Dr. Eng. Walid Shatila

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and Advanced Computer Systems Applications. He combines a long academic career — as a university professor and Director General of Information Technology at Beirut Arab University — with consulting experience in contract and project management for major construction projects, industrial plants and international infrastructure with budgets running into billions of dollars.

1. 2007 — Present

   Director of Information Technology and Board Member

   Beirut Arab University (BAU)— Lebanon

   • Managing multi-million-dollar budgets and university-wide information-technology operations across all campuses.
   • Overseeing the installation and operation of the Student Information System (SIS) and the full digital transformation.
2. 1999 — Present

   Lecturer in Project Management

   Faculty of Civil Engineering, Beirut Arab University (BAU)— Lebanon

   • Courses: project management, construction project management, and building costs and financial control.
   • Engineering contracts and specifications — FIDIC contracts, tender management and cost estimating.
   • Professional scheduling using MS Project and Primavera.
3. 1998 — 2002

   Part-Time Lecturer

   School of Engineering, Lebanese American University (LAU)— Lebanon

   • Courses: engineering drawing, introduction to engineering, applied research, and the C and C++ programming languages.
4. 1990 — 1997

   Head of Projects

   B&Q— United Kingdom

   • Supervising five integrated design teams and six project delivery teams, managed through advanced planning systems.
5. 1989 — 1992

   Lecturer — Structural Engineering, Second Year

   University of Surrey— Guildford, United Kingdom

6. 1987 — 1989

   Lecturer in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics

   Beirut Arab University— Lebanon

7. 1984 — 1987

   Senior Design and Supervision Engineer

   Bureau d'Études Unitec— Beirut

   • Designing and supervising seven luxury complexes and villas.
   • Site management for the construction of the Bank of Beirut and the Arab Countries branch in the Chouf.
   • Developing a bespoke computer application to manage the rehabilitation of more than 100 kilometres of the Mdeirij — Jezzine road and 15 kilometres of new road.
8. 1980 — 1983

   Assistant Project Engineer

   Department of Planning and Community Development— Revere — Massachusetts, United States

   • Survey, design and preparation of tender documents for infrastructure, sewerage and road rehabilitation projects.
9. Accredited lecturer

   Lecturer in Project Management and Engineering Contracts

   Lebanese Army (Kfarshima) and the Order of Engineers in Beirut— Lebanon

• Dalhamiyeh Development Project — TAJCO

  Valued at USD 1,000,000,000. Owner's representative and senior consultant for project management and contract drafting.

• Float Glass Plant Project — LASCO

  Valued at USD 100,000,000. Contractor's representative and project-management and contracts consultant, under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry.

• Saida Waste Recycling and Treatment Plant — Sidon Environmental

  Valued at USD 25,000,000. Engineering design and project consultant.

• The Arab Highway in the Bekaa Valley — Representative of the Turkish Company STFA

  Valued at USD 10,000,000. Project-management consultant under the supervision of the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR).

• Havana Cigar Free Zone — Mr. Mohammad Zeidan

  Tender management and project designs.

• Starco Commercial and Office Project — Mr. Imad Baydoun

  Design and tender management.