Education
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2008 - 2012
The University of Salford
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, E-Readiness in Construction (ERiC): Readiness of UK Construction Organisations to Adopt ICT
Activities and societies: President - CIB Student Chapter, Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM)
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2003 - 2004
The University of Salford
MSc, IT Management in Construction (Distinction)
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1999 - 2003
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
BSc (Hons), Computer Science (Computer Graphics)
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1997 - 1999
Stamford College
Advanced Diploma, Quantity Surveying
Experience
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2024 - Present
Hubei University
Guest Professor
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2022 - Present
Universiti Malaya
Visiting Professor
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2021 - Present
The Manchester Metropolitan University
Head of International
Provide leadership, vision and strategic direction of the international agenda, and embedding Internationalisation Strategy within the University, Faculty and Departments.
– Building high quality international partnerships, research and recruitment.
– Developing, leading and managing strategy and embedding at departmental level.
– Working with the other Faculty Heads of Thematic Areas to ensure alignment of strategies and cohesive working practices. -
2019 - 2023
External Examiner
To ensure the effectiveness of the University’s academic regulations, assessment processes and procedures and their fair application to the programme (BSc (Hons)/ FdSc Project Management); and to ensure that the accreditation requirements of any professional or statutory body are met.
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2014 - 2018
University of Manchester
Lecturer & Director of Internationalisation
Lecturer in Project Management
Director of Internationalisation
Programme Director – Project Management Professional Programme (PM-PDP) Asia Pacific
Deputy Programme Director – Nuclear Technology Management Professional Programme (N-PDP)
Admission Tutor for MSc Management of Projects (MoP) Programmes
MoP Dissertation Industry-linked liaison– lectures delivery to Undergraduates (Civil, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering) – Project Planning & Control; Operations Management
– lectures delivery to Postgraduates (Management of Projects) – People & Organisation; Construction Project Management Professional Practice
– module development and co-ordinator to Professional Development Programme (Nuclear PDP) – Essentials of Delivering Nuclear Technology; Nuclear Energy; Decommissioning Nuclear Facilities
– practicing blended learning and flip lectures, and technology enthusiast
– industry participation in lectures and module developmentPrincipal Investigator
Sustainability Led Design through Building Information Modelling for non-domestic buildings (SuLeD-BIM)
In collaboration with Universiti Malaya, supported by Newton-Ungku Omar Institutional Links, British Council UK and Malaysian Industry for High Technology (MiGHT).Principal Investigator
Heritage Refurbishment Assessment Scheme for Malaysia (HeRAS)
In collaboration with Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), supported by Newton-Ungku Omar Workshop Grant, British Council UK and Akademi Sains Malaysia (ASM). -
2013 - 2014
Environmental Manager
Create Construction Ltd
– Developing and implementing environmental strategies and action plans for organisational sustainability agenda
– Lead on sustainable procurement and purchasing for goods and services for HQ and construction sites
– Coordinating all aspects of environmental responsibility of the organisation (eg. pollution control, waste management, recycling, conservation, renewable energy, etc.)
– Lead, manage, develop and implement organisational Environmental Management System (EMS) aligned to ISO 14001 and ISO14000 series
– Responsible for BREEAM, CfSH, CCS, GRI, AccountAbility and Integrated ISO. -
2007 - 2011
University of Salford
Research Manager
• Helping to distill and shape future research strategy; identifying research
synergies; liaising with leading senior researchers; and working with
academic and industrial networks etc.
• Assist in research analysis and data collection; collation and synthesis of empirical data and research outputs from the Research Centres within the School/Research Institute. -
2005 - 2007
CIDB E-Construct Services
Senior Information Officer
• Initiate, lead and assist in various Construction Industry intelligence, research, analysis and production – Malaysian National E-Tender Initiative, Construction Industry R&D, website knowledge management, professional and in-house training programmes.
• Initiate, lead and assist in Malaysian Intellectual Property (MyIPO) patents application; Ministry of Finance and Malaysian MSC registration, business direction and plans, graphic designs, human resources matters and others. -
2002 - 2002
OBM Software
Software Programmer
Software programming activities and customisation on reports, application
deployment and troubleshooting for Windows based business financial
systems. Database programming (Borland Interbase) with ANSI-SQL and
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1999 - 1999
JuruKos Charted Quantity Surveyors and Construction Cost Consultant
Assistant Quantity Surveyor
Quantity Surveying practices; Construction measurements and cost
estimations in various projects in building and civil engineering works.