The document provides a summary of the author's career experiences working on building and bridge construction projects in various locations in the Middle East and Africa. It describes their roles as on-site project manager for a large building development in Bahrain, ensuring smooth construction works on a project in Abu Dhabi, assisting with the design of a four-span bridge in South Africa, serving as resident engineer for a bridge project also in South Africa where they designed 30m long beams, compiling a report on fire damage to a bridge in Cape Town, and managing construction of multiple bridge projects and resolving issues in Dubai and South Africa.

1. MY CAREER THUS FAR...

4. BUILDINGS
Middle East - Bahrain
I was on site on Marina West
project for 8months in Budiya,
Bahrain. It was the biggest
project at the time in Bahrain.
See my CV for more details on
my involvement.

6. BUILDINGS
Saadiyat Island – Abu
Dhabi. February 2010 to
January 2011
Here again I was on site,
ensuring smooth flow of
construction works. My
relationship building skills also
helped greatly as I was able to
gain the respect of the Abu
Dhabi government inspector.
Before he would often reject
work, causing delays to the
works.

8. BRIDGES
Sibaya Interchange
Assisted the Senior Engineer
with the design of this 4 span,
post tensioned bridge over a
National highway in South
Africa, see details in my CV.

10. BRIDGES
Resident Engineer
On site for 1 year as Bridge
Superintendent or Resident
Engineer as its known in South
Africa. I personally also
designed the 30m long post-
tensioned beams.

13. BRIDGES
Fire Damage Report
I was responsible for compiling
the damage assessment and
repair strategy report for a fire
damaged bridge in Cape town.

14. BRIDGES
Construction
management - Dubai
I spent 7 months on site at the
Nad Al Sheba racecourse
access roads. The project had a
total of 7 bridges and two
separate contractors, Dutco
Beatty Balfour and Afcons.

16. BRIDGES
Construction
management - Dubai
Nad Al Sheba: The Main Bridge

18. BRIDGES
Construction
management - Dubai
Investigating the snapping of
wires during tensioning
operations.

19. BRIDGES
Construction
management - Dubai
The completed VIP bridge.

20. Construction
management
– South Africa
Constructing a twin bridge next
to existing one. Piling in
progress, oscillator piles to a
depth of 40m.

21. Resolving bursting steel – arriving at
a practical workable arrangement.
This was also checked by
calculation.

22. BRIDGES
Construction
management – South
Africa
The beams were 33m long and
around 64tons.