Bilal Saad, Technical Manager

Bilal Saad

Technical Manager

Simac International for General Building Construction (IMAR)

Location
Kuwait
Education
Master's degree, MBA
Experience
19 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :19 years, 11 Months

Technical Manager at Simac International for General Building Construction (IMAR)
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • April 2017 to August 2023

Fire Rated Steel and Wood doors, Door Hardware, Rolling Shutters, Access Control, Automatic Doors, Smoke and fresh air automatic vents, Operable partitions, fire rated glass, overhead doors.

- Review project specifications and drawings during tendering phase to ensure offering what is required on each project.
- Preparation of pre-qualification documents.
- Preparation of submittals including source & materials, compliance sheets, data sheets & certificates, material approval requests.
- Checking that the block-works drawings are in conformity with the contract drawings.
- Allocate and assign internal resources for the preparation of all documentations required for each project (submittals, shop-drawings)
- Lead internal technical meetings to ensure that project deliverables are according to requirements
- Conduct technical workshops with the client/contractor/consultant.
- Ensure and enforce the codes and standards for each project according to NFPA or BS EN.
- Comply with life safety codes
- Conduct trainings and seminars for personnel.
- Applies significant knowledge of industry trends and developments to improve service to our clients.
- Easily recognizes system deficiencies and implements effective solutions.
- Creates and executes development plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
- Manages technical resources within budget and project schedule.
- Facilitates team and client meetings effectively.
- Holds regular status meetings with team.
- Keeps team well informed of changes within the organization
- Keeps track of lessons learned and shares those lessons with team members
- Suggests areas for improvement in internal processes along with possible solutions.
- Reviews the status reports of team members and addresses issues as appropriate
- Overseas recruitment for technical and installation team

Product Manager at Buildia sarl
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • August 2016 to February 2017

- Work towards approving waterproofing materials with consultants and contractors
- Coordinate between products, Consultants and Contractors.
- Holding Sales/Product presentations to architects and engineers.
- Establish presence of the company products on Social Networks.
- Creates Company profile, Catalogs, Price lists.
- Identify buyer personas by type of activity(Architects, Contractors, Applicators, Distributors)
- Search for New clients/Projects

Project Manager/Architectural hardware & FR metal doors Consultant at Simac-Fitzpatrick
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2007 to March 2016

Fire rated doors, Ironmongery, Access control, automated & Security Doors.
- Responsible for delivering projects against agreed scope, budget, schedule & customer expectations.
- Supervising and directing teams from different departments (technical, management & Sales).
follow up on projects with contractors during all phases.
- Monitor & control of project specifications to be in line with the proposed/delivered & installed items as per signed contract.
- Custom made solutions & outsourcing for client's special requirements
- Budgeting, costing, estimation and procurement analysis & control.
- Ensure availability of items related to signed projects and coordinate with the purchasing & logistics department to arrange delivery for missing items.
- Presentations to promote new or existing products.

Assistant General Manager at MG-Parts
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • October 2004 to August 2006

Import and export of cars accessories.

IT at Own Business
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • July 2002 to August 2004

Computer sales, maintenance, networking & wireless solutions

Education

Master's degree, MBA
  • at CNAM
  • May 2018

Project Management Marketing Business Plan Business Ethics Management information system Manager per

Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at CNAM
  • June 2015

Mechanical Systems

Specialties & Skills

Quotations
Negotiation
Procurement
Project Management
Team Leadership
Scheduling , Submittals & Quotations
Business meetings
Business Development
Negotiation
Shop-Drawing
Procurement
Tendering
World, Excel, Powerpoint, Internet, Photoshop, Backoffice Accounting
Project Management
Sales Management
Contract Management
Presentations
Team Leader
Estimation
MS Project

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Intermediate

Memberships

Order of Engineers - Lebanon
  • Member
  • March 2016
NFPA
  • Member
  • March 2018
Kuwait Society of Engineers
  • Member
  • August 2018
Door and Hardware Institute
  • Member
  • June 2020

Training and Certifications

Low Voltage Design (Training)
Training Institute:
Arab Institute
Date Attended:
January 2020
Duration:
15 hours
Door + Hardware Consultant - DHI (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2020
Accessibility Plan Examiner - ICC (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2020
Certified Hazard Recognition Specialist (CHRS) - NFPA 101 (Certificate)
Certified Fire Protection Specialist - NFPA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2019
Autodesk Certified Professional : Autocad (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2018
ITM For life Safety (NFPA 25-70E-72-80) (Training)
Training Institute:
NFPA
GPM-b - Green Project Manager (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2017
Valid Until:
January 9999
LEED Green Associate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2017
Valid Until:
January 9999
PMP - Project Management Professional (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2017
Valid Until:
January 9999
Delf B2 - Diplome en langue francaise (Certificate)
Bulats - Business Language English (Certificate)

Hobbies

  • Football, Pingpong, reading