Istabraq Al Janabi, M.CE, Celebrated for Dedication to the Fields of Development and Construction Management

    TORONTO, ON, August 18, 2022 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Istabraq Al Janabi, B.CE, M.CE, M. ASCE (USA), has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are inducted and selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

A seasoned professional engineer and project development expert with more than 25 years of successful engineering practices holding a profile of more than 40 projects (See PDFs to the right); Mr. Al Janabi is a technologically advanced civil engineer corporate level professional development executive and a practiced in the formulation and execution of unprecedented scopes and dimensions of many strategic master planned multi-purpose urban communities and visions, and in the engineering program and construction management of infrastructure, environmental conservation, hospitality, real estate, and marine mega projects for international non-profit organizations, public and private sectors. Solution oriented intuitive leadership utilizing detailed quantitative and qualitative analysis across the development and community construction sector. Closed mega contracts of different types including but not limited to EPC, BOT, PPP with substantial community gains through utilization of effective infrastructure and buildings design and design management, value engineering techniques, risk assessment and mitigation plans ensuring projects delivered on established budgets and planned schedules.

Mr. Al Janabi is an owner of excellent communication and negotiation skills, commercial awareness, and business acumen, coupled with the ability to lead by example, act decisively to changes in difficult situations. He gained leadership experience and skills through asset's vision development, feasibility studies, and project's construction operations, and commercial management tracks, progressing through senior roles and overseeing end-to-end milestones for large strategic development initiatives.

Mr. Al Janabi presently excels as Principal and Executive Program Director for MSDC Consulting, Inc., a strategic project development and construction management consultancy. Through the consulting firm, he provides professional advice and guidance. Since joining MSDC in 2012, Mr. Al Janabi has overseen environmental conservation within projects' implementation utilizing LEED "Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design" procedures in order to remain environmentally friendly, and supervises feasibility studies, budgeting, and cost controlling, and complex claims management initiatives.

Mr. Al Janabi also worked for "UCC Holding" in the capacity of Executive Director of construction and program management and as Projects Director of the pre-construction division. In his overall work with "UCC Holding", he managed large business development, design management, and contracts execution for strategic projects estimated values in excess of $4.0 billion, liaised with corporate level management, financial institutions, and regulatory bodies, approved all project resource deployment plans, and formulated technical and administration distribution of agile style functions team charts in professional supervisory disciplines as per project's need, assigning tasks for PMCM, and design management teams for delivery purposes, inspiring works culture in compliance with local workers welfare attributes, and shared knowledge via capacity building and ethical coaching and performed annual staff performance appraisal, and fitment analysis, and have managed large relevant industry teams for delivery purposes overlooking and securing prompt occupational health and safety capturing zero tolerance policies, assigned and performed annual P&L analysis. During his career, he also gained valuable expertise in the field as Senior Development Manager within "Nakheel Corporation PJSC" within its "Nakheel Marine Group" for the construction management and development of project value exceeding $2.0 billion, and as Logistics Manager and an Operations Project Manager for the "United Nations Development Program" and the "International Telecommunication Union" in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, respectively, and in several executive roles within relevant local consultancy and construction companies, and as an assistant lecturer within the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

Prior to embarking on his professional journey, Mr. Al Janabi earned his Bachelor's degree in civil engineering from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., USA in 1985. Subsequently, he received a Master's degree in civil engineering and construction management from his same alma mater in 1987, subsequently receiving certifications in LEED AP Building Design and Construction from AMIDEAST, Negotiation Skills for Project Managers and Quality for Project Managers, respectively from George Washington University - School of Business, coupled with accountability for several published technically and commercially oriented researches in the fields of infrastructure, marine, environmental conservation, and contracts and commercial management cases, etc. To remain aware of developments affecting his field, Mr. Al Janabi aligns himself with the American Society of Civil Engineers and the International Code Council, USA.

To commemorate his accomplishments, Mr. Al Janabi has been recognized many times. In addition to being featured in the article "The Poverty of Ambition: Why the West Is Losing to China and India" in Forbes Magazine, he earned the Highest Carrier Achievement in "Marine and Environmental Engineering Achievement Award" through the ASCE's 5th International Conference for Engineering and Construction in 2008 in Irvine, CA., USA. In 2018, he also won a "Certificate of Appreciation" through "Power International Holding" in Qatar. In a career filled with highlights, he is most proud of working on a number of highly visible projects, including to say a few the strategic "Lusail Man-Made Six Islands Development" in Qatar, the "Palm Island Development in Dubai" and the "Palm Island Development in Jebel Ali", detailed master planning and development studies of the "New Ramadi City" in Iraq, and "The Jumeirah Waterfront Development Project" in Dubai, UAE, and several other infrastructure, hospitality, marine environmental conservation, and real estate projects in Canada, Middle East, and The Maldives.

Looking towards the future as a scholar and a professional executive engineer into the development and construction industry; Mr. Al Janabi intends to continue delivering signature community development projects, as well as train and mentor upcoming industry professionals, and effective participation into supporting bringing strategic visons to life with internationally renowned public and private development, general contractors, and consultancy organizations.

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