Name: Ramiz Gabrial. Citizenship: New Zealander. Residence Status:
Permanent Resident in Australia. Marital Status: Married. Languages: English,
Arabic and ...
Ramiz Gabrial My Engineering Journey Three Continents, Seven Countries
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Table of Contents 1.
Personal Details ........................................................................................ 3
2.
Academic Qualifications .......................................................................... 4
3.
Professional Qualifications & Achievements ......................................... 5
4.
Engineering Mission ................................................................................. 6
5.
Key Landmark Projects ............................................................................ 7
6.
In the Press ............................................................................................. 11
7.
Professional Activities ........................................................................... 20
8.
Last But Not Least .................................................................................. 23
9.
Further Information ................................................................................ 24
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1.
Personal Details Name: Ramiz Gabrial Citizenship: New Zealander Residence Status: Permanent Resident in Australia Marital Status: Married Languages: English, Arabic and French (spoken) Contact Details: Mobile: +61 (0) 405 44 88 34 Email:
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
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Academic Qualifications
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (1980).
M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (1984). o
Full degree evaluation by the NZ Qualification Authorities (1995)
o
Full degree evaluation by the Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE), USA (2001).
o
Full degree evaluations by Engineers Australia (2012)
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3.
Professional Qualifications & Achievements
Member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE, 1998 - current)
Registered Professional Engineer, Virginia, USA (2004) current registration license.
Leadership
in
Energy
and
Environmental
Design
Accredited
Professional (LEED AP) by the US Green Building Council (2009 current).
Founding member and the immediate past president of the Qatar Chapter of ASHRAE.
Past member of the Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC).
Professional public speaker and sustainability advocate. Have participated in many technical and awareness raising programs and major professional conferences (e.g. The Data Centre Dynamics conference in Doha 1010).
Technical writer. Have published articles on sustainability and other technical and socio-engineering subjects
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4.
Engineering Mission Iraq (1980 - 1994) Ministry Of Higher Education Engineering Consortium Jordan (1994 - 1995) Arabtech-Jerdaneh
New Zealand (1995 2001) Connell Wagner (Aurecon)
The United (2001 - 2004)
States
North Carolina
Virginia
Lana Dunlap & Spriggs New Zealand (2004 2005) OPUS International
Qatar (2005 - 2011) Qatar Petroleum
Australia Current)
(2011
ECM Group Beehive Consulting Group
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5.
Key Landmark Projects Below is a sample of some major projects in which I have played major role in their design, documentation or design and construction management in different countries.
Eden Park Stadium, North Stand Auckland - New Zealand
The North Shore Hospital Auckland - New Zealand
The Carlton Hotel Auckland - New Zealand
Qatar National Data Centre Doha - Qatar
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Qatar Foundation, FIFA 2022 Stadium Doha - Qatar
Qatar National Library Doha - Qatar
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Virginia - USA
Iraq Presidential Palace Baghdada - Iraq
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Qatar Foundation Student Accommodation Centre Doha - Qatar
The Rydges Hotel Auckland - New Zealand
Qatar Foundation Headquarter Doha - Qatar
Caniegie Mellon University Qatar Doha - Qatar
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The Museum of Islamic Art Doha - Qatar
Industries Qatar Tower Doha - Qatar
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In the Press Part of my interest in spreading knowledge and sharing experiences is to write articles for some professional journals. Below is a list of three of the most recent published articles. Feel free to contact me by email if you like to get copy of any of these articles. I.
Design & Construction in the Gulf - Published in the July 2013 issue of the Hotel Engineer Journal in Melbourne - Australia.
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Cultural Differences - Published in January 2012 in the American Society of Heating, refrigerating and Air conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Journal USA.
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Green Washing - Published on May 2013 in the Hotel Engineer Journal in Melbourne - Australia
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Professional Activities
Receiving certificate of appreciation from Her Excellency the Indian Ambassador to Qatar Qatar
Receiving ASHRAE Qatar Chapter achievement certificate from Mr. Gordon Holness ASHRAE President Kuwait
With the late Mrs Lynn Bellenger, ASHRAE President, on side of the ASHRAE RegionAt-Large conference Cairo - Egypt
Representing the ASHRAE Qatar Chapter in the ASHRAE Region-AtLarge CRC Conference Cairo - Egypt
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With the board of directors of the Institute of Engineers India Qatar and her Excellency the Indian Ambassador to Qatar Chapter, as guest speaker Doha - Qatar
Speaking at sustainability awareness raising presentation Doha - Qatar
Key Speaker at a major sustainability awareness raising conference for middle and high school students Doha - Qatar
Receiving ASHRAE Qatar Chapter plaque of appreciation. Delivered by the late Mrs Lynn Bellenger, ASHRAE President Doha - Qatar
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With Mr Kent Peterson ASHRAE President and Texas AM University academic staff during a visit to Doha - Qatar
Donating a set of ASHRAE handbook on behalf of ASHRAE Qatar Chapter to the library of Texas A&M University in Doha - Qatar
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Last But Not Least
Beehive Consulting Group
is
a registered engineering firm in Australia that serves clients throughout Australia and overseas. The firm is a young company that is backed up by seasoned managerial and engineering
expertise
which
extends
three decades back and is spread over three continents and seven countries. Our past experience equips us with the full confidence to fully serve our local and global clients. We strongly believe that knowledge can only stay fresh and up to date by sharing it with others. Accordingly we provide professional training services alongside our main professional stream of consulting engineering. These services are provided in corporation with our overseas affiliates.
Beehive Consulting Group was formed during 2013 and aim to serve clients both nationally and overseas.
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Further Information Thank you very much for spending the time to view "My Engineering Mission", it would be great if I can be of any help to you or your organization. In fact it is great enough to get to know other good professionals. Beehive Consulting Group web site is; www.beehivecg.com www.beehivecg.com.au You can email me on;
[email protected] [email protected]
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