Hany Elsawah

Address: 121 Lafayette Road, #530 ▪ Syracuse, NY, 13205

▪ Cell Phone: 315.418.9295 ▪ E-mail: helsawah@hotmail.com

Project Management Professional (PMP) with over 28 years of progressive experience in the construction and project management related tasks, particularly planning, scheduling, cost control and contract administration. Experienced in developing and managing project control systems and related practices. Proven ability to combine vision, leadership, communication, decision making, negotiation, work ethics with high standards of professionalism, and effective commitment to pursue and complete complex assignments. Successfully reduced a project budget by 10%. Effectively managed a World Bank (WB) project with a budget of $50 million for approximately 500 active funded projects.

§    Construction Management	§    Project Management	§    Contract Administration
§    Decision making	§    Effective Communication	§    Negotiation
§    Schedule Development	§    Work Breakdown Structure	§    Earned Value Management
§    Schedule Control	§    Cost Control	§    Leadership
§    Change Management	§    Team Management

Concordia University     04/12 - 08/15

Collaborative Project for Developing Decision Support System for Integrated Municipal Intervention Plans

Visiting Professor

§    Effectively contributed to the development of a decision support system for integrated municipal intervention plans for the City of Montreal.

§    Developed a decision support system for integrated intervention plans for sustainable municipal infrastructure.

§    Guest speaker in graduate classes in the field of project management.

§    Presented and participated in several conferences in USA and Canada.

Education Development Fund (EDF)                   01/10 - 03/12

Director of the Technical Office

§    Developed EDF’s strategic plan and project plans that achieve EDF’s strategic objectives.

§    Assisted the director in solving problems acquiring specialized skills and technical knowledge.

§    Developed project monitoring and control documents and procedures.

§    Monitored and evaluated the quality and timely completion of project outputs periodically.

§    Produced quarterly project controls reports including technical and financial reports.

§    Managed and lead the technical team to deliver a high quality of responsive technical assistance.

Project Manager, Nile Egyptian Schools Project (NES)

§    Developed project plans and revised them as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.

§    Managed the project budget, change control processes and prepared project performance reports.

§    Consistently controlled project budget and reduced project budget by 10%.

§    Developed and implemented control procedures to ensure that the project will be delivered on time, according to approved budget and with the defined specifications.

§    Maintained records of all cost tracking system and adhered to project requirements.

§    Managed the Project Change Orders.

§    Managed all project managerial requirements.

Higher Education Enhancement Project (HEEP), WB funded Project ($50M)      03/03 - 12/09

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Consultant

§    Developed the project’s Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) framework and ensured that the monitoring framework is sound and supports reporting on results and performance against its strategic objectives.

§    Ensured all activities have an appropriate M&E framework and developed action plans in collaboration with WB team and project managers.

§    Contributed the development of project results framework.

§    Overseen a portfolio of 500 funded projects with a budget of $50 million.

§    Conducted a routine M&E reviews of the quality and timely completion of the project outputs against agreed project strategic objectives as included in the project aide memoire.

§    Lead the development of the semi-annual and annual M&E reports against consolidated performance indicators and reported results to various project stakeholders.

§    Produced periodic financial reports that reflected project financial performance.

§    Provided technical assistance and coaching to project managers to ensure M&E approaches meet project needs.

§    Periodically assessing project challenges and risks and developing risk mitigation plans.

§    Conducted impact assessment and beneficiary survey for the project.

§    Lead learning events and workshops on evaluation and impact assessment & beneficiary survey for the project.

§    Produced the implementation and completion reports (ICR) according to the WB standards.

§    Collaborated with the teams of WB periodic supervision missions to support evaluation processes.

§    Communicated project results and lessons learned from evaluations to various project stakeholders.

ATACOM Company                 01/99 - 03/03

Project Management Consultant

§    Provided professional consulting services for governmental agencies, construction firms, petroleum companies, etc. in areas such as planning, tendering, contracting, monitoring and controlling of construction projects.

§    Conducted professional training programs in Project Management Professional Programs (PMP).

§    Conducted training programs on Primavera software for professional engineers and project managers.

EPM Consultancy                                                                                       09/93 - 12/98

Project Control Manager

§    Managed different construction projects (e.g. industrial, building and touristic projects).

§    Managed and lead project team to ensure achieving the project objectives.

§    Conducted weekly project meetings to review the progress of the projects and taking the appropriate decisions.

§    Reviewed tender documents for construction projects.

§    Reviewed and evaluated contractors’ bids.

Case Western Reserve University                                                                             09/91 - 09/93

Researcher, Civil Engineering Department, 

§    Post graduate studies in the field of management of construction projects.

§    Conducted research in the field of bidding strategies for construction projects.

EPM Consultancy                                                                                 09/88 - 09/91

Project Scheduler

§    Managed different construction projects (e.g. industrial, building and touristic projects).

§    Conducted weekly project meetings to review the progress of the projects and taking the appropriate decisions.

§    Developed consolidated technical reports progress.

§    Reviewed tender documents for construction projects.

§    Reviewed and evaluated contractors’ bids.

§    Strengthened the project management capabilities and use of project management software for project managers and professional engineers.

CEGMAN Consultant Engineering Group                                   01/85 - 09/88

Senior Structural Engineer

§    Designed construction projects that meet the guidelines and specifications of building codes and regulations.

§    Reviewed and approved the structural designs for construction projects.

§    Prepared specifications and contract documents for building projects.

ElOseily Consulting                                    09/82 - 12/84

Structural Engineer

§    Designed construction projects that meet the guidelines and specifications of building codes and regulations;

§    Prepared specifications for building projects.

 

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA/ Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt

§    Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) – Project Management.        06/94

Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), Cleveland, Ohio, USA                      09/91 - 09/93

§    Post graduate courses – Construction Project Management

Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

§    Master of Science (M.Sc.) – Civil/Structural Engineering       11/87

§    Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) – Structural/Civil Engineering       06/82

§    Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI, USA: (Certification No. 20038, November 1999).

§    Member of the Project Management Institute (PMI), USA.

§    Primavera P6, Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project.

§    English, French and Arabic.

Journal Publications

·               El-Sawah, H., Bakry, I., and Moselhi, O., (2015) “Decision Support Model for Integrated Risk Assessment and Prioritization of Municipal Infrastructure”, Journal of Pipeline Systems, Under Review.

·               Atef, A., El-Sawah, H., Karimian, F., Zayed, T., and Moselhi, O., (2015) “Forecasting the Remaining Useful Life of Water Pipelines Using Stepwise Regression and Artificial Neural Networks”, Journal of Pipeline Systems, Under Review.

·               El-Sawah, H., Moselhi, O., (2014) “Comparative Study in the Use of Neural Networks for Order of Magnitude Cost Estimating in Construction”, ITcon at http://www.itcon.org Vol. 19, pp. 462 –473.

·               El-Sawah, H., (2007) “Measuring Project Success in the Egyptian Construction Industry”, the Engineering Research Journal, Faculty of Engineering, Matareia, Cairo, Volume 112, August 2007.

·               Abbas, A., El-Sawah, H., and Hosny, O., (2007) “Development of a Conceptual Model for Cost Estimating and Budgeting of Building Projects in Egypt”, the Engineering Research Journal, Faculty of Engineering, Matareia, Cairo, Volume 111, June 2007.

·               El-Samadony, A., El-Sawah, H. and Farrag, M., (2006) “The Cost Of Quality In The Egyptian Construction Industry”, the Journal of Housing & Building National Research Center, Volume 2, Number 3, December 2006.

·               El-Sawah, H. (2006) “Strategies for Managing Project Stakeholders in the Egyptian Construction Industry”, Journal of Engineering and Applied Science, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Volume 53, Number 2, April 2006.

·               Aly M., El-Sawah, H., Salah, O., El-Samadony, A. (2005), “Implementation of Quality Management Systems in the Egyptian Construction Industry”, Semianr about Quality Control Systems in Engineering Projects, Tunisia, 2005.

·               Ismail, M., El-Sawah, H., El-Degwy, W. (2003) “Guidelines for Developing a Successful Business Plan for the Egyptian Engineering Consultancy Firms”, the Engineering Research Journal, Faculty of Engineering, Matareia, Cairo, Volume 89, December 2003.

·               Abdel Aziz, H., El-Sawah, H. and El-Samadony, A. (2003) “Assessment and Evaluation of Contractor Data: Criteria for Contractor Bid Evaluation & Selection”, the Engineering Research Journal, Faculty of Engineering, Matareia, Cairo, Volume 88, August 2003.

·               Aly M., El-Sawah, H., Salah, O., El-Samadony, A., (2002) “Measuring the Success of TQM Adoption in the Egyptian Construction Industry”, the Engineering Research Journal, Faculty of Engineering, Matareia, Cairo, Volume 80, February 2002.

·               Aly M., El-Sawah, H., Salah, O., El-Samadony, A. (2002) “A Model for the Development of the Egyptian Firms to Compete in the Global Market”, the Engineering Research Journal, Faculty of Engineering, Matareia, Cairo, Volume 90, April 2002.

·               El-Sawah, H., and Mokhtar, A., (2000) “Analysis of the Bid Evaluation Models According to the Egyptian Law 89/1998 and the International Practices”, the Engineering Research Journal, Faculty of Engineering, Matareia, Cairo, Volume 71, October 2000.

·               El-Sawah, Hany and Atteya, Nermine “Essential Skills for Effective Project Managers”, the Engineering Research Journal, Faculty of Engineering, Matareia, Cairo, Volume 62, April 1999.

·               El-Sawah, H. and Atteya, N. (1998) “Leadership Styles of Construction Manages in Egypt”, the Engineering Research Journal, Faculty of Engineering, Matareia, Cairo, Volume 60, April 1998.

·               El-Sawah, H. (1997) “Reengineering the Cost Control Process in the Engineering Construction Industry”, the Engineering Research Journal, Faculty of Engineering, Matareia, Cairo, Volume 53, June 1997.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations

·               Bakry, I., El-Sawah, H., and Moselhi, O., (2015) “Multi-tiered database schema for integrated municipal asset management”, Construction Research Congress (CRC), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Under Review.

·               Karimian F., Elsawah H., Zayed T., and Moselhi O., (2015) “Forecasting breakage rate in water distribution networks using Evolutionary Polynomial Regression”, submitted to the 5th International/11th Construction Specialty Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia 8 – 10 June, 2015.

·               El-Sawah, H., Guerrero, M., Moselhi, O., (2014) “Decision Support Model for Integrated Intervention Plans of Municipal Infrastructure”, ASCE International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure, Long Beach, California, November, 2014.

·               Hosny, O., El-Sawah, H., and Yassin, O. (2008)  “DSS For Evaluating Risk Allowance in WWTF Construction Projects”, Proceedings in the PM-04-4th SCPM & 1st IPMA / MedNEt Conference: Project Management Advances, Training, and Certification in the Medertranian, 162 – 167 May 2008, Chios Island, Greece, May 2008.

·               Salama, M., Abdel Aziz, H., El-Sawah, H. and El-Samadony, A. (2006) “Investigating the Criteria for Contractors’ Selection & Bid Evaluation in Egypt”, the 22nd Annual Conference of the Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM). U.K., September 2006.

·               Ammar, M., Mohieldin, Y., El-Sawah, H. (2000) “Investigation of Simulation Use in Construction Management”, Second International Conference in Civil Engineering, Helwan University, April 2000.

·               Ammar, M., Mohieldin, Y., El-Sawah, H. (1998) “Simulation Modeling of Linear Projects”, First International Conference in Civil Engineering, Helwan University, January 1998.

·               El-Sawah, H. (2001) “A Comprehensive Model for Optimizing the Use of Reinforced Concrete Steel Bars in Construction Projects”, Ninth International Colloquium on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, April 2001.

·               El-Sawah, H. (1998) “Quality Management Practices in the Egyptian Construction Industry”, Fifth International Conference for Building and Construction (Inter Build 98), Cairo, June 1998.

·               El-Sawah, H. and El-Samadony, A. (1996) “Guidelines for Successful Implementation of TQM in the Egyptian Construction Industry”, Third International Conference for Building and Construction (Inter Build 96), Cairo, June 1996.

·               El-Sawah, H. and El-Samadony, A. (1995) “A Proposed Model for Contractor’s Bid Evaluation and Selection”, Second International Conference for Building and Construction (Inter Build 95), Cairo, June 1995.