Abdelrahman Aly

• Day-to-day financial and administrative transactions regarding memberships, monetary counts, acquisition and dispensing of cash to patrons conducting hundreds of transactions per day.
• Observing QLD and OLGR government regulations and responsible service parameters
• Following principles of Responsible Service and Harm Minimization.
• Supported guest satisfaction and loyalty through prompt customer service and timely payouts.

Investigation into a the behavioural element to the performance gap by studying a housing project in Lincoln UK following Code for Sustainable Homes (lvl 5) and following PassivHaus principles.

• Design and management of self-directed research program including literature, data gathering field studies, (interviews, surveys, logs), methodology and analytical methods.
• Procurement of testing equipment through internal, and external funding and grants.
• Data and Ethics management of privileged information during and after theconclusion of the project, as well as written reporting and publication of results
• Procurement of case study, acquiring data and investigating the design chain. Conducting interviews and regular activity logging and internal environment monitoring.
• Conducting Building Use Survey and Building Performance Evaluation within the scope of the study, comparative modelling through CREST Behavioural Modelling and IES-VE to extrapolated energy consumption.
• Providing recommendations with regards to better monitoring techniques and support to residents after conclusion of gathering stage.
• Statistical Analysis, conducting variable regression analysis using SPSS and data visualisation using Tableau (with support of statistical consultant)

Research, Development and Management of a government funded project to implement a sheltering solution for specialist resin operations

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) are a shared funded Development Project between a UK university (University of Lincoln) and a private business (Floor&Wall LTD) and InnovateUK. The fund is 60/40 matched to hire me to direct concept design, features and production.

The criteria were to maintain a water-tight internal environment with an exposed prepared surface of 100m2+ , capable of standing UK wind gusts, modular, erectable within an hour and counters potential explosive atmosphere caused by MMA resin vapours.

• Strategic planning and executing a hybrid iterative project management framework (TAGILE) to conduct rapid, successive testing and prototyping during the project lifecycle.
• Conduct market research analyzing existing solutions, potential opportunities for expansion and competition
• Analyze the issue, research and design solutions satisfying the project brief and updating the scope within the funding parameters incrementally
• Meticulous documentation of project development, stakeholders lists, partnerships, fabricators and reporting between myself and all 3 supervisory parties (Innovate, business, university)
• Drafting of stardardized and case-specific protective NDAs, initial contracts and partnership contracts in line with business needs to be reviewed by the legal team prior to official roll-out
• Arranging fabrication and supply partnerships with material providers and specialist service providers including a co-development, supply and future maintenance arrangement
• Seeking and applying for external funding including liasing with funding representatives
• Liasing with internal and external stakeholders ensuring clear, timely and consice discourse is observed as I interacted with different skill types from academic, senior management, vocational and legal
• Acquired a taste for Health&Safety management both in line with the project requirements and ensuring safe work and experimental environments for testing
• Design experiment and testing procedure of component designs, new materials and complete systems
• Finally and least expectedly, Crisis management, as the last 8 months of the project happened during COVID; causing funding halts, site closures, and closure of the business and partners
• I oversaw a complete handover of technical documentation and manuals and outlined any further testing to be done
• Ensuring impeccable document control and organization within secure intranet environment
• This role ignited my passion for project management and is the reason I am pursuing a diploma and career in it after having moved to Australia

I held multiple teaching positions through my studies in Lincoln, I started as a GTA for Years 1 and 2 modules (Design & Society, History of Architecture) providing tutorials, studio and project support as well as workshop and face-to-face sessions.

• Mentored students through office hours and one-on-one communication.
• Checked assignments, proctored tests, and provided grades according to university standards.
• Worked with teachers in evaluating student progress, needs and gains.
• Documented attendance and completed assignments to maintain full class and student records.
• Prepared lessons according to course outline to convey required material and deepen student understanding of subject matter.
• Conducted, as a visiting lecturer to two (2) Master class levels (Sustainable Architecture in Construction Management, Environmental Architectural Design) that were met.
• Conducting Essay clinics and research methods seminars, supporting students in achieving Masters-level writing whilst in their First (1st) and Second (2nd) years.

The Brilliant Club is a program placing PhD Academics in teaching positions within deprived and remote areas areas to support students with knowledge and guidance to progress into careers in STEM and encourage them to continue to the college/university level after finishing their primary education.

• Provided simplified lessons revolving around my PhD topic in sustainability, the environment and the
  academic guidance of elementary students towards reaching this career choice.
• I engaged through supervision of the school’s homeroom teachers with the students in both taught and interactive sessions over a period of 4-6 weeks

Summer Position, the summer school ran for 2-3 weeks each summer between 2014-2016.The program caters to students in their first 1 or 2 years of University,or in their final years of highschool, occasionally junior or middle school.

• Provide administrative support to the course leader, preparing spaces, printing study material, preparing brochures and vouchers, organizing living spaces and groups
• Coordinating with international delegates
• Coordinating with guest lecturers
• Providing one-on-one and group based teaching support in studios by assisting students with research methods, guidance and general support regarding their stay in Lincoln.
• Worked with teachers to design lesson plans and coordinate activities for classes, consistently noting successful ideas and identifying areas for improvement.

Students in the IBEX program came from all around the world (more noteably Canada, Egypt, Portugal, Brazil, Nigeria, KSA, Qatar,Egypt) which presented the interesting challenge and great pleasure of interacting with such a diverse candidate pool

As a trainee I helped the Site Supervisor with their duties and learned the following from them.

• Oversaw daily operations at site, keeping team production moving at optimal pace.
• Trained workers in proper methods, equipment operation and safety procedures.
• Inspected sights to evaluate safety, operations and crew performance against objectives.
• Calculated materials and labour required to complete jobs on schedule and prepared estimates.
• Working within 2 of Al Riyadh's largest sites including a mall and a 3 tower residential complex including worship and social spaces.

Additionally as an Architecture student, I supported the on-site Architect with any planning modifications and drafting required.