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CURRICULUM VITAE (SECTION 3 of 3)
NAME : Majed Bushnaq
CONTACT DETAILS : Tele: +44-(7539) 106455 - UK
Mobile:+971-50-6621866 – UAE
+971-56-6816708-UAE
e-mail:majedb2000@hotmail.com
DATE OF BIRTH : 21 February 1965
NATIONALITY : British
SECTION 3 - Detailed Experiences and Project Descriptions
EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS :
Over twenty four years’ experience in the following areas.
Experience in different industries including:oil and gas,pipeline construction,general construction,water
treatmentconstruction,rail,defense (aerospace) and finance.
Extensive experience in controlling program/projectlife cycle, from master planning, concept,design
through to construction/testing and commissioning
Extensive experience in deriving/maintaining program/projectspecific Work Break Down Structures
(WBS) with “strategic” performance measurementcapabilities atan Enterprise Wide/Projectand WBS
levels
Extensive experience in deriving/maintaining program/projectOrganization Break Down Structures (OBS)
with “strategic” performance measurementcapabilities atan OBS Contractor/Subcontractor levels
Extensive experience in Planning/Cost/Quality/Risk and Claims Managementand Control - The setting up
of Earned Value ManagementSystems (integrated time/cost/quality/risk/claims and extension oftime
managementsystems)
Extensive experience in managing design change bulletins,contract deviation/provisional
variation/variation requestand change order procedures and systems
Extensive experience in the setting up and implementation ofrisk /issue managementsystems to identify
existing issues/anticipate future risks and establish mitigation/contingencyactions and plans
Extensive experience in defining/setting up and implementing documentcontrol/communication
managementsystems.Deriving of program/projectcommunications channels (ie communication
matrices),inputs to and outputs from the channels.Deriving of program/projectstrategic reporting
requirements.
Extensive experience in establishing program/projectrequired flow charts ,process maps and forms
Extensive experience in setting up projectcostestimating/bid systems using project/productcomponent
libraries.
Extensive experience in system developmentusing MS Access 2003,Visual Basic Programming,Excel
Programming,Foxpro etc.
Structured ProjectManagementMethodologies and other standards used/familiar with include:Prince2,
British Aerospace ProjectManagement& Control Standards,ANSI/EIA 748 Earned Value Management
Standard,The Society of Construction Law Delay and Disruption Protocol,ProjectManagementBook of
Knowledge (The ProjectManagementInstitute), ISO9001:2000 and ISO 19011:2002 Standard,FIDIC.
KEY SKILLS/ABILITIES:
Planning: product, activity & process based planning;costestimating and developmentofwork
breakdown structure models; WBS/OBS resource assignmentmatrix;project quality, management&
technical deliverables dependencies/activities;risk identification,assessment& mitigation activities;risk
contingencyplans;resource assignments;activity/resource calendars;logic networks;critical path
analysis;resource profiling (manpower,materials etc.);resource management/leveling;definition of
progress WBS/OBS reporting levels & costcollection points;WBS/OBS baseline/budget(BCWS)
formulation;detailed projectcostbreakdown;projectcostplan;projectcostcurves for managementstages
(e.g. engineering,procurement,construction & installation);projectcostcurves for products (e.g.
processes plants,process units);projectcostcurves for manpower/contractors;projectcostcurves for
materials;definition ofhow adherence to the plan will be monitored & controlled
Starting up Projects: Defining the project/programme organization;ProjectBoard roles and job
descriptions;customer/supplier environment;assurance roles;programme/projectsupportroles;
role/candidate matrix;projectbrief; acceptance criteria,risk identification,estimation,evaluation,counter-
actions & management;projectapproach and initiation stage plan
Initiating Projects: Planning quality(quality system to be used,change control approaches,configuration
managementapproaches etc);planning a project; refining the business case & risks;setting up project
controls & projectfiles
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Controlling Project Stages: work package definitions & authorizations,assessing completed work
packages,assessing progress (WBS/OBS/material earned value charts,cost/schedule variance analysis
reports,costto completion,forecasting budgetatcompletion,capturing/examining projectissues,
reviewing stage status,qualityreviews, checkpointreportanalysis,highlightreports,corrective actions
(recovery plans),projectissues escalation,change control (requestfor change,off specification),impact
analysis (assessmentofthe change impact,importance & cost), ensuring a viable business case
Managing Project/Product Deliveries: managing team plans,risk logs,executing work package,quality
logs (checks carried outon the productto ensure conformance to quality standard),checkpointreports,
delivering work packages,claims/counter claims activities,surveillance
Managing Stage Boundaries: planning a stage,updating a projectplan, updating the project business
case,updating the risk log, end stage reports,next stage plans,exception plans,updating lessons learned
reports
Closing Projects: decommissioning a project,identifying follow on actions,projectevaluation review,
projectcost control close-outreports
Additional Skills:
Major Infrastructure Designs
Experienced in underground pipeline installation ofwater/sewage lines (pipe diameters - 300mm to 3m,
maximum crossing length for a typical installation approx:80m),using non-disruptive techniques including
conventional pipe jacking and microtunelling
Experienced with the use of Primavera Expedition/Documentumn/Aconexas document-control applications,
logging and tracking projectinformation,meeting minutes,letters,transmittals,submittals etc
Process write-ups,process map definitions,process flow diagrams,procedures write-ups,cause & effect
diagrams
PC literate e.g. using Excel, MS Word, MS Projects2003,Primavera P3,Primavera Enterprise 6.0,
Pertmaster Advance, MS PowerPoint,Internet, FrontPage 2003,Met Stock
Experienced in Microsoft Dynamics financial system & projects performance reporting
Designing/publishing Web Sites
Software development/assemblylanguage programming:writing programmes/information management
systems in Foxbase+2.1,MicrosoftAccess 2003,Visual Basic,Pascal,C, Foxpro2.5 etc.
Operating systems:IBM AS400 & UNIX AIX
Analyzing securities charts (identifying marketturning points ata relatively early stage)
Design/Faultfinding/repair work at PCB/microprocessor level
Fluent in English and Arabic, working knowledge ofFrench and Spanish languages
Project/Proposal Details
EMPLOYER : ARUP (ArupMajorProjects Division)
JOB TITLE : Senior Project Controls Manager
Projects/
Proposals
Worked On:
Projects Description: Projects Scope: Client Consultant Main
Contractor
Approxi
mate
Project
Value
Arabian Canal
Project
The Arabian Canal is the
biggestand mostcomplexcivil
engineering projectever
undertaken in the Middle East.
It will become a globally
recognized landmark
destination for both visitors
and residents.The 75km man-
made waterwaywill flow inland
from the north, near Palm
Jumeriah,to Dubai Waterfront
at Jebel Ali, and will feature a
range of mixed-use
developments bysome ofthe
region’s top developers.
Limitless will develop an area
in excess of 10,000 hectares
through which the canal will
flow.
Master Planning,
Concept,
Preliminary/Sche
matic,Detailed
Design,
Tendering,
Construction/Tes
ting and
Commissioning
Limitless
(Subsidiary of
Dubai World)
Multiple
Consultants
Multiple
Contractors
($50
Billion
US)
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Heart of Europe
Project
The Heart of Europe
developmentwill be located in
Nakheel´s iconic The World
Island Projectin Dubai,UAE.
Several European countries
will be represented within the
master plan,each one
incorporating its essential
characteristics
in a modern architectural
interpretation.Moving
away from a “theme park”
concept, each part will
carry, through a contemporary
architectural language,
the spiritof Germany, Austria,
S. Petersburg,Switzerland,
Sweden and the Netherlands.
Different types of shops,
restaurants,cultural activities,
leisure facilities will be
provided.
Master Planning,
Concept,
Preliminary/Sche
matic,Detailed
Design,
Tendering
KLEINDIENST
Properties
Multiple
Consultants
Multiple
Contractors
>($12
Billion
AED)
Al Mashtal
Project
The Project consistofstate-of-
the-art Grade ‘A’ office and
residential developmentof
approximately749,304m² and
consists ofthe following
components:5 Residential
Towers,Hotel/Serviced
Apartment, 3 Office Towers,2
Residential Towers,Boutique
Hotel, Podiums,Arena,
Ballroom,Public Gallery,
Mosque and Car Park
Facilities.
Concept,
Preliminary
/Schematic,
Detailed Design,
Tendering,
Construction/Tes
ting and
Commissioning
Sorouh Multiple
Consultants
Multiple
Contractors
(AED 3
Billion)
Atlantis
Management
Staff
Accommodation
Project
Management Accommodation
1 & 2, Staff Accommodation 4,
Staff Accommodation 5, Staff
Accommodation 1,2 & 3
Concept,
Preliminary
/Schematic,
Detailed Design,
Tendering,
Construction/Tes
ting and
Commissioning
Istithmar Multiple
Consultants
Multiple
Contractors
(AED
900
million.)
EMPLOYER : Hill lnternational (Project Management & Claims
Consultants)
JOB TITLE : Project Controls Manager
Projects/
Proposals
Worked On:
Projects Description: Projects
Scope:
Client Consultant Main
Contractor
Approxi
mate
Project
Value
City of
Arabia
Project
The City of Arabia Project is one
of the biggest privately owned
projects of its kind in the Middle
East and comprises of (a)
Infrastructure works including
Sewerage Treatment Plant,
132KVA Substation, Filteration
System, Roads and Bridges,
District Cooling, Landscaping (b)
"Biggest Mall in the World" (c)
Wadi Walk (d) ten towers
between 30 and 80 floors (e) 5
and 4 star hotels (f) Restless
Planet(g) Light Train (Automated
Master
Planning,
Concept,
Preliminary/Sc
hematic,
Detailed
Design,
Tendering,
Construction/T
esting and
Commissionin
g
IMGG – Ilyas &
Mustafa
Galadari
Management
Investment&
Development
(L.L.C)
Multiple
Consultants
Multiple
Contractors
($2
Billion
US)
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People Mover) (h) Schools and
other City buildings/facilities.
OQYANA
Project
OQYANA is a development
project built on 20 man-made
islands of the WORLD which is
located 4 km off the coast of
Dubai. OQYANA’s development
will have views of the Dubai
coastline and be accessible from
the mainland through ferry
service. The population of the
entire development is forecasted
between ten (10) to twelve (12)
thousand, as it will comprise of
more than 1,650 sea-view
apartments and mansions, water
homes, canal homes, and two
high-end hotels, including a spa
resort. It will also contain inter-
linked walkways and a marina
with over 1,500 private yacht
berths.
Master
Planning,
Concept,
Preliminary/Sc
hematic,
Detailed
Design,
Tendering
OQYANA Multiple
Consultants
Multiple
Contractors
>($2.5
Billion
US)
Daman
Tower
Project
3 high towers mixed use, above
50 floors, includes residential
apartments, offices, hotel,
serviced apartments,podium and
retail areas.
Concept,
Preliminary
/Schematic,
Detailed
Design,
Tendering,
Construction/T
esting and
Commissionin
g
DAMAN Multiple
Consultants
Multiple
Contractors
($2
Billion
US)
Duja Tower
Project
Mixed-used commercial and
residential tower, including a car
park structure, 50 stories plus a
ground floor, a mezzanine floor
and four basementlevels,totaling
195 meters in height. A car park
structure, consisting of 10 stories
plus a ground floor, will be
constructed adjacentto the tower.
Total built-up area approximately
167,000 square meters (1.8
million square feet).
Concept,
Preliminary
/Schematic,
Detailed
Design,
Tendering,
Construction/T
esting and
Commissionin
g
His Excellency
Nasser Abdulla
Hussein
Lootah.
Multiple
Consultants
Multiple
Contractors
($177
million)
Durra
Tower
Project
76-story, 330-meter tower The
project comprises a tower with a
built-up area of 134,398 square
meters that will accommodate
102 three-bedroom, 325 two-
bedroom and 283 one-bedroom
apartments. An adjacent car
parking structure with a built-up
area of around 32,630 square
meters will accommodate 884
vehicles.
Concept,
Preliminary
/Schematic,
Detailed
Design,
Tendering,
Construction/T
esting and
Commissionin
g
Al Hamid
Group
Multiple
Consultants
Multiple
Contractors
(US$140
million.)
Multiple
Proposals
Umm Al Ramool
Redevelopment,Enoc High Rise
Building, Dubai Water Front
Development,Dubai Marina 2,
Corniche Mixed Used
Development,Creek View &
Terraces Project
Concept,
Preliminary
/Schematic,
Detailed
Design,
Tendering,
Construction/T
esting and
Commissionin
g
Varied Clients US $
Billions.
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EMPLOYER : DMJM International (Program Manager)
JOB TITLE : Project Controls Manager
Project Projects Description: Client Consultant Main Contractor Approximate
Project Value
Mubadala -
ERWDA
(Environment
Agency)
Building Project
The Mubadala / ERWDA
Building is measuring about
18,950 m2 with a scope of Work
comprising butnot limited to the
following: (a) Office Building
(Partial basement, Ground,
Mezzanine, Nine upper floors
and Roof Penthouse) (b)
Laboratory Building (Ground,
Mezzanine, Two upper floors,
Roof/Penthouse) (c) Carpark
Building (Ground and Six upper
floors) (d) On Site Parking (e)
Roads & Pavements (f)
Landscaping (g) All other
associated works including
interior design. Exterior finishes
are reconstituted stone
cladding, and upside down
Roofing system. The Project
includes fair amount of solar
tinted, double glazed,aluminium
Curtain walling.
ALDAR
Properties
PJSC
Jung
Brannen
Associates
(Prime
Consultant)
Khatib &
Alami
(Main
Consultant)
Consolidated
Contractors
International
Company
AED 230
Million
(Approx:
$64M)
Shuweihat
Water
Transmission
Scheme
Lot A – Twin D.I 1600 dia.
Pipeline from Shuweihatto
Mirfa (97.3km) plus branch lines
and structural works including
washout,air release valve ,
bypass chambers,thrust
blocks,Non disruptive road
crossing works and connection
via fiber optic cables to main
control system
Abu Dhabi
Water &
Electricity
Authority
Maunsel Marubeni/Taisei
Consortium
$261million
Shuweihat
Water
Transmission
Scheme
Lot B - Twin D.I 1600 dia.
Pipeline from Mirfa to Mussafah
(127km) & single 1600 dia
pipeline from Mussafah to Unit
IV (13.2km) plus related works
similar to LotA above.
Abu Dhabi
Water &
Electricity
Authority
Tebodin Marubeni/Taisei
Consortium
$348million
Shuweihat
Water
Transmission
Scheme
Lot C – Intermediate Pumping
Station at Mirfa along with 4
reservoirs of10MG capacities
each, surge vessels,
compressors,chlorination
facility, overflow lagoon,piping
works,
SCADA/control/telemetry
Abu Dhabi
Water &
Electricity
Authority
Tebodin Marubeni/Taisei
Consortium
$92million
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systems,accommodation and
office buildings
Shuweihat
Water
Transmission
Scheme
Lot D – Water Distribution
Pumping Station with 6 no.
10MG capacity reservoirs and
1200dia distribution line to
Mussafah plus related works
similar to LotC above
Abu Dhabi
Water &
Electricity
Authority
Penspen Marubeni/Taisei
Consortium
$81million
Shuweihat
Water
Transmission
Scheme
Lot E – DN 1000 D.I. Pipeline
from Shuweihatto new Sila
tank compound (104km) plus
related works similar to Lot A
above. Pump Station plus
related works similar to Lot C
above.
Abu Dhabi
Water &
Electricity
Authority
ItalConsult Al Jaber
Microtunneling
$72million
Shuweihat
Water
Transmission
Scheme
Lot F – DN 1200 DI pipeline
from Mussafah to Al Wathba
(27km),branch line connections
to existing networks plus supply
and installation ofvariable
speed pumps
Abu Dhabi
Water &
Electricity
Authority
Penspen Al Jaber Energy
Services
$51million
EMPLOYER : Petrofac International
JOB TITLE : Project Controls Engineer (ContractPosition-UAE)
Projects/Prop
osals
Description:
Works Description Client Bidders/Main
Contractor
Approximate
Project
Value
Proposal
Sohar
(Oman)
Refinery
Proposal
Engineering,Procurement,Construction ofan oil refinery
based in Sohar,Oman. The projectconsisted ofa number
of process units,utilityunits,offsite facilities and marine
facilities. Petrofac’s scope ofwork limited to EPC of
twelve units including, gas oil recovery; LPG Merox;
Kerosene- Merox;Amine/Hydrogen, Sour Water Stripper;
Sulfur Recovery1&2;Tail Gas Treating; Marine Loading
Facilities and Sulfur Granulation & Packaging.
Oman
Petroleum
Joint Venture
Between:
LURGI Oel-Gas-
Chemie GmbH,
Petrofac
International,SK
Engineering &
Construction,
Galfar Eng &
Contg. L.L.C
$1billion
Proposal
AZERBAIJA
N-GEORGIA-
TURKEY
(AGT)
PIPELINES
PROPOSAL
AGT Pipelines Projectsetup to manage the Engineering,
Procurement,Installation & Commissioning ofthe Baku-
Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) Oil Export Pipeline (approx:
1750km,42” to 46” Diameter Pipeline) and the South
Caucasus Pipeline (SCP) Gas Export (approx: 690km,42”
Diameter Pipeline).The pipeline System includes a head
pump station and three intermediate Pump Stations,four
intermediate Pigging Stations,pig traps,valve stations,a
cathodic protection system,an optical fiber based
communications systems and an Integrated Control
System (ICS). The ICS comprises a SupervisoryControl
and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system,pipeline shutdown
(PSD) system,local emergencyshutdown (ESD) system,
fire and gas detection (F&G) system,leak detection
system and telecommunications
Value Approximately:
British
Petroleum
Joint Venture
Between:
Petrofac/SPIE
$900million
Project
- NFGP –
AGRU/ SRU
Modification
Works
Engineering,Procurement,Installation & Commissioning
of the Acid Gas Removal Unit/ Sulfur Recovery unit
modifications work.The upgrade of the AGRU is required
to achieve a maximum of1.0% mole CO2 in the treated
gas.
Qatar
Petroleum
$9million
EMPLOYER : Abu Dhabi Free Zone Authority, UAE (Government
Authority responsible for the construction of a “Free
Zone” on the Saadiyat Island)
JOB TITLE : ProjectPlanning Manager (Contract Position-UAE)
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Project Project Description
Establishment of the
Abu Dhabi Securities
Market (Stock
Exchange)
To establish ADSM as a legal entity, review the SEC laws,to establish trading rules;clearing,
depositoryand settlementrules & regulations,listing rules,brokers rules,committees roles,
business rules,securities management system functional requirements,systems acceptance
test criteria,to define technology/infrastructure requirements,to selectinformation technology&
IT contractors,to establish a training works plan,public awareness program,to convert from a
‘materialized’ to a ‘dematerialized’ market,to implement the civil contractor works plan,to
supply& install electronic trading systems,to recruit, listcompanies,register brokers broker,to
undertake marketing/advertisementcampaigns and to transfer company shareholder registers.
Development of
Saadiyat Island
The development of Saadiyat Island, to include the following facilities: stock exchange, futures
and options exchange,commodities exchange,clearing house,specialized commodities storage,
handling and warehousing facilities, sea port and handling facilities, industrial zone and cargo
village, commercial and residential real estate, communications and information infrastructure,
social and leisure facilities,and supporting infrastructure including a bridge to Abu Dhabi city and
an airport. The ADFZA project was a Major Abu Dhabi GovernmentAcquisition Programme.
EMPLOYER : British Aerospace Military Aircraft
& Aerostructures,Warton (uk)
JOB TITLE : Network Controller (ContractPosition-UK)
Project Project Description
Future Offensive
Aircraft Systems
FOAS, The Future Offensive Aircraft System was a UK Ministry of Defense Sponsored research
& developmentprojectto find a ‘system’ thatcould replace its fleet of Tornado GR.4 interdictor
strike aircraft early in the 21stcentury. The true 'system of systems'conceptevolved into a
combination ofmanned,unmanned and conventional air-launched cruise missile (CALCM).
FOAS comprised ofconceptstudies and technologydemonstrator programmes involving nine
Integrated Product Teams (flightcontrols,propulsions,vehicle systems,weapons,mission,
supportand training,cockpit, systems and requirements) and alliance partners including GEC
Marconi, Rolls Royce, Racal and Smith Industries.
EMPLOYER : Biwater International (U.A.E)
JOB TITLE : Assistantto Planning Manager
Project Project Description
Sewage Treatment
Works Extension at Al
Mafraq
The construction ofa sewage treatmentworks extension atAl Mafraq in Abu Dhabi.The plant
provides full tertiary treatmentfor approx 164,000 m³/d with 100% of the effluent being re-used
for the irrigation of Abu Dhabi.Works included Engineering,Procurement,Construction and
Commissioning of:(a) 6 primaryclarifiers,2 grit removal units,12 aeration tanks,12 secondary
settlementtanks,8 primaryand 32 secondarysludge digesters,sludge recirculation pump
station,18 gas holding tanks,48 sludge drying beds,12 effluentstorage tanks and a central
building complex.
My Role:
EMPLOYER : Al Manbaa Drilling Company.(UAE)
JOB TITLE : Planning and DevelopmentManager
Project Projects Description
Various projects
Projects included soil stabilization works as well as pipe laying of300mm to 3000mm diameter
duct/water/sewage pipes underground using non-disruptive methods (NDRC).Both conventional
pipe jacking and micro tunneling techniques were used.Iseki & Soltau micro tunneling machines
were used to achieve very accurate line and grade tolerances (one inch),they were also ideal
for use in unstable soil conditions and below ground water level.
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EMPLOYER : British Rail (UK)
JOB TITLE : Technical Officer (UK Position)
Project Projects Description
Various projects
Railwayrelated projects including, infrastructure managementand maintenance,signalling
design, installation,testing and commissioning,operational telecommunication design,
installation,testing and commissioning and track renewals.Projects ranged between one day
and three years in duration.