Dr. Majed Abdulrahman Alzara

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1. Name: Dr. Majed Abdulrahman Alzara

2. Education – degree, discipline, institution, year

Degree Discipline Institution Year

PhD Construction and building Arizona State University, USA 2016 MSc Architecture and building

sciences King Saud University, KSA 2008 BSc Architecture and building

sciences

King Saud University, KSA 2002

3. Academic experience – institution, rank, title (chair, coordinator, etc. if appropriate), when (ex. 2002-2007), full time or part time

Institution Rank Dates Held FT/PT

Jouf University, KSA Assistant Professor 2016-Present FT

Jouf University, KSA Lecturer 2009 – 2016 FT

4. Non-academic experience – company or entity, title, brief description of position, when (ex. 2008-2012), full time or part time:

Organization Title Duties Dates Held FT/PT

Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs

(MOMRA) – Department of Urban

Design, KSA

Civil

Engineer Supervisor of surveying and land affairs, supervise the

link between the descriptive information of donated lands with digital blueprints by

the GIS

2007 – 2009 FT

Design, KSA

Civil

Engineer Administrator of Architectural Design

at the Agency of Urban Planning, study plans from all areas in the kingdom and provide approval

for certificate

2003 –

2007 FT

Design, KSA

Civil

Engineer study the architectural and building systems in

mountainous areas (Al Baha area)

2002 –

2003 FT

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5. Certifications or professional registrations:

 Quick planning workshop for the comprehensive urban vision of Sakaka city- Al- Jouf Municipality, May 2018.

 Course of study in the skills and techniques of effective personal productivity, Leadership management international incorporation, Waco, Texas USA, Apr.

2018

 Training course in administrative and quality leadership - Al-Jouf University, 2008

 Training course in geometric correction of digital remote sensing images – Saudi Geographical Society in Riyadh, 2008

 Advanced training course in GIS, Saudi Geographical Society in Riyadh, 2008

 Primary training course in GIS, Saudi Geographical Society in Riyadh, 2008

 PMP training course, Saudi Organization of Engineers in Riyadh, 2007

 Training course in preparing urban plans, Institute of Public Administration in Riyadh, 2006

 Training course in urban planning, Institute of Public Administration in Riyadh, 2006

 Training course in value engineering, Institute of Public Administration in Riyadh, 2006

6. Current membership in professional organizations

 American Society of Civil Engineers;

 International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction;

 Performance Based Studies Research Group at the United State;

 Construction Management Association of America;

 Saudi Council of Engineers;

 Saudi Umran Society;

 American Institute of Architects.

7. Honors and awards None

8. Service activities (within and outside of the institution):

a) Strategic Planning Committee, Faculty of Engineering - Al - Jouf University (2017 – Present)

b) Quality and Accreditation Committee, Faculty of Engineering - Al - Jouf University (2017 – Present)

c) Committee of laboratories and books, Faculty of Engineering - Al - Jouf University (2017 – Present)

d) Schedules Committee, Faculty of Engineering - Al - Jouf University (2017 – Present)

e) Training and External Relations Committee, Faculty of Engineering - Al - Jouf University (2017 – Present)

f) Examinations Committee, Faculty of Engineering - Al - Jouf University (2017 – Present)

g) Committee of the annual report, Faculty of Engineering - Al - Jouf University (2017 – Present)

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h) Performance Based Studies Research Group at Arizona State University, United States

i) Saudi Council of Engineers, 2002

9. Briefly list the most important publications and presentations from the past five years – title, co-authors if any, where published and/or presented, date of publication or presentation

 Mohammed Algahtany1, Dean Kashiwagi2, Kenneth Sullivan1, Jacob

Kashiwagi1, And Majed Alzara3, (2018), Assessment Of Contractors’ Practices Towards Risks Out Of contractors control In Construction Industry,

10.14455/Isec.Res.2018.10

 El-Kady M.S., Alzara M., Farouk M.A. (April 2018), " Reduction of Lateral Earth Pressure by Using Geo-Foam Blocks", Journal of innovative infrastructure

solutions.

 Farouk M.A., Alzara M., El-Kady M.S. (March 2018), "Computing redistribution moments in plastic stage by using linear analysis", Journal of innovative

infrastructure solutions.

 Alzara, M., Algahtany, M., Kashiwagi, J., Kashiwagi, D., & Al-Tassan, A. (2017).

Improving Current Procurement System in Saudi Arabia by Proposed Model Based on BV & PIPS: A University Case Study.Journal for the Advancement of Performance Information and Value Vol.9,Issue2

 Alzara, M., Kashiwagi, J., Kashiwagi, D., & Al-Tassan, A. (2017). Analysis of Cost Overruns in Saudi Arabia Construction Projects: A University Case Study Journal for the Advancement of Performance Information and Value Vol.10.1.1)

 Alzara, M., Kashiwagi, J., Kashiwagi, D., & Al-Tassan, A. (2016). Important Causes of Delayed Projects in Saudi Arabia vs. PIPS: A University Campus Case Study, Journal for the Advancement of Performance Information & Value, 8(1).

 Alzara, M., Kashiwagi, J., Kashiwagi, D., & Al-Tassan, A. (2016). Using PIPS to Minimize Causes of Delay in Saudi Arabian Construction Projects: University Case Study. Procedia Engineering, 145, 932-939.

10. Briefly list the most recent professional development activities: None

 Workshop, Effective teaching strategies, 2018

 Workshop, Assessment of learning Outcomes, JU, 2018

 Workshop, Effective teaching strategies, 2018

 Workshop, Recent trends in curriculum design,2018

 Workshop, Citation and scientific documentation of research,2018

 Workshop, Funding scientific research and grants,2018

 Workshop, Active learning strategies,2018

 Workshop, Measuring Learning Outcomes, 2019