EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

08/2011 – present	Rector – University College of Applied Sciences
02/2006 – 08/2011	Vice President of External Relations and IT, Islamic University of Gaza    International relations development, policies and management.    Information tecnology development, policies and management.
10/2003 – 02/2006	Dean of Planning and Development, Islamic University of Gaza    Prepare strategic plans and strategic directions for the university.    Development policies and systems.
10/2001 – 10/2003	Chairman, Resources Development Center, Islamic University of Gaza         Assess development needs. Coordinate and liaise projects with local and international institutions and agencies.          Promote university staff in the regional and international arena. Prepare and promote fund raising programs for development projects and research studies.
10/95 – 8/2001	Dean, Community Service and Continuing Education Center, Islamic University of Gaza Foresee and assess community training needs. Prepare and coordinate programs in human resources development. Coordinate and administer programs with international and local institutions. Prepare proposals and development plans.
10/2000 – 8/2001	Dean, Community College of Applied Science and Technology, Islamic University of Gaza
10/95 – present	Professor of Civil Engineering, Islamic University of Gaza Lectured the following graduate courses: Planning and Scheduling of Projects, Mathematical Modeling and Simulation, Claims Management, and Seminar in Construction Management. Lectured the following undergraduate courses: Engineering Economics, Construction  Materials, Concrete Technology, and Engineering Geology.  Responsible for the establishment of the Concrete Laboratory. Research Principal Investigator – Feasibility of Using Tiles Scrubbing Waste Compound and Construction Wastes in the Construction Industry. Research Principal Investigator – Using Construction Demolition Waste in the Construction Industry.
4/94 -3/95	Adjunct Professor Dept. of Civil Eng., Islamic University of Gaza.
7/93 to 11/93	Post Doctoral Fellow University of New Brunswick, Dept. of Forest Eng., Canada. Conducted research on the behavior and modeling of unpaved resource access roads reinforced with Geosynthetics.
3/93 to 7/93	Lecturer Drexel University, Dept. of Civil & Arch. Eng. Philadelphia, USA.
6/91 to 9/93	Graduate Research Assistant Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. USA
6/91 to 6/93	Administrative Assistant ECE Department, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA
3/88 to 6/91	Graduate Teaching Assistant Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA