Experience

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  World Bank

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Consultant: World ESF Quality Assurance + Project Reviewer - Climate Change A...

    • Aug 2019 - Present
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    Technical reviewer of assigned projects/ programs submitted to the Climate Change Adaptation Fund/ World Bank

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  Consultant/ Self-Employed

  • USA, Kuwait, Lebanon

  • International Expert: Environment & Sustainable Development, Research Man...

    • Jan 2018 - Present
    • USA, Kuwait, Lebanon

    BRIEF35 years of experience with rich achievement records in the areas of environment and sustainable development (natural resources), science & technology R&D management, and civil engineering (geotechnical,geo-environmental,structural) practice/research/teaching.A team player with excel...

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  Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research

  • Kuwait

  • Special Contract – Director General Office/ Science and Technology Sector

    • Jan 2010 - Sep 2017
    • Kuwait

    Main duties included the following:o Research project proposal development, review and evaluation/ appraisal o Research Management/ Policy/ Planningo Preparation of the annual KISR Board of Trustees (BOT) reporto Project Leader of the Reverse Engineering Project at KISRo Technical cooperation and...

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  UN Environment

  • Bahrain

  • Natural Resources Program Officer & Regional Coordinator for the UNCCD SR...

    • Oct 2004 - Jan 2010
    • Bahrain

    In coordination with the Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for Environment (CAMRE)/ League of Arab States (LAS), the GCC Secretariat and concerned ministries in the West Asia region countries, carried out the following duties/ responsibilities:o Technical support and capacity building on sust...

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  Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research

  • Kuwait

  • Principal Project Analyst

    • Aug 1992 - Oct 2004
    • Kuwait

    Main duties included the following:o Research project proposal preparation and evaluation; o Research projects execution and monitoring;o Scientific research (R&D) and technology promotion and policy studies;o Strategic and operational planning;o Linkage of Scientific research (R&D) outco...

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  Mississippi State University

  • United States

  • 01/87-12/91 Graduate and Post-Doctoral Researcher/ Instructor, Civil and Aero...

    • Jan 1987 - Dec 1991
    • United States

    Duties included the successful realization of the following:o PhD degree requirements in the structural and geotechnical/ geo-environmental areaso PhD Dissertation research project on cold-formed-steel structures - Structural engineering areao PhD Dissertation research project proposal and labora...

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  Louisiana State University

  • United States

  • Graduate Research - Civil Engineering Department (1/84-8/85) and Nuclear Scie...

    • Jan 1984 - Dec 1986
    • United States

    Duties included the successful realization of the following:o Requirements of Master of Science (MS)/ Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the Geotechnical and Geo-environmental areaso MS Degree thesis research project entitled “The role of soil activity in miscible organic contaminant transport”o Speci...

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  Al-Sharqi Carpentry Factory

  • Kuwait

  • 10/77-08/79 Manager and Designer

    • Oct 1977 - Aug 1979
    • Kuwait
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  Ministry of Education - Bteikhnay Public School...

  • Lebanon

  • 10/71-08/77 Math, Science and English Teacher

    • Oct 1971 - Aug 1977
    • Lebanon