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Bio

Michael is a Professor of Construction & Engineering Management in the Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University. Michael is a qualified Quantity Surveyor and a Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Project Managers and a Corporate Member of the British Institute of Facilities Management. His previous roles includes Director of the Built Environment Research Group, Course Director MBA in Construction Management, Course Leader BSc (Hons) Construction Management Michael has led the education and examination of hundreds of Construction Management students, Post graduate students and PhD students both in terms of general construction management but also in specialisms within Construction Education. He has been involved in Construction Estimating and Cost planning with specialism in Whole Life Cycle planning and Costings for over 30 years.

​Academic Appointments

·  Professor, Construction Engineering & Management

 

 

Administrative Appointments

·  Chair, Construction Engineering and Management Committee (2017 - Present)

·  ​Head of Focus Group, Construction Engineering & Management (2017 - Present)


 

                               

Honors & Awards

  • External Examiner: BSc (Hons) Construction Management: Universiti Technogi, MARA, MALAYSIA(2015 to Present
  • Faculty prize for Best Paper on Sustainability - The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
  • Best paper on FM Innovation; Commendation on British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM)
  • Commonwealth Scholarship to study PhD in Construction Management
  • Guest Editor, - The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities.

 

 

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

    • Fellow (FAPM) of the Association of Project Managers (2014 to Present)
    • Fellow (FHEA) of the Higher Education Academy (2014 to Present)
    • Member(MCIOB) of the Chartered Institute of Building (1991 to Present)
    • Member (MBIM) of the British Institute of Facilities Management (2004 to Present)
    • Quality and Accreditation Committee (QAC)
    • Scientific Research Committee (SRC)
      Curriculum & Academic Advisory Committee (CAAC)

    Graduation Project Committee (GPC)

 

 

Program Affiliations

·  Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering & Management

 

 

Professional Education

·  Ph.D., Loughbourgh University, Construction & Engineering Management., 1992

·  ​MSc Heriot Watt University, Construction Management,., 1986