Curriculum vitae

Personal information:

NAME

/ Dr. Ahmed Elamin Haroun

Nationality

/

Sudanese

Address / P.O. Box 6222, Mechanical Engineering Department, SUST,
Khartoum 11113, Sudan.
Date of birth / 1947
Phone number office / 00-249-183-
Phone number home / 00-249-183-475247
Mobile number / 00-249-912943868
Fax / 00-249-183-781069
Email: / , ,
Marital status: / Married with two children
Education:
Dec.1992 / A Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Eng. & Management - Oklahoma State University (USA) - with a minor in Business Administration
1979 -81 / A Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Industrial Eng. & Production Management - Cranfield Institute of Technology C.I.T,(UK)
1968 - 74 / A Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Mechanical Engineering, specialized in Diesel Maintenance & Diesel Facilities - Moscow Institute of Transport.
Training and Short Courses:
July-SEPT.84 / Attended a 10-weeks course in Management and Analysis of Statistical Data at Reading University (U.K.)
June-Sept.78 / Participant of the Advanced Course in Management Services (The Royal Institute of Public Administration- London)
June-Oct.77 / Basic Course in Management Services - Analysis-(Ministry of Public Service & Admin Reform - Sudan)
July-Oct.77 / Attended a 4-weeks course in Production Control at Khartoum Productivity Center
1974-76 / Graduate Trainee- Sudan Railways Diesel Overhauls & Maintenance Workshops (Rolling Stock) and Production Sections (Foundry, Machine and Forging Shops, etc..)
Besides attendance of several Work Shops (3, so far, in KFUPM)
Sep 2010 / Returned to Sudan University of Sc . & Tech
2003 – Sep 2010 / Visiting Associate Professor
Visiting Associate Professor, Systems Engineering Department KFUPM.
1997-2002 / Consultancy Center Advisor
I was the advisor of the university’s Centre of Consultancy and Feasibility Studies for engineering projects, and Selected by the UNIDO as a national expert.
1995 - 2003 / Associate Professor
Associate Professor , Sudan University of Sc . & Tech
1991-1995 / Assistant. Professor
Assistant. Professor, Sudan University of Science & Technology
January 91 - present / Registered Consultant
Registered in the Candidate Roster of the ILO's Technical Co-operation Program
1984-1988 / Designated as Head of the Production Section
Participant of the committee that developed the curriculum for a newly established B.Sc. Degree of Production Engineering B. Tech .) besides the Diploma level (Khartoum Polytechnic, presently Sudan University of Science & Technology).
Oct 82-Jan 88 / Lecturer
Department of Mechanical Engineering - A lecturer in the Production Section – Khartoum Polytechnic (Sudan University of Sc. & Tech)
Oct. 81-oct. 82 / Senior Specification and Quality Assurance Engineer
At the Technical Directorate - Chief Mechanical Engineer's Office (Atbara) - Prepare technical & feasibility studies ; equipments & machines specification and participant of Tender Boards. Set and follow up performance and quality standards and measures.
Oct.78 - Sep.79 / Management Analysis Officer
Provide advisory services to S.R.. General Manager to persuade Improvements in the fields of industrial management - (O & M, Works Study, Organization Redesign, Human Resource Development, Maintenance Planning & Control , Productivity Measurement and Improvements,...etc.)
1976-78 / Locomotives and Wagons Maintenance and Operation Engineer
Port Sudan Running Shed (300 staff- In charge of adoption of maintenance plans and control of maintenance procedures and performance
1993-2003 / Part –time Teacher, Consultant and External Examiner
·  Khartoum University as a teaching part timer and external examiner
·  Sudan Academy for Administrative Science as a teaching part timer and a consultant
·  Center of Research and Industrial Consultancy as a part time consultant
·  Ahlia University (College of Economics and administrative Sciences) , setting the final year exams (Academic Year 1995-96) in Operations Research, and Production Management
·  Karary Academy of Technology as a teaching part timer
·  PETRO-TEC, an international petroleum consulting and training firm with offices in London and Ajman Free Zone, teaching two short courses (www. Petrotec.co.uk)
Professional societies:
Fellow of / Sudanese Engineering Society (Fellow)
Member of / C.I.T. (U.K.) M.C.I.T
Alpha PI MU National Industrial Engineering Honor Society, U.S.A.
Entitled to the Membership of the Following Institutions / Institute of Mechanical Engineers (U.K.)
Institute of Management Services (U.K.)
Institute of Production Engineers (U.K.)
American Institute of Industrial Engineers
Publications:
·  Haroun, A. E., Duffuaa, S. O. “Benchmarking Design Experience in Industrial Engineering”, International Forum on Engineering Education –IFEE Proceedings, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, November 2010.
·  Eltom Mohamed A. , Haroun, Ahmed E. “Value Management: A Step towards the Development of Economic Construction Practice in Sudan.”, International Conference on Building Science and Engineering- ICON-BSE2009, Johor Bahru, Malaysia, December14-15, 2009
·  Haroun, A. E., Duffuaa, S. O. “Maintenance Organization”, (in Handbook of Maintenance Management and Engineering, eds Ben-Daya, M., Duffuaa, S., Abdul Raouf, Knezevic, J., Ait Kadi, D.). Springer, 2009
·  Duffuaa, S. O., Haroun, A. E. “Maintenance Control”, (in Handbook of Maintenance Management and Engineering, eds Ben-Daya, M., Duffuaa, S., Abdul Raouf, Knezevic, J., Ait Kadi, D.). Springer, 2009
·  Haroun, A. E., Al-Turki O. M. “Objectivity of Students' Evaluation of Faculty” – Kuwait April 2007 –ICEET2 Proceedings.
·  Haroun, A.E. Ogbugo, M. A. “Design of Maintenance Policies and Procedures for Crosield Electronics at Milton Keynes”, CIT, Cranfield: UK, 1981
·  A Comparison of the Factors Influencing Job Satisfaction Between Different Individuals and Classes of Employees (M.Sc), 1981
·  The Study of the Social Service Transport's Problems (Bradford, Yorkshire - (U.k.), 1978
·  Redistribution of Manpower for the Department of Mechanical Eng. - Sudan Railways, 1979
·  Different Technical and Feasibility Studies (S.R. Technical Directorate, Management Services Unit and Sudan University of Science and Technology ), 1981-82
·  Co-author of the paper (1991). Organization for Technology Adoption: The "Nucleus- Snowball - Hydra" Structure. In Kocaoglu and Niwa (ED.) , The Proceedings of Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology: Technology Management the New International Language (PP. 66-672), Portland, Oregon: Portland State University
·  Author of a paper (1993): A Study of the Effects of Technology Characteristics of Manufacturing Production Systems on an Individual's Perception; presented to the Fourth Graduate Research Symposium. Stillwater, OK . : Oklahoma State University
·  Author of a report on a survey investigated the "Productivity Effects of Organizational Technology Attributes & Employee Characteristics Interactions" Inden -93-RMI January- Industrial Engineering and Management, 1993
Reports:
·  Achou M. Haroun, A. E. et al. “Enhancing Faculty, Students and Staff Motivation at KFUPM” (DAD Project- June 2007)
·  Haroun, A. E. “Re-formulation of the strategies and Organizational Restructuring of PETROCOST Investment and Construction Company, Sudan.” June-August 2006.
·  A Team-member of a project on: Development of A Water Tariff for the Ministry of Water and Electricity, KSA, (RI), June 2006.
·  Strengthening of Investment Promotion Activities in the Sudan- a UNIDO project:: NC/SUD/00/021”.Dec. 2001
·  Payment Scheme and Service Terms for Sudanese Petroleum Pipeline Co. Nov. 2000.
·  Payment Scheme and Service Terms for EDCO (Nissan). Feb. 2000
·  The Feasibility of Re-directing the Existing Port Sudan-Khartoum Pipeline to Export Refined gasoline from Egeili (Khartoum) Refinery. 1999.
·  HRD study for a UNDP project: “Capacity Building for Sustainable Water Resources Management in Sudan –UNDP Inter-Regional Project INT/94/007”.Dec. 1998
·  Marketing Research on the Consumer Market of Window- Type and Split-units AIR CONDITIONERS. DanFodio Commercial & Contracting Foundation; June 1998.
·  Redesign of the Organizational Structure of Khartoum (1) Vocational Training Centre - October 1997
·  Technical and Economical Feasibility Study of Car Maintenance and Rehabilitation Centre for Sudan Customs Force - January 1996
·  Organizational Design and Staffing of Sudan Customs Cars’ Maintenance and Rehabilitation Centre - January 1996
·  Redesign of the Organizational Structure of the Petroleum’s Products Pipe Line Transport Company - 1994
Thesis supervision:
Thesis Supervision at SUST:
·  Supervised a Ph.D. in “Application of Value Engineering in Construction Industry in Sudan”- completed 2006.
·  Supervised a Ph.D. in “A Model for Applying the BOOT System in Constructing Infrastructure Projects in Sudan”- completed Jan. 2009.
Supervising at present:
·  Ph.D. on “Effect of Application RCM on reliability of Sugar Plants in Sudan”
·  Ph.D. on “Application of Reliability Approaches in Car Industry in Sudan- GIAD Case”
·  Ph.D. on “Optimization of Scheduling Non-repetitive Projects in Construction Industry”
Supervised several Ph.D. and M.S. theses.
Courses:
I teach the following courses:
·  Engineering Economic Analysis
·  Principles of Industrial Costing
·  Work and Process Improvements (Work Study/Methods Engineering)
·  Management Principles • Production Operations and Control
·  Terotechnology and Maintenance Management
·  Industrial Management (Management for Productivity)
·  Operations Research
·  Strategic Planning of Business • Organization Theory and Design
Skills:
Languages / Excellent in both English and Arabic (mother tongue)
Satisfactory in Russian
Computer skills / Excellent in Microsoft office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Summary:
I am an Associate Professor, since 1995, at Sudan University of Science & Technology, which I joined in 1982. I was the head of the Production Section of the Mechanical Engineering Department for 5 years; then designated as the head of the department for a short period before I left to the USA (Oklahoma State University - OSU). At OSU I was appointed as a Teaching Associate while working on my Ph.D.
I have a total of 35 years of working experience, eight of which in industry practicing maintenance management, management analysis, specification drafting, performance control, evaluation and appraisal.
I spent 6 years as a visiting Associate Professor in the Systems Engineering Department at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia.
Besides teaching, I run short courses and provide Consultancy Services in the fields of Industry Optimization and Rehabilitation, Projects Management, Organizational Structure-Design and Staffing, Human Resource Development, Production Measurement and Improvements, Maintenance Strategies and Policies, Product Quality, Plants and Machines Acquirement, Engineering Economic Analysis and feasibility of industrial projects.