Dr. Ahmed Ali Khatatbeh

Mu'tah University

Faculty of Engineering
Engineering Management
Program
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dr. Ahmed Ali Khatatbeh

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Name    

Dr. Ahmed Ali Khatatbeh

Date & Place of Birth

15th of May 1962, Kufranjeh -Jordan

Marital Status

Married ( two children)

Nationality

Jordanian

Address (work)

Department of Civil and Environment Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
Mu'tah University
P.O. Box  7
Mu'tah, Al-Karak, JORDAN
Tel.  00 962 3 2372380 Ext. 4078
E-mail:
            ahmd_khatatbeh@hotmail.com
             khatatbeh62@mutah.edu.jo

 Specialization

Technology & Management of Construction/ Project Management

  

EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

1990 - 1993  PhD in Technical sciences (Technology and  Management  of Industrial and Residential Construction/Project Management), Dniepropetrovsk Civil Engineering Institute  -  Ukraine
1982 – 1987  Msc./  Bsc. in Civil Engineering, Zaporojhye Industrial Institute - USSR.

LANGUAGES:

Arabic   (Mother Tongue)
Russian (Fluent)
English (Exilent)
Italian   (Good)

ASSOCIATIONS MEMBERSHIP:

1987-Present : Member of Jordan Engineers Association
1998             : Member of American Society of Civil Engineers.

AREA OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

-         Construction Management and Contract Administration
-         Strategic Management and Strategic Planning
-        Total Quality Management
-        Construction Economics
-        Value Engineering
-        Safety Engineering
-        Technology of Building Production
-        Principles of scientific research
-        Computing technique in Engineering and Economic Calculations.
-        Engineering Statistics.

EXPERIENCE RECORD:

  Period

  Employer

  Position & Main Activities

Feb.2005-present

MU'TAH UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Engineering
Engineering Management
Program
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Faculty member/Assistant Professor
Courses tought :

Sep. 1999 - 05/02/2005

Ministry of Water & Irrigation
Jordan Valley Authority
Directorate of Planning

   ·   Head of Planning Division.
   ·   Follow up the construction and contract administration of Special Projects
   ·   In charge of Strategic Planning for JVA

April 1998-Sep. 1999

JVA
Projects Studies Department

   ·   Supervision Director for Baptism site and Zarah projects.

Mar 1997 -April 1998

JVA
Directorate of Urban Development

   ·   Head of projects follow up and implementation division.  
·   Study, Design, Preparation of tender documents and Supervision of Various projects in the Jordan Valley.
   ·   Design and preparation of tender documents of the Mallaha clinic project.
   ·   Contribution with the Ministry of public works in the studies and design of the Jordan Valley head offices building Project in the Arda.

Oct 1996-Mar 1997

JVA
Dams Directorate
Karameh Dam project( KDP)

   ·   Contract Engineer
   ·   Follow up the construction and contract administration of the KDP. Project value 55 Million Jds.
   ·   Evaluation & Finalization of contractor’s claims.
   ·   Review & analysis of monthly progress reports.
   ·   Evaluation of variation orders.
   ·   Attending weekly and monthly site meeting.
   ·   Checking the contractor’s monthly payments.
   ·   Commenting on and Answering the Engineers and contractors letters

 Jan 1996- Oct 1996

JVA
Studies & Planning Directorate

    ·    Study and Follow up Engineer
    ·    Review & analysis of progress  reports for JVA Directorates & private contractors

 

 

    ·    Follow up of the Water Management Information System Project.

 

 

    ·    Follow up of the water measurement network & Gate Automation on the KAC

 

 

    ·    Contribution in the national water Policy program, prepared paper on Human Resources Development & Training

 

 

    ·    Evaluation & Finalization of contractors claims

 

 

    ·    Contribution in preparing & issuing the JVA annual report

1993-1995

ARAB ARCHITECTURE
Company & Fathi massad Engineering office- Jordan

    ·    Contract Engineer
    ·    Analysis & Studies of Construction projects
    ·    Preparation of tender and contract documents

 

 

    ·    Feasibility Studies

 

 

 

1990-1993

Ministry of Investment & Construction of UKRAINE

      ·    Participation in the scientific research group in the Dniepropetrovsk Civil Engineering Institute (DCEI) - Ukraine.
      ·    Contribution in Planning & Development of the scientific research in the Field of Technology and Construction Management.

 

 

      ·    The Results of the research were used by the Ministry of Investment & Construction of the UKRAINE in the preparation of Methodical & Recommended Documents on the substantiation of construction duration of Housing & Civil projects

1987-1989

Jordan Army Construction Department

      ·    Study, Design and Direct Supervision of construction projects.

 

 

 

 

TRAINING COURSES:

·        Ministry of Education of the UKRAINE, Dniepropetrovsk Civil Engineering Institute,
Advanced Course in “Professional Activity and Computer “.
·        The British Council, Amman-Jordan, Course of advanced English language.
·        Modern Language Center, Amman-Jordan, Course of advanced American English.
·        Windows 2000,NT
·        Primavera Project Planner
·        M S Project
·        Leadership Skills
·        Management of Change
·        Value Engineering
·        Strategic Planning
·        And others

RESEARCH AND PROJECT ACTIVITIES:

 

1.    Utilizing System Engineering and the logical conditions in the integration of participants in the management of complex projects; World Applied Sciences Journal 7(8): 978-986, 2009.

2.       Peculiarities of construction organization under the market conditions. KIEV-UKRAINE, 1993.

3.      Construction duration of Housing and civil projects and contract relations. KIEV-UKRAINE, 1993.

4.      Problem of construction duration in the market conditions. KIEV-UKRAINE, 1992.

5.       On substantiation of construction duration in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. KIEV-UKRAINE, 1992.

 

Courses so far  taught for:

1. Graduate Engineering Students:
    Engineering Management Program/ Master:

·        Project planning and scheduling

·        Law and Engineering

·        Special Topics in Engineering Management (Value Engineering)

·        Total Quality Management

·        Safety Management and Engineering

·        Inventory Management and Control

·        Systems of Information Management

·        Advanced Engineering Statistics

 

2. Undergraduate Engineering Students:

·        Project Management (Construction Management) 

·        Project planning and scheduling

·        Specifications and Quantity Surveying

·        Engineering Drawings

·        Engineering Economy

·        Quality Control and Total Quality Management