About Me

Personal Data:

Date of birth:

October 14th, 1962

Birth place: Giza, Egypt
Nationality: Egyptian
Main discipline: Mechanical Power Engineering
Specialty: Heat Transfer and Engineering Economy

Education:

Cairo University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Power Engineering,

                          Ph.D. September1994

                          M.Sc. January 1990

                          B.Sc. July 1985, Grade: Excellent with "Honors"

Current Projects and Activities:
· Professor and Chairman of Mechanical Power Engineering Dept., Cairo University
. Consultant, Postgraduate and Research Sector, Cairo University

· Manager of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Master, Egypt/Germany

·  Supervisor of Skills Development Lab, Since October 2005.

·  Project coordinator, Monitoring and Evaluation consultation services for TVET Reform Program, Skills Development Program, Egypt, Since November 2004.

·  Head of the awareness, workshops and training team, Establishment of Internal Quality Assurance System, FECU, funded by Quality Assurance and Accreditation Project (QAAP) Project No. Cai/3/07, Ministry of Higher Education, Since September 2004.

·  Grant coordinator, New Vision of Engineering Economy Teaching Project (www.sdl.cu.edu.eg). The partners are Egyptian, Italian, British and Greek staff, funded by Tempus program, Project No. SCM M003A04, European Union, Since July 2004.

·  Manger, Pathways to Higher Education Project (PHE), Egypt (www.pathways-egypt.com) Since April 2004. This project is unded by Ford Foundation, USA, the partners are many non-profit organizations and:

  Cairo, Ain Shams, Assuit, Helwan, Minia, South Valley, Fayom, Beni-Sueif, benha and Sohag Universities

  Alexandria , Tanta , Mansoura, Zagazig, Minufiya, Suez Canal, Kafr El Sheikh, Port Said, Damanhour, Aswan and Al-Azhar Universities

·  Member of the team, Modernization of Post Graduate Courses in FECU. The partners are 6 different departments in FECU, funded by Higher Education Enhancement Project Fund (HEEPF), Ministry of Higher Education, Since April 2004.

·  Member in the Committee, Establishment of Engineering Radiation and Technology Department FECU, Since March 2004.

·  Deputy Director, Performance and Development Evaluation Unit, FECU, Since May 2003.

Employment Record:

A. Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University

Since July 2002

Associate Professor, Dept. of Mech. Power Engineering

Oct. 1994 – June 2002

Lecturer, Dept. of Mech. Power Engineering

Feb. 1990 - Sept. 1994

Assistant Lecturer, Dept. of Mech. Power Engineering

Oct. 1985 - Feb. 1990

Demonstrator, Dept. of Mech. Power Engineering

 

B. Full time jobs in private sector

Oct. 1999 – Jan. 2003

Factory General Manager, Misr Iron and Steel Company,

6 of October city, Giza (Annual Sales Volume 102 Million LE)

July 1998 - Sept. 1999

Member of the executive committee for construction of new steel

Factory at Suez, Sabic-Saudi Arabia and Global Steel Co.-Egypt.

 

A. Part time jobs

 

2003/2004

Training Program Coordinator, Pathways to Higher Education, Egypt, Cairo University and Ford Foundation.

2003

Member of 5/9 national Egyptian committee for thermal measurement and Calibration, Egyptian organization for standardization and quality control, Ministry of Industry.

1998

Consultant, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Programme Office, Ministry of Higher Education, Egypt.

Since 1994

Consultant, Center of Advancement of Post-Graduate Studies and Research in Engineering Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo university (CAPSCU).

1995-1996

Lecturer, Benha Higher Institute of Technology, Ministry of Higher Education.

1995-1996

Assistant Editor, Journal of Engineering and Applied Science (JEAS), FECU.

1995-1996

Programmer and System Analyst in Many Computer and Tourism Co.

 

B. Consultations, research and projects 

1.      Évaluation de la Qualité – Région MEDA in Engineering Education”, member of the Egyptian team, the partners are 14 Arabian and 8 EU institutes, funded by Tempus program, Project No. JEP 30092-2002, European Union, 2004-2005.

2.      Technical assessment of the engineers of Egyptian Iron and Steel Company (EISCO), Helwan, September 2004.

3.      Evaluation of a patent, submitted to Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Ministry of Higher Education, April 2004.

4.      Evaluation of a patent, submitted to Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Ministry of Higher Education, August 2003.

5.      Self Study of FECU, Performance Evaluation and Development Center, Cairo University, July 2003.

6.      Evaluation of the advancement of forming machines offer from EF 5 ½” DG to AIS 6 ¼” DG and AIS 4 ¼” TG, Glass Containers Company, 10 of Ramadan City, Draft-Version July 2003.

7.      Towards Egyptian standards in the field of information technology, Computer Engineering Department, FECU and Egyptian organization for standardization and quality control, Ministry of Industry, Egypt, July 2003.

8.      Energy system in the Egyptian salts and minerals Co. Fayoum (EMISAL), June 2003.

9.      Financial and technical evaluation of international offers for importing and constructing the main units of glass containers factory, Glass Containers Company, Private Sector, 10 of Ramadan City, April 2003.

10.  Revision of Implementation of the contract between ARCOSTEEL, Egypt and POSEC, S. Korea, for Delivery and Erection Supervision of a Plant for Special Steel at City of Sadat, ARCOSTEEL, Sadat City, 2002.

11.  Feasibility Study (Market, Technical and Economical) for Construction of New Rolling Mill, The Egyptian Company for Iron and Steel Products, Suez, Private Sector, March 2001.

12.  Technical and economical assessment of the pollution abatement project of Egyptian Iron and Steel Company (EISCO), Helwan. Sponsored by: Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency and World Bank, Cairo, Jan. 2001.

13.  Feasibility Study for Construction of New Steel Plant, Misr Iron and Steel Company (Second Plant), Private Sector, July 2000.

14.  Evaluation of tender for sale of complete production line for rebar of National Metals Industry Co., Sponsored by: MEGA for Trade and Investment, Cairo, May 2000.

15.  Evaluation of Alexandria Co. for Steel Works, Sponsored by: MEGA for Trade and Investment, Merghem – Alexandria, April 2000.

16.  Evaluation and analysis of rolling mill productivity, yield, mill utilization and cost accounting for United Steel Work, Helwan, July-Sept. 1999.

17.  Evaluation and analysis of rolling mill productivity, yield, mill utilization and cost accounting for Misr Iron and Steel Company (MISCO), 6 October City, June-Sept. 1999.

18.  Feasibility Study for Construction of New Steel Plant, Global Steel Company, Private Sector, March 1999.

19.  Technical evaluation of a contract for constructing a hot rolling mill plant, Alexandria Metal Company for Import & Export (El-Megharbel), Jan 1999.

20.  Installation of a New Steel Plant, Member of Executive Committee, Global Steel Company, Private Sector, July 1998 – Sept. 1999.

21.  National Computer Net for Linkage of Engineering Libraries, Ministry of Higher Education and Word Bank, 1998.

22.  Feasibility Study (Market, Technical and Economical) for Construction of Soft Drinks Project, Nile Delta for Paper Production, Private Sector, Aug. 1997.

23.  Installation of a New Iron and Steel Production Plant, Member of the Consultation Team, The Egyptian Company for Iron and Steel Product, Privet Sector, 1996-1998.

24.  Development of Aluminum Smelter at Nage-Hammady, Member of Cairo University Team, Aluminum Company of Egypt (Egyptalum), 1995-2000.

25.  Member of Proposal Implementation Monitoring Committees, Engineering Education Development Project (EEDP), Ministry of Higher Education - World Bank, 1995-1998.

26.  Data Base for Intercity Road Transport Policy Formulation, Ministry of Transport, Transport Planning Authority, Sponsored by: Development Research and Technological Planning Center, Cairo University, May 1997.

27.  Member of New Kasr El-Aini Educational Hospital Committee, Reviewing Air Conditioning and Refrigeration System, Cairo University, 1995.

28.  Energy Rationalization in Air-Conditioning Systems in Cairo, The project has been implemented through the Energy Research Center, Cairo University, 1995.

Techno-economical consultations for National Bank of Egypt

 

1.      Evaluation report of Short for Leather Industries Company, 6th October City, first Industrial Zone, Giza, July 2004.

2.      Determination of operational cost for porcelain production, Horizon for Investment and Industrial Development, Sadat City, Nov. 2003.

3.      Financial evaluation of Egypt trade food industries Co., 6 of October City, June 2003.

4.      Financial and technical evaluation of glazed tiles production line, Egyptian group of manufacturing investments, EGMI, Sadat City, Nov. 2002.

5.      Financial and technical evaluation of porcelain factory, Horizon for Investment and Industrial Development, Sadat City, Oct. 2002.

6.      Technical report for evaluation of filling foods factory, Misr International for food Industries Company, Sadat City, Sept. 2002.

7.      Technical report for the tomato paste production and filling line, Nile Garden Company, Meet Ghamr, June 2001.

8.      Technical report for evaluation of equipment, machines and tools, Modern Carton Company, 6 of October City, Feb. 2001.

9.      4th progress report of thin slab casting project, Al-Ezz heavy industry company (Flat Steel Project). Danieli is the main contractor, Suez – Italy, Dec. 2000.

10.  Report about the construction of under-ground multi-flours garage, El-Waly for construction, Cairo, Oct. 2000.

11.  Evaluation of machines and equipment of Crown Cocoa Factory, The Economic Company for Industry, Sohag, Sept. 2000.

12.  Third progress report for Fayoum beet sugar project, Fayoum Sugar Works Company, Fayoum, March 2000.

13.  First progress report for porcelain production plant, Horizon for Investment and Industrial Development, Sadat City, Dec. 1999.

14.  Evaluation of Star-Plast Co., existing plastic factory and new plastic project,10 of Ramadan City, Dec. 1999.

15.  Technical report for machine and equipment, Cecile Co. for Carton Industry, Borg El-Arab, Alexandria, Nov. 1999.

16.  Economical and technical evaluation of plastic factory, Union for Plastic Production, Monifia, July 1999.

17.  Technical and financial evaluation of Nile hotel, International Company for Nile Tourism, Cairo, June 1999.

18.  Evaluation of 6 October University Hospital, Suez Canal for Educational Services- Medequip for Trading and Contracting, 6 October City, June 1999.

19.  Technical evaluation of porcelain production project, Horizon for Investment and Industrial Development, Sadat City, May 1999.

20.  Technical and economical evaluation of wood production project, Nova Company, New Domiat, Jan. 1999.

21.  Technical evaluation of the activities of Dream Land Power Center, Mega Market, Dream land for real-estate Development - Binladin International, Egypt; 6 October City, Dec. 1998.

22.  Technical evaluation of Ice-Man project, Egyptian Danish Co. for Food Industry, 6 October City, July 1998.

23.  Evaluation of the different activities and feasibility study of the Arabian Company for Mills and Food Industries, Borg El-Arab, Alexandria, May 1998.

24.  Evaluation (market, technical and economical) of thin slab casting project (Million ton/year) of ANSDK, Alexandria and a comparative study with the similar one of Ezz Group in Adabia, Jan. 1998.

25.  Technical report to determine the inventory weight of steel sheets, Cairo, Jan. 1998.

26.  Evaluation (market, technical and economical) of thin-slab casting project (Million ton/Year), Mclellan and Partners, England - Ezz Group, Suez, Egypt, Oct. 1997.

27.  Evaluation of latest activities of a project, Shams Group for Developed Agricultural, Ismailia, July 1997.

28.  Evaluation of the offered loan (linked financing), from Merrill Lynch International Limited, England to Aluminum Company of Egypt, June1997.

Teaching experience

 

- Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University (FECU)

Graduate courses

Post-graduate courses

Applied Thermodynamics

Engineering Economy

Mechanical Engineering

Advanced Heat Transfer

Heat Engines

Power Station

Heat Transfer

Computers in Engineering Applications

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

Economical Analysis of Engineering Works

Thermodynamics

 

Power Station

Operations Research   

Engineering Economy

Economics & Project Management

B.Sc. projects

 -American University in Cairo (AUC): Thermodynamics

 -Benha Higher Institute of Technology: Fluid & heat machinery and Mechanical engineering

B. Training experience:

 

- Energy Research Center, Cairo University

 Contribution in organizing and lecturing short courses for Engineers on:

                   Steam Generators, Flow in Pipe Networks and Heat Exchangers

 

- Center of Advancement of Post-Graduate Studies and Research in Engineering Sciences, FECU, Organizing and lecturing courses for Engineers on:

                        Principals of Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

                        Reheating furnaces and oxidation losses during reheating and rolling

 

- Technical Center for Job Promotion for Engineering Graduates FECU and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, German. Contribution in lecturing in workshop for Engineers on:

                   Feasibility Studies for Small Projects

 

- Pathways to Higher Education, Egypt, Cairo University and Ford Foundation.

                   Training Program Coordinator

C. Supervision of PHE graduation researches and projects:

1-     Awareness of Pathways to Higher Education Project (1)

2-     A study about the trainees of PHE project

3-     Marketing Center for Scientific Research (MCSR)

4-     Social and economical study of mobile in Egypt

5-     Awareness of Pathways to Higher Education Project (3)

6-     Creativity between childhood and youth

7-     Pathways employment qualifier and guide

8-     Challenges facing handcrafts in Egypt

9-     Improvement of teaching methods, case study: teaching engineering economy course

10- Students opinion about graduates skills and suggestions for awareness of PHE

11- Privatization and its effect on the national economy

12- Feasibility study for establishing an in-flight catering unit in Sharm El-Sheikh airport

13- Distinguishing students opinion about higher-education development in Egypt

14- The role of distance education in achieving equal opportunities in higher education

15- Euro-Egyptian association agreement and awareness of Egyptian people

16- Problems and barriers facing the employed women; its effect on the development

17- Unemployment problem, its causes and solutions

18- e-government in Egypt between planning and implementation, compared to some countries.

D. Academic awards and supervision:

·  Supervision of many of M.Sc. theses in the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University.

·  Award of “Distinction in Post-Graduate Studies”, CAPSCU Annual Prize, 1996.

·  Supervising the editing and printing activities of “Directory of Post-Graduate Theses”, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2002.

·  Award of “Distinction in Post-Graduate Studies”, CAPSCU Annual Prize, 2001.

 

 Laboratories:

1.      Designed and constructed

Engineering Economy

Lab, Mech. Power Engineering Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, 2004-2005

2.      Monitored the establishment of three

Enhancement of Research Skills

Labs, in three Faculties, Art, Commerce and Mass communication, funded by Pathways to Higher Education-Egypt, Ford Foundation, USA, 2004-2005.

3.      Designed and constructed

Enhancement of Research Skills

Lab, Pathways to Higher Education, Egypt, managed by CAPSCU and funded by Ford Foundation, USA, 2004.

4.      Helped in the reconstruction of

Heat Transfer

Lab, Mech. Power Engineering Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, 2004-2005.

Monitoring and evaluating the construction of six laboratories in faculties of engineering of five different Egyptian Universities (1995-1998). These laboratories are sponsored by Engineering Education Development Project (EEDP), Ministry of Higher Education and World Bank. They are:

5.      Alexandria University,

Thermal Engineering Fundamentals

Lab, ALX 203.

6.      Cairo University, Fayoum Branch,

Educational Facilities and Main library

, FYM 301.

7.      Suez Canal University, Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering,

Basic Engineering

Lab

(fluid mechanics), SUS 304.

8.      Cairo University, Fayoum Branch, Development of Engineering Educational Facilities,

Audio Visual

Lab, FYM 402.

9.      Zagazig University,

Industrial and Production Engineering

Lab (Computers, CNC, Robotic), ZAG 404.

10.  Tanta University, Kafr El-Sheikh Branch,

Applied Thermodynamic

Lab, KFR 502.

Tourism