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NORA ADEL METAWIA
23B, Street No. 33, 4th Area, Opp. Choueifat School, 5th Settlement, New Cairo, Egypt.
•Tel: (02) 6170608 (Home), 0122501698 (Mobile)
•Email: noraadelauc@hotmail.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE
Seeking a full time job in the field of Construction Management where my educational background and managerial, communication and research skills will be of use.

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, the American University in Cairo, June 2004.
•Major: Construction Engineering
•GPA: 3.6/4.0
•Coursework included:
Constructional Financial and Contractual Analysis and Management.
Analysis of Market Conditions and Costs of Construction Materials.
Communicating with contractors and engineers to obtain any relevant information needed.
Structural Analysis and Design.
Extensive Lab Work.

General Certificate of Education, Grammar School, June 1999, Dubai, U.A.E.

BACKGROUND SUMMARY
Construction Management (Al-Waha Touristic Village in fayed as part of Senior Project II)
•Performed RISK Management including WHAT-IF scenarios.
•Produced a detailed Time Schedule for the construction of the village.
•Carried out detailed CONTRACT ANALYSIS.
•Carried out FINANCIAL ANALYSIS.
•Developed Constructional Method ALTERNATIVES.

Structural Design
•Accomplished the SAP modeling and Design of a shopping mall Maadi Nile Mall) as part of the Senior Thesis Project I.
•Produced detailed drawings for all designed items above.

CAREER-RELATED EXPERIENCE
Assistant Site Engineer, the Consulting Engineering Office, Dr. Mustafa El-Kafrawy, Winter 2003.
•Supervised construction tasks at IbnSina Laborex Pharma construction site in the 6th of October City.
•Approved the quality of different construction works on behalf of the Senior Site Engineer.
•Received an intensive training session on site.
•Supervised workers on site.

Structural Designer Trainee, the Consulting Engineering Office, Dr. Mustafa El-Kafrawy, Summer, 2003.
•Designed a villa within Wadi-el-Nakheel Project in 6th of October City.
•Gained hands-on experience and understanding of the principles of design.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Co-member, Services Committee, Student Union, AUC, Fall 99-Spring 2000.
•Fundraised for a Computer Fair.
•Collected and organized used books for sale at the used books fair.
•Answered inquiries regarding Union Activities at the reception desk.
•Attended a two-day workshop on leadership.
•Dealt with catering and assisted in selling food at the Student Union café.

Participant, International Student Leadership Conference, AUC, 1999.
•Attended extensive work sessions where my leadership, debate and RESEARCH skills were
strongly enhanced.
•Debated several issues regarding youth, censorship and freedom of expression.
•Contributed to the issuing of a white paper to conclude the workshop.
•Organized and acted a theatrical play discussing responsibility in relation to leadership.

Participant, International Conference on Global Economy, AUC, 2001.
•Attended several sessions in which I learned the principles of marketing.
•RESEARCHED case studies on mergers and was involved in a mock merger.
•Designed an Advertisement, organized focus groups and distributed questionnaires as part of a
campaign for a new product.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
•School Awards: Certificate of Merit for Academic Excellence 1995, 1996, 1997.
Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Leadership 1998.
Certificate of Merit for being the Best Student 1998.

•University Awards: Certificate of Academic Honor for outstanding academic achievement for academic years 2002, 2003, 2004.

•Sports Awards (School): The Terry Fox Run 1995
Third Place Long Jump, 1998
Second Place Relay 1998
Second Place 200 meters 1998

•Travel Experience: U.A.E., Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar.

SKILLS
Computer: Proficient user of MS Office, Adobe PhotoShop, AutoCAD, and SAP.
Acquainted with MS Project and Primavera.

Language: Fluent in Arabic and English.

PERSONAL DATA
•Date of Birth: 9th May 1981.
•Place of Birth: Dubai, U.A.E.
•Nationality: Egyptian.

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