction Engineering and Management (b) Academic Qualifications: PhD, Building Engineering, 2011, Concordia University, Canada, Reliability- Based Management of Water Distribution Networks M.Eng, Building Engineering, 2006, Concordia University, Canada BSc Building and Construction Engineering, 1992, University of Technology, Iraq (c) Academic Honors and Awards Best research, Misurata University, 2014 (d) Membership of Professional Bodies Professional Engineers Ontario License (PEO), P.Eng., 01/09 Project Management Institute (PMI), PMP, 08/09 1
(e) Language Proficiency English and Arabic, fluent 3. CAREER DETAILS (a) Academic Positions Held Visiting Consultant, Civil and Architectural Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, Period (09/14- now) Lecturer, Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Misurata University, Libya, Period (10/12-06/14) Lecturer, Civil Engineering, Project Management Department, Libyan Academy for Higher Education, Libya, Period (10/12-06/14) Teacher, Civil Engineering Technology Department, Ahfad Al Shuhada- Intermediate Vocational Center, Libya, Period (10/97-04/01) (b) Professional/Industrial Positions Held Asset Management Leader, Asset Management Department, UEMConsulting, Canada, Period (04/11-03/12) Asset Management Engineer, Asset Management Department, AECOM, Canada, Period (01/09-04/11) Civil Engineer, Construction Engineering Department, Asem Al Jawaheri Contract Bureau, Iraq, Period (09/92-04/97) 4. Teaching (a) Summary of Courses Taught CIVL 5204, Engineering Economic: Sultan Qaboos University CIVL 5336, Construction Management: Sultan Qaboos University CIVIL 2401, Professional Practice and Ethics: Sultan Qaboos University CIVIL 502, Project Management: Misurata University CIVIL 406, Engineering Economic: Misurata University CIVIL 540, Engineering Asset Management: Misurata University CIVIL 541, Construction Process: Misurata University CIVIL 546, Engineering Risk Management: Misurata University CIVIL 542, Estimating Construction Cost: Misurata University 2
EPM 505, Operation Management: Libyan Academy for Higher Education EPM 507, Engineering Project Management: Libyan Academy for Higher Education ENGR 301, Engineering Management Principles and Economic: Concordia University (b) Research Students Supervised/Trained Undergraduate Students: 13 students (c) Training PhD in University Teaching, Concordia University, Canada, Period (01/06-04/06) Moodel for Professors, Concordia University, Canada, Period (03/08-03/08) Pipe Inspection and Coding, AECOM, Canada, Period (12/10-12/10) 5. RESEARCH (a) Research Interests Decision support systems for infrastructure projects (i.e. water main& sewer networks, pumps, water& sewer treatment plants, bridges, roads, dams), hydro projects (i.e. transformers, switches, primary& secondary cables, structures, and poles), and oil& gas projects (i.e. pipes, pumps, and refineries) as follows: Identify a customer and/or environmental level of services, Develop a technical level of service based on the customer and/or environmental level of services, Forecast future demand, Assess asset and/ or network reliability, Identify asset and business risks, Develop asset management lifecycle strategies, Select the cost effective rehabilitation method(s), Optimize the schedule of rehabilitation activities, and Perform asset management enablers (i.e. plans, systems, tools, and quality) (b) Publications/Citations Data Journals: 2 Conference Papers: 7 Others: 1 (Municipal World Magazine) 3
(c) Participation in Regional & International Conferences ATENIR Conference, Athens- Greece. May 2014. Ontario Water Works Association conference, Windsor- Canada, May 2010. Construction Research Congress (ASCE), Banff, Alberta, Canada, 2010. No-Dig conference, Toronto, Canada, 2009. ASCE International Pipelines and Trenchless Technology Conference, Shanghai, China, 2009. 6. SERVICE (a) Invited Presentations at Scientific Meetings/Workshops How to preset your graduation project? Misurata University - Libya, 2014 PMP Exam Preparations, AECOM, Mississauga- Canada, 2012 Decision Making Theory, Canadian Iraqi Engineers, Mississauga- Canada, 2011 PMP Exam Preparations, AECOM, Mississauga- Canada, 2010 PMP Exam Preparations, Canadian Iraqi Engineers, Mississauga- Canada, 2010 (b) University Service Misurata University, Libya, (10/12-06/14) Quality Management Member, Quality Management Boards of College of Engineering, graduation projects: reports and presentations- checking and assisting Libyan Innovation Prize, Libya, (04/13-01/14): Member Committee (c) Public Service Member, Canadian Iraq Engineers and Architects- Canada, Period (9/09-8/12) The Arabic Community Center of Toronto - Canada, Period (01/10-8/12) 7. List of Publications (a) International Refereed Journals Salman, A.; Moselhi, O.; and Zayed, T. Scheduling Model for Rehabilitation of Distribution Networks Using MINLP Programming., J. Constr. Eng. Manage., 139(5), ASCE (USA), Page: 498 509, 2013. Zayed, T.; Salman, A.; and Basha, I. The Impact on Environment of Underground Infrastructure Utility Work. Journal of Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis (UK), Vol.7 (3), Page: 199-210, 2011. 4
(b) Conference Papers Salman, A. Risk Management Model for Buried Infrastructure Utilities., ATNIR, Athens- Greece, May 2014, ATNIR- Greece. Salman, A. Assessing Risk and Investing in the Interests of the Community- Developing Capital Project Plan for Hydro Distribution Networks. Municipal World Magazine, January 2012 Energy Issue, Municipal World -Canada. Salman, A. et.al. Risk Management Strategy for Water Distribution Networks. Ontario Water Works Association conference, May 201, Windsor- Canada. Moselhi, Zayed, Khan, and Salman, Community-Driven and Reliability-Based Budget Allocation for Water Networks. Construction Research Congress (ASCE), 2010, Banff- Canada. Salman, A.; Zayed, T.; and Moselhi, O. Reliability Assessment of Water Distribution Network. No-Dig conference, 2009, Toronto- Canada. Salman, A.; Zayed, T.; and Moselhi, O. Scheduling Model for Rehabilitation of Water Distribution. No-Dig conference, 2009, Toronto, Canada. Moselhi, O.; Zayed, T.; and Salman, A. Selection Method for Rehabilitation of distribution Networks. ASCE International Pipelines and Trenchless Technology Conference, 2009, Shanghai-China. Zayed, T. and Salman, A. Environmental Impact Assessment of Water/Sewer Rehabilitation Techniques, Alexandria University conference, Dec. 2008, Alexandria -Egypt. 5